Name Change Procedure in Rajasthan
Rajasthan gives you something most states do not: a working online gazette route of its own, filed through the Government Central Press in Jaipur. This page explains both routes in plain words, for Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Kota, Ajmer, Bikaner and all 41 districts. The affidavit, the real documents, honest fees and timelines, and which route fits your case. We prepare the whole file and track it to publication.
Video: the name change procedure in Rajasthan
Prefer to watch rather than read? This walkthrough covers the affidavit, the gazette office question and the notification itself, in the order you actually have to do them. Twelve more videos sit further down this page, each one placed next to the section it explains.
Name Change Procedure in Rajasthan, gazette office and name correction • every video on this page loads only when you press play, so none of them slow it down
All thirteen Rajasthan videos on this page
Each video sits next to the section it explains, so you can jump straight to the one you need. Most are in Hindi, which is the language your newspaper notice goes in as well on the central route.
- Name Change Procedure in Rajasthan the process end to end, with name correction
- Gazette Office in Rajasthan where the office is, and why the citizen route is online
- How to Make a Gazette Notification in Rajasthan the filing itself, step by step
- Name Change Ads in Newspaper placing the two notices for the central route
- How to Add or Change Surname in Rajasthan surname changes, including after marriage
- Change Name in 10th Mark Sheet how a board record follows its own correction process
- Name Change in Birth Certificate the Registrar route, which is not a gazette matter
- Father Name Change in Birth Certificate correcting a parent name on the birth record
- Name Change of Central Government Employees the departmental deed route
- Name Change of a Government Employee in Rajasthan the bond the state portal asks for
- Name Change in Driving Licence updating the licence after publication
- Name Change Consultant in Rajasthan what a consultant actually does for you
- Name Change Agent in Rajasthan what an agent can and cannot do
Everything shown in the videos is written out in full below, with the documents, the offices and the Government sources it is all checked against.
Rajasthan residents have two routes. The state route is a notarised affidavit uploaded with self-attested ID proof and Aadhaar on the ReAMS portal at reams.rajasthan.gov.in, published as an Ordinary Gazette notification through the Government Central Press, Jaipur. The central route is an affidavit, two newspaper notices and a file posted to the Gazette of India in Delhi, published in Part IV in 30 to 45 days and valid across India.
Nearly every website writing about the name change procedure in Rajasthan misses the most useful fact of all: this state runs its own citizen gazette route, filed entirely online. Pages instead send you to a counter in Jaipur with a CD or pen drive, promise publication in ten to fifteen days for an extra charge, or quote a Rs 999 all-inclusive price that cannot cover the Government fee. This page sets out what the Rajasthan portal actually asks for, what the Central Gazette actually costs, and how to pick between them.
A Gazette notification is a formal announcement of your name change printed in the official journal of a Government. Once it carries a date and a number, it becomes the document that Aadhaar, PAN, banks, boards, the passport office and employers accept as the legal record of your new name. An affidavit on its own is the beginning of the change, not the end of it. What Rajasthan adds is a choice about which official journal carries it.
At a glance
- Where it applies
- All 41 districts of Rajasthan
- Legal stages
- Affidavit, application, gazette notification
- State route
- ReAMS portal, reams.rajasthan.gov.in, filed online
- State office
- Superintendent, Government Central Press, Sardar Patel Marg, C-Scheme, Jaipur 302001
- State uploads
- Self-attested ID proof, self-attested Aadhaar, and an affidavit or bond
- If rejected by the state
- The amount is refunded
- Central route
- Part IV of the Gazette of India
- Central office
- Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054
- Central fee
- Commonly Rs 1,100 adult, Rs 1,700 minor, not refundable
- Newspapers
- One Hindi daily and one English daily, on the central route
- Central time
- 30 to 45 days, with no expedited option
- Where to download
- ReAMS for the state notice, egazette.gov.in for the central one
Key takeaways
- Rajasthan runs a genuine online state route. ReAMS, the Rajasthan e-Archival Management System at reams.rajasthan.gov.in, carries a dedicated Ordinary Gazette section for citizens, separate from the one departments use.
- The state gazette is handled by the Superintendent, Government Central Press, Sardar Patel Marg, C-Scheme, Jaipur 302001.
- The portal's own instructions ask a citizen for self-attested ID proof, a self-attested Aadhaar card and an affidavit. A Government employee uploads a bond instead of the affidavit, which almost no competing page mentions.
- The application is submitted by the person whose name is changing, even if that person is a minor. For a child under five without a Jan Aadhaar ID, the portal allows the application to be filled using a parent's Jan Aadhaar ID.
- Poorly scanned uploads are a stated ground for rejection. If your application is rejected, the amount is refunded, which is a real difference from the Central Gazette fee, and that one is not refundable.
- The Central Gazette fee is commonly Rs 1,100 for adults and Rs 1,700 for minors, paid only through bharatkosh.gov.in, and the Department of Publication revises it each financial year.
- There is exactly one Central Gazette office: Department of Publication, Civil Lines, behind Delhi Vidhan Sabha Metro Station, Delhi 110054. Any Jaipur address quoting that pin code has copied it.
