Hello aspirant,
You are right the special reservation is given to children of ex service man and not present.
But there are certain other special reservations as well. Please refer the same and find out if you fall in any of the categories.
Following are the categories of reservations, namely:
General
SC/ST/OBC
Person with benchmark disability
Backward class Muslim
Most backward and denotified community
Hope this helps!
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