Certificates to be produced with respect to reserved categories

Candidates applying for any reserved seat (i.e. SC, ST, OBC-NCL, EWS, and PD) must produce the original certificates (as applicable) as mentioned below at the time of document verification.

SC/ST/OBC Candidates

Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) /Other Backward Class (OBC-NCL)/EWS: For admission to a seat reserved for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other Backward Class (NCL)/EWS, candidate must produce a certificate, in original, issued from an approved district authority stating the Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe/ Other Backward Class (NCL)/EWS, to which the candidate belongs. A list of approved authorities is given below:

• District Magistrate / Additional Magistrate / Deputy Commissioner / Collector / Additional Deputy Commissioner / Deputy Collector / 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate / City Magistrate (not below the rank of 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate), Sub-Divisional Magistrate / Taluka Magistrate / Executive Magistrate / Extra Assistant Commissioner.
• Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar.
• Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidates and/or his/her family normally resides
• Administrator/Secretary to Administration/Development Officer (Laccadive & Minicoy Islands).

NOTE

• Caste name as mentioned in OBC certificate MUST exactly match with the name of caste listed at this link
• The candidate seeking admission under reserved categories has to mandatorily produce the caste/category certificate in his/her name at the time of counselling. The certificate in the name of either of the parents (Mother/Father)or any other family member is not acceptable and the candidate will not be entitled even for provisional admission.
• The reservation certificate should be issued from the respective state/region in which the reservation is being claimed, e.g. in case, a candidate claims the seat reserved for the Delhi Region category, he/she has to bring SC / ST / OBC certificate issued by Govt. of NCT of Delhi and should have also passed his/her qualifying examination from a School / College / Institute located in National Capital Territory of Delhi.
• OBC (NCL) candidates are required to produce a caste certificate issued after March 31 2024 from the authorities as mentioned above. However, if the certificate is issued prior to March 31, 2024, it must be accompanied with an additional certificate regarding the present non-creamy layer status of the candidate, issued by the same competent authority. This additional certificate must have reference of his / her already issued original caste certificate.
• Students claiming OBC reservation under Delhi region will be admitted in this category on the submission of a certificate to this effect from the Competent Authority of the Government of NCT of Delhi. Certificate issued by Govt. of India or any state government will not be accepted under any circumstances. A certificate issued by a Competent Authority of Delhi to an individual on the basis of Caste Certificate of his/her parents from another state will be accepted for claiming a seat under OBC Category if and only if the caste is in the list of notified OBC list by Govt. of NCT of Delhi.

EWS Candidates

Economically Weaker Section (EWS) : Criteria for Income and Assets:
The benefit of reservation under EWS can be availed by persons who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs upon production of an Income and Asset Certificate issued by a competent authority based upon the following criteria:

Candidates whose family has gross annual income below Rs 8.0 lakh (Rupees eight lakh only) are to be identified as EWSs for benefit of reservation. Income shall also include income from all sources i.e. salary, agriculture, business, profession, etc. for the financial year prior to the year of application.

Also persons whose family owns or possesses any of the following assets shall be excluded from being identified as EWS, irrespective of the family income:

• 5 acres of agricultural land and above;
• Residential flat of 1000 sq. ft. and above;
• Residential plot of 100 sq. yards and above in notified municipalities;
• Residential, plot of 200 sq. yards and above in areas other than the notified municipalities.

The property held by a "Family" in different locations or different places/cities would be clubbed while applying the land or property holding test to determine EWS status.

The term "Family" for this purpose willinclude the person who seeks benefit of reservation, his/her parents and siblings below the age of 18 years as also his/her spouse and children below the age of 18 years.

The benefit of reservation under EWS can be availed upon production of an Income and Asset Certificate issued by a Competent Authority after March 31, 2024. The Income and Asset Certificate issued 'by any one of the following authorities in the prescribed format as given in Annexure shall only be accepted as proof of candidate's claim as 'belonging to EWS:

• District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/Additional' Deputy Commissioner/ 1st Class Stipendary Magistrate/ Sub-Divisional Magistrate/ Taluka Magistrate / Executive Magistrate/ Extra Assistant Commissioner
• Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate
• Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar and
• Sub-Divisional Officer or the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides.

» Formats of the certificates can be referred here