The complete guide to the name change procedure in Jaipur, from C-Scheme and Malviya Nagar to Vaishali Nagar and Mansarovar. Three legal steps, the Hindi-and-English newspaper rule, and Rajasthan's fully online e-gazette (ReAMS) that most guides never mention, with verified fees, documents and doorstep service.
A quick walkthrough of the affidavit, the newspaper ad and the gazette notification for Jaipur residents.
In this video, the YourDoorstep team explains how to change and correct your name in Jaipur: the documents you need, the real fees, and how we handle the whole process at your doorstep.
Changing your name in Jaipur 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. Miss one, or let a spelling drift between them, and you are back to the start. Jaipur has a real advantage most name-change guides skip: Rajasthan runs a fully online state e-gazette, so you can often complete the state route without sending anything to Delhi. This guide walks through the whole procedure, that online route, and how it differs from the central one.
To change your name legally in Jaipur, sign a notarised affidavit, publish the change in one Hindi and one English newspaper, and get a gazette notification. Jaipur residents have two routes: Rajasthan's fully online state e-gazette (ReAMS), run from Jaipur, 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 Rajasthan e-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, Jaipur included, runs through the same three stages. There is no shortcut, and doing one or two of them does not make the change legal.
State your old name, new name, father's or husband's name, address and reason, on stamp paper, signed before a notary or oath commissioner.
Publish the notice in two papers, one Hindi and one English. Keep the full original printed pages, not photos.
Apply through Rajasthan's online ReAMS e-gazette or the Central Gazette with the affidavit, ID, Aadhaar, application and fee. Once published, this is your legal proof.
You swear an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper stating your old name, new name, father's or husband's name, address and the reason for the change. It is signed before a Notary Public or Oath Commissioner. In Jaipur 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 Hindi and one English. In Jaipur, widely circulated Hindi papers include Dainik Bhaskar, Rajasthan Patrika and Dainik Navjyoti, and English options include The Times of India and Hindustan Times. The ad carries your old name, new name, father's or husband's name and address. Keep the original printed pages.
For the Rajasthan state route, you apply online through ReAMS at reams.rajasthan.gov.in, uploading a self-attested ID proof, self-attested Aadhaar and the notarised affidavit, then pay the fee. 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 Jaipur you publish the name-change notice in one Hindi daily and one English daily. Widely circulated Hindi papers include Dainik Bhaskar, Rajasthan Patrika and Dainik Navjyoti, and for English you can use The Times of India or Hindustan Times. The rule is the pairing: one Hindi, one English, both carrying exactly the same old name, new name and address as your affidavit.
This is where Jaipur stands out from most cities. Rajasthan moved its whole gazette online.
Rajasthan discontinued its printed gazette back in October 2015 and moved the whole thing online. The state gazette now runs through ReAMS, the Rajasthan E-Archival Management System, at reams.rajasthan.gov.in, managed by the state IT department (DOIT&C) and published by the Government Central Press in Jaipur, at Sardar Patel Marg, C-Scheme, Jaipur-302001.
Through ReAMS, a Rajasthan citizen can apply online for an "Ordinary Gazette Notification" for a name change. You upload a self-attested ID proof, self-attested Aadhaar and your notarised affidavit, complete the application, and pay the fee. Once processed, the notification is published in the online gazette, which you can view and download. There is a user manual in Hindi and English, a fee notification, and gazette in-charge contacts listed on the portal for help.
Most name-change websites do not mention this at all. They funnel every Rajasthan resident straight to the Central Gazette in Delhi. For many people in Jaipur, the online state route is simpler and does not need anything couriered out of the state.
One feature worth knowing: on the Rajasthan ReAMS system, the fee is refunded if your application is rejected. That is unusual. With the Central Gazette, the fee is non-refundable, so if your file bounces, you pay again. Rajasthan's online route therefore carries less financial risk if something is off with your documents, though you should still get them right the first time to avoid the delay.
