title: Upper Caste
text: # Upper Caste
  
  Upper caste may be a relative or an absolute term. It may refer to:
  
  * A caste other than a scheduled caste.
     * Ritual status in the Varna system, generally referring to the twice-born (dvija) varnas
  * Other Backward Class castes are considered upper caste than Dalits.
  * Forward castes in the context of politics and reservation
  