Article 335 - Claims of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to services and posts - Constitution of India

Article 335. Claims of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to services and posts.- The claims of the members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall be taken into consideration, consistently with the maintenance of efficiency of administration, in the making of appointments to services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union or of a State. 1 [Provided that nothing in this article shall prevent in making of any provision in favour of the members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes for relaxation in qualifying marks in any examination or lowering the standards of evaluation, for reservation in matters of promotion to any class or classes of services or posts in connection with the affairs of the Union or of a State ] ********************* NOTES:- 1 . Inserted vide Article 2 of the Constitution (82nd Amendment) Act, 2000 dated 08-09-2000 , w.e.f. 08-09-2000.