Both are legally valid, and Rajasthan's online system makes the state route genuinely attractive, so this is not one-sided.
| Point | Rajasthan e-Gazette (ReAMS) | Central Gazette of India |
|---|---|---|
| Run by | Government Central Press, C-Scheme, Jaipur | Department of Publication, Delhi |
| How to apply | Fully online at reams.rajasthan.gov.in | File to Delhi by post, courier or a service |
| Published in | Rajasthan e-gazette (online) | Part IV, Gazette of India |
| Fee if rejected | Refunded | Non-refundable |
| Download | reams.rajasthan.gov.in | egazette.gov.in |
| Best for | Records staying inside Rajasthan | Passport, visa, PAN, central jobs, embassies |
Choose the Rajasthan e-gazette (ReAMS) if your records, job and future are within Rajasthan and you want a fully online route, run from Jaipur, with the fee refunded if rejected. It is convenient and low-risk for state-level matters.
Choose the Central Gazette if you need the change for a passport, visa or foreign embassy; if you work in or plan to apply for a central government job; if your employer runs strict background verification; or if your records may travel beyond Rajasthan. It is accepted everywhere without question, with the fee paid through BharatKosh.
Filing from elsewhere in Rajasthan, or moving for work? The gazette routes are identical across the state. See the full Rajasthan name change guide for the parent state, the Delhi guide for where the central files land, the Haryana guide for the neighbour, and the Gandhinagar guide if your paperwork crosses into Gujarat.
The pages ranking for this topic copy each other, and the same errors travel from site to site. Here is what they say, against the verified position, so your file is not built on a myth.
| What many websites say | The verified fact |
|---|---|
| "Get your Rajasthan gazette name change done for just Rs 999" | The Central Gazette government fee alone is Rs 1,100 for an adult on BharatKosh, and the ReAMS route has its own official fee too. Teaser pricing quietly excludes the gazette fee, stamp paper, notary and newspaper ads. |
| "Pay the Central Gazette fee by demand draft, just like the Rajasthan gazette" | The two routes pay differently, and mixing them up bounces files. The Central Gazette accepts only online BharatKosh (NTRP) payment, no DD, no challan. Rajasthan's own system quotes DDs to the Superintendent, Government Central Press only for specific categories, and the citizen name change flow on ReAMS runs online. |
| "The gazette fee is never refunded, whatever happens" | Half true. The Central Gazette fee is non-refundable. But ReAMS states in its own instructions that the amount is refunded if a Rajasthan e-gazette application is rejected. That refund difference is worth knowing before you pick a route. |
| "The fee depends on the type of change: correction, marriage or religion" | The Central Gazette fee is fixed by age, not by type: Rs 1,100 for an adult and Rs 1,700 for a minor, whether it is a spelling correction, a post-marriage change or a full new name. Extra alias names add Rs 250 each. |
| "Visit the gazette office in Jaipur with your file" | The Rajasthan route runs online on reams.rajasthan.gov.in, and the Government Central Press at Sardar Patel Marg, C-Scheme handles print, not walk-in name change counters. The Central Gazette file goes to Delhi by post or in person, never to a Jaipur office. |
| "Your printed gazette copy will arrive by post" | Printed Central Gazette copies stopped from 1 October 2015. You download the PDF from egazette.gov.in (Part IV, published every Saturday), and the Rajasthan e-gazette from the ReAMS portal. Neither needs certification. |
| "Any old affidavit and newspaper ad will work" | The Department of Publication does not accept documents older than one year, and ReAMS rejects improperly scanned uploads. Documents once submitted to Delhi are not returned. |
| "Fix your birth certificate spelling through the gazette" | A birth certificate correction is a Registrar matter under Section 15 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, through your municipal corporation or local Registrar in Jaipur, not the gazette. |
Have these ready before you start. A missing or mismatched document is the number-one cause of delay.
| Document | Needed? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Notarised name-change affidavit | Yes | Old name, new name, reason, father's/husband's name, address |
| Self-attested identity proof | Yes | Aadhaar, PAN, passport or voter ID |
| Self-attested Aadhaar | Yes | Specifically required for the ReAMS citizen name change |
| Address proof | Yes | Aadhaar, voter ID, utility bill or rent agreement |
| Original newspaper cuttings | Yes | One Hindi, one English, full printed pages |
| Two passport-size photos | Yes | Recent |
| Completed application form | Yes | Online on ReAMS (state) or proforma (Central) |
| Soft copy (CD) + declaration | Central route | Notification text in MS Word for the Central Gazette |
| Government fee | Yes | Per ReAMS notification (state) or BharatKosh (Central) |
| Marriage certificate | For marriage | Surname change after marriage |
| Divorce decree | For divorce | Restoring your maiden name |
| Parents' ID + child's birth certificate | For minors | Guardian applies and signs |
| Bond or MHA deed route | For government staff | Bond on ReAMS (state) or MHA Office Memorandum (Central) |
Closer to fully online than most cities, thanks to ReAMS. You can apply, upload your documents, pay and download the state gazette online. The one step that still needs physical presence is notarising the affidavit before a notary. For the Central route, a physical file and CD reach Delhi.
