A candidate having been selected for admission under a particular ‘’Reserved Category’’ shall be automatically shifted to the ‘open Merit category’’ if the total marks scored by him\ her entitle him\ her to figure in the open merit l ist.However , he\ she shall have the option to stay on in the ‘Reserved Category’’ if the act of shifting him\ her to the ‘’open Merit category’’ puts him\ her at an obvious disadvantage, in which case he\ she shall have to intimate the office of the Dean Academic Affairs\ Head of the Department concerned in writing at least two days prior to the expiry of the last date for the completion of the admission formalities.