- A birth certificate mistake is a Registrar correction under Section 15 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, through the body that issued it. It is not a gazette matter.
Why does a gazette matter in a state assembled from nineteen kingdoms?
Rajasthan's own name is younger than most people assume, and the way it was settled explains exactly why a published notification counts.
Before independence this was Rajputana, a British agency holding nineteen princely states, three chiefships and the British district of Ajmer-Merwara. Those territories merged into the Indian Union, and the State of Rajasthan was formed on 30 March 1949, the date still marked as Rajasthan Diwas. The process finished on 1 November 1956, when the States Reorganisation Act brought Ajmer in and settled the boundaries. Rajasthan is today the largest Indian state by area, at 342,239 square kilometres.
More than twenty separate identities became one, on paper, through official notification. Your own name change works on the same principle, and it takes weeks rather than years.
The habit has not stopped. In 2023 the state created a batch of new districts, and in December 2024 the cabinet annulled nine of them along with three divisions, leaving Rajasthan with 41 districts and 7 divisions. Both decisions took effect through official notification, exactly like a name change.
ReAMS or the Central Gazette of India?
Both are real. The state route is online and refunds you if it fails. The central route costs more and works everywhere. Which you need depends on where your records live.
Most states leave private citizens with no practical gazette route and push everyone to Delhi. Rajasthan is different. The ReAMS portal carries an Ordinary Gazette section built for citizens, with its own instruction page kept separate from the one departments use, and the whole application is filed online with scanned uploads. Publication runs through the Government Central Press in Jaipur, under the Superintendent.
You will notice most commercial pages do not mention any of this. Some are Central-only. Others describe a counter visit with a compact disc or pen drive, which is not how the citizen route works. The honest question is not which route earns an agent more, but where your new name has to be accepted.
| Point of comparison | ReAMS, the state route | Central Gazette of India |
|---|---|---|
| Run by | Superintendent, Government Central Press, Sardar Patel Marg, C-Scheme, Jaipur 302001 | Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054 |
| How you apply | Online at reams.rajasthan.gov.in, with scanned uploads | Signed physical file by post, courier or by hand to Delhi |
| Core documents | Self-attested ID proof, self-attested Aadhaar, and an affidavit, or a bond if you are a Government employee | Affidavit, two complete original newspaper pages, proforma, soft copy, identity of applicant and witness |
| Newspaper notices | Not part of the portal's listed uploads | Two notices, one Hindi and one English, complete original pages |
| If your application is rejected | The amount is refunded | The fee is not refundable |
| Fee | As per the fee notification published on the portal, revised by Government office order | Commonly Rs 1,100 adult and Rs 1,700 minor, through BharatKosh, revised each financial year |
| Where it publishes | The Rajasthan Ordinary Gazette, downloaded from the portal | Part IV of the Gazette of India, weekly Saturday dated issues |
| Best for | A fully online filing when your records sit inside Rajasthan | All India and international validity: passport, central boards, banks and employers everywhere |
Watch: where the gazette office in Rajasthan actually is
The question people in this state search for most, answered before you send anything anywhere.
Gazette Office in Rajasthan and the Address of the Gazette Office
How does the ReAMS state route work, step by step?
Four stages, all online, with a refund if the application is rejected. This is the route most Rajasthan residents should look at first.
The affidavit, or a bond
An affidavit on stamp paper stating your old name, your new name, your father's or husband's name, your full address in Rajasthan and the reason for the change, signed before a notary. If you are a Government employee, the portal asks for a bond instead.
The notification format
The Name Change Notification format and the fee notification are published in the Ordinary Gazette section for citizens on the portal. Your notification text has to follow that format, because the press publishes what you submit.
Clean scans and payment
Upload the affidavit or bond, self-attested ID proof and a self-attested Aadhaar card, then pay the charge shown in the portal's fee notification. Scan quality decides whether the file survives.
Step 1: prepare the affidavit, or the bond if you are a Government employee
The affidavit is short, but the application copies from it. It carries your old name, your new name, your father's or husband's name, your full address and the reason for the change, and it is sworn before a notary. Stamp paper and notary together usually cost Rs 100 to Rs 500, and notaries sit in every district headquarters.
Here is the detail almost every competing page misses. The portal's instructions distinguish two categories: a citizen submits an affidavit, and a Government employee submits a bond. Using the wrong one for your employment status is a straightforward way to get the file bounced, and it is not the sort of thing a generic national checklist will warn you about.
Step 2: take the notification format from the portal
Go to the Ordinary Gazette section for citizens on reams.rajasthan.gov.in, and take the Name Change Notification format together with the fee notification. Prepare your notification text exactly as the format requires. The press publishes the text you submit, so a mistake in your wording becomes a mistake in the gazette.
We deliberately do not print a state figure on this page. The charge is set by Government office order and revised from time to time, and the portal publishes the current notification. Check it there rather than trusting a number on any private website, including this one.
Step 3: upload clean scans and pay
Upload the notarised affidavit or the bond, your self-attested ID proof and your self-attested Aadhaar card, then pay the charge shown on the portal.
