If you want to change your name on any educational certificate such as your school’s 10th and 12th mark sheet. Or your name is wrong in your mark sheet. Or your full name is not written in the mark sheet. So for your information, let us tell you that the name cannot be changed in the educational certificate. If your education is not complete. And you are still studying in school. Then you can change your name in the upcoming educational certificate. But if you want to get your new name approved in your old educational certificate. Then in both these cases you will have to get a gazette notification to change the name. This is a legal process. By following which you will have to change your name legally. And you can get your new name registered in the upcoming educational certificate.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q1. Kya school certificate ya marksheet me name change karaya ja sakta hai?
Yes. School certificate (10th/12th) aur marksheet me name, surname, father name, mother name aur DOB correction/change karaya ja sakta hai, subject to board rules and valid documents.
Q2. Name correction aur name change me kya difference hota hai?
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Name Correction: Spelling mistake, missing letter, typing error
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Name Change: Pura naam badalna, surname add/change karna, initials expand karna
Documents aur process dono cases me thode different hote hain.
Q3. Kaun-kaun se boards me name change possible hai?
Lagbhag sabhi major boards me possible hai, jaise:
CBSE, ICSE, State Boards (UP, MP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, etc.), subject to their official guidelines.
Q4. Name change ke liye kaun se documents chahiye?
Generally required documents:
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Gazette Notification (name change ke liye)
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Affidavit (Notary / First Class Magistrate)
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Aadhaar Card / ID proof
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Existing Marksheet / Certificate
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Supporting documents (if any)
Exact list case aur board par depend karti hai.
Q5. Kya surname add ya change kar sakte hain marksheet me?
Yes. Agar applicant surname add karna chahta hai ya parents ke surname se different surname use karna chahta hai, to First Class Magistrate attested affidavit + Gazette required hota hai.
Q6. Father ya mother name correction ka process kya hota hai?
Parent name correction ke liye:
Q7. Date of Birth (DOB) change marksheet me possible hai kya?
Yes, lekin DOB change most sensitive correction hota hai.
Usually required:
Q8. Kya pass hone ke baad bhi name change ho sakta hai?
Yes. 10th/12th pass hone ke baad bhi name correction/change possible hai, lekin time limit aur rules board ke according vary karte hain.
Q9. Kya Gazette publication zaroori hai?
Q10. Is process me kitna time lagta hai?
Average timeline:
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Document preparation: 7–15 days
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Gazette publication: 15–30 days
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Board processing: 30–90 days
Total time case aur board ke rules par depend karta hai.
Q11. Kya online apply kar sakte hain?
Kuch boards me partial online submission hota hai, lekin documents verification ke liye physical submission required hota hai.
Q12. Agar application reject ho jaye to kya karein?
Rejection ka reason check karke:
Q13. Kya lawyer ki help lena zaroori hota hai?
Simple spelling correction me zaroori nahi hota.
Lekin surname change, DOB change, post-passing cases me legal guidance helpful hoti hai.
Q14. Name change ke baad naye certificates milte hain ya correction stamp hota hai?
Ye board par depend karta hai:
Q15. Kya corrected marksheet future me valid hoti hai?
Yes. Board dwara issue ki gayi corrected marksheet fully valid hoti hai for education, job, passport, Aadhaar, etc.
