Name Change Procedure in Gujarat (2026) Guide

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A quick walkthrough of the affidavit, the gazette office and how to change your name legally in Gujarat.

In this video, the YourDoorstep team explains how to change your name legally in Gujarat: the documents you need, the real fees, and how we handle the whole process at your doorstep.

Changing your name is a big step. Maybe you just got married, you are fixing a spelling mistake in your school certificate, or you want a fresh start after a divorce. Whatever the reason, the name change procedure in Gujarat follows a clear legal path, and Gujarat runs a solid online gazette system. This guide breaks down every step in plain words, and shows how to get it done from home, whether you live in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot or Bhavnagar.

Quick Answer

To change your name in Gujarat, make a notarised affidavit and file for a gazette notification — and for the state route, that is the whole list. Gujarat’s own online e-Gazette at egazette.gujarat.gov.in costs Rs 300 and asks for no newspaper advertisement at all; the Central Gazette (Rs 1,100 adult, Rs 1,700 minor) asks for one local newspaper ad and is valid across India and abroad. You can do all of it from home, no trip to Gandhinagar or Delhi.

Definition: A gazette notification is an official notice published in the Government Gazette that turns your name change into a public, legally recognised record, accepted by the passport office, banks, UIDAI and government departments across India.

Gujarat name change at a glance

Steps: Affidavit → gazette notification (ad only on the Central route)
Two routes: Gujarat e-Gazette or Central Gazette
State portal: egazette.gujarat.gov.in (Govt Press, Rajkot)
Fees: State Rs 300; Central Rs 1,100 adult / Rs 1,700 minor
Time: No published timeline; state gazette prints every Thursday
Newspapers: State route: none. Central route: one local daily

Key takeaways

The state route has two steps — notarised affidavit, then the Rs 300 online gazette application. No newspaper ad is required.
Gujarat runs its own online e-Gazette with a dedicated change of name service at egazette.gujarat.gov.in.
Any Gujarat resident can also apply to the Central Gazette, valid all over India and abroad.
For a passport, PAN, bank or work abroad, the Central Gazette is the safest choice — though missions abroad also accept a State-gazette notification under the passport rules.
Central Gazette fee: Rs 1,100 adult, Rs 1,700 minor, paid online on BharatKosh.
Newspapers: the Central route asks for one ad in a local daily; running it in a Gujarati paper also covers any institution that wants a Gujarati clipping.
A birth certificate spelling fix goes through the local Registrar (RBD Act), not the gazette.

Choose the right route

Gujarat e-Gazette vs Central Gazette

This is the choice that matters most, and Gujarat is set up for it better than any state in this series — a genuinely online citizen service with a published fee and status tracking. The e-Gazette is run by the Directorate of Government Printing and Stationery, and for name changes everything actually happens at Government Press, Rajkot, which publishes them in Part-II every Thursday. The Central Gazette is run by the Government of India in Delhi and is the standard for passports and work abroad.

Name change procedure in Gujarat: affidavit, gazette routes and fees — step-by-step guide

Point	Gujarat e-Gazette	Central Gazette of India
Run by	Directorate of Government Printing & Stationery; name changes are handled and published by Government Press, Rajkot	Department of Publication, Government of India, Delhi
How you apply	Online at egazette.gujarat.gov.in — register, apply, pay and track status by old name, application number or mobile	File sent to Civil Lines, Delhi-110054, by post, courier or in person. Agents are not permitted to file it
Government fee	Rs 300 (ordinary), Rs 1,000 for a single-name entry, Rs 2,500 for an urgent extraordinary issue — per the GR of 5 October 2024. Non-refundable	Rs 1,100 adult, Rs 1,700 minor; Rs 3,500 and Rs 5,100 for adults and minors abroad (BharatKosh)
Speed	No timeline is published. The Ordinary Gazette prints every Thursday, and the portal says to write in if your notice has not appeared within two months	No timeline is published either; Part IV carries a Saturday issue date
Commonly used for	Records within Gujarat — and Indian missions accept a Union or State gazette notification for passports, so it is worth more than most pages say	All of India and abroad, accepted without argument
Best for	Most Gujarat residents: at Rs 300 with no newspaper requirement, it is among the cheapest formal name-change publications in India	Central jobs, Indians abroad, and anyone wanting the version no office ever questions

Simple rule: for records inside Gujarat, the e-Gazette at Rs 300 is the obvious first choice, and a State Gazette notification is even accepted by Indian missions for passports. The Gujarat route is open to Indian citizens only — OCI holders follow their country of citizenship’s process instead. Pick the Central Gazette if you want the version no office anywhere will question.

