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Who are eligible for ews quota?OBC candidates can also apply for the same or not?


Anjalidkm Maurya 17th May, 2019
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ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 17th May, 2019
Hello student
No you can't apply for it if you are from obc category as there's already reservations for obc category.
EWS quota is only for general category.
So I think you it caters your question.
Thankyou
Please feel free to ask your further queries if any.
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7th Feb, 2020
But sir I've another query
I'm from Jharkhand and I belongs to obc cateory but according Jharkhand rules only the one having property before yr 1978 will be able to take reservations via obc and I'm not having property before 1978 so am I eligible for ews
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4th Oct, 2020
Can any body please clear this ...what if i am filling the itr on 5 lakh and there are 2 other person inmy family ...but they r dependent on me ....so i am eligible for ews in upsc cse .pls tell me if anybody knw that ...
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6th May, 2021
Ashok Sir I belong from state obc list but I am general in central list. Am i eligible for Central ews??
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22nd Jul, 2021
Sir I am obc category..I applied obc certificate and qualified NTSE final selection in EWS category.. how I selected in EWS?? is there any techical problem? Is there any right to fight legally??
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26th Sep, 2021
Ashok Same issue but from Maharashtra
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28th Feb, 2022
I belong to obc category but for central obc I ll not belong as it is only for rural so I got eligible for ews. Now can I apply for obc exam??
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Komal Dayanand Gardi 17th May, 2019

Hello Anjali,  Only general category students are eligible for ews quota. And OBC category students are not eligible to apply for this quota.

I hope it will help you. 

Thanks. 

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Srijanani TS 17th May, 2019

Hi, 

Economically backward sections EWS is a category of family having annual income of less than 8L.The reservation is 10% for EWS whereas OBC candidates don't come under this as they have 27% reservation. So it doesn't belong to SC/ST/OBC.

Hope it helps!

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