Father's Name Affidavit Format in Jharkhand
Start with the mistake that makes the whole exercise backfire. There are two affidavits with similar names and opposite meanings. A change of name affidavit says a person was called one thing and is now called another. A one and the same person affidavit says both versions always referred to the same person. If your father's name was simply misprinted somewhere, and you file the first one, you have just sworn on stamp paper that his name changed, when nothing changed at all. Verification panels read those words carefully, and that single wrong choice turns a clerk's typing error into something that looks like a deliberate switch of identity.
For a father's name that was printed wrongly somewhere, the affidavit you want is a one and the same person affidavit, sworn by your father, on non-judicial stamp paper, before a notary. It states his correct name, quotes the wrong version exactly as it appears, names the documents carrying each version, and declares that both refer to one and the same person, which is the truth of a misprint. Do not use a change of name affidavit for this, because those words concede that a name changed and that is not what happened. There are three real cases and three wordings. Where a spelling differs, the father swears the one and the same person affidavit. Where he genuinely took a different name, he swears a change of name affidavit, and that one belongs with a gazette notification rather than standing alone. Where he has died or cannot swear it, the child swears a declaration instead, attaching the death certificate and setting out how the two versions appear across the family's papers. Three practical points decide whether it is accepted. A Rs 100 non-judicial stamp paper is the safe default in Jharkhand and is what several institutions' own published formats assume, though smaller denominations are used and the notary will tell you the local practice. The affidavit must name the exact documents, because a vague affidavit that mentions no papers is the commonest one to be rejected. And before you print anything, check whether the office you are submitting to publishes its own prescribed format, because several banks and employers do, and theirs beats any wording found on a website, including ours.
If you have not yet worked out which of your records is actually wrong, the affidavit is not your first step. Start with the father's name mismatch page, which names the six causes and tells you which records to correct and which to leave alone.
At a glance
- For a misprint
- A one and the same person affidavit, sworn by your father
- For a real change of name
- A change of name affidavit, with a gazette notification behind it
- If he has died
- The child's own declaration with the death certificate attached
- The words that matter
- One and the same person, never "hitherto known as" for a misprint
- Stamp paper
- Rs 100 non-judicial is the safe default; smaller values are used locally
- Who attests
- A notary is enough; a magistrate is not required for this
- Must name
- Both versions exactly, and the documents carrying each
- Biggest rejection reason
- A vague affidavit that names no documents
- Check first
- Whether the bank, employer or board has its own prescribed format
- What it does not do
- Change any record; it explains, it does not correct
Key takeaways
- The wrong affidavit admits a name change you never made.
- Your father swears it, because it is his name.
- Quote the wrong version exactly as printed, letter for letter.
- Name the documents, or expect it to be sent back.
- Ask the office for its own format before you print.
- An affidavit explains a difference; a form corrects a record.
Two Affidavits With Similar Names and Opposite Meanings
Templates float around the internet under both names and people download whichever appears first. The words inside them are not interchangeable, and an affidavit is a statement on oath, so the words are the whole document.
One and the same person
Says that two written versions have always referred to a single individual. Used where a name was misprinted, transliterated differently, or written with an initial expanded in one place and short in another.
The operative sentence: that the deponent, named in one form in one document and another form in another, is one and the same person, and that no change of name has taken place.
Change of name
Says that a person was formerly known by one name and is now known by another. Used where somebody actually took a different name, and normally filed as part of a gazette notification rather than on its own.
The operative sentence: that the deponent, hitherto known as one name, shall hereafter be known as the other. Those words are a confession of a change.
Format One: Two Spellings of the Father's Name, One Person
Use this where your father's name appears in two forms across your papers and nothing was ever deliberately changed. He is the deponent, because it is his name.
| Clause | What it says |
|---|---|
| Heading | Affidavit of one and the same person. Not "affidavit for change of name" |
| Deponent | His full correct name, his father's name, age, occupation and full residential address in the district |
| Clause 1 | That he is a citizen of India and competent to swear this affidavit |
| Clause 2 | That his true and correct name is the correct version, as borne out by the documents listed below |
| Clause 3 | That in the named document, his name has been wrongly written or recorded as the wrong version, quoted exactly as printed |
| Clause 4 | That both the said versions refer to one and the same person, that is the deponent, and that no change of name has been made at any time |
| Clause 5 | That he is the father of the applicant, naming the child and the child's documents in which his name appears |
| Clause 6 | That this affidavit is made for the purpose of correction of records and for production before the concerned authority |
| Verification | That the contents are true to his knowledge, with the place, date and his signature above the deponent line |
Format Two: Where Your Father Genuinely Changed His Name
This is the one where the change of name wording is correct, and it is a much narrower case than the internet suggests. He was known by one name, he took another, and both appear across records for that reason rather than because a clerk mistyped.