Infographic: name change in Gujarat — the Rs 300 e-Gazette route with no newspaper ad, the Central Gazette route, verified fees and common myths — The Gujarat name-change process at a glance: two routes, verified fees and the newspaper rule. Click to open full size.

Where to file

Gujarat Gazette Office

The Gujarat e-Gazette is applied for online through egazette.gujarat.gov.in — and the office behind it is in Rajkot, not Gandhinagar as most pages say. Applications, money orders and the helpline sit with the Manager, Government Press & Stationery, Reid Club Road, near the New Collector Office, Rajkot-360001 (0281-2540016 / 2540017, gazette-helpline-rjt@gujarat.gov.in — from the portal’s own contact page), and the form’s clause 25 even fixes legal jurisdiction at Rajkot. Free paper forms are also stocked at the Government Central Press in Sector 29 Gandhinagar, the Lal Darwaja book depot in Ahmedabad, Haluriya Chowk in Bhavnagar and the Vadodara press. The Central Gazette file goes to the Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi-110054, and the published notice is downloaded from egazette.gov.in.

Good to know: the Gujarat Gazette publishes name, surname and date of birth changes — the DOB service is real, publishes in Gujarati only, and the corrected date must match the Births and Deaths Registrar’s record. Physical gazette printing was discontinued by a GR of 3 July 2021: the e-signed, QR-verified PDF you download is the official copy.

Good news

Change Your Name Without Going Anywhere

Yes. A legal name change in India runs on paperwork, not office visits. The Gujarat e-Gazette is online, so you apply and track from home.

For the Central Gazette route, the file must reach the Department of Publication in Delhi — and there is a rule about that which the pages selling this service tend to skip. The Department’s own guidelines state: “Application either submitted personally or sent by Post/Courier only will be entertained. No other channel is permissible viz Agents, Advocates, etc.” Nobody can walk your file in — ourselves included. What we do is everything around it: draft the undertaking and proforma in the form the Department expects, get the notice wording right, assemble the annexures, pay the BharatKosh fee. The file then goes to Delhi in your own name, by post or courier, and we track it and send you the PDF when published. For the many Gujaratis abroad this matters double: OCI holders cannot use the state route at all — and as foreign citizens their name change generally follows the law of their country of citizenship first, with the Indian mission then updating the OCI card and other Indian records. The Central Gazette abroad fees (Rs 3,500 adult, Rs 5,100 minor) apply to Indian citizens living overseas, and we prepare that file the same way.

The process

The 3 Legal Steps

Both routes share the same first two steps. Only the final filing differs.

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Make the affidavit

A short legal statement on stamp paper with your old name, new name, address, age and the reason, signed before a notary.

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Newspaper: depends on route

The Gujarat state route needs no newspaper at all. The Central route needs one paper, any language. Keep the full original page as proof.

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Get the gazette

Apply to the Gujarat e-Gazette online, or send the Central file to Delhi, then download the PDF.

Step 1: Make the name change affidavit

An affidavit is a short legal statement on non-judicial stamp paper. It lists your old name, new name, address, father's or husband's name, and the reason for the change. You sign it in front of a notary. On the stamp value we will not quote a figure we cannot source: the DGPS instructions require non-judicial stamp paper but prescribe no value, so ask your notary. And note the state form accepts an affidavit sworn before a Notary or an Executive or First Class Magistrate — both expressly allowed.