Scan quality matters more than people expect. The portal states plainly that an application will be rejected if the uploaded documents are not properly scanned. Scan flat, in good light, at full page size, and read every page back on screen before you upload it. A blurred corner or a cropped edge is enough.
Step 4: publication, or your money back
Once accepted, your notification publishes in the Rajasthan Ordinary Gazette and you take it from the portal. If the application is rejected, the amount is refunded. That is a genuinely different risk profile from the central route, where the fee is gone whether the file succeeds or fails, and it is worth knowing before you choose.
Watch: making the gazette notification
The filing itself, so you can see what the application looks like before you start uploading.
How to Make a Gazette Notification in Rajasthan राजस्थान में गजट नोटिफिकेशन कैसे बनवाए
How does the Central Gazette route work from Rajasthan?
Slower, dearer, and the fee is gone if it fails. What you get for that is a notification accepted everywhere in India and by foreign missions.
Step 1: the affidavit and two newspaper notices
The same affidavit works, followed by the notice in two daily newspapers that circulate where you live, one Hindi and one English, with identical wording in both. Pick editions that genuinely reach your district, a Jaipur or Jodhpur edition rather than a Delhi-only print run. Keep the complete original printed pages including the masthead and the date, because the Department of Publication checks them. A cutting is not accepted. Two notices usually cost Rs 800 to Rs 4,000.
The advertisement must carry your old name, your new name, your full address, your age, your father's or husband's name, the date the affidavit was sworn and the name of the notary who attested it. Read every line before it prints.
Step 2: prepare the file for Delhi
Your file for the Department of Publication should contain:
- The complete original newspaper pages carrying your notices
- A signed undertaking that the facts stated are true
- Two copies of the prescribed proforma, signed by you and attested
- A soft copy of the notice text, in the form the Department currently asks for
- Self-attested photo identity of the applicant and of one witness
- Two passport size photographs
- A request letter addressed to the Controller of Publications
Keep every supporting paper recent. The Department expects documents that are not older than one year. The compact disc is gone as well, so ignore older Rajasthan pages that tell you to burn the notice onto a CD and post it.
Step 3: pay on BharatKosh and send the file
The central fee is paid only through bharatkosh.gov.in, the Government's Non-Tax Receipt Portal. It is commonly Rs 1,100 for an adult and Rs 1,700 for a minor, with an extra amount for each alias if you publish alias names. The Department of Publication revises these amounts each financial year, so confirm the current figure on deptpub.gov.in before you pay. The fee is not refundable.
Do not send a demand draft to Delhi. That route closed years ago, and older pages still tell Rajasthan readers to draw one in favour of a "Controller of Publications, Rajasthan". No such office exists. The confusion is understandable, because the Jaipur press does accept a demand draft for some of its own work, but the two offices run under different rules. Send the completed file by post or courier to the Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054.
Applications are accepted from the applicant directly rather than from agents, which is why an honest service prepares, checks and tracks your file, which you then sign and send.
Step 4: download from egazette.gov.in
Your notification appears in Part IV of the Gazette of India, in weekly Saturday dated issues, about 30 to 45 days after the file reaches Delhi. Since October 2015 the Gazette of India has been digital only, so you download the PDF free from egazette.gov.in and it needs no further certification. Nobody couriers you a printed original.
Watch: placing the newspaper notices
The newspaper stage belongs to the central route, and it is where most files go wrong.
How to Place Name Change Ads in Newspaper in Rajasthan राजस्थान में नाम चेंज करने के लिए न्यूज पेपर में एड कैसे डालें
Which route should you choose in Rajasthan?
The honest answer depends on one question: where does the new name have to be accepted?
Choose ReAMS when
- Your records mostly sit inside Rajasthan: school, college, land, local employment
- You want a filing that runs entirely online, with no newspaper booking
- You want the refund safety net if something is rejected
- You are comfortable that offices outside the state may ask for the central notification instead
Choose the Central Gazette when
- You need a passport, or you already hold one in the old name
- Central boards, banks in other states or a central Government employer are involved
- You live or work outside Rajasthan, in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Delhi or the Gulf
- You want one notification that no office anywhere in India can question
There is also a belt and braces option. Applicants making a major surname change shortly before a passport application sometimes take the state notification first, because it is quick and online, and then file the central one for nationwide records. It costs more, and for most people it is unnecessary, so ask us before deciding to do both.
Migration out of the desert districts is a fact of life here, and it splits people's records across states and countries. If your work has taken you to Surat, Mumbai, Delhi or the Gulf, the Central Gazette is the safer anchor, because it does not stop at the state border. Execute the deed abroad, have it attested by the Indian Embassy or Consulate, and budget around Rs 7,500 to Rs 9,000. Nobody needs to fly home for paperwork.
What documents are required for a name change in Rajasthan?
The two routes ask for different things, which is why one generic checklist causes so much wasted effort here.
