UPSC's name field follows your Class 10 certificate and cannot be edited later • A changed name needs a Gazette Notification • It can be uploaded after the Prelims result

UPSC Application Name Mismatch for Jharkhand Candidates: Class 10 Name and the Gazette Notification

UPSC's online application asks for your name "exactly as per the 10th Class/ Matriculation/ Equivalent Board Examination Certificate". In its notice for the Civil Services and Forest Service Preliminary Examinations 2025, "Name (as per Class X)" is listed among the details that cannot be edited once saved. If your name has changed since Class 10, UPSC is clear about the proof. "In case, a candidate's name has changed and there is a mismatch with the name given in his/her matriculation or higher educational certificate, the candidate is required to submit a Gazette Notification to that effect." The identity profile even asks for the state and district the Gazette Notification was issued from, its number and date. For a Jharkhand candidate, that last detail matters, because the Jharkhand Government Press stopped publishing personal name changes in 2025.

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10The class whose certificate your UPSC name must follow

4Gazette details the profile asks: state, district, number and date

300KB at most, for the Gazette PDF upload named "name_change"

1Chance to upload it later: the window after the Prelims result

Reviewed by the Jharkhandnamechange.com documentation desk • Updated 27 September 2026

Quick answer

Five points, in the order you will need them. First, enter your name exactly as on Class 10. UPSC's identity profile says to "provide the name exactly as per the 10th Class/ Matriculation/ Equivalent Board Examination Certificate", and its 2025 notice lists "Name (as per Class X)" as a field you cannot edit later. Second, if your name changed after Class 10, UPSC wants a Gazette Notification. Its notice says the candidate "is required to submit a Gazette Notification to that effect." Third, you may not need it on day one. The same notice says if it is "not available with them at present, they may upload the copy of the same during the window, which will be made available to the candidates AFTER the declaration of the result of CS (Prelim) Exam." Fourth, have the details ready: the profile asks for the state and district the notification was issued from, its number and date, and a PDF of 50 to 300 KB named "name_change". Fifth, for a Jharkhand candidate, use the Gazette of India. As reported in July 2025, the Jharkhand Government Press stopped personal name change notifications. We publish Gazette notices, and we say so plainly.

The field you cannot change later

Your UPSC Application Name Must Follow Your Class 10 Certificate

UPSC application name mismatch with Class 10 certificate and Gazette Notification for Jharkhand candidates — The Class 10 name goes in once, and stays.

UPSC's identity profile instruction is: "provide the name exactly as per the 10th Class/ Matriculation/ Equivalent Board Examination Certificate". And its 2025 notice for the Civil Services and Forest Service Preliminary Examinations lists "(a) Name (as per Class X)" among the details that cannot be edited. So type it once, correctly.

Which name goes where in a UPSC application
Field	What goes there
Name as per Class X	Exactly as on your JAC, Bihar Board, CBSE or other Class 10 certificate. Not editable later
"Have you ever changed name?"	Yes or no. The 2025 notice lists this as editable until submission and in the correction window
Current name, if changed	Your present name, with the Gazette Notification details
Aadhaar details	Keep Aadhaar consistent with your records. See JAC marksheet and Aadhaar

Check the Class 10 certificate before you start, not after. If the certificate itself has a wrong spelling, UPSC's field still follows it. A Class 10 correction takes time, so if one is needed, begin long before the application window. See JAC certificate correction.

The proof UPSC names

UPSC Gazette Notification Rule for a Changed Name

UPSC's 2025 notice says: "In case, a candidate's name has changed and there is a mismatch with the name given in his/her matriculation or higher educational certificate, the candidate is required to submit a Gazette Notification to that effect."

The identity profile then asks for four details: "State from which Gazette Notification is issued", "District from which Gazette Notification is Issued", "Gazette Notification number", and "Gazette Notification Issued on". And the upload: "change name Gazette document and format should be in pdf file 50-300KB", named "name_change".

What UPSC asks about a Gazette Notification for a changed name
UPSC asks	What to have ready
A Gazette Notification	"required" where the name has changed
State and district of issue	Where the notification was issued from
Number and date	From the published notification
The PDF	50 to 300 KB, named "name_change"

Our commercial interest, stated plainly. UPSC's own notice names only a Gazette Notification for a changed name, and we publish Gazette notices. We did not find a marriage certificate or affidavit named as an alternative in the UPSC documents we read, so a married woman whose surname changed should expect the same rule, and should check the current notice. For a spelling slip, see the section below; that is a different situation.

