Can I change my category from General to OBC in my JEE main application form after the JEE ADVANCE paper?
Score is above 97.6 percentile
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That is why you cannot change your category from General to OBC in your JEE Main application form after the JEE Advanced paper. Under the JEE rules, candidates can avail of category change only during the JEE Main correction window but the correction window only opens for 2-3 days. Again, alterations cannot be made once the correction window has been closed. The reason behind this is that JEE Advanced is conducted after the JEE Main therefore changes in your category are not allowed after writing the JEE Advanced paper. About 27% of the seats are reserved for OBC candidates but for that you ahs to have applied at the time of JEE Main i
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