What the wording says
That the deponent, hitherto known as the earlier name, shall hereafter be known as the new name, with both names given in full, his father's name, age and address, and the date from which the new name has been used.
It does not travel alone
For a genuine change of name an affidavit is the first paper in a file, not the whole answer. The gazette notification is what offices treat as the proof, and the affidavit goes into that file along with the newspaper notices.
What it will and will not fix
It supports updating his own current records. It does not rewrite your old certificates, which correctly record the name he held when they were issued. That honest limit is explained on the refusal page.
Format Three: Where Your Father Has Died or Cannot Swear It
An affidavit is sworn by the person whose facts it states, so when he is no longer alive the document changes shape. This case comes up constantly with pension files, property papers and old certificates, and most pages pretend it does not exist.
| Element | How it changes |
|---|---|
| The deponent | You, the son or daughter, swearing about your own late father's name as it appears in your records |
| The heading | A declaration regarding the name of the deponent's late father, rather than his own affidavit |
| The key clause | That your late father's name appears as one version in the named document and as another in another, that both refer to one and the same person, and that he is no longer alive to depose |
| Attachment | His death certificate, and his identity document if the family holds one |
| Supporting relatives | Where records are thin, a second declaration by an elder relative, naming the relationship, carries real weight |
| What it cannot reach | A gazette public notice about his name, which is normally published by the person whose name it is |
The Clauses an Office Actually Looks For
Counter staff are not reading your affidavit as literature. They are looking for five specific things, and an affidavit missing any of them is the one that comes back across the counter.
Both versions, quoted exactly
Letter for letter, as printed on each document, including a missing vowel or a doubled letter. Paraphrasing the wrong version defeats the purpose, because the reader is matching your words against the paper in front of them.
The documents, named
Not "my documents" but the Class 10 certificate of a stated year with a stated roll number, the PAN, the birth certificate. Naming them is what turns a general statement into evidence about your file.
The relationship, stated
That the deponent is the father of the named applicant. Without this line the affidavit proves something about a man with two spellings, and nothing about your certificate.
The purpose, stated
That it is made for correction of records and for production before the concerned authority. Some offices want to see that the affidavit was made for this use and not lifted from another matter.
Address and identity details
Full residential address in the district, age, occupation, and ideally his Aadhaar or PAN number quoted, so the affidavit ties to a real identifiable person.
A proper notarial endorsement
Signature over the deponent line, the notary's seal, stamp, register number and date. An unsigned or unstamped copy is not an affidavit, and a photocopy is not one either.
How to Get the Affidavit Made in Jharkhand
Pick the case, then the wording
Misprint, real change of name, or a father who cannot depose. Choosing the wording is the whole decision; the typing is the easy part.
Ask the receiving office for its format
One question at the bank, school or employer. If they publish one, use theirs. If they do not, the structure on this page is what they will be reading for.
Type it on non-judicial stamp paper
Rs 100 is the safe default and is what several institutional formats assume; smaller denominations are used locally and the vendor or notary will tell you the current practice in your district.
Swear it before a notary, then take copies
Your father signs in the notary's presence. Take several attested copies at once, because every office wants one and nobody returns it.
Who Accepts a Father's Name Affidavit and Who Does Not
An affidavit explains a difference. It does not correct a record. That one line decides where it works, and being clear about it saves people from swearing a document and then wondering why nothing happened.
| Office | Affidavit alone | What it really wants |
|---|---|---|
| Banks and KYC | Usually enough | An explanation it can file; several banks publish their own format |
| Employers and provident fund records | Usually enough | The affidavit with identity proof, and for provident fund a joint declaration signed by employer and employee |
| Recruitment and examination verification | Helps, does not settle | Documents that agree with each other; the affidavit explains the gap while you correct the record |
| School and board certificate correction | No | The school's admission register, through a school-forwarded application |
| PAN | No | The correction form with the box ticked; see the PAN page |
| Birth certificate | No | The Registrar's own correction route |
| Caste and residence certificates | No | A fresh issue through the state e-district system |
| Passport office | Part of the file | Your other documents in agreement, with the affidavit supporting them |
Where a Gazette Notice Replaces the Affidavit
An affidavit is a private statement on oath. A gazette notice is a Government publication anybody can verify for life. Where a record cannot be corrected, that difference is what settles the matter, and it is the only reason to move from one to the other. The file posts to the Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054, and publishes in Part IV of the Gazette of India, because no district in Jharkhand has a gazette counter.