If you do not have it yet

Uploading the Gazette Notification After the UPSC Prelims Result

You do not have to miss an exam cycle because the notice is not yet out. UPSC's 2025 notice says: "However, if the Gazette Notification is not available with them at present, they may upload the copy of the same during the window, which will be made available to the candidates AFTER the declaration of the result of CS (Prelim) Exam."

Timing a Gazette Notification for a UPSC application
Your situation	What it means
Notification already published	Enter the details and upload the PDF with the application
Notification applied for, not yet published	Apply now; upload in the window after the Prelims result
Not yet applied for	Start now. A Central Gazette file takes weeks
The window is only for those who pass Prelims	It opens after the result, so plan for it to be ready by then

Count backwards from the Prelims result, not the application date. The Gazette is published weekly, and the file has a newspaper stage before it. Start the notice as soon as you decide to apply, so it is ready well before the upload window. For timing, see Gazette time and fees, and to track it, checking Gazette status.

For a Jharkhand candidate

Which Gazette to Use for UPSC: Jharkhand Gazette or Gazette of India

UPSC's form asks for the state and district the notification was issued from. For a Jharkhand candidate today, the practical answer is the Gazette of India, Part IV, published by the Department of Publication in Delhi. As reported in July 2025, the Jharkhand Finance Department stopped personal name change notifications from the Jharkhand Government Press with immediate effect.

Gazette options for a Jharkhand UPSC candidate
Your situation	What usually applies
No notice yet	The Gazette of India, Part IV
An old Jharkhand Gazette notice	Keep it. If an office cannot verify it, a Central Gazette notice is the fallback. See Jharkhand Gazette against Gazette of India
State and district fields	Fill them as the published notification shows; we could not confirm how UPSC expects a Central Gazette entered there, so check the form's help text
Notice from another state	Enter that state and district as issued

An honest gap. UPSC's form fields are built around a state and district of issue, while a Gazette of India notice is issued from Delhi. We could not find UPSC's guidance on how to fill those fields for a Central Gazette. Read the help text on the form, and if unsure, contact UPSC before submitting.

Not every mismatch is a change

A Spelling Slip Is Not a Change of Name for UPSC

UPSC's Gazette rule is for a candidate whose "name has changed". A misspelling in Aadhaar, or initials on one document, is not a change of name. In that case, enter the Class 10 name as instructed and bring your other records to it.

Telling a spelling slip from a change of name for UPSC
Situation	What usually applies
Aadhaar spelt differently from Class 10	Enter the Class 10 name; correct Aadhaar
Degree spelt differently from Class 10	Enter the Class 10 name; carry an affidavit. See spelling correction affidavit
You now use a different name entirely	A change of name: the Gazette Notification applies
Married and using a new surname	A change of name in UPSC's terms; check the current notice for any alternative proof

Since we publish these notices, the honest version is this. If your name has genuinely changed, UPSC's notice needs a Gazette Notification, and we can prepare it. If it is only a spelling slip, you do not need one for UPSC; you need your Class 10 name in the form and your other records brought to it. For SSC, see SSC one-time registration.

Do it in this order

How to Handle a Name Mismatch in a UPSC Application, Step by Step

Read your Class 10 certificate letter by letter

This is the name UPSC wants.

Decide: spelling slip or change of name

Only a change needs the Gazette.

Enter the Class 10 name in the profile

It cannot be edited later.

Answer "Have you ever changed name?" truthfully

Editable until submission and in the correction window.

If changed, start the Central Gazette notice now

Newspaper, file to Delhi, weekly publication.

Enter the Gazette details if you have them

State, district, number and date.

Upload the PDF as "name_change"

50 to 300 KB.

If not ready, apply anyway

Upload in the window after the Prelims result.

Bring Aadhaar and other records into line

Class 10 name for a slip; the new name for a change.

Read the current exam notice

Each year's notice sets its own rules.

The one rule that holds the whole job together. Class 10 name in the locked field; Gazette Notification for any change. Start the notice the day you decide to apply, so it is ready before the upload window after the Prelims result.

