Affidavit, newspaper ads, BharatKosh fee and the Central Gazette filing, prepared by one team and hand-delivered at Civil Lines, Delhi. Then we update your Aadhaar, PAN and passport too. Every state, every union territory, and NRIs.
Changing your name legally in India is a three-step Government process: an affidavit, newspaper advertisements, and a notification in the Gazette of India. Each step is simple on paper and easy to get wrong in practice, which is why so many self-filed applications come back rejected over a spelling gap, a stale newspaper ad or a CD that does not match the hard copy. Our name change service exists to remove all of that. You share your details once, on a call or WhatsApp, and we carry your file from the first affidavit to the published gazette PDF, and then on to your updated Aadhaar, PAN and passport. You never stand in a queue, in any state of India.
YourDoorstep's name change service in India handles the entire legal process from home: we draft and notarise your affidavit, publish the ads in one English and one regional newspaper, pay the Government fee (Rs 1,100 adult, Rs 1,700 minor) on BharatKosh, and hand-deliver your file to the Gazette office in Delhi. Your name change is published in the Gazette of India in about 30 to 45 days, and we then help update Aadhaar, PAN, passport and more.
A name change service is a professional documentation service that manages the legal process of changing your name on your behalf: the notarised affidavit, the public newspaper notice, the Government gazette notification, and the record updates that follow.
The core legal name change, for every reason and every kind of applicant. Each service below is handled end to end, from affidavit to the published gazette PDF.
Your new name published in Part IV of the Gazette of India as final legal proof, hand-delivered at Civil Lines.
Change your surname or full name after marriage, updated across all your records. Our most common case.
Restore your maiden name or set a new name after divorce, cleanly and legally, with the decree attached.
Add, remove or correct your surname with a proper gazette record valid across India.
Change a child's name with parental consent and the birth certificate, handled the correct legal way (fee Rs 1,700).
Fix the spelling mismatch that blocks loans, visas and job verifications, one exact spelling everywhere.
The declaration published along with the name change, with conversion documents attached.
The deed route under the Ministry of Home Affairs OM of 12/03/1987, prepared and attested correctly.
Embassy-attested deed, higher fee category handled on BharatKosh, and the whole file run remotely while you stay abroad.
After the gazette publishes, we push your new name through every ID you hold, in the right order.
Updated first, since Aadhaar unlocks the rest of your updates. Done with the gazette PDF as proof.
Correct or change the name on your PAN through the official correction route, without the usual hassle.
Passport re-issue with your new name through Passport Seva, backed by the gazette notification.
Your name updated on the electoral roll and EPIC card with the gazette as supporting proof.
Name corrected on your driving licence at your RTO, with the gazette PDF and current licence.
Accounts, passbooks, cheque books, cards and KYC records updated with fresh documents.
Every certificate and record where your name lives, corrected through the right authority.
Marksheets, degrees and school certificates corrected through your board or university, including CBSE and state boards, backed by the gazette.
Routed correctly through your local Registrar under the RBD Act, 1969, because this one does not go through the gazette.
Name corrected on LIC and other insurance policy documents so claims never get stuck.
Names of family members updated on the ration card and household records.
Name corrections in property papers, khata and related municipal records.
Name corrected or changed on company share certificates and demat records.
Name correction on caste certificates through the issuing state authority, with the gazette as proof.
Name corrected on domicile or residence certificates through your state's issuing office.
Name correction on income and EWS certificates through the issuing authority.
When the problem is not your own name but a linked detail, we fix that too, through the correct route.
Fix a father's name error in certificates, school records and official documents.
Change or correct a mother's name across birth, education and passport documents.
Correct your date of birth across certificates and ID records through the right authority.
One name on Aadhaar, another on PAN, a third on your marksheet: we map the cleanest route to one identity.
Not sure which service you need? See the route table or message us on WhatsApp, and we will confirm the correct path before you spend anything.
Whichever service you pick, here is precisely what we handle, end to end.
Every personal name change in India, from every state, is published by one office: the Department of Publication at Civil Lines, Delhi. Most services anywhere in the country prepare your file and post it there. We do not post. Our office is in Burari, Delhi, minutes from Civil Lines, and we walk files into that office every week.
That means nothing is lost in transit, submissions do not wait on couriers, and when the department flags an issue, the correction is hand-delivered within a day instead of costing you weeks. It is a small structural fact with a big effect on your timeline, and it is something no out-of-Delhi service can copy.
One call or WhatsApp message with your old name, new name, address and ID. We confirm the exact spelling and quote the full cost with the Government fee shown separately.
Affidavit drafted and notarised, both newspaper ads booked and published, originals collected and checked.
BharatKosh fee paid, the complete file assembled and hand-delivered at the Department of Publication. We track it and handle any objection in person.
Your notice publishes in Part IV, typically 30 to 45 days from start. We send the PDF and, if you choose, begin updating your Aadhaar, PAN, passport and other records one by one.