When you need it
Where the school register or every record he holds carries the wrong version, so nothing can be corrected against anything, or where he genuinely took a new name. One notice can name several documents, including certificates of more than one child.
What it costs
Commonly Rs 1,350 in Government fee for a public notice, revised each financial year, paid through BharatKosh only and non-refundable, plus two complete newspaper pages. Against an affidavit at Rs 100 to Rs 500, that is the reason to be sure first.
Central Gazette Name Change Process From Jharkhand, Step by Step, When an Affidavit Is Not Enough
An affidavit is your own sworn statement. A Gazette notice is a Government publication. That is the whole difference, and it is why some counters accept the affidavit alone while others will not move without the notice. This section sets out the full Gazette process for the case named just above, where the father's name genuinely changed or where no record carries the correct spelling, so the affidavit has nothing to point at.
No district in Jharkhand has a gazette counter, so the file is sent to the Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054, and the notice publishes in Part IV of the Gazette of India. The Jharkhand Government Press stopped personal name change notifications in July 2025, as reported. Read this before you pay, because a returned file still costs the fee.
The Eight Steps of a Central Gazette Name Change File Sent From Jharkhand
Fix the final spelling before anything else
Write the name you want, letter by letter, and then use exactly that spelling in every paper of the file. The Gazette publishes what is written, not what was meant. A single wrong letter means a corrigendum later, which is a second fee and a second wait.
Fill the correct proforma
The Department carries more than one proforma. An adult publishing his own notice signs his own proforma. A notice for a child is published by the parent or guardian on a different one. Read the heading of the form before you fill a single line.
Swear the affidavit in the right words
A notary affidavit on Rs 100 non-judicial stamp paper carrying the old name, the new name, the father's name, the address and the good faith clause. Where the papers only carry a misprint, the affidavit says the correct name is such and such, it does not swear a change that never happened.
Publish in two newspapers
One notice in a Hindi paper and one in an English paper, carrying the old name, the new name, the father's name and the address. Keep the original printed cuttings with the paper's name and date visible on them. A photocopy or a PDF taken from the paper's website is not accepted.
Pay only through BharatKosh
The Government fee goes through BharatKosh, the Non Tax Receipt Portal, and nowhere else. Print the e-receipt and keep it. Nobody at the Department takes cash, and no agent can pay this on some other portal.
Attach identity and address proof
Self-attested copies, with the address matching the affidavit word for word. Where the file is about a father's name, the paper that proves his spelling goes in too, usually his Aadhaar or his own Class 10 certificate.
Send the complete set together
The file goes as one set by post or courier to Civil Lines. A file short of one paper is not held back for that paper, it is returned. Keep a photocopy of everything you post and keep the courier receipt.
Read the notice, then download the copy
When it publishes, check it before using it anywhere. If it is right, download the e-Gazette copy of that Part IV issue and keep it permanently. If a letter is wrong, apply for a corrigendum at once, because offices will start copying the error.
The Five Papers in the Gazette File, and What Is Checked in Each
| The paper | What is checked in it, clause by clause |
|---|---|
| 1. The proforma | That it is the right proforma for the applicant; the old name and the new name spelt exactly as in every other paper; the father's name; the full address with pin code; the applicant's own signature |
| 2. The affidavit | The old name and the new name; the father's name; the address matching the ID; the reason and the good faith clause; the notary's stamp, register number and date; Rs 100 non-judicial stamp paper |
| 3. The two newspaper cuttings | Originals, one Hindi and one English; the paper's name and date of publication visible on the cutting itself; the old name, new name, father's name and address in the printed text; the same spelling as the proforma |
| 4. Identity and address proof | Self-attested; the address the same as in the affidavit; and the document that carries the spelling being relied on, so the Department can see the two names side by side |
| 5. The BharatKosh e-receipt | That the payment reached the Department of Publication; the transaction reference legible; the amount matching the fee on the day of payment; the name on the payment matching the applicant |
Note that the affidavit does not disappear when a gazette notice is published. The two go together, the affidavit swearing the facts and the notice publishing them, and most counters ask for both. Keep the wording of the two the same, word for word, because a counter that finds one spelling in the affidavit and another in the notice will send you back. The proforma format page gives the wording of the notice, and the affidavit page gives the wording of the affidavit.
