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Your step-by-step walkthrough to downloading, authenticating, and printing your official digitally signed, QR-verified caste certificate from the Government of Assam portal.

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JK e-UNNAT Digital Certificate Download & Legal Validity (2026)

In Jammu and Kashmir, approved Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), Resident of Backward Area (RBA), and ALC/IB Certificates are issued as electronically generated PDF documents. Each certificate contains an official 2D QR Barcode and the cryptographic Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) of the Tehsildar. Under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and J&K Government orders, manual ink signatures or physical rubber stamps are no longer required.

How to Download J&K Caste Certificate PDF Online (e-UNNAT & JanSugam)

Follow these verified steps to retrieve and download your official PDF document directly from the official portal:

1

Access the Official JK e-UNNAT Portal

Open eunnat.jk.gov.in or visit jansugam.jk.gov.in.

2

Sign In via MeriPehchaan (National SSO)

Click on Login and authenticate using your registered mobile number and OTP, or JanParichay username.

3

Navigate to “View Status of Application” $\to$ “Track Application Status”

On your citizen profile dashboard, click on Track Application Status and locate your submitted caste certificate file.

4

Click “Delivered” and Download the Certificate PDF

If the application status shows Delivered, an active output link titled “Certificate” will appear in the action column. Click on it to save your high-resolution digitally signed PDF.

How to Fetch Your J&K Caste Certificate into DigiLocker

The Revenue Department of Jammu and Kashmir is fully integrated with the Government of India's DigiLocker platform. Certificates pulled into DigiLocker hold equal legal status under Rule 9A of the Information Technology (Preservation and Retention of Information by Intermediaries Providing Digital Locker Facilities) Rules, 2016:

Step 1

Open DigiLocker

Open the DigiLocker app on Android/iOS or visit digilocker.gov.in and sign in using your Aadhaar credentials.

Step 2

Search Revenue J&K

Navigate to “Search Documents” and select Revenue Department, Jammu & Kashmir from the state list.

Step 3

Enter Reference Number

Select “Caste Certificate” or “Category Certificate” and input your official Application Reference Number or Certificate ID.

Step 4

Save to Issued Documents

Click “Get Document”. The verified electronic certificate will be pulled into your “Issued Documents” with a DigiLocker verified seal.

How to Validate the Tehsildar's Digital Signature (Turn “?” to Green “✔”)

When you download a digitally signed PDF, opening it in a standard web browser may display a yellow question mark (“? Validity Unknown”). To validate the cryptographic signature in Adobe Acrobat Reader:

1

Open in Adobe Acrobat

Download and open the PDF in official Adobe Acrobat Reader on a computer, rather than a browser viewer.

2

Signature Properties

Right-click the signature box at the bottom, select Signature Properties, and click Show Signer's Certificate.

3

Add to Trusted Certificates

Select the Trust tab, click Add to Trusted Certificates, check “Certified Documents”, and click OK. Re-validate to see the green checkmark (“Signature Valid ✔”).

Instant 2D QR Code Verification for Universities & Employers

Every J&K e-certificate carries a tamper-evident 2D QR barcode. Any college admission cell, recruiting board (JKSSB, JKPSC, UPSC, SSC), or bank can verify the document's authenticity within 5 seconds:

How Third Parties Verify Authenticity:

1. Scan the printed QR code using any smartphone camera or standard QR scanner application.

2. The scan immediately opens a secure URL on the official J&K government server (eunnat.jk.gov.in).

3. The server displays the applicant name, father's name, category, issuing Tehsildar name, and date of issue, verifying that the document is genuine.

Frequently Asked Questions: Jammu & Kashmir Certificate Download

Under the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Act 2023 and the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Act 2024, two historic reforms were implemented: First, the older nomenclature 'Weak and Under-privileged Classes (Social Castes - OSC)' was formally replaced with 'Other Backward Classes (OBCs)' with an 8% reservation quota. Second, four new communities were included under Scheduled Tribes (STs): Pahari Ethnic Group, Padari Tribe, Koli, and Gadda Brahmin. The overall ST quota was restructured to 20%, ensuring that traditional tribes (Gujjars, Bakarwals, Gaddis) retain their separate 10% protected allocation without dilution.
Under the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Rules, 2005, the Tehsildar (Executive Magistrate 1st Class) of the concerned administrative Tehsil is the statutory competent authority to issue and digitally sign Caste, Tribe, OBC, RBA, and ALC/IB certificates. The application undergoes mandatory field scrutiny by the Halqa Patwari, verification of land and genealogy by the Girdawar (Revenue Inspector), and recommendation by the Naib Tehsildar.
An RBA (Resident of Backward Area) Certificate provides reservation benefits in public employment and higher education admissions to residents of government-notified backward villages. To qualify under Rule 21 of the J&K Reservation Rules, the applicant or their parents must establish continuous, uninterrupted physical residence in the notified backward area for not less than 15 consecutive years immediately preceding the application. Mandatory proofs include continuous entries in Jamabandi, Misal-i-Haqiyat, Khasra Girdawari, Chowkidara, or Chullah Bandi registers.
Yes. Following the enactment of the Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure) Rules, 2020, a valid J&K Domicile Certificate has replaced the erstwhile State Subject / Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) as the primary statutory proof of residence. Applicants must furnish their digital Domicile Certificate number while applying on the JK e-UNNAT portal.
No. Under established Supreme Court jurisprudence (Valsamma Paul v. Cochin University) and J&K Revenue Department directives, caste and tribal status are acquired strictly by biological birth from the paternal lineage (father's ancestry). A woman born into a general category family cannot claim SC, ST, OBC, or RBA benefits by marrying a reserved category individual. Married women must apply using their biological father's ancestral revenue records, paternal Shajra Nasab, and paternal Tehsil jurisdiction.
You can track your application online by visiting jansugam.jk.gov.in or eunnat.jk.gov.in, clicking on 'Track Application Status', and entering your Application Reference Number along with the submission date. Once the Tehsildar approves the application, log into your e-UNNAT citizen dashboard to download the digitally signed PDF carrying an official DSC cryptographic certificate and 2D verification QR code, or pull it directly into DigiLocker.

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