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[Q] Creamy Layer OBC gets 4 attempts only because they’ve to tick "General Category" in UPSC application form

Question from a reader
i belong to obc catogry while giving my previous attempt in 2011 but now i am not in obc because my father income has incresed from 5 lakh yearly. so please suggest me sir that how many attempts is still in my hand.
To avail benefits of OBC, a candidate needs two certificates
1. OBC caste certificate
2. Non-Creamy Layer (The non-creamy layer certificate is valid for one year only. Means every year you’ve to get a new certificate)

Although UPSC 2012 notification is silent about this issue but UPSC 2011 notification clearly mentions it on Page#32

…Candidates belonging to OBCs but coming in the Creamy Layer and thus not being entitled to OBC reservation should indicate their community as General Category.

Since Creamy Layer OBC has to to tick “General category”, he’ll get 4 attempts only just like any other General category candidate.
So, If you had given one attempt earlier, now you’ve got three attempts left.

Some Important Points

  • Creamy layer status Depends on the income of your parents and not on your own personal income or your husband’s or wife’s income.
  • If  you father happens to be a Government employee, then his income can be above Rs.5 lakh and yet you can be non-creamy layer IF he didnot get promoted to class-I before age of 40.
  • State backward caste list and Central OBC list are two separate things and they donot necessarily overlap each other.
  • For example, Anjnaa Chaudhari community  of Gujarat falls under Gujarat State’s Socially and Economically Backward Caste list (SEBC) therefore gets reservation in GPSC exams and Gujarat university admissions but the same community not in included in Central OBC list, hence they cannot avail reservation in UPSC/PSUs/Bank PO/IITs and IIMs.
  • You be very careful about these things before filling up the application form, otherwise they reject you at the very last stage because you don’t have the necessary documents to back your OBC-claim.

For any doubts on OBC/Creamy Layer issue, 
visit www.obcguru.com
OR contact Mr.Shailendra Wagadre, he is the expert in this matter.

His email : [email protected] or [email protected]
His Phone:  09425003700 (Mob.)  or 07146277477 (Res.)

117 comments to [Q] Creamy Layer OBC gets 4 attempts only because they’ve to tick "General Category" in UPSC application form

  • priya

    plz help me my ibps clerk 2 interview is on 23 march and i have yet not received my final degree,but i have all the marksheets of 6 sem,what should i do?????

  • kapil jaiswal

    i am working as medical officer post in medical and health deptt rajasthan scale 15600 -39100. my anual salary is 360000 .help me tell that which category would i belong to in obc creamy or non creamy

    • Tej

      Mr.Kapil , Your income will NOT be considered when deciding whether you are a creamy or Non-creamy candidate.Your Father’s income is the criteria.

  • sandeep varma

    Hi sir, i m living in gujarat now because of my father’s govt job. My caste ‘kurmi’ belongs to central list of obc in UP that’s also my native, but ‘kurmi’ is not listed in list of gujarat. I m also from non creamy layer. I had given all examinations in general categery in gujarat. So can i get the benefit of obc in upsc?

    • Yes. You’ve to approach Zila Seva Sadan in your district in Gujarat.
      They’ll provide you the OBC certificate, however this certificate will work only for Central Government jobs / admission and not for Gujarat Government jobs/admission.

  • sandeep varma

    i hav obc certi of UP. Is that work? And which address should i put in my application form- my native or of gujarat?and if i put the address of up, can i give mains in gujarati med. or not?

  • rit

    sir,if i will not submit obc certificate at cpt time then i will consider as ur catogeries or not?

  • mahima singh

    sir, i belong to obc category in up list as wel as centre list.However i have given civil services exam in general category 4 times. Can i avail obc category and become eligible for 5th attempt.

  • Raghubir Yadav

    sir i wanted to know that can i use my obc category in competetive exams even if i have forgotted to mention it in my 12th class registration ?

