At the time of admission, the benefit of reservation in the OBCs category is available to only candidates of those castes which are mentioned in the state-wise list of OBCs notified by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. Certificate of OBCs must contain status of Non-creamy layer and should be latest as per the governing law of the Government of India. The OBC applicants who belong to the “Non-Creamy Layer” and whose caste appears in the Central List of the OBCs only, shall be eligible to be considered for admission under the OBC category (Validity period of OBC certificate in respect of “Creamy Layer” status of the applicants as per DOPT Office Memorandum No. 36036/2/2013-Estt. (Res-I) dated 31 March 6 2016). The validity of the non-creamy layer certificate shall be for the financial year 2019-20, issued after 31st March, 2020.