We believe you should always see the Government's money and the service's money separately. The Government side is fixed.
| Item | Amount | Paid to |
|---|---|---|
| Gazette fee, adult | Rs 1,100 | BharatKosh (Government) |
| Gazette fee, minor | Rs 1,700 | BharatKosh (Government) |
| Gazette fee, NRI | About Rs 7,500 to Rs 9,000 | BharatKosh (confirm current amount) |
| Stamp paper | Rs 10 to Rs 100 | Depends on your state |
| Newspaper ads (both papers) | About Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000 | Varies by city and paper |
| Our service charge | Quoted upfront, all-inclusive | Covers drafting, notary, ads, filing, follow-up |
Our service charge sits on top and covers drafting, notary coordination, ad booking, file assembly, hand-delivery, follow-up and objection handling. You get the exact all-inclusive quote before paying anything, and the BharatKosh receipt in your own name.
You can absolutely do this yourself, and our complete India guide tells you how. Here is the fair trade-off.
| Doing it yourself | Using our service |
|---|---|
| Saves the service charge | Costs the service fee, quoted upfront |
| You draft the affidavit in the accepted format | Drafted and notarised for you, checked letter by letter |
| You negotiate ad rates with two newspapers | Both ads booked in the accepted format at fair rates |
| You prepare a CD that matches the hard copy exactly | File assembled against the department's own checklist |
| You courier originals to Delhi and wait | Hand-delivered at Civil Lines, tracked in person |
| A rejection means fresh fees and a restart | Objections answered in person, usually within a day |
| You chase every office after the gazette | One team through to the updated passport |
A meaningful share of self-filed applications are returned for exactly these small mistakes, and the department does not refund applicant errors. If your time is short or the name change is blocking something (a visa, a job verification, a property matter), the service usually pays for itself.
Not every name change goes through the gazette. A simple clerical error is often fixed at the source office, which is faster and cheaper. Use this table to see the correct route for your case.
| Your situation | Correct route | Usual proof |
|---|---|---|
| Full name change (new name) | Gazette notification | Affidavit, newspaper ads, gazette PDF |
| Surname change after marriage | Gazette notification | Affidavit, marriage certificate, gazette PDF |
| Clerical error in birth certificate | Local Registrar, under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 | Supporting ID and records |
| Name in Aadhaar, PAN or passport | Update at the issuing authority | Gazette PDF or valid supporting proof |
| Name in marksheet or degree | Board or university, backed by the gazette | Gazette PDF and newspaper pages |
| Caste, domicile or income certificate | The issuing state authority | Gazette PDF plus the authority's own form |
Not sure which one fits you? Message us on WhatsApp and we will confirm the exact route before you spend anything.
Some states run their own gazette alongside the Central Gazette of India. Both are legal. Here is the quick difference, and how we advise you.
Published in Part IV by the Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi, every Saturday. Valid across India and abroad, accepted by passport offices and embassies, and required for central Government employees. Fee Rs 1,100 adult, Rs 1,700 minor on BharatKosh. This is the route we recommend for most cases, and the one we hand-deliver.
States such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Haryana and Karnataka publish their own gazettes through their state printing departments. Useful when your records stay within the state. We advise honestly on whether the state route suits your case, and handle either.
Our name change service runs identically across the country, because every file ends at the same Delhi office. Where a state runs its own gazette (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and others), we advise honestly on whether the state route or the Central Gazette suits your case, and handle either.
Step-by-step local guides for the cities we serve most.
Just three things to begin: an ID proof with your old name (Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID or passport), an address proof, and two passport-size photos.
Case-specific extras: marriage certificate for a surname change after marriage, divorce decree for restoring a maiden name, birth certificate for a minor, the MHA-format deed for Government employees, and embassy attestation for NRIs. We tell you the exact list for your case on the first call, and we prepare everything else.
There is no human at Civil Lines fixing your typos. If the affidavit says one spelling and the ad says another, the file fails. We lock one spelling in writing before anything is printed.
Newspaper ads expire six months after publication. Files that sit at home past that window need fresh ads. We sequence the steps so nothing goes stale.
Until the gazette publishes, your legal name is the old one. The proforma and application are signed in the old name, matching your ID signature. This one mistake causes a surprising share of rejections.
Since October 2015 the Gazette of India is e-published only. Your PDF from egazette.gov.in is the original, needs no certification, and can be re-downloaded free forever. Anyone selling you a "certified hard copy" is selling paper.
Message or call us with your old name, new name and city. You get the document list and the full transparent quote in minutes, and your affidavit can be drafted the same day.
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A name change in India is three legal steps, affidavit, newspaper ads and the Gazette of India notification, followed by the long tail of updating every card you hold. Our name change service carries all of it: drafted, published, paid, hand-delivered at Civil Lines by our Delhi team, and then pushed through Aadhaar, PAN, passport and the rest. The Government fee is Rs 1,100, our quote is transparent, the timeline is an honest 30 to 45 days, and you never leave your home in any state of India.
Share your old name, new name and city. You get the document list and a transparent quote in minutes, and your affidavit can be drafted today.
