The complete guide to the name change procedure in Bhubaneswar, from Saheed Nagar and Jaydev Vihar to Patia and Old Town. Three legal steps, the Odia-and-English newspaper rule, Odisha's fully online e-Gazette, and one important point most guides miss: when you do not need a gazette at all.
A quick walkthrough of the affidavit, the newspaper ad, the gazette office and name correction, which applies to Bhubaneswar.
In this video, the YourDoorstep team explains the name change procedure in Odisha, where the gazette office is, and how we handle the whole process at your doorstep, including in Bhubaneswar.
Changing your name in Bhubaneswar comes down to three legal steps: a notarised affidavit, a newspaper publication, and a gazette notification. Do all three correctly and your new name is recognised across every government and private record in India, from your passport and PAN to school and board certificates. Odisha is one of the most digital states for this: as the capital of Odisha, Bhubaneswar residents can use the state's fully online e-Gazette without visiting any press. And there is one recent, important point most name-change guides skip, when a gazette is not needed at all for Aadhaar. This guide covers the whole procedure, the online route, and that exception.
To change your name legally in Bhubaneswar, sign a notarised affidavit, publish the change in one Odia and one English newspaper, and get a gazette notification. Bhubaneswar residents have two routes: Odisha's fully online e-Gazette (egazette.odisha.gov.in, with Aadhaar OTP e-Sign), or the Central Gazette. The Central fee is Rs 1,100 for adults and Rs 1,700 for minors, and the total time is about 3 to 6 weeks.
Definition: A gazette notification is an official notice published in the Gazette (the Odisha State Gazette, or Part IV of the Gazette of India) that turns your name change into a public, legally recognised record, accepted by the passport office, banks, UIDAI and government departments.
Every legal name change in India, Bhubaneswar included, runs through the same three stages. There is no shortcut, and doing one or two of them does not make the change legal.
Declare your old name, new name and the purpose of the change, on stamp paper, signed before a notary or oath commissioner.
Publish the notice in two papers, one Odia and one English. Keep the full original printed pages, not photos.
Apply through Odisha's online e-Gazette or the Central Gazette with the affidavit, newspaper page, and Aadhaar/ID in a single PDF. Once published, this is your legal proof.
You swear an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper declaring that you have changed your name from your old name to your new name, citing the purpose. It is signed before a Notary Public or Oath Commissioner. In Bhubaneswar you can buy e-stamp paper through SHCIL vendors and notarise it through any registered notary across the city.
You publish a short name-change notice in two newspapers, one Odia and one English. In Bhubaneswar, widely circulated Odia papers include Sambad, Dharitri and Samaja, and English options include The New Indian Express and The Times of India. The ad carries your old name, new name and address. Keep the original printed pages, since the online portal asks for the full newspaper or e-paper page.
For the Odisha state route, you apply online at egazette.odisha.gov.in, register with Aadhaar and OTP, and upload your affidavit, the full newspaper page, and your photo ID and address proof combined into a single PDF. After approval, you pay the fee online through IFMS and download the published gazette. For the Central route, you submit the affidavit, newspaper pages, ID and address proof, photos, a signed declaration and a soft-copy CD to the Department of Publication, Delhi-110054, printed in Part IV and downloaded from egazette.gov.in.
Get the pairing right, because a wrong newspaper mix is a common reason files get bounced.
In Bhubaneswar you publish the name-change notice in one Odia daily and one English daily. Widely circulated Odia papers include Sambad, Dharitri and Samaja, and for English you can use The New Indian Express or The Times of India. The rule is the pairing: one Odia, one English, both carrying exactly the same old name, new name and address as your affidavit. For the online e-Gazette, you upload the full newspaper page or e-paper, not a small cut-out.
Odisha has its own Government Press, and the name change service is largely online. Here is how it works, and where Central files go.
The Odisha State Gazette is published by the Directorate of Printing, Stationery & Publication, whose office is at Madhupatna, Cuttack-753010. The Odisha Government Press, which serves the whole state including the capital Bhubaneswar, has run since 1936. The important part for you is that the name change service is now applied online through egazette.odisha.gov.in, so you do not have to travel to Cuttack — and if you do need a counter, there is one in Bhubaneswar itself. Details in the next section.