  • rajeev

    sir,
    if my father(as already a creamy layer obc) will retired after 2 yr then my status of creamy layer obc becomes non creamy layer obc or not?
    WATING 4 UR REPLY…

    • If you father is in Government service but didnot become class1 officer before the age of 40, then you’re non creamy layer: the salary / retirement doesn’t come into picture in that case.

      • rajeev

        my father is bank manager of govt bank ,so my status is creamy layer obc or non creamy layer obc?

  • rajeev

    sir plz reply my q before last date 4 april

  • Jatin mali

    Sir.Plz help me…ASAP…
    I want to knw…That if i apply as GENERAL CAT. In My 1st attempt of U.P.S.C coz i dont have Non creamyleyer certy bt M belongs to O.B.C then can i appy as O.B.C in my next attempt…
    Plz reply…
    Thnks.

    • yes you can.
      by the way, you can apply as OBC in this attempt also because you have to attach NCL certificate with mains application form and not with the prelims application form.

  • kambo

    i have applied for ssc cgl 2013 and sbi po under obc category. if i am unable to produce obc certificate will i be counted in genral or be rejectd outright??

  • kambo

    if a candidate selected under obc for a central govt post is found to be in creamy layer….do they realy undertake disiplinary action and if yes what action is taken? does he gets barred to apply for any other job? are criminal procedings also filed?? plz reply

  • indra yadav

    sir, I am living in Gujarat,in OBC cast certificate Mention YADAV Cast,so Yadav of gujarat have got obc category benefit in central(government of india) jobs.Please reply argent because I am pass in IBPS in OBC category.also resently give one of interview but in this interview-Authority refuse me for count in obc,they says yadav of gujarat is not got obc benefit for central(government of india) jobs and they were take my interview as general category,i am very tense right now pls reply after finding truth. because I check online central list of obc but yadav in not in this list, but I have some book of government of Gujarat in this book yadav in central list of obc.

  • Aryan

    Hi Mrunal,

    Will the assets held by my parents be considered for determining creamy layer status. For e.g. my father and mother own some agricultural land as part of ancestral property. There is no regular income arising out of this land, apart from any that could come from future sale. My father is retired from private service since 5 years and hence there is no income for him apart from interest and pension. Mother has been a home maker.
    Awaiting your feedback.
    Thanks.

  • Piyush

    I filled application for UPSC 2013 in OBC category but after reading notification carefully i come under the general category.. Now,will my application will be rejected.. or will be considered as general category candidate???

  • NISHA SAHU

    my father is retired from his services may 2012. he is taking pension from bank .what should i do for the NCL certificate. plz help. plz guide for the ncl certificate. i have OBC certificate.

  • jayank golhani

    sir,
    my father and mother are gov. teacher in madhypradesh. they are in third class. their annual salery is 700000. am i in creamylayer or ncl cat.

  • $amm

    Mrunal sir,
    I have to produce obc ncl certificate to bank at the time of joining, i hav to renew it as previous one is expiring this month. My father is not a class I officer but has income>6lac. Do i still fall in obc ncl? or i’ll have to leave this offer.
    m cnfusd
    Plz help ASAP

    • yes you still fall under OBC NCL.
      for Government employee parents, salary doesn’t matter in NCL.
      visit obcguru.com for more.

  • NEHA

    SIR,
    MY NAME IS PRACHEE. I BELONG TO OBC CATEGORY AND HAVE AN OBC CERTIFICATE ISSUED LAST YEAR ON 17 FEB 2012. MY FATHER IS A BIHAR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE AND AT PRESENT HE IS S SECTION OFFICER .HE MENTIONED IN HIS SALARY 6.76 LKH GROSS INCOME AND STILL I HAVE AN OBC CERTIFICATE .HE WAS PROMOTED PREVIOUS YEAR AND WAS NOT AT CLASS I SCALE BEFORE 40. I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO CHECK THE AUTHENTICITY OF OBc CERTIFICATE ,HOW IS IT POSSIBLE AND DO I BELONG TO NON CREAMY LAYER YET.PLZZZZZZZZZZZ SIR SHOW MW THE R8 WAY BEACUSE I HAVE TO JOIN BANK OF BARODA IN JUNE JULY AND RELATIVES SUGGEST ME TO LEAVE THE JOB BEACAUSE ACCORDING TO THEM I DONT BELONG TO NON CREAMY LAYER. and may be after selection i would be dismissed from job and restricted for durther competition ,…….plzzzzzzzzzzz sir reply soon.

