Can an OBC candidate with income more than Rs.8 Lakh per annum fall under OBC category selection for NEET? Or he falls under general category for NEET selection
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Hello Sruthi,
If a candidate who belongs to OBC category and his/her family income is above eight lakhs then they come under OBC- creamy layer (CL) on the other side if the income is below eight lakhs they come under OBC- Non creamy layer and they are eligible to claim their reservation whereas OBC-CL candidates cannot claim any reservation and they are considered as general category.
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