So the Rajasthan state route is genuinely online end to end apart from the notary visit, which is more than most states can say. That single notary step is exactly the part we can arrange for you.
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 (Hindi + English) | Rs 400 to Rs 3,000 (depends on the papers) |
| Rajasthan e-Gazette (ReAMS) fee | Per current fee notification (refunded if rejected) |
| Central Gazette fee (adult) | Rs 1,100 (BharatKosh) |
| Central Gazette fee (minor) | Rs 1,700 (BharatKosh) |
| Extra alias name in the notice | Rs 250 per alias, added to the Central Gazette fee |
| Central Gazette fee (living abroad) | Rs 3,500 as per the Department of Publication guidelines (BharatKosh) |
| Self-done total | Often Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000 |
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 ReAMS for the state route, which can be relatively quick, 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 Jaipur with the gazette; 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 Jaipur 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 (RBSE/CBSE) & university | Boards accept the gazette for name corrections on certificates and mark sheets |
| 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 Jaipur 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 Nagar Nigam Jaipur (Heritage or Greater, depending on your zone). It is not a gazette job. The gazette route is for an actual change of name, adopting a genuinely different name.
A woman changing her surname follows the same process and adds her marriage certificate. Taking a spouse's surname is a choice, not a legal compulsion, but the gazette is what makes it stick across Aadhaar, PAN, passport and bank.
Reverting to a maiden or previous name again uses the affidavit, newspaper and gazette route, with the decree as supporting proof. Only the reason and supporting document differ.
A parent or legal guardian applies and signs on the child's behalf, with the child's birth certificate. For RBSE, CBSE and most boards, expect them to ask for the gazette for school records.
Jaipur hosts the Rajasthan Secretariat and a large state workforce, so this matters here. Rajasthan's ReAMS system has a dedicated government-employee name change option, which uses a bond 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 the gazette as proof.
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 RBSE, CBSE and universities.
Correction through Nagar Nigam Jaipur 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 Jaipur and the wider district, with doorstep pickup and delivery.
From C-Scheme, Malviya Nagar and Vaishali Nagar to Mansarovar, Raja Park and areas beyond the walled city like Sanganer and Jhotwara, the legal steps are identical, because a name change runs on paperwork, not on which part of Jaipur you live in. The same file works across Rajasthan and everywhere in India, and birth certificate corrections stay with your municipal corporation or local Registrar.
Do not see your area? We still cover it. Call 9540005026 and we will confirm.
Most rejections come down to avoidable mismatches. On the Central route the fee is non-refundable, so a rejection means paying again; on ReAMS the fee is refunded, but a rejection still costs you time.
| Reason | What to do instead |
|---|---|
| Name mismatch across affidavit, ads and ID | Fix one exact spelling and use it everywhere, even initials |
| Poorly scanned documents on ReAMS | Upload clear, readable scans |
| Wrong newspaper mix (two English or two Hindi) | Use one Hindi and one English paper |
| Missing self-attested Aadhaar | Attach the self-attested Aadhaar ReAMS requires |
| Incomplete application or missing declaration | Complete every field and sign where required |
| Typos in the notification text | Proofread; the gazette prints exactly what you submit |
| Wrong fee mode or missing receipt | Pay through the correct channel and keep the receipt |
| Documents more than one year old | The Department of Publication does not accept documents older than one year on the central route, and ReAMS rejects improperly scanned uploads; file while papers are fresh |
Doing it yourself is very doable in Jaipur, especially given Rajasthan's online ReAMS system. You draft the affidavit, run the two newspaper ads (one Hindi, one English), and apply online. The trade-off is the rejection risk: a name mismatch or a bad scan means a restart and a delay, even if the state fee is refunded.