Step 2: The newspaper — zero, one, or two, depending on what you need

How many ads you need depends on where your file is going. The Gujarat state gazette’s 25-clause instruction sheet never asks for a newspaper, so the state route needs zero ads. The Central Gazette guideline asks for one: “advertised in one of the daily local leading newspapers of the area” — Gujarat Samachar, Divya Bhaskar, Sandesh or The Times of India all work. Only the passport procedure asks for two cuttings, split by permanent and present address (and missions abroad accept the official gazette notification instead). Whatever you publish, keep the full newspaper pages, not just the cut-out advert.

Step 3: Get the gazette notification

For the Gujarat e-Gazette, you apply on egazette.gujarat.gov.in, upload the documents, pay the fee and download the published PDF using your reference number. For the Central Gazette, the file goes to the Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi-110054, with a typed proforma, two witnesses, a soft copy on CD, ID proof, photos and the BharatKosh fee receipt, and it is printed in Part IV of the Gazette of India, downloaded from egazette.gov.in.

A quick note on order: the affidavit always comes first, because both the newspaper ad and the gazette file copy their details from it.

Checklist

Documents Required for Name Change in Gujarat

Keep these ready. Missing or mismatched papers are the top reason files get held up.

Document	Needed?	Notes
Notarised name change affidavit (original)	Yes	Base document for either route
Old name ID proof	Yes	Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID or passport
Address proof (Gujarat)	Yes	Shows your Gujarat address
Two passport-size photos	Yes	Self-attested
Newspaper ad (full page)	Central route only	One local daily; the Gujarat state route needs none
Typed proforma + CD + fee receipt	Yes (Central)	For the Central Gazette route
BharatKosh or Gujarat portal fee receipt	Yes	Proof of the government fee
Marriage certificate	If applicable	For a surname change after marriage
Divorce papers	If applicable	For restoring your maiden name
Birth certificate	If applicable	For a minor's name change
Embassy-attested deed	If abroad	For NRIs applying from overseas

If you are from Gujarat but living abroad, your deed must be attested by the Indian Embassy or High Commission of that country.

Real costs

Name Change Fees in Gujarat (2026)

Two costs sit inside a name change: the government publication fee, and the side costs like stamp paper, notary and newspaper ads that vary.

Item	Cost
Gujarat e-Gazette fee	Rs 300 for the ordinary gazette (Annexure-1); Rs 1,000 for a single-name ordinary entry (Annexure-3); Rs 2,500 for an urgent extraordinary issue (Annexure-2). Set by GR IMD/WRT/e-file/9/2023/2848/D.2 of 5 October 2024. Non-refundable
Central Gazette fee (adult)	Rs 1,100 (BharatKosh)
Central Gazette fee (minor)	Rs 1,700 (BharatKosh)
Central Gazette fee (Indians living abroad)	Rs 3,500 adult, Rs 5,100 minor, per the Department of Publication guidelines (BharatKosh)
Stamp paper and notary	Varies — DGPS prescribes no stamp value, so ask your notary on the day
Newspaper notice	None needed for the Gujarat route. One paper for the Central route; a passport application generally asks for two — see the newspaper section

Watch out: pay only through the official channels — the e-Gazette portal login for the state route (Rs 300, and the receipt generates in your account), BharatKosh for the central route — and keep the receipt. Do not pay cash to anyone who calls it a "government charge."

Public notice

Newspaper Publication in Gujarat: Zero, One or Two Ads — Depending on the Route

Most name-change articles about Gujarat tell you to book two newspaper ads before you do anything else. That advice mixes up three different rules, and following the wrong one wastes money. Here is how the three tiers actually work.

Tier 1 — the Gujarat state gazette: no newspaper at all. The instruction sheet published with the Gujarat name-change form on egazette.gujarat.gov.in runs to 25 numbered clauses, and not one of them asks for a newspaper advertisement. The state route is affidavit + form + fee. If your goal is Aadhaar, PAN, bank, GSEB or university records inside Gujarat, you can skip the papers entirely and save the ad cost.

Tier 2 — the Central Gazette: one newspaper. The Department of Publication’s own guideline reads: “Change of name should be advertised in one of the daily local leading newspapers of the area” — one paper, any language that circulates locally. Gujarat Samachar, Divya Bhaskar, Sandesh or The Times of India all qualify; pick one. The two-newspaper, two-language instruction you see repeated online is not in the central guideline.

