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You will not have any issue with CLAT 2025 counselling if you possess a valid and current OBC-NCL certificate at the time of counselling and admission.

What's important:

1. The certificate you uploaded along with your application was for preliminary verification and category consideration.
2. The most important phase is at counselling/admission: You need to present the valid, current OBC-NCL certificate as mandated by the Government of India or State Government, and as necessitated by the concerned NLU at the time of admission.
3. If your new OBC-NBC certificate is valid and complies with the requirements, you will be eligible under the OBC-NCL category for allotment of seats and admission.
4. "To avail the benefit of reservation, the candidate has to submit the prescribed certificates by the Government of India/State Government and as mandated by the respective NLU at the time of admission, as notified by them."
5. What you should do:
6. Take your new, valid OBC-NCL certificate with you to counselling/admission.
7. Ensure the certificate is in the right format and issued within the required time period (usually within the past year).
8. If asked, clarify that you have renewed your certificate and produce the new one.

Conclusion:

Provided you possess the right, current OBC-NCL certificate during counselling, uploading the old one during application will not pose a problem. Document verification at counselling is what defines your category status