Get your reservation certificate made immediately.
Firstly, a simple example to explain how reservation works:
Imagine the test and the interview are over.
We now have fifteen candidates: 7 general and 8 NC-OBC (example). There are ten seats: 3 seats reserved for NC-OBC candidates (example).
These are everyone's scores:
- General1 = 95%
- OBC1 = 94%
- OBC2 =92%
- OBC3 = 90%
- General2 = 88%
- General3 = 82%
- General4 = 80%
- OBC4 = 75%
- General5 = 73%
- OBC5 = 64%
- General6 = 62%
- General7 = 60%
- OBC6 = 55%
- OBC7 = 50%
- OBC8 = 48%
Now, the three reserved seats for NC-OBC candidates don't go to OBC1,2,3.
We first have to look at the 'unreserved seats', which are 7. They are not reserved for general category, they are 'unreserved'.
So, the first seven candidates: General1,2,3,4 and OBC1,2,3 get admission through the unreserved seats.
Now, OBC4, OBC5 and OBC6 will gain admission through the three reserved seats.
If you legally and morally fall under a category, please use it.
Reservation norms as per the government:
You can always work hard to get admission through the open-category. Even the EWS certificate opens the door to a lot of scholarships wrt college-fee payments (IPM is a ~40 lakhs endeavour).
Please fill up your paperwork at the concerned govt. offices and get your certificate made now itself. Else, you'll struggle with all the stress as the exams come closer (and the deadline creeps up).
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thank you SO MUCH for clarifying the "unreserved seats aren't reserved for general" point. i was absolutely clueless.
Exactly! We had 2 reserved-category students come through the open/unreserved seats in IPMAT Indore 2025 too.
BUT THIS LAW IS NOT APPLICABLE IN EWS RESERVATION AN EWS CANDIDATE WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN EWS SEAT ONLY AS FAR AS I KNOW , MIGHT RULES HAVE CHANGED NOW
General = unreserved.
The rule was always what is described in the above post.
So INDORE has GENERAL seats or. It has UNRESERVED seats?
Because I know that CUET doesn't have general seats but they have unreserved seat
No college has "general" seats. It's always "unreserved". That's the entire logic illustrated in the above post, righttttt?
So for iimb aprox 16+ 16 seats are left for general catg???
35.5% of 40 is 14.2, so, around ~14 seats in the worst case scenario (also, note that PwD reservation happens horizontally).
rigged.
technically it would be 38.475% since pwd reservations are horizontal and not vertical (hope you remember our whatsapp convo about this :p)
Yep, I do! 35.5% would be the lowest possible (technically), plus, wrote that in the brackets, hehe! Thank you for validating!
Missed out on the bracket text :/
hello in my case i come in NC OBC category in State (Madhya pradesh) and i have valid caste certificate but in centeral level i come under general category .....so for ipmat indore exam my state level caste certificate is valid or not ?
Central-level certificates are preferred to be on the safer side.
hello i am also from mp i have one question i will msg on you wa if you can share your number
does this mean that if a candidate applies through a reservation and gets in through an unreserved seat, they wouldn't have to bring any category certificate?
They'll still have to submit the category certificate in accordance to their registration form.
okay!
bhaiya,we have to renew ews certificate every fiscal year so if in the coming weeks i apply for iim banglore ug bsc program with my ews certificate and after that i dont renew it next fiscal year will it still work? also after applying for all the exams if i dont renew my ews certificate then is there any issue? because i will be considered as a general candidate then
You have to submit 2025-26 FY EWS during the registration form (for the entrance exam).
While getting admission (if selected), you'll have to submit the renewed 2026-27 FY EWS.
Is this the case for all exams???
Yes!
Please educate about EWS certificate as well.
You'll find comprehensive step-by-step walkthrough on procuring an EWS certificate online. The logic of reservation still remains the same.
is online ews certificate valid?
The soft-copy that you get is what you also print. Just like how every digilocker document is valid, so is your category certificate.
Bhaiya can you make a post in which you will mention all the documents that are require for ipmat i, Rohtak and jipmat
- Aadhar Card
- 10th marksheet
- 12th marksheet (if fresher, once you get it next year)
- Category certificate (not applicable for general)
- Passport photo
- Signature photo (just you signing the signature in a white paper)
- Achievements PDF for proof (for IIM Ranchi — all the certificates)
Ig I have everything already cuz I have literally zero ecas except a 4th class drawing competition winner 😭
Luckily, ECAs don't really mean much.
Yes that's why I am trying to maximise my ipmat and boards score as much as possible
ky hu A PREP KA
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Hii
Can you tell if someone has NCL- OBC certificate of RO(Revenue Office) and SDO (Sub-Divisional Office)
Which one is best for IPMAT Indore exam or for use in central level exams..?