Change in name

Dear Mohsin Khan sahab, 

Please see the guidelines for name change in Delhi reproduced here:

GUIDELINES FOR CHANGE OF NAME FOR MAJORS

NOTICE FOR advertisement by individual in the Gazette of India Part-IV regarding 

Change of Name, addition or deletion of surname etc. 

 The person attaining the age of 18 yrs. and above who wishes to get his/her 

change of name published in the Gazette of India Part-IV has to comply with the 

following formalities prior to publish of such advertisement. 

 

1. Please advertise change of name in one of the daily local leading newspaper 

 stating therein father’s/Husband’s name along with residential address and 

 forward it in original to this Department. 

2. Please submit an original affidavit duly attested by first class 

 Magistrate/Notary/Oath Commissioner showing therein full details of 

 father’s/husband’s name along with residential address before taking oath in the 

 affidavit . In case of individuals working with Central Govt. they may submit 

 deed for change of name in accordance with the Ministry of Home Affairs O.M. 

 No. - 190016/1/87-Estt. dated 12.03.1987. Specimen is attached. In case of 

 Indians, living abroad, he/she will submit deed duly attested by the 

 respective Indian Embassy/Indian High Commission, in original to this 

 Department. 

3. Please submit printing matter as prescribed in the attached specimen duly 

 completed in all respects by typing the same on a separate plain paper and 

 signed by the individual in his/her old name, with two witnesses in duplicate. 

 The Proforma must be typed. 

4. Please attach two passport size photographs and come personally or else the case 

 can be sent by registered post with photographs duly attested. 

5. The printing charges for publication of change of name Rs. 700/- only. However 

 in case of public notice Rs. 900/- would be charged. The amount will have to be 

 submitted or remitted in advance in cash or by Demand Draft/India Postal Order 

 drawn in favour of Controller of Publication, Department of Publication, 

 Civil Lines, Delhi-54. The extra copies of the Gazette can be supplied to the 

 extent of 2 on additional payment of Rs. - 35/- per copy. The charges in cash can 

 also be deposited alongwith, aforesaid documents in our Department. The cost of 

 advertising of change of name in the Gazette of India for Indian living abroad is 

 Rs. - 2300/- which includes air mail charges also. 

6. All the aforesaid document, printing charges together with forwarding letter 

 addressed to The controller of Publication, Department of Publication, Civil 

 Lines, Delhi-54. should be sent to this Department. The documents must not be 

 old beyond the period of one year. 

7. The documents once submitted in this Department will not be returned in any 

circumstances, neither original nor Xerox copy. 8. Visiting hrs. to the public in this regard is 10.00 am to 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm to 

3.00pm on any working day. 

9. (A) If the individual adopts the name of other religion and not change his/her 

 religion, he/she must produce an affidavit duly signed by the SDM that 

 he/she not changed his/her religion. The cost of such type of advertisement 

 will be Rs. 900/- 

 (B) Such type of matter for change of Religion must also be shown in the 

 newspaper as well as in the prescribed Performa. 

SPECIMEN FOR CHANGE OF NAME FOR MAJOR 

ALL BLANK SPACE DULY TYPED ON SEPARATE 

PLAIN PAPER IN DUPLICATE (TWO COPIES)

No. ADVT./IV/ 

 I hitherto known as………………………………. Son /Daughter/Wife 

of………………………………………………………………. employed 

as …………………………………………………………………residing 

at………………………………………………………………………...have 

changed my name and shall hereafter be known as ………………… 

 It is certified that I have complied with other legal requirements in 

this connection. 

Signature (in existing old name) 

Witness No. 1 

Signature Full Name 

Address 

Witness No. 2 

Signature Full Name 

Address 

In addition, do get the above specimen copied in soft copy i.e. in a CD which has to be submitted to the Department as referred above. 

It usually takes about a month's time to get the name published in the official gazette of India. I personally had the name of my wife changed this way. Its a very easy process.