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Yes, you will considered as EWS candidate if you submit the declaration form instead of General EWS certificate. But it is provisional, to get the benefits of the EWS reservation you must obtain the certificate before the admission because you have to submit General EWS certificate at the time of admission mandatorily, if you do not provide general EWS certificate at the time of admission in the allotted institute you may be considered as general category category or the seat allotment will be revoked. The certificate must be issued on or January 1, 2022. The format for general EWS certificate is given in page number 96 of NEET UG 2022 Information Brochure. 'Declaration by the Candidate in lieu of Gen-Ews Certificate' is given in page number 97 in NEET UG 2022 information brochure (Annexure IXB). You need to take the print out of the declaration certificate, fill it, scan it to upload it. You can fill the application by May 6, 2022 and pay the fee by May 7, 2022 however, we would suggest you to submit the application and pay the application fee before the last date to avoid last minute hassle.