India, Aug. 28 -- The state Higher and Technical Education department has decided to grant a six-month extension for students belonging to the Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC) and Other Backward Class (OBC) categories to submit their caste validity certificates for the 2025-26 academic year. The relief applies to those securing seats in engineering, medical, and other professional courses.

The decision was officially announced by Higher and Technical Education minister Chandrakant Patil on August 26, who confirmed that a government resolution (GR) formalising the extension has been issued.

According to the GR, "Students admitted under SEBC and OBC quotas must submit their caste validity certificate within six months from...