    • what you need is two certificates
      1. OBC certificate that you already have
      2. Non-creamy layer certificate- that you’ve to get from Tehsildar’s office.

      for non-creamy layer: salary doesn’t matter when parents have Government jobs.
      since he didnot become class 1 before age of 40= you’re non creamy layer and eligible for reservation in Bank of Baroda.

      • PATIL

        hi sir,

        1. I belong to karnataka state.my caste ‘MARATHA’ is included in the state OBC list but not in the central OBC list. but my parents annual income is less than 1 lakh. can i claim OBC category under economically backward class(EBC)? pls clear the confusion sir.

  • Bhaskar M. Raut

    I was in a semi government organisation. I have taken VRS and from 2007 I am practicing as an advocate. I belong to OBC community. I have a married son living with me and he is employed in a private organization earning around Rs. 5 lakha annually. My annual income is not taxable and hence I have not filed Income tax returns from 2010 onwards. My daughter is in 12th std,and I have to obtain Non creamy layer certificate.for which i require my own income certificate. How shall I obtain the same?.

  • ankur

    PLEASE GIVE SOME VALUABLE SUGGESTION
    My friend belonging to OBC but he is in State level obc not in Central level obc list what would happen in this case. yaar actually may form manay fill kiye thaay but yaar site per mention nahi tha ki state level ya central level. maanay uska Sub Inspector ka form fill kiya tha ab ki baar walaa (2013) usamaay mention tha Govt of NCT manay fill kar diya woh bhi SSC kaa tha woh to valid hai but SBI ,LIC walaay kaa kaya hogaa nay idea.
    yaar ye galati kiski hai meri yaa SSC , SBI ya LIC walo ki kyuki unhonaay mention hi nahi kiyaa hai like ab ki baar SSC Sub inspector may mention kiya hua tha toh manaay uska fill kar diya as GOVT. of NCT of delhi . plz help help help

  • Priyanka

    Hi. First of all thank you for clearing the doubts of many people… My concern is also similar. We belong to OBC. My father is in manager post in coal mines. his income is more than 6 lakhs. Can I belong to creamy layer??? If yes, Can I get realxation on age atleast for the bank exams under OBC relaxation.

  • su

    I’m a keralite by birth but was brought up in Karnataka. I belong to obc(non creamy layer) Muslim(mapilla) community that is present in the central list of Kerala state but not in Karnataka.I have cleared ibps clerk exam and interview and I’m also Allotted to a public sector bank in Karnataka. I have to submit my obc certificate issued by central govt at the time of joining. Can I submit the certificate issued by Kerala central govt in Karnataka? Is it Valued? If not what else can I do please reply

  • R p singh

    Pl clarify whether interest of ppf account shall be added to annual income . Last year my father incme is 4.2 lakh and ppf interest is 0.6 lakh. Am ieligible for non creamy layer certificate. R p singh meerut u p

  • anil

    PLEASE GIVE SOME VALUABLE SUGGESTION
    My Small Brother Has OBC & Creamy layer certificate of year 2012-13
    He Pass Exam of PO of UCO Bank
    But one problem occurred bank wants teses certificate of year 2011-12

    Kaya ye ho sakta hai ki Creamy layer certificate 2011-12 Ka new ban sakta hai..

    agar ban sakta hai to kirpya process bataye…

  • Pardeep

    sir,
    my father is a farmer and i am assistant executive engineer in a public sector navratna company with gross salary more than 7 lacs.
    now i want to say that i belong to jat community which is in OBC in center and state.
    so if i apply for upsc under which catagory i will be considered?
    I am native of rajasthan

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