How to Change Name in UP Board Marksheet?

How to change name in UP Board marksheet? There are both online and offline procedures for making changes in the name, if there is an error in the marksheets for Class 10 UP Board Exam and Class 12 UP Board Exam. The students must provide the necessary documents to complete the process.

The UP board exam marksheets for classes 10 and 12 serve as an important document not up board just for the scores they show, but also as an essential part of identity and age proof in certain cases. The system of making amendments in the name written on the marksheets was introduced by the BHSIEUP (Board of High School and Intermediate Education Uttar Pradesh) in 2019.

Who Can Apply to Change Name in UP Board Marksheet?

It so happens sometimes that the name on the marksheet is incorrect or has an incorrect spelling. In such cases, the UP Board has made provisions to change the name on the marksheet.

However, the students must fulfil the said condition to avail the opportunity to correct their names. They must have appeared in the UP Board examination in 2017 or after that to be eligible for the correction.

Such students must visit the official website at upmsp.edu.in and complete the registration process to initiate the name change or correction in the marksheet.

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Procedure to Change Name in UP Board Marksheet

The UP education board has introduced both online and offline procedures to enable the correction of names on the marksheets of classes 10 and 12. Both procedures require a set of documents to be uploaded or submitted, as the case may be, to complete the name change or correction process.

Step-by-Step Online Process to Change Name in UP Board Marksheet

Following the steps mentioned below, the students can change their names on the marksheets of class 10 and 12 board exams.

Step 1: Visit the official website at upmsp.edu.in.
Step 2: Go to the relevant option written ‘Janhit Guarantee Seva - 2011” in Hindi.
Step 3: A window opens with several options. Click the relevant link written in Hindi.
Step 4: A registration window opens needing to be filled in with the email address and phone number of the student. An OTP is generated.
Step 5: A password on the email address.
Step 6: Go to the home page of the official website and click on the option to log in.
Step 7: The option showing ‘School Login’ must be opened. It will be directed to a page showing a number of options or services.
Step 8: The relevant service for changing or making corrections in the name must be clicked.
Step 9: The application form that is generated for name correction on the marksheet must be filled up carefully.
Step 10: Click on the ‘Submit’ button.

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Offline Process to Change Name in UP Board Marksheet

To follow the offline process to change name in the UP Board marksheet, the students must follow the below-mentioned steps.

Step 1: Make an affidavit with the help of the local notary officer. The notarization of the affidavit must be done as per the legal procedure. It should contain the old name or the name written on the marksheet, the name to which it must be changed, and the reason for changing the name.

Step 2: Following the preparation of the affidavit, an advertisement must be done in two newspapers - a Hindi local newspaper and an English nationalized newspaper. The details that will be published must be double-checked errors and then sent for publication.

Step 3: The final step includes gazette notification. In this step, the student or the applicant must visit the gazette office, fill up the application form for gazette notification for a name change on the marksheet, and pay the required fees for the procedure. This step will ensure that the final and corrected marksheet is sent to the address of the student.

Application Fees

The entire process of name change or correction on the marksheet of classes 10 and 12 requires the candidate to pay a fee of INR 1000 at the time of application. This ensures that no false applications are submitted for the same.

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Documents Required to Change Name in UP Board Marksheet

The candidates will require a set of documents to initiate the correction process for the name on the UP Board marksheet. The documents to be furnished are as follows:

• A copy of Aadhar Card
• A copy of the birth certificate of the applicant.
• An identity proof by the Government of India. It must contain the applicant's photo.
• A letter of allowance or declaration by the principal of the school wherein the name (to which the marksheet must be changed) must be mentioned
• A copy of the transfer certificate or school leaving certificate issued by the school.

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