Tier 3 — planning a passport change: two newspaper cuttings. The two-paper rule is real, but it belongs to the passport procedure, not the gazette. Passport rules ask for advertisements in two daily newspapers — one in the area of your permanent address and one in the area of your present address. The split is geographic, not linguistic: if you live and are registered in the same city, one city’s papers can cover both. Indian missions abroad also accept a copy of the “Union/State Official Gazette” notification in place of the advertisements — which means a Gujarat state-gazette PDF can stand in for the ads when you apply from outside India.

Whatever you publish, keep the complete original pages with the date and masthead clearly visible — a cutting where the date cannot be read is treated as invalid. And if your ad runs in Gujarati, proofread the Gujarati spelling of both names before it prints; a garbled transliteration is a common cause of mismatch later.

Simple decision: Gujarat-only records → state gazette, zero ads. All-India records or the standard Delhi route → one local daily. Passport on the horizon → either keep two cuttings (permanent + present address) or rely on the official gazette notification, which missions accept in place of the ads.

Every document

Name Change Services We Handle in Gujarat

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 for Gujarat residents.

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Aadhaar Card

Name change or spelling correction with the gazette as proof.

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PAN Card

Name update through the NSDL or UTIITSL route.

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Voter ID (EPIC)

Name correction on the electoral roll via Form 8.

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Passport

Re-issue with your new name using the gazette and ads.

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Driving Licence

Name update at the RTO with Form 33 and the gazette copy.

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Bank & KYC

Update your name across bank accounts and KYC records.

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GSEB & University

Records for the Gujarat board (GSEB), CBSE and universities.

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Birth Certificate

Correction through the local Registrar under the RBD Act, not the gazette.

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LIC & Insurance

Name change on policies and insurance records.

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Ration Card & Property

Updates on ration card and property documents.

Tell us which documents you need updated. Call 9540005026 and we guide you through each one after the gazette.

Across Gujarat

Cities in Gujarat We Serve

We handle name change work for people all across Gujarat, from the big cities to smaller towns. Wherever you are, the process runs the same way, and you never have to travel to Delhi.

Ahmedabad Surat Vadodara Rajkot Bhavnagar Jamnagar Gandhinagar Junagadh Gandhidham Anand Nadiad Mehsana Morbi Surendranagar Bharuch Vapi Navsari Valsad Porbandar Palanpur Amreli Botad

Do not see your city? We still cover it. Call 9540005026 and we will confirm.

Next step

After the Gazette: Update Your Records

Once your name change is published, use the gazette PDF to update your other records. This is the final and often the slowest part, so start early. Here is how each main document works in Gujarat.

Document	Where	How to update
Aadhaar	Aadhaar Seva Kendra	Submit the gazette as proof, small update fee, reflects in a few weeks
PAN	NSDL / UTIITSL (online)	Choose "Correction in PAN details", upload the gazette, new card in about 15 to 20 days
Passport	Passport Seva Kendra, Gujarat	Apply for re-issue with the gazette and ads; police verification applies
Voter ID (EPIC)	voters.eci.gov.in (Form 8)	Upload the gazette; BLO verification, updated in about 30 to 45 days
Driving licence	RTO (Form 33)	Submit the gazette with your current DL; new DL in about 7 to 15 days
Bank accounts	Your branch	Name change form with the gazette, affidavit and KYC; updated in about 7 days
10th / 12th marksheet	GSEB	Apply with the gazette and original certificate; revised marksheet after verification
Birth certificate	Municipal Corporation / Panchayat	Correction under the RBD Act through the local Registrar, not the gazette

Keep several printouts of the gazette, because every office will want its own copy. The day counts above are the departments’ own typical estimates, not guarantees — individual offices can take longer. We can also handle these updates for you.

Special cases

Marriage, Divorce, Minors & Spelling

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After marriage

Add your marriage certificate to the file. The affidavit states your maiden name and married name. The three steps stay the same.

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After divorce

You can return to your maiden name through the same process. Keep your divorce papers ready. No separate court order is needed just to restore a maiden name.

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For a minor

The parent or guardian signs the affidavit and applies on the child's behalf. The Central Gazette fee for a minor is Rs 1,700.

