Hello Aspirant,

It all depends on the validity of your OBC certificate.

For example, the validity of the OBC (NCL) Certificate handed out by the Central Government is one year.

For Odisha presently, the certificate handed out by the council is legal for 3 years from the date of issuance. The rule is different for different states.

It must be mentioned in the certificate to which time it is valid.

JEE Main doesn't accept invalid OBC certificates.

I hope it helps.

Thank you.