If you use the Central Gazette, your file goes to the Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi-110054, published in Part IV and downloaded from egazette.gov.in. There is no Central Gazette counter in Bhubaneswar, so that file travels to Delhi by post, courier or a representative. In short: Odisha runs an online state gazette from the Cuttack directorate, while the Central Gazette is always published from Delhi.
Almost every "name change in Odisha" guide names only Cuttack, or worse, gives a Delhi address. There is a Government Press office inside Bhubaneswar, and if you live in the capital that is the one that matters to you.
Filing from another state? The office and portal change but the three legal steps do not — see West Bengal, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh or our India-wide guide.
| Office | Address | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters — Cuttack Directorate of Printing, Stationery and Publication | Madhupatna, Cuttack–753010, Odisha | 0671-2344732 | directoratepsp[at]gmail.com |
| Bhubaneswar — Secretariat Branch Press | Unit-3, Kharvelnagar, Bhubaneswar, District Khurda | 0674-2392924 | secretariatpressbbsr[at]gmail.com |
Both sets of details are published on the Odisha e-Gazette portal's own contact page. The Government Press has run since 1936 and sits under the Commerce & Transport Department, Government of Odisha, through the Directorate of Printing, Stationery and Publication.
This is where Bhubaneswar stands out. Odisha moved the name change gazette fully online.
Odisha's Government has started online gazette publication services, and all applications for a change of name or surname are processed through the e-Gazette portal at egazette.odisha.gov.in. The system uses Aadhaar and OTP-based e-Sign for authentication, so you register, verify with an OTP, log in, and fill the change-of-name application from your phone or computer.
You upload your affidavit, the full newspaper page, and your photo ID and address proof combined into a single PDF. After the application is approved, you pay the gazette fee online through IFMS, and the published gazette can be downloaded from the same portal. For a resident of Bhubaneswar, this means the whole state route, apart from the notary visit, can be done without leaving home.
Publication is not the finish line — holding a verifiable PDF is. Here is where yours lives once it is out.
| Weekly Gazette | Extraordinary Gazette | |
|---|---|---|
| When it publishes | On a weekly cycle, issued on Fridays | As and when required, outside the weekly cycle |
| What it carries | The regular run of state notifications | Matters published on their own, separately |
| Where to look | The notification search on the Government Press site | The Extraordinary Gazette archive on the e-Gazette portal |
Most name-change pages will never tell you this, because they would rather sell you a gazette. Here is the honest position.
Following the UIDAI Standard Operating Procedure and a decision taken by the Odisha Government, a gazette notification is not required for many Aadhaar name updates. You do not need a gazette to correct a typo, fix a transliteration or regional-language spelling, update your name after marriage, divorce or adoption, add or edit an initial, or change the order of your name in Aadhaar. These can be done directly through the normal Aadhaar update process.
A gazette is meant for a genuine full or first-name change, for example changing "Pankaj Kumar" to "Abhinay K Singh." So before you pay for a gazette, check whether your case is really a full name change or just a correction. If it is only a correction, you may be able to skip the gazette entirely.
Both are legally valid, and Odisha's online system makes the state route genuinely attractive, so this is not one-sided.
| Point | Odisha e-Gazette | Central Gazette of India |
|---|---|---|
| Run by | Directorate of Printing, Stationery & Publication, Cuttack | Department of Publication, Delhi |
| How to apply | Fully online at egazette.odisha.gov.in (Aadhaar OTP) | File to Delhi by post, courier or a service |
| Published in | Odisha State Gazette | Part IV, Gazette of India |
| Payment | Online through IFMS | BharatKosh challan |
| Download | egazette.odisha.gov.in | egazette.gov.in |
| Best for | Records staying inside Odisha | Passport, visa, PAN, central jobs, embassies |
Choose the Odisha e-Gazette if your records, job and life are within the state and you want a fully online route with Aadhaar authentication, applied from home in Bhubaneswar. It is convenient for state-level matters.
