Can I change my name in birth certificate?

If it is a minor correction in your name such as spelling mistakes, you need to submit the following documents to Registrar of Birth and Death in your Municipality/Panchayat Office where your birth took place.

• Request Letter from Parent
• Photo ID of Parents
• Joint Affidavit of Parents
• Your educational document to check the exact name.
• Order from the court (only if registrar requests for it)

If it is a major correction, please do the following steps.

• Get the 'Birth Certificate Update/correction Form' from the Municipal Corporation Office or the Gram Panchayat in the vicinity of where the birth took place. You can download it online as well.

• Affidavit Submission: An affidavit needs to be prepared to change the name in the birth certificate. For that, you need to contact a local notary officer who will help you mention the current name and the desired new name, and may mention in brief the reason for a name change. One must make the Affidavit on a Non-Judicial Stamp Paper of minimal value.

• Fill up the correction form and then submit it to your respective District Court before a Magistrate along with an affidavit or certified copy with the judge’s original signature.

• Ad Publication: An announcement should be published in two newspapers -one in the local official language and the other in English.

• Gazette Notification: Get your name published in the Official Gazette of the respective state. For that, you can approach the Government Press of your respective state. Fill up the form for the same and pay the required fees. The state’s Official Gazette will publish your name change notification. They will send you the copies of the same at the address you have given.

For more information, check this link.

As you have updated your name now, there is no requirement for you to update your birth certificate as well. You should, however, have the possession of the notarized copies of the name change certificate and there should be an advertisement of the change in name in a public newspaper and in the Official Gazette. You can attach these documents whenever you need to submit a Birth Certificate anywhere.