Reservation of vacancies and the provision of age relaxation for Other Backward Classes (OBC), Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), and Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) in SSC examinations strictly follow the Government of India's reservation policy.
Key Reservation Rules and Relaxations:
- OBC (Non-Creamy Layer): Candidates belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer of OBC are entitled to a 3-year relaxation in the upper age limit. They must submit a valid OBC-NCL certificate in the format prescribed for Central Government jobs, issued by the competent authority, as of the cut-off date.
- EWS: Candidates belonging to the EWS category are eligible for a 10% vertical reservation in vacancies but do not receive age relaxation compared to the unreserved category. They must possess a valid Income and Asset Certificate for the relevant financial year.
- PwBD (Persons with Benchmark Disability): PwBD candidates are entitled to 4% horizontal reservation and an upper age relaxation of 10 years (General PwBD), 13 years (OBC PwBD), or 15 years (SC/ST PwBD). They must produce a Disability Certificate issued by a prescribed Medical Authority.
Compliance Requirement: Candidates claiming any category benefit (age relaxation, reservation, or fee concession) must possess the requisite certificate in the prescribed format as of the closing date of the application. Failure to produce a valid document during the Document Verification (DV) stage will result in the forfeiture of the claim and consideration under the Unreserved (UR) category, provided they meet the UR cut-off.