Hello there,

EWS certificate can be used to avail the 10% reservation for the Economically Weaker Section in higher education all over the India and government jobs.

No you don't need to apply for both state and central.

Let me tell you that there are two methods to get EWS certificate-

1. You can contact your Local Govt. Authority
2. You can contact an Agentof your nearest CSC.

Now ,lets get detailed about it-

1. Eligibility to get EWS Certificate :

• You must belong to  General Category.
• Family Income should be less than 8 lakhs.
• Family's Agricultural Land Area should be less than 5 Acres.

2. Documents Required for EWS Certificate :

• Aadhaar Card (mandatory)
• Income Certificate (mandatory)
• Pan Card (mandatory)
• Recent passport size photo
• .Caste Certificate
• Property Certificate

Now fill EWS Reservation form & attach the document , and submit to the nearby authority or CSC, it will be done.

you can get detailed about How to fill JEE Advanced application form and needed Documents (Category Wise ) here-

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/how-fill-jee-advanced-application-form

That’s All.

I hope you found this helpful :)