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Spelling & birth certificate

A simple spelling case states the wrong and correct spelling in the affidavit. A birth certificate correction, though, goes through the local Registrar under the RBD Act, not the gazette.

Expert insights

Three Things the Experienced Know

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One ad can do every job

The Central Gazette needs only one local daily. If you suspect a Gujarat institution will want a Gujarati clipping, run that single ad in a Gujarati daily — one payment covers the guideline and the clipping. The state route needs no ad at all.

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Pick Central for overseas plans

Gujarat has a large overseas diaspora. If your name will be used on a passport, visa or foreign records, the Central Gazette is the safe choice from the start — though passport rules also accept a “Union/State Official Gazette” notification, and the state route is closed to OCI and other foreign citizens.

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Know the birth certificate exception

A spelling fix on a birth certificate is not a gazette job. It goes through the local Registrar under the RBD Act. For a CBSE school name change, you may also need a court order along with the gazette.

The fine print

What the Gujarat Name-Change Form Actually Says

Most guides never read past the fee. The instruction sheet attached to Gujarat’s change-of-name form runs to 25 numbered clauses, and a few of them change how you should plan.

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The negative list is real

The form expressly refuses certain applications: foreign citizens — including OCI card holders — cannot use the state route, and it does not handle changes of caste, place of birth or father’s name. Those needs go to other legal routes entirely.

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Clause 22: not a “proof” in itself

The form itself says the gazette entry is “not an authorised record or proof” of the change — it is the public notification of it. In practice offices accept it as the standard evidence, but the state is telling you the affidavit remains your base legal document. Keep both, always.

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Date-of-birth changes exist — with a catch

Gujarat’s portal also handles date-of-birth corrections, a service most states do not offer through the gazette. The catch: DOB applications run in Gujarati only, and the corrected date must match the Birth & Death register — the gazette follows the register, it cannot overrule it.

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Language decides your paperwork

The gazette entry publishes in the language you apply in. An English-language entry needs the English form with an English affidavit; wanting your name notified in both Gujarati and English means two separate applications, each with its own fee.

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Status tracking is built in

You can track a state application by your old name, application number or mobile number on the portal — no RTI, no phone chase. If the notice has not appeared within two months, the portal says to write to the Government Press, Rajkot.

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The PDF is the original

Since the GR of 3 July 2021, Gujarat’s e-signed gazette PDFs with QR codes are the official version — the state stopped printing paper copies for sale. Download the PDF, verify the QR, and store copies in more than one place.

Honest view

Benefits & Drawbacks of the Gazette Route

✔ Gujarat has an online state option

The Gujarat e-Gazette is applied for and tracked online, with a small fee, for state-level needs.

✔ Central Gazette accepted everywhere

A Central Gazette notification is accepted as name-change proof by UIDAI, the passport office, banks, embassies and universities across India.

✔ Done from anywhere, even abroad

The whole process runs on paperwork, so a resident of Surat or a Gujarati overseas completes it without travelling.

✕ Neither gazette publishes a timeline

Gujarat’s Ordinary Gazette prints every Thursday and the portal says to write in if your notice has not appeared within two months; the Department of Publication publishes no timeline for the Central Gazette either. Plan buffer time — it is not instant.

✕ Mistakes cost money and time

A wrong fee category, a spelling gap or a poor Gujarati translation can mean a rejection and a restart.

✕ Some records need a different route

Birth certificates follow the Registrar route, so the gazette alone is not always enough.

Avoid these

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Mistake	Why it hurts
Different spellings across affidavit, ad and ID	Top cause of rejection
Wrong or careless Gujarati spelling in the ad	A poor translation gets the file questioned
Guessing the stamp paper value from a blog	The DGPS instructions require non-judicial stamp paper but publish no value — confirm with your notary on the day instead of copying a number from the internet
Assuming the state e-Gazette works everywhere the Central one does	Missions abroad accept a State-gazette notification for passports, but many pan-India offices are used to seeing the Central Gazette — choose by where the name must be accepted, or you may have to redo it
Not keeping the full original newspaper pages	You cannot prove the publication
Using old supporting documents	The Department of Publication asks for documents not more than one year old; a stale affidavit or ad can get the file returned
Trying to fix a birth certificate through the gazette	That is a local Registrar job under the RBD Act
Wrong fee head on the payment portal	Payment rejected or mismatched
Applying on the state portal for an excluded change	The Gujarat form’s negative list bars foreign citizens (including OCI holders) and changes of caste, place of birth or father’s name — those files are simply not accepted
Expecting one state application to cover both languages	The Gujarat gazette publishes in the language you file in; an English entry needs the English form and affidavit, and Gujarati + English means two applications with two fees