Choose the Central Gazette if you need it for a passport, visa or foreign embassy; if you are updating PAN and want the most widely trusted proof; if your employer runs strict background verification; if you work in or plan to apply for a central government job; or if your records may travel beyond Odisha. It is accepted everywhere without question.
Have these ready before you start. For the online e-Gazette, most are uploaded as a single PDF.
| Document | Needed? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Notarised name-change affidavit | Yes | Declares old name, new name and purpose (sample format on the portal) |
| Full newspaper / e-paper page | Yes | One Odia, one English, full page not a cut-out |
| Photo identity proof | Yes | Aadhaar, PAN, passport or voter ID |
| Address proof | Yes | Aadhaar, voter ID, utility bill or rent agreement |
| Aadhaar (for e-Sign) | State route | Aadhaar OTP authentication on the Odisha portal |
| Single combined PDF | State route | ID and address proof attached together |
| Two passport-size photos | Central route | Recent |
| Signed declaration + CD | Central route | Notification text in MS Word for the Central Gazette |
| Government fee | Yes | IFMS online (Odisha) or BharatKosh (Central) |
| Marriage certificate | For marriage | Where a full surname change is being gazetted |
| Divorce decree | For divorce | Where a full name change is being gazetted |
| Parents' ID + child's birth certificate | For minors | Guardian applies and signs |
| Government-servant deed | For government staff | Deed form on the Odisha portal, or MHA route (Central) |
Costs vary with your newspaper choice and whether you do it yourself or hire help. Here are realistic ranges.
| Item | Typical cost |
|---|---|
| E-stamp paper for affidavit | Rs 10 to Rs 100 |
| Notary / affidavit drafting | Rs 100 to Rs 500 |
| Newspaper ads (Odia + English) | Rs 500 to Rs 3,000 (depends on the papers) |
| Odisha e-Gazette fee | Per portal, paid online via IFMS |
| Central Gazette fee (adult) | Rs 1,100 (BharatKosh) |
| Central Gazette fee (minor) | Rs 1,700 (BharatKosh) |
| Extra alias name in the notice (Central) | Rs 250 per alias, added to the gazette fee |
| Central Gazette fee (living abroad) | Rs 3,500 as per the Department of Publication guidelines (BharatKosh) |
| Self-done total | Roughly Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000 plus |
Plan for about 3 to 6 weeks end to end: the affidavit and notarisation take a day, the newspaper publication a few days to a week depending on the paper's schedule, and the gazette processing is handled online through the Odisha e-Gazette for the state route, which can be relatively quick after approval, while the Central Gazette commonly takes 30 to 45 days after a clean submission.
Updating your individual documents afterward, such as Aadhaar, PAN and passport, is a separate timeline on top of this. There is no official fast-track, so anyone promising a "3-day gazette" is not being straight with you.
Getting the gazette is the milestone, not the finish line. You carry it into each record, in order, starting with Aadhaar.
| Order | Document | How to update |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aadhaar | Update at an Aadhaar Seva Kendra in Bhubaneswar with the gazette (for a full name change); it is the base ID others reference |
| 2 | PAN | Apply for name correction with your updated Aadhaar and the gazette copy |
| 3 | Passport | Re-issue at the Bhubaneswar Passport Seva Kendra with the Central Gazette |
| 4 | Bank & KYC | Update once your core IDs reflect the new name |
| 5 | Voter ID, licence, ration card | Submit the respective correction forms |
| 6 | School, board (BSE/CHSE/CBSE) & university | Boards accept the gazette for name corrections on certificates |
| 7 | Employer, PF, insurance, property | Update as needed with the gazette |
For each update you usually submit copies of the affidavit, the newspaper ad and the gazette notification together. Keep several printouts, because every office wants its own copy.
Here is something most Bhubaneswar name-change pages get flat wrong: they tell you to run a gazette notification to fix a spelling mistake in a birth certificate. That is the wrong route.
A clerical or spelling error in a birth certificate, a wrong letter or a registrar's typo, is corrected by the Registrar of Births and Deaths under Section 15 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, through the local municipal body, which in the city is the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). It is not a gazette job. The gazette route is for an actual change of name, adopting a genuinely different name.
