Dear Aspirant

OEC (Other  Eligible Communities) are those communities recommended to include in the state Scheduled Caste list and Scheduled Tribes. Hence the OEC’s are grouped in to ,OEC (SC) and OEC (ST).

List of communities are given below.

OEC (SC)

1.Chakkamar

2.Madiga

3.Chemman/ Chemmar

4.Kudumbi

5.Dheevara/ Dheevaran
(Arayan, Valan, Nulayan, Mukkuvan, Arayavathi, Valanchiyar, Paniyakal, Mokaya,  Bovi,  Magayar, Mogaveerar)

6.Scheduled Caste converted to Christianity

7.Kusavan, Kulalan, Kumbharan, Velaan, Odan, Andhra Nair, Andhuru Nair

8.PulayaVettuvan (Except Kochi State)

OEC (ST)

1. Allar(Alan)
2. Chingathan
3. Irivavan
4. Kalanadi
5. Malayan, Konga-Malayan (Kasargod, Kannur, Wayanad& Kozhikode District)
6. Kundu–Vadiyan
7. Kunuvarmanadi`
8. Malamuttan
9. Malavettuvar (Except Kasargod& Kannur Districts)
10. Malayalar
11. Panimalayan
12. Pathiyan (other than Dhobies)

Hope this helps