Hello Aspirant,

It will work but make sure that it should be of similar format as prescribed in the information brochure of NTA and also for JEE-Main 2022 application form your ST certificate should be issued on or after January 1st 2022 , so if it is the case then you can definitely upload the same certificate otherwise you have to get the new one issued and then you should upload it in JEE-Main 2022 application form.

One thing more to be considered if you are going to apply for new certificate that If you want to appear for JEE-Advance 2022 after qualifying JEE-Main 2022 then don't apply for new ST certificate right now because as per the information brochure of JEE-Advance 2022 the certificate should be issued on or after April 1st 2022 so if you get it issued now then you would require new one for JEE-Advance as well. So what you can do for now is, for JEE-Main 2022 application there is a self undertaking which you can upload in the JEE-Main application form in lieu of the category certificate which declares that you will submit the original and valid caste certificate later on at the time of admission. And then after April 1st 2022 you can apply for new ST certificate and suppose if you do not get it by the time of JEE-Advance examination then in JEE-Advance application form also you can do the same thing because for that also there will be self undertaking so you can use that.

And if you are only aiming for JEE-Main then you can go ahead and get your new ST certificate issued now because JEE-Main 2022 application has started now and will continues till March 31st 2022 or you can upload self undertaking in lieu of caste certificate and then you can submit your new caste certificate at the time of admission.

You can apply from the link given below for JEE-Main 2022 :-

https://examinationservices.nic.in/jeemain22/root/Home.aspx?enc=Ei4cajBkK1gZSfgr53ImFVj34FesvYg1WX45sPjGXBr4k3BRYopUWpW/JMEseWKI

For latest updates and complete details about JEE-Main 2022 you can check out the link given below :-

https://engineering.careers360.com/exams/jee-main

From now very few time is left for JEE-Main 2022 so it is time to bind up your JEE-Preparation and to bind it up I am enlisting down some preparation tips which would help you in your final preparation :-

****** Just go through the notes which you have made at the time of studying different concepts.

****** Grab all formulas thoroughly, you can do this by writing it in the notebook or practice some numerical on it.

****** Practice previous year's question papers and sample papers as many as you can because it will enhance your self-confidence and time management skill

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-sample-papers

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-question-paper

****** Don't forget to do exercise and yoga regularly to keep your body mentally and physically fit.

You can also take JEE-Main Learning package for solving series of mock tests :-

https://learn.careers360.com/knockout-jee-main-april-one-month-subscription/?icn=jee-main-knockout&ici=c360-clevertap-sticky-articles-web

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!