State route, as the portal asks
- Notarised name change affidavit, or a bond if you are a Government employee
- Self-attested identity proof
- Self-attested Aadhaar card
- Clean, flat, fully readable scans of all of the above
- Your notification text, following the format published on the portal
- For a minor: the application in the child's name, with a notarised affidavit and a self-attested Aadhaar card
- For a child under five without a Jan Aadhaar ID: a parent's Jan Aadhaar ID may be used to fill the application
Central route, for the Delhi file
- Notarised name change affidavit, hard copy
- Aadhaar or other Government photo identity in the old name, self-attested
- Address proof in Rajasthan: electricity bill, water bill or rent agreement
- Complete original newspaper pages of both notices
- Two copies of the prescribed proforma, plus a soft copy of the notice text
- Two passport size photographs
- Self-attested photo identity of one witness
- Marriage certificate or divorce decree, where relevant
- Birth certificate of the child, where the applicant is a minor
- Deed attested by the Indian Embassy or Consulate, if you apply from abroad
- Departmental deed, if you are a Central Government employee
Why do people change their name in Rajasthan?
Every one of these is a normal, accepted reason. You do not need an unusual story to apply.
Hindi to English spelling
The same Hindi name romanised differently across documents. Meena and Mina, Bishnoi and Vishnoi, Suman and Sumun. The most common name problem in this state.
Errors on record
A mistake in a birth certificate, a school certificate or a board marksheet, or a spelling that drifted across documents over the years.
Marriage and divorce
Taking a husband's surname after marriage, or returning to a maiden name after a divorce.
Adding or dropping a surname
Common where a surname or a middle name sits in school records but is missing from the passport or the Aadhaar.
Adoption
Recording a child's name after an adoption, so the school and identity records agree.
Numerology or astrology
A widely used reason in India, and the gazette route treats it like any other stated reason.
Change of religion
Adopting a name that matches a change of faith, recorded properly so identity documents follow.
Gender change
Handled quietly and without a lecture, with the document set that fits your case.
You simply want a different name
A perfectly valid reason. The affidavit states it, and the process is the same.
Who can apply
- Any Indian citizen, at any stage of life
- A husband or a wife, independently of each other
- A parent or legal guardian, filing in the child's name for a minor
- A Rajasthan resident working in another state, through the central route
- An applicant living abroad, through an attested deed
What you need to qualify
- Indian citizenship
- A valid Government photo identity document
- A stated reason for the change, written into the affidavit
- For a minor, a parent or guardian who signs and takes responsibility
What you can change is equally broad: the full name, the spelling of an existing name, or just the surname. The affidavit states exactly what the old full name was and exactly what the new full name will be, so a partial change is handled the same way as a complete one.
What does a name change in Rajasthan really cost?
Short answer: the central Government fee is commonly Rs 1,100 for an adult and Rs 1,700 for a minor, the state charge is published on the ReAMS fee notification, and a realistic self-done total is Rs 2,000 to Rs 6,000.
| Item | Typical amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Stamp paper and notary | Rs 100 to Rs 500 | Local notary in any district headquarters. |
| ReAMS state gazette charge | As per the portal's fee notification | Set by Government office order and revised from time to time. Check the current notification on the portal. We do not print a figure we cannot verify. |
| Newspaper notices, central route only | Rs 800 to Rs 4,000 | One Hindi daily and one English daily. Not part of the state route's uploads. |
| Central Gazette fee, adult | Commonly Rs 1,100 | Paid through BharatKosh. The Department of Publication revises it each financial year. |
| Central Gazette fee, minor | Commonly Rs 1,700 | Applies to anyone under 18. Also paid through BharatKosh. |
| Extra alias names | Charged per alias | Applies on the central route if you publish alias names alongside the main change. |
| Applying from abroad | Around Rs 7,500 to Rs 9,000 | Plus embassy or consulate attestation of the deed. |
| Physical Gazette copy | Does not exist | The Gazette of India has been digital only from October 2015, and the state notice is taken from the portal. |
| Realistic self-done total | Rs 2,000 to Rs 6,000 | Depends on the route and the newspapers chosen, excluding repeat attempts. |
| Documentadvisor assistance | Quoted per case | Charged separately from Government charges. Call 9540005002 for a fixed quote before you commit. |
One difference between the routes is worth repeating, because it changes how much a mistake costs you. On the state route, the amount is refunded if your application is rejected. On the central route the fee is not refundable, so an error that came from your own file means paying again for a correction notice. That is exactly why we confirm the spelling in writing and refuse to rush a file with an unresolved question in it.
How long does a name change take in Rajasthan?
Short answer: a clean state application usually finishes within a few weeks, the central route takes 3 to 7 weeks, and neither has a paid fast track.
Day 1 to 2
Documents collected, route decided, affidavit or bond drafted, spelling confirmed with you in writing, notarisation arranged at your district headquarters.
State route
Notification text prepared to the portal's format, scans checked page by page, application filed and the charge paid online. Clean applications usually publish within a few weeks.
Central route, week 1
Notices booked in a Hindi daily and an English daily that circulate in your district. Complete original pages collected, file assembled and dispatched to Delhi.
Central route, day 30 to 45
Notification printed in Part IV. We download the PDF from the e-Gazette portal and send it to you with the update checklist.
End to end, plan for a few weeks on the state route and 3 to 7 weeks on the central route. Both publish in cycles rather than on a date you can pick, and the state cycle only looks quick if your uploads are clean when they arrive.
