NON-CREAMY LAYER (OBC) AFFIDAVIT
Executed at Jalandhar on 1 April 2026.
I, Simranjit Kaur, daughter of Sh. Gurmeet Singh, resident of House No. 212, Guru Nanak Nagar, Jalandhar, Punjab 144001, holding Aadhaar 4444 5555 6666, ordinarily resident within the State of Punjab (the "Deponent" or "I"), do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows:
- 1. CASTE AND CATEGORY
1.1 I belong to the Saini caste/community, which is entered in the Central List of Other Backward Classes.
My caste / OBC certificate is: Certificate No. as printed on it, dated 12 March 2024, SDM Ludhiana (East).
- 2. PARENTS AND THEIR SERVICE
2.1 My father's occupation is shopkeeper, and my mother's occupation is homemaker.
2.2 I declare that neither of my parents is in Government service, public-sector undertaking service or any other regular salaried employment.
- 3. FAMILY INCOME
3.1 My family's total annual income from all sources, for the financial year 2025-26, is ₹3,60,000 (Rupees Three Lakh Sixty Thousand only).
3.2 The sources of that income are: Father's shop income, and rent from one house let out.
3.3 To the best of my knowledge and belief, neither I nor my parents fall within any category of persons treated as the "creamy layer" under the instructions that apply to the purpose stated in paragraph 4, and I ask to be treated as belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer.
- 4. PURPOSE
4.1 This affidavit is sworn in support of my application for a Non-Creamy Layer (OBC) certificate, needed for: Admission application, Punjabi University, Patiala.
4.2 I undertake to inform the issuing authority if my family's income or my parents' service status changes materially before the certificate is issued, and I understand that the certificate may be withheld or cancelled if any statement made here is found false.
- 5. DECLARATION
5.1 Every statement made above is true to my own knowledge and belief, and I have concealed nothing material to this application. I am aware that making a false declaration in an affidavit is an offence.
VERIFICATION
Verified at Jalandhar on 1 April 2026 that the contents of paragraphs 1 to 5 above are true and correct to my own knowledge, that no part of it is false, and that nothing material has been concealed.
DEPONENT
Signature: ______________________________
Simranjit Kaur
ATTESTATION
Solemnly affirmed and signed before me on 1 April 2026 at Jalandhar, the Deponent having been identified to my satisfaction by Aadhaar 4444 5555 6666.
Notary Public / Oath Commissioner
Registration No. and seal: ____________________