Change in name

Get the Gazette Notification to change your name.  Submit your application in Annexure-I through the Tahsildar concerned.

I understand your situation. Changing your name in educational certificates involves legal procedures. You can change your name through a deed poll or affidavit. However, altering educational certificates requires legal scrutiny and involves the respective educational boards or universities.

To change your name on your certificates, start by obtaining a gazette notification announcing the name change. This document acts as legal proof. Then, submit an application to your respective boards or universities along with the gazette notification, affidavit, and other supporting documents.

Given your timeline, it's advisable to initiate the process immediately, reaching out to both the state board and a legal advisor. They can provide specific guidance and assist in expediting the name change process before your PG entrance exams in early 2024.

You have to adopt the change of name legal process to change your name by first getting an affidavit to this effect notarised, then publish the same in two newspapers and get it published in government gazette.

You may note that the name in the certificates cannot be changed.