The State government has amended the Karnataka Educational Institutions (Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act, 1984 (Karnataka act 37 of 1984), for admission to government seats in professional educational institutions rules, 2006, and announced the gazette notification draft rules specifying the quotas for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) in medical education.
The government published the draft rules on January 21, 2026. As per the draft, Overseas Citizen of India born on or before March 4, 2021 or being an OCI card holder before the said date will not be entitled for any reservation applicable to a citizen of India. Meanwhile, the OCI candidates born on or after March 5, 2021 or being an OCI card holder after the date are eligible for admission only against any Non-Resident Indian (NRI) seat or any supernumerary seat.
Following the Supreme Court orders and the directions of the Union government, the State government has amended the Act. It is also applicable to postgraduate (PG) medical, dental and diploma courses.
Public can file the objections for this draft notification until 15 days from the date of the publication.
Karnataka usually gets around 100 students with OCI cards for engineering admissions and around 20 for medical admissions.
Published – January 23, 2026 09:31 pm IST
