Can a SC apply in general category?

A. No. A SC/ST candidate is considered against SC/ST vacancies only if he/she possesses a valid caste certificate. However, such SC/ST candidates can always compete for the unreserved vacancies provided they fulfill the eligibility criteria of General category.

Can SC get seat in general?

The Supreme Court has said the general category vacancies in public employment is open to allincluding aspirants belonging to reserved categories like other backward classes (OBCs) and Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).

What is the general category?

General Class/General Category/Open Category is a term used in India to denote castes whose members are on average ahead of other Indians economically and socially.

Can SC candidate take general seat in UPSC?

A SC/ST candidate is considered against SC/ST vacancies only if he/she possesses a valid caste certificate. However, such SC/ST candidates can always compete for the unreserved vacancies provided they fulfill the eligibility criteria of General category.

Can a reserved candidate take general seat?

The Supreme Court held that the reserved category candidates securing higher marks than the last of the general category candidates are entitled to get a seat/post in the General Category.

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Who is in general category?

In January 2019, the Government of India approved 10% reservation in educational institutions and government jobs for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the General Category. The EWS has an annual income less than 8 lakh rupees. They are general category people. They do not belong to categories of OBC, SC, ST.

Can I change my caste from OBC to general?

Your caste is determined by your birth. By default your father's caste is your caste. Yes, it can be done by Court intervention after the Court issues directions to the concerned Authorities. You will have to file a writ petition in the High Court within whose jurisdiction you fall.

Can a person change his caste?

Cast cannot be changed once applied. There is no provision for changing the Caste. The only way that people adopt is to change the religion from HINDU and after some time return to the HINDUism again and accept a caste of your choice at that time...

Can I change my caste after graduation?

You cannot change you caste. Your caste is rule by your birth. You can change your religion, not caste.

Can I change my caste in college?

Answers (1) You cannot change your community/caste in the records now. Conversion from one caste to another caste is not allowed. If you do not want to avail any benefit available to the community under reservation, it is your choice and also it not a compulsion on you to mention your caste in any application.

Are OBC and SC same?

What is the distinction between an OBC and an SC? The yardsticks for recognising specific castes as SC and OBC are distinct. While extreme social, educational and economic backwardness are common qualifications for both groups, SCs draw such backwardness from untouchability.

What is SC category?

The full form of SC, ST and OBC are. SC – Scheduled Castes. ST – Scheduled Tribes. OBC – Other Backward Classes.

Can general category become IAS?

There are some restrictions on the number of times this exam can be taken, which again is different for different categories. The number of attempts for the IAS exam: General Category: 6 attempts till 32 years of age. The number of attempts for the IAS exam: OBC: 9 attempts till 35 years of age.

Does SC ST get reservation in promotion?

STs and OBCs: (i) SCs/ STs get reservation in all groups of posts under the Government in case of direct recruitment and in case of promotions made by non-selection method.

Is Yadav SC or OBC?

The Yadavs are included in the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) category in the Indian states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.

What surname belongs SC?

About Scheduled Caste

Bangali, Agariya, Dhobi. Kalabaz, Karwal, Mazhabi. Parahiya, Patari, Sansiya. Chamar, Bhangi, Turi, Nadia, Pasi, Mukri, Vankar.

Which caste is richest in India?

50.3 percent of Brahmins are in the wealthy class, 13 percent are in the lower category, and the rest are in the middle class, as per the National Health survey. One significant observation about Brahmins is that the Brahmin community can practice any occupation or source of livehood.

Which is lowest caste in India?

At the bottom of the heap were the Shudras, who came from Brahma's feet and did all the menial jobs. The main castes were further divided into about 3,000 castes and 25,000 sub-castes, each based on their specific occupation. Outside of this Hindu caste system were the achhoots - the Dalits or the untouchables.

Who is SC caste?

Scheduled caste communities were considered avarna, or outside the existing varna system. They were considered to be a section of people in Hindu society who are not from the four major varnas, i.e., Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra. Those who belonged to one of the four major varnas are called Savarna.

Can I change my caste after 12?

You cannot change the caste .

Can I change my category from general to OBC after graduation?

This is because even if u show your obc caste certificate in college you won't get obc rankings and hence there is now no way by which you category can change.