Areas we serve across Rajasthan
Both routes run online or by post, so distance from Jaipur or Delhi changes nothing. We support applicants across all 41 districts.
Call 9540005002, WhatsApp 9540005064, or write to support@documentadvisor.in. Monday to Saturday, 9 AM to 6 PM. For the all-India process, see our complete name change service guide.
Related guides
Other states we have written up in the same detail, and the national process, in case your records sit in more than one place.
Key terms explained
The words that appear on every name change website, in language people actually use.
- Gazette notification
- A formal announcement printed in the official journal of a Government. For a name change it is the document that Aadhaar, PAN, passport offices, banks, boards and employers accept as legal proof.
- ReAMS
- The Rajasthan e-Archival Management System at reams.rajasthan.gov.in, the state portal through which citizens file Ordinary Gazette notifications online, including name changes.
- Ordinary Gazette
- The routine series of the Rajasthan gazette in which citizen notifications, including name changes, are published. The portal keeps separate instructions for citizens and for Government departments.
- Government Central Press, Jaipur
- The state press on Sardar Patel Marg, C-Scheme, Jaipur 302001, headed by a Superintendent, which publishes the Rajasthan gazette.
- Bond
- The document a Government employee uploads on the state route in place of the citizen's affidavit, when applying for a name change through ReAMS.
- Jan Aadhaar
- Rajasthan's own family and individual identity number. The portal allows a child under five without a Jan Aadhaar ID to be covered by a parent's Jan Aadhaar ID on the application.
- Central Gazette
- The Gazette of India, published by the Department of Publication in Civil Lines, Delhi. It is accepted everywhere in India and by foreign missions.
- Part IV
- The section of the Gazette of India that carries notices from people rather than from the Government. Personal name change notifications appear here. Part IV belongs to the Central Gazette only.
- Affidavit
- A written statement you swear is true, signed before a notary public. For a name change it records your old name, your new name, your address and the reason for the change.
- BharatKosh
- The Non-Tax Receipt Portal at bharatkosh.gov.in. It is the only accepted channel for the Central Gazette fee, because demand drafts and direct bank transfers were discontinued there.
- e-Gazette
- The portal at egazette.gov.in where published Central notifications are searched and downloaded. It is a download portal only, and the PDF you download is the official copy.
- Registrar correction
- A correction to a birth or death record under Section 15 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, made by the body that issued the certificate. It is not a gazette matter.
What do you update after the gazette, and in what order?
The gazette is the middle of the journey, not the end. Doing this in the wrong order turns a four week job into a four month one.
| Order | Record | Why it comes here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aadhaar | Almost every other service verifies against Aadhaar. Update it first at an enrolment centre with the notification, the affidavit and your identity document. |
| 2 | PAN card | The correction form asks for proof, and an updated Aadhaar makes this straightforward. |
| 3 | Bank accounts | Banks check the PAN and Aadhaar pair. Updating the bank before both agree creates a mismatch. |
| 4 | Passport | Re-issue with a change of name. This is the record that usually needs the Central Gazette rather than the state one. |
| 5 | Voter ID and driving licence | Straightforward once Aadhaar carries the new name. |
| 6 | EPFO or UAN and insurance | Employer-linked records. Your HR department usually needs the notification on file first. |
| 7 | School, board and university records | Slowest of the lot. Each board runs its own correction procedure and charges its own fee. |
| 8 | Land, property, GST and business records | Handle last, once the identity documents all agree with each other. |
Aadhaar rules are published on uidai.gov.in and passport re-issue rules on passportindia.gov.in. Both are listed in the sources at the foot of this page.
Watch: changing the name on a driving licence
The licence sits fifth in the update order, once Aadhaar already carries the new name.
How to Change Name in a Driving Licence in Rajasthan राजस्थान में ड्राइविंग लाइसेंस में नाम कैसे बदलें
Is a birth certificate mistake a gazette matter?
No, and this is the single most common thing people in Rajasthan are sold wrongly. If the error sits in a birth certificate, a wrong spelling, a wrong parent's name or a missing child's name, the fix is a Registrar correction under Section 15 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. You apply to the body that issued the certificate: your Nagar Nigam, Nagar Palika or the gram panchayat.
A gazette notification will not change the entry in the birth register. The two documents live in different systems. The Civil Registration System portal is crsorgi.gov.in. Agents who push every birth certificate case into a gazette application are charging you for the wrong process. Where a case genuinely needs both, which happens when you want a new name going forward and a corrected record going backward, we say so and quote the two separately.
Watch: birth certificate corrections
Both of these are Registrar corrections, not gazette matters. The second covers the parent name, which is the most common version of this case.
How to Change Name in a Birth Certificate in Rajasthan राजस्थान के बर्थ सर्टिफिकेट में नाम कैसे बदले
How to Change Father Name in a Birth Certificate in Rajasthan राजस्थान में जन्म प्रमाण पत्र में पिता का नाम कैसे बदले
Special situations in Rajasthan
Five cases we see constantly here, starting with the one that brings more Rajasthan applicants to a gazette than anything else.
