WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS THAT WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS UNDER THE GENERAL EWS (GEN-EWS) CATEGORY IN THE IIT-JEE EXAM?

The Union Government of India tabled the Constitution (One Hundred And Twenty-Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2019 which provided a 10% additional quota for the EWS students amongst the erstwhile Unreserved Category or General Category students. People belonging to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) since 1 February 2019 now get 10% reservation in Education and Government Jobs of India.

The Current Definition of Economically Weaker Section (EWS)

The definition of Family in EWS Reservation means "The person who seeks the benefit of reservation, his/her parents and siblings below the age of 18 years as also his/her spouse and children below the age of 18 years".

• The candidate's annual family income must be less than Rs. 8 lakhs per annum.
• His family must not own more than 5 acres of agricultural land.
• The residential flat area should be below 1000 sq ft.
• The residential plot's area should be below 100 square yards if in a notified municipality sector.
• The residential plot's area should be below 200 square yards if in a non-notified municipality sector.

EWS certificate can be used to avail the 10% reservation for the Economically Weaker Section in higher education all over India and government jobs.

Important Note: Now don’t feel like 10% reservation is not enough so I won’t apply in it. If you fall under the EWS category, then you should definitely apply in it according to me.

GENERAL vs GEN-EWS RANK COMPARISON (JEE MAIN 2019)

1. Student 1 General Rank - 89693, GEN-EWS Rank - 10123, Percentile - 92
2. Student 2 General Rank - 44000, GEN-EWS Rank - 5600, Marks - 157
3. Student 3 General Rank - 5668, GEN-EWS Rank - 599
4. Student 4 General Rank - 87000, GEN-EWS Rank - 10000
5. Student 5 General Rank - 8597, GEN-EWS Rank - 1303
6. Student 6 General Rank - 11409, GEN-EWS Rank - 1400
7. Student 7 General Rank - 65967, GEN-EWS Rank - 8249

Example of Student 1: In Gender-Neutral Pool, a student with General Rank - 89693 is getting nothing while a student with GEN-EWS Rank - 10123 is getting 5 branches in NIT Trichy. See the pic attached below:

General Rank - 89693

GEN-EWS Rank - 10123

So from above, the benefits of the Gen-EWS category in the IIT-JEE exam are pretty much clear. Hope this helps you. Thank you for reading!

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