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If a student passed his 11th and 12 th from Gujarat, but not a domicile of Gujarat, can get benefit under Gujarat quota for admission to engineering college in Gujarat

Eligibility for domicile:

1. Any person who was born in Gujarat and had been residing therein at least for ten years is eligible.

2. The wife and minor children having his residence in Gujarat are also suitable.

3. The applicant should hold land or any immovable property in Gujarat for which the copy of Record of Rights (RoR) must be submitted.

Students passing 11/ 12th from Gujarat but not born in Gujarat?

The applicant should be a resident of Gujarat. Any person who was born in Gujarat and had been residing therein at least for ten years is eligible. The wife and minor children having his residence in Gujarat are also suitable.
The applicant should hold land or any immovable property in Gujarat for which the copy of Record of Rights (RoR) must be submitted.

Domicile is your status of being a lawful resident in a state. This should not be confused with national identify and you cannot be a domicile of two states in India. As India is a confederation in which case each state has autonomy on some aspects, the conditions for attaining domicile are different in each state. In Gujarat, minimum three years of stay is required. And you can get that through application to the District Magistrate. However, in your case, you don't need to because your school leaving certificate will suffice for the same. And you can avail domicile quota in engineering and medical colleges in Gujarat.

To get the benefit under Gujarat Quota for admission to engineering college in Gujarat you need to have a domicile certificate. The eligibility to get the domicile certificate in the state of Gujarat is given below.

--> The applicant should be a resident of Gujarat.
--> Any person who was born in Gujarat and had been residing there at least for 10 years is eligible.
--> The applicant should hold land or any immovable property in Gujarat for which a copy of the Record of Rights must be submitted.
--> A woman who belongs to another state but has married a permanent resident of Gujarat is also eligible.
--> Any person or family member who was in a regular Government service of Gujarat can apply for the domicile certificate.