Name Change in School Certificate & Marksheet
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.
Legal process of changing name on educational certificate
First of all get an affidavit made
Get an affidavit made to change the name with the help of a local notary. In which you have to explain why you are changing your name. There can be many examples of changing the name. Like- changing the name after marriage, or the name is not complete.
Publication of change of name in newspaper
After this you have to get the name change published in the newspaper. This is like making a public announcement of your new name. After which you have to keep copies of the newspaper safe with you.
Get the gazette notification
after publication. Fill the form of gazette notification for name change. Gazette notification is a legal process for name change in India. Once you have completely filled the gazette notification form for name change, keep duplicate copies of all these with you. After this, you have to submit this complete file to the gazette notification office.
When your file is submitted in the Gazette Notification Office, this process takes at least 25 to 30 days. After which your gazette is ready. Which comes online. Which you can download and show its copies anywhere. Wherever you want to show your new name. This will be a legal proof of your new name which will be valid everywhere.
Conclusion
Once you have officially changed your name in the Gazette Notification. you should contact your school. You should inform them about your new name and submit the documents proving your new name. After that your new name will be written in your mark sheet very soon. If you are facing any problem, you can directly contact Advocate Advice. And get answers to all your questions.