The full process

Central Gazette Process for a Name From Jharkhand, and Where It Fits a UPSC Candidate

Read this before the rest of this section, because for UPSC a changed name means a Gazette Notification. UPSC's 2025 notice says a candidate whose name has changed "is required to submit a Gazette Notification to that effect." For a genuine change, this process is what you need. For a spelling slip, it is not; you enter your Class 10 name and correct your other records. It is printed in full so you can see every paper, and so you recognise at once when a notice is being sold for a slip that does not need one.

No district in Jharkhand has a gazette counter, so a genuine file goes from Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Deoghar or anywhere else in the state to the Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054, and the notice publishes in Part IV of the Gazette of India. As reported in July 2025 the Finance Department stopped personal name change notifications from the Jharkhand Government Press with immediate effect, so there is no state alternative to fall back on.

The Eight Steps of a Name File Sent From Jharkhand

Settle the final name first

Letter by letter, with the spacing you want, and then use exactly that everywhere, Aadhaar included. A corrigendum after publication is a second fee and a second wait.

Pick the category, then its proforma

A genuine change of name is change of Name Adult or Major. A wrongly typed spelling is the public notice for a wrongly written name. Twelve categories exist and only one is yours.

Type the proforma in duplicate

Two originals with two witnesses giving signature, full name, address and mobile number on both copies. A change of name is signed in the old name; a public notice is signed in your own name.

Fill the employment field if it is a change of name

The adult proforma asks for the post of the applicant and the office or company name. A student or a homemaker should still complete it rather than leaving it blank, because a blank field brings the file back.

Publish and keep the original paper

One of the daily local leading newspapers, carrying both names in full, the father or husband name and the residential address. The whole original paper goes in the file, not a cutting.

Pay only through BharatKosh

The Non Tax Receipt Portal and nowhere else since October 2018. Select the Department of Publication by name, read the amount the portal shows on the day, pay in your own name and print the e-receipt.

Check every date, then post it yourself

Nothing in the file older than one year. Personally or by post or courier only, never through an agent or advocate. Photocopy everything first, because nothing sent in comes back.

Read the notice, then update in the right order

Check every word the day it publishes, download the e-Gazette copy, and then update the Aadhaar first, because the system leverages it for unique identification, and let the PAN, the bank account and any investment records follow after it in that order. Upload the notice to UPSC as "name_change", a PDF of 50 to 300 KB, with its number and date.

The Five Papers in the File, and What Is Checked in Each

The five papers of a Central Gazette name file from Jharkhand and what the Department checks in each
The paper	What is checked in it, clause by clause
1. The proforma, in duplicate	That it is the right category format; the existing full name exactly as your documents carry it; the new full name exactly as settled; the father or husband name; the full address with pin code; the post and office or company name where it is a change of name; the signature in the right name for the category; two witnesses complete with signature, full name, address and mobile number
2. The affidavit or undertaking	The same names and address as the proforma, word for word, with wording matching the category. On Rs 100 non-judicial stamp paper as our safe default
3. The original newspaper	The original paper, not a cutting; the paper name and date of publication visible; both names carried; the father or husband name and residential address; dated within the last year
4. Photographs, identity proof and any category paper	Two self attested passport photographs; self attested identity and address proof matching the proforma address; both witnesses proofs; and, in a public notice file, the attested photocopy of the connected document carrying the error
5. The CD, its certificate and the BharatKosh receipt	MS Word, without the witness portion, with the name typed in place of the signature; the certificate that the hard copy and the soft copy are the same; the forwarding letter to the Controller of Publication with a telephone number and email; the e-receipt

The proforma is where files are lost, and there are twelve to choose from. A wrongly typed spelling filed on the change of name form declares henceforth be known as, claiming a change you never made. The Government charge already paid is not refunded, because BharatKosh payments are non-refundable. You then have six months to make good a shortcoming the Department points out, after which a fresh application with all new documents is required.

What to select on BharatKosh, field by field. Pay to the Department of Publication under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and pick the Ministry, the Pay and Accounts Office and the Drawing and Disbursing Officer by their names in the dropdown, never by a code copied off a website. The codes printed for this office on different websites do not agree with each other, and money paid into the wrong head cannot be traced to your file. Read the amount on the portal on the day you pay, because it is revised each financial year.

What a Gazette notice will not do for UPSC. It will not change the "Name (as per Class X)" field, which cannot be edited. It records your current name alongside. And it will not fix a spelling in your Class 10 certificate. Since we publish these notices, the honest version is this: for a genuine change, UPSC needs one; for a spelling slip, it does not. Our name correction against name change page explains the categories.

