JEE Reservation Criteria for 2023: SC/ST/EWS/PwD Quota

Candidates who belong to EWS, OBC-NCL, SC/ST, or PwD category can seek reservation in JEE Exams, i.e., reservation in JEE Main and reservation in JEE Advanced both.

Candidates who belong to the GEN-EWS category will get reservations of 10% seats in every course. GEN-EWS stands for General Category - Economic Weaker Section.

27% of seats are reserved for candidates who belong to the OBC category in every course. NCL candidates of the OBC category belong to this criteria. This category is termed as OBC-NCL which stands for Other Backward Classes - Non-Creamy Layer.

The candidates who belong to SC or ST category can seek 15% and 7.5% reservation of seats in each course, respectively. SC and ST stand for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, respectively.

5% of seats are reserved for PwD candidates in each category, i.e., General, GEN - EWS, OBC - NCL, SC, and ST. PwD stands for Person with Disability.

To understand it better, find the below-given table of Reservations for both JEE exams i.e., reservation in JEE Main and reservation in JEE Advanced.

EWS Quota in JEE Exam 2023

Candidates who want to avail of the benefits of the EWS quota in JEE Main and Advanced exams must upload their GEN-EWS certificate at the time of the registration process. The certificate must be issued on or after January 1, 2023 following the guidelines of the Government of India (GoI).

There is also a provision for the candidates who are not able to produce their GEN-EWS certificate at the time of the registration process. For such candidates, they can add Annexure - IB while registering themselves. In this Annexure - IB, they declared that they will produce the required certificate at the time of reporting after seat allotment.

GEN-EWS candidates can be eligible to take the benefit of the EWS quota in JEE Main and Advanced, if they fulfil the conditions prescribed by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE) in their press note OM No. 20013/01/2018-BC-II dated 17 January 2019.

Eligibility to Get Benefit of EWS Reservation in JEE Main and EWS Reservation in JEE Advanced

In the published press note (OM No. 20013/01/2018-BC-II dated 17 January 2019), MSJE decided to offer a 10% reservation for economically weaker section candidates in educational institutions with the 103rd  amendment in the Constitution of India.

To take benefit of this reservation, a candidate must fulfil the following criteria:

• He/She should not belong to SC/ST/OBC-NCL category.

• His/Her family income should not be more than 8 L.P.A. Family income includes the income from all the sources such as salary, agriculture, business, etc. 

• Parents of the candidate should not possess any of the below-given assets:

1. 5 acres of agricultural land or above.

2. Residential flat of 1000 sq. ft. or more.

3. Residential plot of 100 sq. yards or more in notified municipalities.

4. Residential plot of 200 sq. yards or more in non-notified municipalities.

The EWS certificate can be obtained online or you can take it offline from your local government authority.

Reservation for OBC-NCL Candidates in JEE Exam

Candidates who belong to the category of OBC-NCL will get a 27% reservation in JEE Main and Advanced both. As we know there are different OBC lists prepared at the state and central level, to avail of the OBC-NCL reservation benefit, he/she must belong to the central OBC list. Those candidates who only belong to the state OBC-NCL list are not eligible to get reservation benefits. However, they can claim GEN-EWS reservations if they fulfil the eligibility criteria for the category.

Creamy Layer - OBC candidates will be treated as candidates of the general/open category and shall be eligible for open seats only.

The candidates who want to claim the reservation benefits allotted for their category must upload their certificate during the registration process. Failure to upload the OBC-NCL certificate will not lead to cancellation of the registration process or category benefits, provided they upload the declaration form (Annexure-IIB). Though they have to produce the certificate before the seat allotment process, the certificate must be issued on or after January 1, 2023.

Reservation for SC or ST Candidates in JEE Exam

15% of seats in each and every course are allocated to the ST or SC candidates. Tribes and Caste candidates have to produce the required certificate at the time of registration. There is no provision of a declaration form provided for the SC/ST candidates. They will be treated as candidates who belong to the open category if they fail to upload the required certificate during the registration process.

Though they are also asked to show their caste or tribe certificate during the time of certificate verification before the seat allotment process, failure to produce the SC/ST category certificate leads to disqualification or cancellation of the allotted seat.

Who Can Issue the Scheduled Tribe/Scheduled Caste (SC/ST) Certificate?

The following officers can issue the certificate for SC/ST candidates: 

• District Magistrate (DM) / Additional District Magistrate (ADM) / City Magistrate / Taluka Magistrate / Ist Class Stipendiary Magistrate / Executive Magistrate / Sub-Divisional Magistrate / Collector / Deputy Commissioner/ Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) / Deputy Collector / Extra Assistant Commissioner.

• Presidency Magistrate / Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate / Chief Presidency Magistrate.

• Issued by the Revenue Officers of rank equal to or greater than Tehsildar.

• Area Sub-divisional Officer of candidates’ residential area.

Your certificate will be valid if it is issued by any of the above-given officers, else it will get rejected.

Reservation for the Candidates Claiming PwD Category in JEE Exam

5% of total seats are reserved from each category for PwD candidates. Candidates who are or more than 40% impaired are eligible to claim a PwD reservation. Types of disability included locomotor, visual, and SEVERE dyslexic. Candidates suffering from Leprosy are also included in the PwD category.
 

They must produce the certificate of disability and upload it in the application form of JEE online. Candidates who do not have a PwD certificate at the time of the application process will not be considered candidates of the PwD category. They shall be treated as the Open category candidates.

The signature and stamp of notified medical authority are applicable on the provided annexure(s). You can download the required annexure template from the official website of JEE Main.

JEE Main 2023 Guidelines to Secure Seats in Institutes of National Importance

The JEE Main Reservation Criteria 2023 for Institutes of National Importance differ depending on the specific institute. Many engineering institutes use JEE Main as admission criteria and each institute has its own set of reservation criteria. For Institutes of National Importance, the reservation criteria for JEE Main 2023 are as follows:

• The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) follow the All India Quota for engineering admissions since they are under the central government.

• The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) offer engineering admissions based on the All India Quota, as well as Home State and Other State Quotas.

• Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) offer admissions on an All India Quota basis, except for Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi and IIEST Shibpur where Home State and Other State Quotas are applicable. For Assam University, Silchar, candidates from Assam state are considered under the Home State Quota, while others are considered on an All India basis.

• The National Institutes of Technology (NITs) offer engineering admissions on the basis of State Quotas and Other State Quotas, unlike the IITs.

Reservation Criteria in NITs for JEE Main 2023

The reservation percentage for IITs in NITs in 2023 indicates that 50% of the seats are reserved for eligible candidates under the Home State Quota, while the remaining 50% are reserved for candidates from other states. The Home State Quota pertains to the reservation of seats for candidates who belong to the state where the NIT is situated, while the Other State Quota is for candidates who belong to reserved categories and come from states other than the one where the NIT is located.

Conclusion

In this article, we have discussed the reservation system for JEE exams, i.e., reservations in JEE Main and reservations in JEE Advanced both. For each category, there are specific criteria and fixed percentages of seats in each course allotted to the candidates. To know more about the JEE Main or JEE Advanced, you can explore our website.
 

This period is considered as very crucial for JEE aspirants. They should be highly focused on their studies to get admission to India’s top universities/institutes. During this time, they must practise hard, solve previous years’ question papers, and follow their timetable strictly. We also advised students to take good care of themselves as the cases of Coronavirus increase day by day again.

With the hope that you will crack the JEE exam and get admission to your dream college to pursue engineering/architecture, all the very best!