A Jaipur name-change agent handles the affidavit, the newspaper booking, the online application, the fee and the tracking. It is the sensible choice if your time is tight, if there is a deadline such as a passport appointment or a visa interview, 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 Rajasthan's online e-gazette application end to end, including clean scans that clear the portal's checks, plus the Central Gazette when you need it.
We book both newspaper ads in the correct languages and format, in the dailies that circulate in Jaipur.
State ReAMS for local matters, Central for passport and visa, we advise which fits and run it for you.
We review the full file before filing, so there are fewer rejections, and we handle Aadhaar, PAN and passport after.
How much does the Central Gazette cost for Jaipur residents? Rs 1,100 for adults and Rs 1,700 for minors, paid on BharatKosh (NTRP). Each extra alias name adds Rs 250, applicants living abroad pay Rs 3,500, and the central fee is non-refundable. The Rajasthan e-Gazette has its own official fee on ReAMS, refunded if the application is rejected.
How fresh do my documents need to be? The Department of Publication does not accept documents older than one year, so complete the affidavit, newspaper ads and gazette filing without a long gap. Documents once submitted are not returned.
Can I change my name online in Jaipur? Yes, more than most cities. Rajasthan's state gazette is fully online through ReAMS at reams.rajasthan.gov.in. Only the affidavit notarisation needs to be in person.
Which newspapers do I use in Jaipur? One Hindi daily and one English daily. Common Hindi options include Dainik Bhaskar, Rajasthan Patrika or Dainik Navjyoti, paired with The Times of India or Hindustan Times.
Is the Rajasthan gazette fee refundable? Yes. ReAMS refunds the fee if your application is rejected. The Central Gazette fee is non-refundable.
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 Nagar Nigam Jaipur.
We advise the right route, prepare the affidavit, book the Hindi and English newspaper ads, file the online ReAMS or Central Gazette, then guide you on updating Aadhaar, PAN and passport. Doorstep service across Jaipur, honest pricing.
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Central Gazette government fee: Rs 1,100 adult, Rs 1,700 minor on BharatKosh, plus Rs 250 per extra alias and Rs 3,500 if you live abroad. The Rajasthan e-Gazette has its own official fee on ReAMS. Stamp paper, notary and two newspaper ads come on top. Rs 999 all-inclusive offers exclude the government fee itself.
Register on reams.rajasthan.gov.in, use the Ordinary Gazette citizen flow, upload your self-attested ID, Aadhaar and notarised affidavit (bond format for government employees), pay online and track your application. If a ReAMS application is rejected, its instructions say the amount is refunded.
The Rajasthan Gazette is run by the Government Central Press, Sardar Patel Marg, C-Scheme, Jaipur-302001. It handles printing and the ReAMS system, not walk-in name change counters, so apply online rather than travelling with a file.
Entirely optional, nothing in law requires it. If you choose to change, the same steps apply with your marriage certificate added, on either the Rajasthan or the Central route. No court appearance is needed.
Central route: search your name on egazette.gov.in under Weekly Gazette, Part IV, published every Saturday. Rajasthan route: download your e-gazette notification from the ReAMS portal once published. Neither PDF needs certification.
RBSE and universities update records against the gazette notification, so complete the gazette first. Board-specific forms and timelines then apply on top of it.
Legally you can file yourself, since the process is paperwork, not court. An agent mainly saves you from format rejections and portal errors, and one bounced file costs more than most assistance. Call 9540005026.
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Changing your name in Jaipur is a defined three-step legal process: affidavit, newspaper publication and gazette notification. Jaipur gives you a genuinely modern option: Rajasthan's fully online state e-gazette, ReAMS, run from the Government Central Press in the city, which even refunds the fee if your application is rejected. For state matters, that online route is convenient and low-risk. For a passport, visa or central government job, the Central Gazette is the safer pick because it is accepted everywhere. Publish in one Hindi and one English newspaper, match your name exactly across every document, scan your files cleanly, and update your records in the right order, starting with Aadhaar. Expect about 3 to 6 weeks and a realistic budget of Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000. If there is a deadline, a visa interview, 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 Rajasthan e-gazette or the Central Gazette. We advise which fits you, file it, and update your Aadhaar, PAN and passport.