The posting detail is on the sending the file to Delhi page, the change of name wording on the proforma format page and the public notice wording on the public notice proforma page, the charge by category on the fee and undertaking page, the reasons files come back on the rejection reasons page, and the download on the download page.

Money, plainly

What a UPSC Name Change Gazette Notification Costs

For UPSC, the main cost of a changed name is the Central Gazette notice, because UPSC names it. For a spelling slip, there is no such cost.

Costs connected with a UPSC name mismatch
Item	What we can and cannot tell you
Central Gazette notice, for a genuine change	Paid only through BharatKosh. The Department's guidelines printed Rs 1,100 for an adult for 2016 to 2017; revised each financial year, never refunded
Newspaper advertisement	Charged by the paper. We print no figure
Affidavit for the Gazette file	Stamp paper, Rs 100 as our safe default, plus the notary's fee
Uploading to UPSC	No fee mentioned in what we read
A spelling slip	No Gazette needed; correct Aadhaar or carry an affidavit
Aadhaar update	Charged by UIDAI. See Aadhaar name change
What we charge	Quoted on the call. For a slip, we will say you need no notice and charge nothing

The mistake that costs the most. Starting the Gazette notice after the Prelims result and missing the upload window. Start it when you apply, so it is published in time.

Myths we correct most often

Myths About UPSC Application Name Mismatch

Common beliefs about UPSC name mismatches and what is actually so
What people believe	What is actually so
I should enter my Aadhaar name	"exactly as per the 10th Class... Certificate"
I can edit the name later	"Name (as per Class X)" is not editable
An affidavit is enough for a changed name	UPSC says "required to submit a Gazette Notification"
I must have the Gazette before applying	It can be uploaded after the Prelims result
Any file size will do	50 to 300 KB, named "name_change"
The Jharkhand Government Press can publish it	Personal notices were stopped in July 2025, as reported
A spelling slip needs a Gazette for UPSC	No. The rule is for a name that "has changed"
"Have you ever changed name?" cannot be corrected	The 2025 notice lists it as editable
A marriage certificate replaces the Gazette for UPSC	We found no such alternative in the notice we read
Every year's rules are the same	Read the current notice
Class 10 errors can be fixed in the UPSC form	No. Fix them with the board

The habit that protects you from all eleven. Ask which published sentence requires the thing being demanded. Apply it to any coaching centre, agent, and to this page. UPSC's words are quoted as written, and where we could not find guidance, the page says so.

Plain meanings

Key Terms in a UPSC Name Mismatch

Key terms used in a UPSC name mismatch
Term	What it means in practice
UPSC	The Union Public Service Commission
Identity profile	The part of UPSC's registration holding your name and identity details
Name (as per Class X)	The locked name field, from your Class 10 certificate
Gazette Notification	The published notice of your change of name, which UPSC requires
Gazette of India, Part IV	Where a Central personal name change is published
Correction window	The period after the application closes for limited edits
Upload window	The window after the Prelims result for uploading the Gazette
CS (Prelim)	The Civil Services Preliminary Examination
name_change	The file name UPSC specifies for the Gazette PDF
Spelling slip	A misspelling, not a change of name
BharatKosh	The only portal for paying the Gazette charge
Anchor record	Your Class 10 certificate

Coverage

UPSC Name Mismatch Help Across Jharkhand

For a UPSC candidate, the first question is whether the name genuinely changed after Class 10. We compare your Class 10 certificate with your present name, tell you what goes in each field, and, for a genuine change, prepare the Central Gazette file in time for the upload window. If it is only a spelling slip, we will tell you that you need no Gazette notice, and we charge nothing for telling you. We help people across Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Deoghar and every other district, on scans over WhatsApp.

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District pages are linked from the services page.

Send your Class 10 certificate and present ID

Send your Class 10 certificate first, then your Aadhaar or other present ID, and any existing Gazette notice. Tell us in one line which exam cycle you are aiming for. Our first reply tells you whether you need a Gazette Notification and whether it can be ready before the upload window. If it is only a spelling slip, we will tell you that and charge you nothing. Details on the contact page.

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FAQ

UPSC Application Name Mismatch: Frequently Asked Questions

Which name should I enter in my UPSC application?+

UPSC says to "provide the name exactly as per the 10th Class/ Matriculation/ Equivalent Board Examination Certificate".

