Hey aspirant,

SC/ST/OBC are different castes whereas Buddhism is a religion.

Both are unrelated. So, you can be a candidate of SC Category and avail the benefits of reservation.

There are many SC candidates who have gone under religion change from Hinduism to Buddhism but that has nothing to do with their category.

As long as you have a valid caste certificate, you belong to SC category.

Hope this helps,

All the best!

Hello aspirant

Linguistics minority in Maharashtra is defined with reference to the majority of language of that state. In MAHARASHTRA any person whose mother tongue is not Marathi , is considered as belonging to Linguistics minority . Though Urdu people don't speak Marathi do they are linguistic minority in Maharashtra.

Minority communities in MAHARASHTRA includes Muslims, Sikhs, Christian's , Bhudhists ,Parsis and Jains. In 2006 state government declared these communities as minority communities. Jews in MAHARASHTRA are now a minority community.