What fixes a Hindi to English spelling mismatch?
This is Rajasthan's most common real case. The same Hindi name gets romanised differently across documents and decades. Meena and Mina. Bishnoi and Vishnoi. Suman and Sumun. A middle name present in a school record and absent from the Aadhaar. To Government systems these are different people, and one mismatch is enough to block a passport application or a bank KYC at the worst possible moment.
A gazette notification declaring one final spelling fixes the problem at the root rather than one document at a time. It gives every office a published record to follow instead of a judgement call, and on the state route it is quick and filed online, which is why it is worth settling properly rather than living with the mismatch for another decade.
Name change after marriage
A woman adding her husband's surname, or choosing to keep her own name and record it clearly, follows the same stages with the marriage certificate attached as supporting proof. After a divorce, attach the decree instead. The gazette route works in both directions, and a marriage certificate on its own does not change your name in Government records.
Name change for a minor child
On the state route the portal states that the application is submitted by the person whose name is being changed, even a minor, so a parent files it in the child's name with the child's documents, a notarised affidavit and a self-attested Aadhaar card. For a child under five without a Jan Aadhaar ID, a parent's Jan Aadhaar ID may be used. On the central route a parent swears the affidavit, attaches the birth certificate and pays the minor fee, commonly Rs 1,700.
Working outside the state, from Barmer to the Gulf
Migration out of the desert districts splits people's records across states and countries. The Central Gazette handles this cleanly, because Part IV is valid everywhere in India and recognised by embassies. An applicant abroad executes the deed, has it attested by the Indian Embassy or Consulate, and applies to Delhi, budgeting around Rs 7,500 to Rs 9,000. Nobody needs to fly home for paperwork.
School and board records
The Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan, at Ajmer, and each university, run their own correction procedures. The gazette notification supports the application, and for a bigger change it is usually essential, but the issuing body decides the outcome. Where the record was issued inside the state, the state notification is often the natural companion to that application.
Watch: surnames and board records
Two of the most common Rajasthan cases: adding or changing a surname, and correcting a class 10 mark sheet.
How to Add or Change a Surname in Rajasthan राजस्थान में नाम में सरनेम कैसे जोड़ें या बदलें
How to Change Name in a Class 10 Mark Sheet in Rajasthan राजस्थान में 10th की मार्कशीट में नाम कैसे बदले
What changes for Government employees in Rajasthan?
More than in most states, because Rajasthan's own portal treats you as a separate category. On the state route, a Government employee uploads a bond in place of the citizen's affidavit. That single difference is missing from almost every competing page, and using the wrong document for your employment status is a clean way to have the application rejected.
Central Government employees additionally follow the Ministry of Home Affairs Office Memorandum No. 190016/1/87-Estt.(A) dated 12 March 1987: a deed of change of name is executed and routed through the department, so the service book is updated alongside the gazette notification.
Either way, tell your department before you spend anything, and ask one question: which notification they will accept on the service record, the state one or the central one. A gazette that your service record does not match creates a new problem rather than solving the old one. Police, teaching and other service personnel often have a departmental circular that sits alongside the gazette. Send us that circular and we build the file around it.
Watch: name change for Government employees
The first covers the Central Government route through a departmental deed. The second covers a Government employee in Rajasthan, where the state portal asks for a bond.
Name Change of Central Government Employees राजस्थान में सरकारी कर्मचारियों का नाम कैसे बदलें
How to Change the Name of a Government Employee in Rajasthan राजस्थान मे सरकारी कर्मचारी का नाम कैसे बदले
What names does the law not allow, and what do you gain by doing it properly?
You may take almost any name you like. Almost.
Names that will not be accepted
- A name taken in order to hide your identity
- A name taken to escape a debt, a liability or a legal proceeding
- A name that is obscene or offensive
- A name containing punctuation marks or symbols
- A name that impersonates another person for gain
A change of name does not erase anything behind you. Your old records stay linked to you through the notification itself, which names both the old and the new name. That is the point of publishing it.
What you gain by doing it legally
- Official recognition that every department works from, public or private
- A permanent published record that never expires and never needs renewal
- One spelling that Aadhaar, PAN, bank, board and passport records all follow
- Marriage, divorce, land and inheritance paperwork that matches your identity documents
- No lawyer and no court order needed, because this is an administrative process
What mistakes get Rajasthan applications rejected?
Every one of these is avoidable, and on the central route every one of them costs the fee again.
Document problems
- Blurred, cropped or half-lit scans on the state upload, which the portal names as a rejection ground
- Using an affidavit where a Government employee's bond is required, or the reverse
- Newspaper details not matching the affidavit, even by one letter, initial or space
- A newspaper cutting sent instead of the complete original printed page
- Only one newspaper, or two papers in the same language
- Supporting documents older than one year for the central file
Process problems
- Carrying documents to a counter in Jaipur on a CD or pen drive when the citizen route is online
- Paying the central fee by demand draft or direct transfer instead of BharatKosh
- Paying extra for an expedited service that neither route offers
- Assuming a state notification will satisfy a passport office or a bank in another state
- Sending the file to a Jaipur address carrying the Delhi pin code 110054
- Updating the bank before Aadhaar and PAN agree with each other
Should you do it yourself or take professional help?
