Regional Institutions :  Admission to 85% of the Convenor seats in each course shall be reserved for the respective local candidates and the remaining 15% of the Convenor seats shall be un-reserved seats left open for local candidates, other local area candidates and non-locals in the combined merit as specified in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulations and Admission) Order, 1974 as subsequently ammended.

State-wide Institutions :  Admission into 85% of seats, in each course shall be reserved for the candidates belonging to the three local areas in the State i.e. Andhra University Area (Andhra), Osmania University Area (Telangana) and Sri Venkateswara University Area (Rayalaseema) in the ratio of 42:36:22 respectively and the balance of 15% seats shall be offered in combined merit to all the local area candidates and non-locals.