Why YourDoorstep

Why People in Gujarat Choose Us

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We pick the right route

We know when the Gujarat e-Gazette is enough, and when the Central Gazette is worth it, especially for overseas needs.

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Only the ads you actually need

Zero for the state route, one for the Central Gazette, two cuttings only if a passport is planned — and we proofread the Gujarati spelling before it prints.

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No office visit

Everything runs on call, WhatsApp and a short form. You stay home anywhere in Gujarat, even abroad.

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One team for everything

The gazette plus updating Aadhaar, PAN, passport and the rest, with clear pricing and no hidden charges.

An example of a case we handle. A diamond trade professional from Surat got married and wanted her new surname on her passport and bank records, with a Gujarati clipping her bank had asked for. She sent her old and new name, marriage certificate and address on WhatsApp. We went the Central Gazette route, drafted the affidavit, arranged the notary, ran the one newspaper ad the central guideline asks for in a Gujarati daily (so the clipping her bank wanted was covered by the same ad), paid the BharatKosh fee, and prepared the complete kit, which she couriered to Delhi in her own name — as the rules require. When the notice appeared in Part IV, she used the gazette PDF and the Gujarati clipping to update everything. She never left Surat. This is an illustrative example of the type of case we handle, not a named client review.

Quick answers

Quick Answers to Common Searches

Does Gujarat have its own online gazette portal? Yes, egazette.gujarat.gov.in, run by the Directorate of Government Printing and Stationery, has a dedicated change of name service. For pan-India work, most people use the Central Gazette.

Do I need a Gujarati newspaper ad even with the Central Gazette? No rule requires one. The central guideline asks for one ad in a local daily of any language. If you expect a Gujarat institution to want a Gujarati clipping, simply run that one ad in a Gujarati daily such as Gujarat Samachar and keep the full page.

Where is the Gujarat gazette office? The Directorate of Government Printing and Stationery is headquartered at Govt Central Press, Sector 29, Gandhinagar, but name-change notices are handled by the Government Press, Rajkot (Reid Club Road; helpline 0281-2540016/17; gazette-helpline-rjt@gujarat.gov.in), through the portal egazette.gujarat.gov.in.

Is a birth certificate name change done through the gazette? No. A birth certificate correction goes through the local Registrar under the RBD Act, not the gazette.

People Also Search For

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Online name change procedure in Gujarat

Fully online on egazette.gujarat.gov.in: register, fill the change-of-name form, upload the notarised affidavit and ID, pay Rs 300, and download the e-signed gazette PDF when it publishes on a Thursday.

Name change procedure in Gujarat PDF download

The official form and its 25-clause instruction sheet download free from egazette.gujarat.gov.in — you do not need to buy a “procedure PDF” from any third-party site.

Name change procedure in Gujarat for marriage

Same route with one addition: attach the marriage certificate, and the affidavit states the maiden name and the married name. Fee and process are unchanged.

Gujarat Gazette download PDF

Published gazettes download from egazette.gujarat.gov.in. Since the GR of 3 July 2021 the e-signed, QR-coded PDF is the official version — no printed copy is sold.

Gujarat Gazette name change list

Name-change notices appear in Part-II of the Ordinary Gazette, printed every Thursday. Search the portal by date or use your reference number to find your own entry.

Rajkot Gazette name change status online

All Gujarat name-change gazetting is handled by the Government Press, Rajkot — that is why searches mention Rajkot. Track status on the portal by old name, application number or mobile; helpline 0281-2540016/17.

