Hello Jatin,

To avail the benefits of EWS reservation category, you must fulfill the following eligibility criteria -

• Must belong to general category.
• Annual income of family less than 8 lakhs per annum.
• Agricultural land not more than 5 acres.
• Residential property under the area of 100 sq. feet.

The candidate must satisfy all the above-mentioned criteria to apply for the EWS Reservation Certificate and avail of its benefits.

The application for the issue of an EWS certificate can be submitted online or offline. It totally depends upon the state government. For online application, you have to visit the official website of the issuing authority and select the relevant link and proceed further as per the provided instructions.

In the case of offline applications, you have to collect the application form from the issuing authorities. You can also download the application format from the official websites.

The format of EWS certificate provided by the Govt. of India is same for the entire country.

Hope, this answers your question...