We will say it plainly: some people should do this themselves, and ReAMS makes the state route genuinely convenient.
| Point of comparison | Doing it yourself | Using Documentadvisor |
|---|---|---|
| Money out | Rs 2,000 to Rs 6,000 depending on the route, if nothing goes wrong | Government charge plus a quoted service charge |
| Your time | A notary visit, the notification text, careful scanning and the upload, or the whole newspaper and Delhi sequence | About 30 minutes of sending scans and confirming spelling |
| Travel | Local trips only. Neither route requires a visit to Jaipur or Delhi | None |
| Risk of paying twice | Low on the state route, which refunds a rejected application. Real on the central route, where the fee is gone | We check the spelling and the document category with you in writing before anything is filed |
| Best if | Your case is a plain adult name change and all your records sit in Rajasthan | The case involves a passport, a Government service record, a minor, a board record or work outside the state |
Both routes are doable on your own. The risk sits in the details: one exact spelling on every paper, the right document category for your employment status, upload quality good enough to survive the portal's check, the correct payment channel, and picking the route that matches where your records live. On the central route one mismatch means the file comes back after weeks with the fee gone. You can compare the whole range of name change services we run before deciding. Because the Central Gazette accepts applications only from the applicant directly, an honest service prepares, checks and tracks your file, which you then sign and send. That is exactly how Documentadvisor works.
Watch: what a consultant and an agent actually do
Useful before you pay anyone, because the Central Gazette accepts applications only from the applicant directly.
Name Change Consultant in Rajasthan राजस्थान में नेम चेंज कंसल्टेंट्स
Name Change Agent in Rajasthan राजस्थान में नेम चेंज एजेंट
Your Trust and Security First
A name change means handing your identity documents to someone you have never met. We take that seriously, and we would rather be slow and correct than fast and wrong.
Your documents stay private
Your scans go to one advisor and one file. We do not resell your details, we do not add you to a marketing list, and we do not share your papers with anyone outside your case.
Nothing is filed without your written yes
We send you the exact wording, letter by letter, and wait for your confirmation before the affidavit is typed, a notice is booked or an upload is made. On the central route the fee is not refundable, so this step protects your money.
Government charge shown separately
Our charge and the Government charge are always quoted as two lines. You see exactly how much reaches the Government and how much is for our work, before you pay anything.
We will tell you when the state route is enough
If your records all sit in Rajasthan and the online state route solves your case, we say so, even though it is the smaller job. We do not sell a Central Gazette file to somebody who does not need one, and we do not sell expedited publication, because it does not exist.
One advisor, start to finish
The same person handles your file from the first scan to the published notification, on the same number you first called. You never repeat your case to somebody new.
Your originals come back to you
Original newspaper pages and the notarised affidavit are returned once the file is accepted, and we keep a scanned set so a lost document years later is not a fresh problem.
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How It Works
Booking a service with Documentadvisor is as easy as 1-2-3. Sit back and let our team do the work.
Book
Call, WhatsApp or fill the form. Tell us your old name, your new name, your district and whether you are a Government employee, then send clear scans. It takes about ten minutes.
Schedule
We tell you which route fits, confirm the exact spelling with you in writing, then schedule the affidavit or bond, the notification text and the filing in the right order.
Relax
We track the application and send you the published notification, along with a written checklist of which record to update next. No travel, no queues.
The questions Google gets asked most about Rajasthan
How can I change my name legally in Rajasthan?
Use one of two routes. The state route is a notarised affidavit uploaded with self-attested ID proof and Aadhaar on reams.rajasthan.gov.in, published through the Government Central Press, Jaipur. The central route is an affidavit, two newspaper notices and a file posted to the Gazette of India in Delhi, published in Part IV in 30 to 45 days and valid everywhere.
Where is the gazette office in Rajasthan?
The state gazette is handled by the Superintendent, Government Central Press, Sardar Patel Marg, C-Scheme, Jaipur 302001, and the citizen application is filed online rather than over a counter. The Central Gazette office is the Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054. There is no Central Gazette office in Jaipur.
What is the fee for a gazette name change in Rajasthan?
For the state route, check the fee notification published on the ReAMS portal, which the Government revises by office order. The Central Gazette fee is commonly Rs 1,100 for adults and Rs 1,700 for minors, paid only on bharatkosh.gov.in and revised each financial year.
Can I change my name online in Rajasthan?
Yes, more than in most states. The state route is filed entirely online on ReAMS with scanned uploads. On the central route the fee is paid online and the notification downloaded online, with only the signed file going to Delhi by post.
How many days does a gazette name change take?
A clean state application usually publishes within a few weeks. The Central Gazette takes 30 to 45 days after your file reaches Delhi, so plan 3 to 7 weeks end to end. Neither route has an official expedited option.
What happens if my state application is rejected?
The amount is refunded. The portal also states that an application will be rejected if the uploaded documents are not properly scanned, so scan quality is worth the extra minute. The Central Gazette fee, by contrast, is not refundable.