Gujarat Gazette name change form PDF download

Download the form from the portal, print it, fill it in the language you want published (English entry = English form and affidavit), and upload it back with your documents.

Gujarat gazette name change online Ahmedabad

Residents of Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara or any Gujarat district use the same single portal — there is no separate city office to visit, and the printed notice always comes from Rajkot.

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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I change my name through the gazette in Gujarat?+

Make a notarised affidavit, then file for a gazette notification. On the Gujarat e-Gazette at egazette.gujarat.gov.in that is the whole process — the state’s 25-clause instruction sheet asks for no newspaper ad. The Central Gazette, used for pan-India validity, asks for one ad in a local daily before you file.

Does Gujarat have its own online gazette portal?+

Yes, egazette.gujarat.gov.in, run by the Directorate of Government Printing and Stationery, has a dedicated change of name service. For pan-India work, most people use the Central Gazette.

Which gazette should I use, Gujarat or Central?+

The Gujarat e-Gazette is fine for records within the state. For a passport, PAN, bank, a central job or work abroad, the Central Gazette is the safer, pan-India choice. Many people book both.

What is the fee for name change in Gujarat?+

The Gujarat e-Gazette fee is Rs 300 for the ordinary gazette (Rs 1,000 for a single-name entry, Rs 2,500 urgent), set by the GR of 5 October 2024. The Central Gazette fee is Rs 1,100 for adults and Rs 1,700 for minors, paid on BharatKosh (Rs 3,500 and Rs 5,100 from abroad). Stamp paper, notary and any newspaper ad are extra.

How long does a name change take in Gujarat?+

Neither gazette publishes a processing timeline. Gujarat’s Ordinary Gazette prints every Thursday, and the portal says to contact the press if your notice has not appeared within two months of applying; the Central Gazette publishes Part IV weekly with no committed turnaround. Treat any firm week-count you read online as a guess.

Do I need a Gujarati newspaper ad even with the Central Gazette?+

No rule requires one. The Central Gazette guideline asks for a single ad in “one of the daily local leading newspapers of the area” — any language. If you think a Gujarat institution may ask for a Gujarati clipping, run that one ad in a Gujarati daily and keep the full page; there is no need to pay for a second paper.

Do I have to go to Gandhinagar or Delhi for the gazette?+

No. The Gujarat e-Gazette is fully online, and the Central Gazette file is sent to the Department of Publication by post or courier — its own instruction says applications submitted personally or by post/courier only are entertained, and agents are not permitted. You can complete either route from anywhere in Gujarat.

Is the Gujarat e-Gazette valid for a passport?+

For a passport, the Central Gazette is the safe choice. That said, passport rules themselves ask for newspaper ads (two cuttings, permanent and present address) or a copy of the “Union/State Official Gazette” notification — and Indian missions abroad accept a State-gazette notification under that wording. For PAN, bank and most pan-India records, the Central Gazette remains the least-questioned proof.

Where is the Gujarat gazette office?+

For name changes, the working office is the Government Press, Rajkot (Reid Club Road; helpline 0281-2540016/17), which prints the notices and runs the helpline — the Directorate of Government Printing and Stationery is headquartered in Sector 29, Gandhinagar, but files are not processed there. The portals are egazette.gujarat.gov.in and dgps.gujarat.gov.in.

Which cities in Gujarat do you serve?+

We serve Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Gandhinagar, Junagadh, Anand, Mehsana and nearby towns.

Do you help update Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID and birth certificate after the gazette?+

Yes. We help update Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID, passport, driving licence, bank records, GSEB and university certificates, and insurance policies with your gazette PDF. Birth certificate corrections are handled through the local Registrar route, not the gazette.

Can I change my name online in Gujarat?+

Yes. The Gujarat e-Gazette is online end to end at egazette.gujarat.gov.in — apply, pay Rs 300, track status and download the e-signed PDF. For the Central Gazette, fee payment and the download are online, while the affidavit, the one newspaper ad and the postal filing are offline, though you can run all of it remotely.

Where do I download my gazette once it is published?+

For the Gujarat e-Gazette, from egazette.gujarat.gov.in using your reference number. For the Central Gazette, from egazette.gov.in under Weekly Gazette, Part IV.

