Could someone pls explain each category listed in KCET 2020 Cut-off pdf? What do each of the below mean? 1G 1K 1R 2AG 2AK 2AR 2BG and so on Thanks.

These are the category in Karnataka in which different castes belong to different categories.
The list of castes which come under OBC category (Cat 1, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b) in Karnataka are:


Category 1: Agamudi


Category 2a: Ambalakaran


Category 2b: Ambalakarma


Category 3a: Hallikar


Category 3b:Baggaru

1 G stands for 1 general and GM is for general Merit and if you belong to general meritcategorythen kindly consider GM.

As per your question 1G stands for 1 general that means people who do not live in rural area or are from a High caste.

1r stands for 1 rural that means people who are from rural area or lower caste.

1k stands for 1 Kannada that means people who lives in Kannada.


The reservation percentages for each of these castes with respect to education and employment are


Category 1 4%


Category 2a 15%


Category 2b 4%


Category 3a 4%


Category 3b 5%