After marriage which surname should be use for applying govt
Sirsendu Mitra
(Querist) 15 March 2020
This query is : Resolved
Respected Sir/Madam
After marriage, the surname of my wife has been changed from Sen (Maiden surname) to Mitra (husband's surnane) in marriage certificate, Voter card and Aadhar card. But in school certificate she has maiden surname,.i.e parents surname.
Now she want to apply for govt job. Which surname should she use in govt. Job application?
I earnestly request to solve my query and oblize me.
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 15 March 2020
Her original Surname with your Surname can be used means both can be used simultaneously rest it belongs to her because this is not wrong to use the surname of husband after marriage as the same is already shown in the marriage certificate. Some ladies use both surnames.
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 15 March 2020
She can use her maiden surname. surname of husband or both after marriage.
Advocate Suneel Moudgil
(Expert) 15 March 2020
she can use the name mentioned in the school certificates to minimize the legal complications
Advocate M.Bhadra
(Expert) 15 March 2020
Although surname change after marriage is common, women have the complete freedom to opt out of it. If she does not want to change her first name or surname after marriage, she does has to. And there’s no law that says she has to adopt her husband’s surname after the marriage.
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 15 March 2020
If she prefers to adopt the surname of husband, she should proceed to get it changed on Voter Card, Ration Card, Aadhar Card, PAN card, BankAccount and on other documents on the basis of marriage registration certificate.
SURESH BV, Advocate
(Expert) 15 March 2020
Dear Mitra,
Since the name is changed after marriage, the application should not be made in maiden name.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 16 March 2020
She is not the first or last lady who applies for govt job after marriage.
Akshay
(Expert) 16 March 2020
Hi
Thank you for your question
She can use any of the surname but according to me as everything has mentioned in her documents apart from school certificate, no question will be asked while applying for job. According to the culture of the society we are used too of it. So, do not need to worry .
Hope this will help you
Best regards,
Akshay Gupta
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 17 March 2020
There is no hard and fast rules in India that a woman has to compulsorily change her maiden name to the name of her husband side after marriage.
She is at liberty to retain her own or maiden name even after marrige.
Even though she has changed her name in all her documents, since the documents pertaining to educational qualifications remain in her maiden alone, she may apply for her job with her maiden name itself.