What a Father's Name Affidavit Costs in Jharkhand
| Item | Cost | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Non-judicial stamp paper | Rs 100 is the safe default; smaller denominations are used locally | Bought the same day from a licensed vendor |
| Typing and notary attestation | Commonly Rs 100 to Rs 500 all in, depending on the district and the typist | The same day, often within an hour at a court complex |
| Extra attested copies | A small charge per copy | Taken at the same sitting; take several |
| Our drafting of the wording | Quoted per case; the route check is free | Sent to you the same working day in most cases |
| PAN correction the affidavit supports | Commonly around Rs 110 | Days to a few weeks |
| Board correction through the school | The council's prescribed fee | Weeks, plus the printing cycle |
| Public notice, only if no record can help | Commonly Rs 1,350 in Government fee, revised each financial year, non-refundable | Three to seven weeks end to end |
Mistakes That Get a Father's Name Affidavit Rejected
The wording mistakes
- Using change of name wording where nothing changed, which concedes a switch you never made.
- Describing the wrong version loosely instead of quoting it exactly as printed.
- Naming no documents, so the affidavit proves nothing about your file.
- Leaving out the line that he is the father of the named applicant.
- The child swearing about his living father's own name, when the father should depose.
The practical mistakes
- Printing a website format without asking whether the office publishes its own.
- Taking one copy, then having it kept by the first office that sees it.
- Submitting a photocopy where the original notarised affidavit is wanted.
- Expecting the affidavit to correct a board certificate or a PAN record.
- Swearing it to a spelling that no other document of his actually carries.
Affidavit Terms Explained
- Affidavit
- A written statement of facts sworn to be true, signed before a notary or other authorised officer.
- Deponent
- The person swearing the affidavit; for a father's name, that is the father himself.
- One and the same person
- The declaration that two written versions have always referred to a single individual.
- Change of name affidavit
- The opposite declaration, that a person formerly known by one name is now known by another.
- Hitherto known as
- The phrase that marks a change of name; wrong for a misprint.
- Non-judicial stamp paper
- The stamped paper an affidavit is typed on, bought from a licensed vendor.
- Notary public
- The officer appointed under the Notaries Act who attests the affidavit, with a seal and a register number.
- Verification clause
- The closing line stating that the contents are true to the deponent's knowledge, with place and date.
- Prescribed format
- An affidavit wording published by the receiving office itself, which overrides any other wording.
- Joint declaration
- The employer and employee statement used for a name correction in provident fund records.
- Public notice
- The gazette instrument used where no record carries the correct version.
- Attested copy
- A copy certified by the notary; take several, because offices keep them.
Affidavit Drafting Across Jharkhand
We draft the wording and send it to you; the stamp paper and the notary are a local errand in your own district headquarters, and every district court complex has both.
District pages are linked from the services page.
Send the two documents and we will send the wording
Photograph the document carrying the wrong version and the one carrying the correct version, and tell us where the affidavit is going: a bank, an employer, a school, a pension office or a verification panel. We send back the exact wording for your case, with both versions quoted as printed and your documents named in it, ready to type on stamp paper. Tell us too if your father has passed away, because the wording changes completely. Details on the contact page.
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Father's Name Affidavit: Frequently Asked Questions
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Official Sources on Affidavits and Name Records
- Department of Legal AffairsThe Notaries Act framework under which a notary attests your affidavit.
- Department of Publication, Government of IndiaWhere an affidavit becomes part of a gazette file, and the guidelines for it.
- Income Tax DepartmentThe PAN record, which a form corrects and an affidavit only supports.
- Jharkhand Academic CouncilThe board route, which runs on the school's register rather than on an affidavit.
- Government of JharkhandState departments, stamp vendors and district administration information.
- BharatKoshThe only channel for the Government gazette fee where a notice is needed.
Father's Name Affidavit in Eight Lines
The short version
- For a misprint, use one and the same person, never change of name.
- The wrong wording admits a change you never made.
- Your father is the deponent while he is able to swear it.
- Quote both versions exactly as printed on each document.
- Name the documents, and state that he is your father.
- Rs 100 non-judicial stamp paper and a notary are enough.
- Ask the receiving office for its own format before printing.
- An affidavit explains; a form corrects. Do both in the right order.
One wrong phrase turns a typing error into a name change
Send both documents and we will send the exact wording for your case, with your papers named in it.