For a genuine surname change you can use the affidavit, newspaper and gazette route with your marriage certificate. Note that for Aadhaar alone, a marriage-related name change does not need a gazette under the UIDAI SOP.
Reverting to a maiden name can use the gazette route with the decree as proof. Again, for Aadhaar, a divorce-related change does not require a gazette.
A parent or legal guardian applies and signs on the child's behalf, with the child's birth certificate. For the boards and most records, a genuine name change is gazetted.
Bhubaneswar hosts the Odisha Secretariat and a large state workforce, so this matters here. The Odisha e-Gazette portal has a dedicated government-servant option, which uses a deed changing name form rather than the standard citizen affidavit. Central government employees do not file the standard self-application gazette. They follow the Ministry of Home Affairs Office Memorandum No. 190016/1/87-Estt.(A) dated 12/03/1987, which involves executing a deed and publishing the change through the proper departmental channel.
A gazette on its own is only useful once your other records match it. We help you update your new name across all the documents that matter.
Name change or spelling correction, with honest advice on whether a gazette is even needed.
Name update through the NSDL or UTIITSL route.
Name correction on the electoral roll via Form 8.
Re-issue with your new name using the Central Gazette.
Name update at the RTO with the gazette copy.
Update your name across bank accounts and KYC records.
Records for BSE, CHSE, CBSE and universities.
Correction through the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation under the RBD Act, not the gazette.
Name change on policies and insurance records.
Tell us which documents you need updated. Call 9540005026 and we guide you through each one after the gazette.
We handle name change work for people all across Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and the wider region, with doorstep pickup and delivery.
Moved out of Odisha? Same service in Kolkata, Ranchi, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Delhi.
Do not see your area? We still cover it. Call 9540005026 and we will confirm.
Most rejections come down to avoidable mismatches. Because the gazette fee is non-refundable, a rejection means paying again.
| Reason | What to do instead |
|---|---|
| Name mismatch across affidavit, ads and ID | Fix one exact spelling and use it everywhere, even initials |
| Cut-out instead of the full newspaper page | Upload the complete newspaper or e-paper page |
| Wrong newspaper mix (two English or two Odia) | Use one Odia and one English paper |
| Poorly scanned or split PDF documents | Combine ID and address proof into one clear PDF |
| Affidavit missing the declared purpose | State the purpose of the change clearly in the affidavit |
| Applying for a gazette you do not need | Check if it is just an Aadhaar correction first |
| Wrong fee mode or missing receipt | Pay online through IFMS or BharatKosh and keep the receipt |
| Documents more than one year old | The Department of Publication does not accept documents older than one year, so file while papers are fresh |
Compare first: our name change agent in Odisha guide and the national agent overview explain what an agent actually does and what it should cost.
Doing it yourself is very doable in Bhubaneswar, thanks to Odisha's online e-Gazette. You draft the affidavit, run the two newspaper ads (one Odia, one English), and apply online with Aadhaar OTP, or courier a matched file to Delhi for the Central route. The trade-off is the rejection risk: a name mismatch, a cut-out instead of a full page, or a split PDF means a restart, minus the non-refundable fee.
A Bhubaneswar name-change agent handles the affidavit, the newspaper booking, the online application, the single-PDF upload, the fee and the tracking, and, just as usefully, tells you honestly if you do not need a gazette at all. It is the sensible choice if your time is tight, if there is a deadline such as a passport appointment or an overseas move, or if your case has a wrinkle: a minor, a divorce, a government service record, or a document already carrying a spelling error.
We handle Odisha's online application end to end, including the Aadhaar OTP, single-PDF upload and IFMS payment, plus the Central Gazette when you need it.
If your case is only an Aadhaar correction under the UIDAI rules, we tell you, rather than selling you a gazette you do not need.
We book both newspaper ads in the correct languages and format, in the dailies that circulate in Bhubaneswar.
We review the full file before filing, so there are fewer rejections, and we handle Aadhaar, PAN and passport after.