Can I edit my name in UPSC later?+

UPSC's 2025 notice lists "Name (as per Class X)" among details that cannot be edited. Enter it correctly the first time.

My name changed after Class 10. What does UPSC need?+

UPSC says the candidate "is required to submit a Gazette Notification to that effect."

I do not have the Gazette Notification yet. Can I still apply?+

Yes. UPSC says you "may upload the copy of the same during the window, which will be made available to the candidates AFTER the declaration of the result of CS (Prelim) Exam."

What details does UPSC ask about the Gazette?+

State and district of issue, the notification number, and the date, plus a PDF of 50 to 300 KB named "name_change".

Which Gazette should a Jharkhand candidate use?+

The Gazette of India, Part IV. As reported in July 2025, the Jharkhand Government Press stopped personal name change notifications.

Does a spelling mistake need a Gazette for UPSC?+

No. The rule is for a name that "has changed". Enter your Class 10 name and correct your other records.

Can a married woman use a marriage certificate instead?+

We found no such alternative in the UPSC documents we read. Check the current notice, and expect the Gazette rule to apply.

Can I correct "Have you ever changed name?"+

UPSC's 2025 notice lists it as editable until final submission and during the correction window.

My Class 10 certificate itself is wrong. What now?+

Correct it with the board; the UPSC form follows the certificate. See our JAC certificate correction page.

How long does a Central Gazette notice take?+

It goes through a newspaper stage and weekly publication. Start as soon as you decide to apply. See our time and fees page.

How much of this can you do for us?+

The deciding and the Gazette file. We tell you whether you need a notification and prepare the Central Gazette file for a genuine change. We cannot fill your UPSC form, and we do not promise what UPSC will decide.

Who wrote and checked this page

Written and maintained by the Jharkhandnamechange.com documentation desk, led by founder Vipin Chauhan, B.Tech LL.B, with 5+ years filing with the Department of Publication. The UPSC rules on this page are quoted from UPSC's own documents: its Important Notice for the aspirants of CS(P)-2025 and IFoS(P)-2025, on the non-editable Class X name, the editable change-of-name question, and paragraph (E) on the Gazette Notification and uploading it after the Prelims result; and its instructions for filling the Identity Profile, on the Class 10 name, the Gazette details and the upload format. The Jharkhand Government Press position is as reported in July 2025. Three limits are declared openly on the page itself rather than buried here. First, we found no UPSC guidance on entering a Central Gazette in the state and district fields. Second, we found no marriage certificate alternative in the documents we read. Third, rules may change each year. Because UPSC names a Gazette Notification and we publish Gazette notices, we have a direct commercial interest here, and say so on the page. We are a documentation consultancy and not advocates, not UPSC, and not the Department of Publication. Who we are is on the about page.

Last reviewed 27 September 2026 • 9540005002 • info@jharkhandnamechange.com • Jharkhandnamechange.com is a private documentation consultancy and is not the Department of Publication, the Controller of Publication, the Union Public Service Commission, any court, a law firm or any Government office. This page is general information, not legal advice.

Verify it yourself

Official Sources on UPSC Name Change Rules

Sources used for the UPSC application name mismatch page
Source	What it is used for on this page
UPSC, Important Notice for CS(P)-2025 and IFoS(P)-2025 aspirants	The most important source on this page. The locked Class X name, the editable change question, the Gazette rule and the upload after the Prelims result
UPSC, Instructions for filling the Identity Profile	The Class 10 name instruction, the four Gazette details, and the upload format
What we could not verify	How to enter a Central Gazette in the state and district fields; any alternative proof for married women; and later years' rules
Our other pages on the neighbouring questions	Which Gazette on Jharkhand Gazette against Gazette of India; SSC on SSC one-time registration

Why this page quotes UPSC directly. Forum answers on this subject disagree. UPSC's own notice says in one sentence that a changed name needs a Gazette Notification, and when it can be uploaded. Ask any adviser which published sentence their advice rests on.

Quick Summary

UPSC Name Mismatch in Nine Lines

The short version

Enter your name exactly as on your Class 10 certificate.
That field cannot be edited later.
A name changed after Class 10 needs a Gazette Notification.
You can upload it after the Prelims result.
Have its state, district, number and date ready.
Upload a 50 to 300 KB PDF named name_change.
From Jharkhand, use the Gazette of India, Part IV.
A spelling slip does not need a Gazette for UPSC.
Start the notice when you apply, not after the result.

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