Section II: Documents for application

resident in the state for at least 6 years from a given year. If the applicant’s age is less than 18 years, the domicile of the father is essential.

This section describes about the standard documents required to apply for different certificates across cities.

Birth Certificates

1) Application form (online) 1) Parents’ proof of residence before birth such as, Aadhar card/ Voter ID/ Electricity

Bill 2) Child’s Aadhaar card if children do not stay with parents. 3) Bonafide Certificate/ Transfer or school leaving certificate/ School Marksheet of child (both for open and regular schooling) 4) Photograph of the child/parents

In case of delayed registration, in Delhi, documents required are:

1) A request letter from the father/mother. 2) Proof of address where the birth of a child takes place. 3) Affidavit in the prescribed format that includes complete details of the child. 4) Proof of birth date. 5) Aadhar card.

Caste/Community Certificates

In case of SC/ST certificate, documents to be furnished are:

1) Application form 2) Father’s, sister’s, brother’s or any blood relatives from Paternal side’s caste certificate (Mother’s certificates or certificates of maternal relatives not accepted). In case of separated families, only the paternal side documental proof would be accepted. 3) Father’s ID Proof (Aadhar card/ PAN card/ Voter ID card) 4) Child’s ID Proof (Aadhar card/ PAN card/ 10th Class Marksheet) 5) Residence proof of at least 5 years of residence 6) Copy of birth certificate 7) Copy of income certificate 8) Copy of Ration Card 9) Photograph

In case SC/ST certificates are issued outside the State, then self-declaration has to be given along with all above mentioned documents to apply for fresh certificates in present state based on the castes mentioned in present state’s list. If SC/ST certificate of paternal side family member is not available for an applicant, a letter certified by two government employees (Gazetted Officer) that the applicant is a permanent residence of the State and known to them and that the applicant belongs to the caste SC/ST, along with the attested copies of the officers’ Identity Cards would be taken as valid documental proof.

In case of OBC certificate, documents to be furnished are:

1) Application Form 2) OBC certificate of father, brother, sister or paternal side blood relatives 3) Self-declaration and self-attested copy of caste of the applicant 4) Residence proof of at least 5 years of residence 5) Copy of income certificate/ family income proof 6) Photograph

Domicile Certificates

1) Residential proof of land or rented house (photocopy of land deed/rent receipt copy). 2) Application form. 3) Telephone Bill or Electricity Bill or House Tax (wherever applicable) 4) Identity Proof such as, PAN card, Driving license, Voter card, Ration card or Passport (wherever applicable). If not available, then school mark sheet/ Transfer or school leaving Certificate/ Bonafide certificate 5) Birth certificate. 6) Passport size photograph.

Orphan/EWS Certificates

Candidates who belong to the General category and do not belong to any other reserved category such as OBC, SC and ST, whose family annual income is less than 8 lacs per annum are eligible to apply for Income/ EWS certificate. The documents to furnish while applying include,

1) Aadhaar card. 2) ID Proof (PAN card, Voter ID, etc.) 3) Land/property documents. 4) Affidavit/Self Declaration. 5) Residential proof/Domicile Certificate 6) Parent’s death certificate 7) Passport-sized photograph.