Can I change my name online in Bhubaneswar? Yes. Odisha's e-Gazette at egazette.odisha.gov.in is fully online with Aadhaar OTP e-Sign; only the affidavit notarisation is in person.
Do I always need a gazette to update my name in Aadhaar? No. Under the UIDAI SOP, corrections like typos, transliteration, marriage or divorce changes and initials do not need a gazette.
Where is the Odisha gazette office? The Directorate of Printing, Stationery & Publication is at Madhupatna, Cuttack. The name change service is applied online at egazette.odisha.gov.in.
Is a birth certificate name change done through the gazette? No. It is a Registrar correction under Section 15 of the RBD Act, 1969, through the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation.
We advise the right route, tell you honestly if you even need a gazette, prepare the affidavit, book the Odia and English newspaper ads, file the online Odisha or Central Gazette, then guide you on updating Aadhaar, PAN and passport. Doorstep service across Bhubaneswar, honest pricing.
The questions people actually type, answered directly. No form to fill to read the answer.
No law makes it compulsory for everyone. It is administrative practice, and it becomes practically necessary the moment an authority insists — which for most people means the passport office, banks, and boards. A one-letter spelling correction often clears with an affidavit plus supporting documents. Treat the gazette as the strongest, independently verifiable proof rather than a legal obligation.
An Odisha e-Gazette notification is a genuine government publication and is legally valid as an electronic record under Section 8 of the Information Technology Act, 2000. In practice, state gazettes are strongest with state bodies, while the Central Gazette is what the passport office, embassies and pan-India institutions treat as the default. If a passport, a visa or work abroad is anywhere in your plan, choose the Central route from the start rather than doing it twice.
The Secretariat Branch Press at Unit-3, Kharvelnagar, Bhubaneswar, District Khurda, phone 0674-2392924. The headquarters is separate — the Directorate of Printing, Stationery and Publication at Madhupatna, Cuttack-753010, phone 0671-2344732. Most people never need to visit either, because the name change application runs online.
No, and this catches a lot of people. That Act renamed the state from Orissa to Odisha and changed "Oriya" to "Odia". It has nothing to do with an individual changing their personal name. If a page cites it as the legal basis for your name change, that page does not know what it is talking about.
The working pair is one Odia daily and one English daily. Odia options people commonly use include Sambad, Dharitri, Samaja, Prameya and Pratidin. Different publication dates are fine. What matters is that you keep the complete original page with the masthead and date readable — a clipped advertisement box with no visible date is treated as no proof at all.
Use the notification search on the Odisha Government Press site, filtering by department, notification number, gazette issue number, date or subject. Extraordinary Gazettes sit in the archive on egazette.odisha.gov.in, the same portal you applied through. It is free. Save the gazette number and issue date — those are what let a third party verify it independently.
Not through the gazette. A birth record is corrected by the Registrar of Births and Deaths at the local body — for the capital that is the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation — with Odisha's civil registration portal at birthdeath.odisha.gov.in as the online route. The gazette does not replace that application, though it is useful supporting evidence to take along.
Not for the gazette route. There is no petition, no hearing and no judge's order in an ordinary name change — it is affidavit, newspaper advertisement, gazette notification. Courts enter the picture only in specific downstream situations, most commonly when an education board or university will not accept anything less than a declaratory decree.
Often yes. Nothing in law requires a woman to change her surname at all. If you choose to, many banks and even the passport office accept the marriage certificate plus a notarised affidavit. The gazette is the version that holds everywhere without argument, which matters most if you plan to work abroad or expect scrutiny later.
Yes, and you do not need to fly home. The affidavit or deed can be attested at the Indian Embassy or Consulate where you live, the newspaper advertisements are booked remotely, and the Central Gazette fee is paid online on BharatKosh. For overseas use the Central Gazette is the right route, because embassies and foreign employers expect it.
We will not print a figure we cannot source. The Odisha e-Gazette charge is shown on the portal at the time of filing and paid online through IFMS — confirm it there before you pay. The Central Gazette figures are the ones you can rely on: Rs 1,100 for an adult, Rs 1,700 for a minor, Rs 250 per extra alias, Rs 3,500 from abroad, on BharatKosh. Sites quoting confident Odisha state figures disagree with each other, which tells you something.
