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What are the categories in India?
Indians are divided into four broad categories in official statistics — Scheduled Caste (SC), scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Class (OBC), and General Category (GC), which includes the ‘upper’ castes.
What is ur category?
UR – Unreserved category. Forward caste, referred to as General Class or General Category or Open Category is a word used in India to describe a caste system whose representatives are socially and economically on average ahead of other Indians.
Is there any reservation for general category candidates in public employment?
Thus, there is no law prescribing reservation for general category candidates in public employment and therefore there does not arise any question of the reserved category candidates occupying or being selected against “their seats”.
What are the qualifications required for PG program in India?
For PG programs, the candidates MUST have a Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years’ duration from a recognized University as per program requirement. Candidates with Foreign qualifications must submit equivalency certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi, as per program requirements.
Can reserved category candidates claim seats in general category on merit?
Moreover, the law on this point – whether reserved category candidates can claim seats in the general category on the basis of merit – is very clear. In Deepa E.V., the appellant belonged to the OBC category and had availed age relaxation (as was granted to OBC category candidates).
Can a person under OBC category apply for general category?
The Supreme Court affirmed this decision and held that: “The appellant, who has applied under OBC Category by availing age relaxation and also attending the interview under the ‘OBC Category’ cannot claim right to be appointed under the General Category.”