Do I need a lawyer to change my name in Gujarat?+

No. A notary attests the affidavit. Help from a consultant mainly saves you from format mistakes and rejections.

Which newspapers should I use in Gujarat?+

For the Central Gazette you need just one local daily — Gujarat Samachar, Divya Bhaskar, Sandesh, The Times of India or The Indian Express all qualify. The Gujarat state route needs no newspaper. Only a passport application asks for two cuttings, split by permanent and present address.

I want to change my surname after marriage. What extra do I need?+

Add your marriage certificate to the file. The affidavit states your maiden name and married name. The rest is the same.

Do I need signatures from two gazetted officers on my affidavit?+

For an ordinary name change, no. That extra step mainly applies to government employees, who follow their department's deed rules.

What if there is a spelling mismatch in my documents?+

Mismatched spellings across the affidavit, newspaper ad and ID proof are the biggest cause of rejection. Every spelling must match exactly, including the Gujarati spelling in the ad.

How do I update Aadhaar and PAN after the gazette?+

Use the gazette PDF as proof and apply through the normal Aadhaar and PAN update routes, or let us handle it for you.

Can NRIs from Gujarat change their name?+

Yes, with valid Indian ID — the Central Gazette route is recommended, with the deed attested by the Indian Embassy or High Commission and a higher fee (Rs 3,500 adult, Rs 5,100 minor). Note the Gujarat state route is closed to foreign citizens: the form’s negative list excludes non-citizens, including OCI card holders. An NRI who has taken foreign citizenship generally changes their name under their new country’s law and then has the Indian mission update the OCI card and Indian records.

Will the department return my original documents?+

No. The Department of Publication does not return submitted documents. Keep your own extra copies.

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Official Sources & References

The portals, offices and routes on this page are checked against official Government sources, not copied from other blogs.

Gujarat e-Gazette portal (Change of Name service)Official online portal to apply for a name change in the Gujarat Gazette (Rajpatra).
Directorate of Government Printing & Stationery, GujaratThe nodal department for the Gujarat Gazette in Gandhinagar.
e-Gazette portal, Government of IndiaWhere the published Central Gazette (Part IV) notification is downloaded.
BharatKosh (NTRP), Ministry of FinanceOfficial portal for paying the Central Gazette name change fee.
Gujarat e-Gazette FAQ (DGPS)The portal’s own FAQ, confirming Rs 300 / Rs 1,000 / Rs 2,500 fee slabs, Thursday publication and Part-II placement by the Government Press, Rajkot.
Department of Publication, Government of IndiaIssues the Central Gazette guidelines: one local newspaper ad, postal submission only, no agents, and the abroad fee slabs.
Passport Seva, Ministry of External AffairsSource of the passport rule on two newspaper cuttings (permanent + present address) and gazette-notification acceptance.

Government fees and timelines can be revised from time to time. Always confirm the current figures on the official portals above before you apply.

In short

The Short Version

Changing your name in Gujarat comes down to two clean steps — affidavit, then gazette notification — with a newspaper ad added only where the route asks for one. Gujarat gives you two routes: its own online e-Gazette at egazette.gujarat.gov.in, which costs Rs 300 and needs no newspaper at all, and the Central Gazette for a name accepted everywhere, including abroad, which asks for one ad in a local daily. The Central Gazette fee is Rs 1,100 for adults; neither gazette publishes a processing timeline, so plan buffer time. Whether you are in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara or Rajkot, you can get your name changed from home, and we update your Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID and passport once it is done.

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Gujarat e-Gazette vs Central Gazette

Gujarat Gazette Office

Change Your Name Without Going Anywhere

The 3 Legal Steps

Make the affidavit

Newspaper: depends on route

Get the gazette

Step 1: Make the name change affidavit

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Name Change Services We Handle in Gujarat

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What the Gujarat Name-Change Form Actually Says

The negative list is real

Clause 22: not a “proof” in itself

Date-of-birth changes exist — with a catch

Language decides your paperwork

Status tracking is built in

The PDF is the original

Benefits & Drawbacks of the Gazette Route

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✔ Done from anywhere, even abroad

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