Through the board, not the gazette office. BSE Odisha publishes its own certificate correction proforma, and CHSE has its own process for +2 records; both are routed through your school or college rather than filed directly by you. Get the gazette notification first, because that is the base proof the board asks for. Confirm the current form and any time limit with the board directly — requirements for very old pass-outs vary.
What people look up right after this. Short answers, so you do not need ten more tabs.
egazette.odisha.gov.in is the state portal. Register, verify by OTP, then log in and open the change of name or surname application. Authentication uses Aadhaar and OTP-based e-Sign, so keep the mobile linked to your Aadhaar with you.
Use the notification search on the Odisha Government Press site at govtpress.odisha.gov.in/notfisearch.htm. Filter by department, notification number, gazette issue number, date or subject. Extraordinary Gazettes are archived on egazette.odisha.gov.in.
Free on the government portal after publication. Weekly issues come out on a Friday cycle; Extraordinary Gazettes are issued as needed. Save the gazette number and issue date so anyone can verify your entry themselves.
On stamp paper before a Notary Public, stating your old name, new name, address, age, the reason, a "henceforth known as" clause and a line that both names denote one and the same person. That last clause is the one people leave out and later need for a separate one-and-same certificate.
Secretariat Branch Press, Unit-3, Kharvelnagar, Bhubaneswar, District Khurda, phone 0674-2392924. The Directorate headquarters is at Madhupatna, Cuttack-753010, phone 0671-2344732. Both are published on the Odisha e-Gazette portal's contact page.
The body that publishes the Odisha Gazette, operating under the Commerce & Transport Department, Government of Odisha. The Government Press has run since 1936, and the e-Gazette portal went live in January 2020.
Same three steps whether you are changing a first name, a surname or both: notarised affidavit, one Odia and one English newspaper advertisement, then the gazette application. Adding or dropping a surname after marriage or divorce follows the identical path with the certificate or decree added to the file.
A birth record is corrected by the Registrar of Births and Deaths at the local body, with Odisha's civil registration portal at birthdeath.odisha.gov.in as the online route. This is a separate errand from the gazette, and the gazette does not do it for you.
The state charge appears on the portal when you file and is paid online through IFMS. Third-party sites quote wildly different figures and none of them cite an official schedule, so confirm on the portal. Central Gazette: Rs 1,100 adult, Rs 1,700 minor, on BharatKosh.
Odisha's own gazette is quicker and fully online for state purposes. The Central Gazette, Part IV on egazette.gov.in, is the pan-India and overseas standard. If a passport, visa, embassy or central government job is in your plan, start with the Central Gazette so you do not pay twice.
This renamed the state from Orissa to Odisha and "Oriya" to "Odia". It has nothing to do with changing an individual's name, despite showing up in these search results. Your name change runs on affidavit, newspaper publication and gazette notification.
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Government fees, timelines and gazette requirements can change from time to time. Always confirm current details on the official portals above before you apply.
Changing your name in Bhubaneswar is a defined three-step legal process: affidavit, newspaper publication and gazette notification. Odisha gives you a genuinely modern option: a fully online e-Gazette at egazette.odisha.gov.in, with Aadhaar OTP e-Sign, online IFMS payment and instant download, run by the Directorate at Cuttack, so you can apply from home. Two more points matter: publish in one Odia and one English newspaper, and remember that under the UIDAI SOP you do not always need a gazette, corrections and marriage or divorce updates in Aadhaar can be done directly. A gazette is for a genuine full name change, and the Central Gazette remains the safer pick for passport, visa or central government use. Match your name exactly across every document, upload the full newspaper page, and update your records in the right order. Expect about 3 to 6 weeks and a realistic budget of Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000. If there is a deadline, a minor, a divorce or a spelling error in the mix, we can handle it end to end at your doorstep.
Three clean steps and two routes: the online Odisha e-Gazette or the Central Gazette. We even tell you if you need one at all, then file it and update your Aadhaar, PAN and passport.