Do Government employees follow a different process?
Yes. On the state route the portal asks a Government employee for a bond instead of the citizen's affidavit. Central Government employees additionally follow the Ministry of Home Affairs Office Memorandum dated 12 March 1987, executing a deed through the department so the service book is updated.
Which newspapers should I use for the central route?
One Hindi daily and one English daily that genuinely circulate in your district, choosing editions that actually reach it rather than a Delhi-only print run. Keep the complete original printed pages, not cuttings.
Is the Rajasthan state gazette valid outside the state?
It is a lawful state notification, so it is not worthless outside Rajasthan. What it is not is national. Offices in other states and foreign missions look for the Gazette of India, so if the new name has to work everywhere, use the central route, or do both.
Does India use deed poll like the United Kingdom?
No. India does not use the deed poll system. The Indian equivalent is the affidavit and gazette route explained on this page. A deed of change of name is used mainly for Government service records and for applicants abroad.
Do I need a lawyer or a court order?
No. A simple name change, including after marriage, is an administrative process. You need a notary for the affidavit, not a court. A lawyer becomes relevant only where there is a custody dispute or an existing court matter involving the name.
Start your Rajasthan name change today
Tell us your old name, your new name, your district and whether you are a Government employee. We will tell you which route fits your case, what it will cost in total, and how long it will take, before you pay anything.
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Frequently asked questions on name change in Rajasthan
The questions we are asked on the phone every day.
Does Rajasthan have its own online gazette route for a name change?
What documents does the ReAMS route need?
What happens if my state application is rejected?
Is the Central Gazette fee refundable?
Do I have to take a CD or pen drive to a counter in Jaipur?
I am a Government employee. Is my process different?
How do I change my minor child's name in Rajasthan?
How do I pay the Central Gazette fee?
Will I get a printed gazette copy by post?
My documents spell my name differently in Hindi and English. What fixes it?
My birth certificate has a spelling mistake. Do I need the gazette?
Can a gazette alone correct my Rajasthan Board marksheet?
I work in Gujarat or the Gulf. Which route covers my Rajasthan records?
Are the Rs 999 gazette offers real?
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Official sources
Every fact above can be checked at these Government sites. Please do check them.
- ReAMS, Rajasthan e-Archival Management SystemThe state portal through which citizens file Ordinary Gazette notifications online, including name changes, with the notification format and the fee notification published on it.
- Ordinary Gazette instructions for citizens, ReAMSThe instruction page that sets out the uploads, the affidavit or bond rule, the minor rule, the rejection ground for poorly scanned documents and the refund on rejection.
- The Gazette of India, e-Gazette portalSearch and download published Central Gazette notifications free of cost. This is where your Part IV notification appears.
- Department of Publication, Government of IndiaThe single Central Gazette office, at Civil Lines, behind the Delhi Vidhan Sabha Metro Station, Delhi 110054. Carries the change of name guidelines, the proforma and the current fee.
- BharatKosh, the Non-Tax Receipt PortalThe only accepted channel for the Central Gazette fee. Demand drafts and direct transfers were discontinued there.
- Government of Rajasthan official portalDepartment listings and district information for all 41 districts and 7 divisions.
- Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan, AjmerThe board's own correction procedure for names on marksheets and certificates, which decides the outcome rather than the gazette.
- Unique Identification Authority of IndiaAadhaar name update rules, accepted proofs and enrolment centre locations.
- Passport Seva, Ministry of External AffairsRe-issue of a passport with a change of name, and the documents required for it.
- Civil Registration System, Office of the Registrar General of IndiaBirth and death registration, and the framework for Registrar corrections under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969.
The short version
Everything on this page in ten lines
- Rajasthan gives you two real routes: the ReAMS online state filing through Jaipur, and the Central Gazette of India in Delhi.
- The state route is filed at reams.rajasthan.gov.in and published by the Superintendent, Government Central Press, Sardar Patel Marg, C-Scheme, Jaipur 302001.
- A citizen uploads self-attested ID proof, a self-attested Aadhaar card and an affidavit. A Government employee uploads a bond instead.
- The application is filed in the name of the person whose name is changing, even a minor, and a parent's Jan Aadhaar ID covers a child under five.
- Badly scanned uploads are a stated ground for rejection, and a rejected state application is refunded.
- The state charge is published on the portal's fee notification and revised by office order, so check it there rather than trusting any private page.
- Central notices publish in Part IV of the Gazette of India, 30 to 45 days after the file reaches Delhi, and are valid everywhere.
- The central fee is commonly Rs 1,100 adult and Rs 1,700 minor, paid only on BharatKosh, revised each financial year, and not refundable.
- No counter visit with a CD, no expedited service, no printed gazette by courier, and no Central Gazette office in Jaipur.
- A birth certificate mistake is a Registrar correction under Section 15 of the RBD Act, 1969, through the Nagar Nigam, Nagar Palika or gram panchayat.
Change your name once, and change it properly
Send us your documents on WhatsApp today. We will tell you which route fits, the total cost and the timeline before you pay anything. Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Kota, Ajmer, Bikaner and every Rajasthan district.