Implementation of the ‘Apostille’ Convention
With India’s accession to the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 abolishing the requirement of legalization of foreign public documents (www.hcch.net) Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs at CPV Division, Patiala House will start issuing Apostilles w.e.f. August 29, 2007. Apostille stickers will be issued on the documents –personal like birth, death, affidavits, power of attorneys, marriage etc and educational documents like degree, diplomas, matriculation and secondary level certificates. However, commercial documents are excluded from the purview of the Convention. Procedure: All documents should be first authenticated by the designated agencies in the State from where thedocument has been issued. In case of personal documents, Home Department/General Administration Department arethe designated authorities. In case of educational documents, State Governments have now opened Regional Authentication Centers (RACs) (see list) at various States from where the document should first be attested. Documents attested by these authorities then need to be presented to MEA for issue of Apostilles. Fee: A fee of Rs. 50/- in form of Postal/Pay Order drawn in favour of PAO, MEA, New Delhi is payable for each Apostille sticker. For further information the following may be contacted:
1.
Section Officer (OI) Ministry of External Affairs,CPV Division, Patiala House Annexe,Tilak Marg, New Delhi – 110001Email: sooi@mea.gov.in
2.
Under Secretary (Ext. & OI)MEA, CPV DivisionTelefax: 23070486Email:usexoi@mea.gov.in
3.
Joint Secretary (Consular)MEA, CPV DivisionTelephone No: 23388015 Fax:23388385Email: jscons@mea.gov.in
4.
Joint Secretary (CPV) MEA, CPV DivisionTelephone No.: 23387104Fax: 23782821Email:jscpv@mea.gov.in
Regional Authentication Centers (RACs)
1.
Kerala
(i). Shri K.S. Gopinathan Nair,Regional Authentication officer,Lotus villa, Sasthamangalam, Thiruvananthapuram Tel: 0471-5575212 (O)
(ii). Shri N.K. Raveendran, Additional Secretary, Govt. of Kerala, 40/9210-A, Dorai Swami Iyer Road, Ernakulam,Tel: 0484-5583832, 5583834 (O)
(iii). Shri. P.A. Esak,Joint Secretary, GAD, Govt. of Kerala, 2nd Floor, CDA Building, Zamorin's Square, Railway Station Link Road, KozhikodeTel: 0495-2304882, 2304885 (O)
2.
Karnataka
Shri. H.C Nagendra, Deputy Secretary / Shri M.S. Mahanteshaiah,Under Secretary, Home Department,Passport and Foreigners, Room No.220, IInd Floor, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore,Tel: 080-22092540, 22092371 (O)
3.
Maharashtra
Smt. Seema Dhanderi, Joint Secretary, Shri. Kotwal, Tel: 25375529 School Education and Sports Deparment,4th Floor Mantralaya Annexe, Mumbai-400032 Tel: 02222024237 (O), 24367773 ®
4.
Andhra Pradesh
Shri.K. Bikshamaiah, Joint Secretary (GPM & AR)Shri M.A. Ghaffar, Joint Secretary(AIS),General Administration Department, Old Reception Hall, Near Old Gate, A.P.Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad Tel: 040-23454823 (O)
5.
Tamil Nadu
Public (Foreigners) Deparment, Near Chief Secretary Officer, Old Building, Third Floor, Chennai-9
6.
Punjab
(i) Smt. Joginder Kaur/Shri. Bakshi Ram, Under Secretary, Department of Non- Resident Indian Affairs,Government of Punjab, Ground Floor, Mini Secreetariat, Sector-9, Chandigarh.(ii)Dr. Atamjit Singh, Deputy Director ( Colleges ),Director of Public Instruction © Punjab, Chandigarh.
7.
West Bengal
Shri. A.K. Barua, Section Officer, Home (Foreigner & NRI), Shri.C. Raychaudhuri, Joint Secretary, (Home Deptt.) Department Writers Building,Kolkata-700001Fax: 22145479
8.
Goa
(i) Dr. Bhaskar G. Nair, Director of Higher Education.Government of Goa, Junta House, 2nd Lift, 5th Floor, Panaji, Goa.Tel: 2425582/85, Fax: 2425582, Mobile: 9822802572 (ii) Dr. Colsa Pinto, Director of Education, Government of Goa, Panaji-Goa. (iii) Shri. Aleixo F da Costa state Director of Craftsmen Training, Sharma Shakti Bhavan, 3rd floor, Patto Plaza, Panaji, Goa 403001 (iv) Dr. Chandrasekhar,Director, Directorate of Technical Education, Alto Prvorim Goa, Tel: 0832-2413571, Fax: 2413571
9.
Rajasthan
(i) Dr. O.P. Gupta, Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Department of Higher Education, Room No 203, 2nd Floor, Main Building, Government Secretariat, Rajasthan, Jaipur Tel:0141-2227017(o) 9829132131(Mobile), 0141-2227017Residence AddressDr.O.P.Gupta, F-40, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur(Rajasthan)(ii)Shri Madhusudan Sharma Tel: 0141-22227724(O),9950999703(Mobile), 0141-2227395 (Fax) (iii) Shri K.K. Singhal Tel: 0141-2227399 (O), 0141-2351535(R),
10.
UT of Chandigarh
(i) Smt Kamla Bains,District Education Officer, UT, Sector-42, Chandigarh (ii) Sh. Gulzar Singh, Deputy Director Adult Education, UT, Sector-42, Chandigarh
11.
Meghalaya
Smt. R V Suchiang, IAS,Commissioner & Secretary, Education Department,Government of Meghalaya, Shillong
12.
Bihar
Sri Gopal Ji, Dy. Director, Higher Education, Human Resource Development Deptt.Govt of Bihar, Patna (for Magadh Univeristy, Bodh Gaya) (ii) Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara (iii)Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University,Bhagalpur. 2. Sri Vijay Kumar Himanshu, Dy. Director, Higher Education for Patna University 3. Sri Sunil Kumar, Dy. Dir. Higher Education for(a) Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambdekar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur (b) Jai Prakash University, Chapra. 4. Sri Suryadeo Kumar Paswan, Asstt. Dir. Higher Education for(a) Lalit Narain Mithila Univeristy, Darbhanga(b) Bhupendra Narain Mandal University, Madhepura(c) Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University, Darbhanga
13.
M.P
Smt. S. Khandate, Under Secretary, Higher Education Deptt. Direcotorate of Higher Education, Satpura Bhwan, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh-462004
14.
Mizoram
Shri R.Malsawrna, Under Secretary,Higher & Technical Education Department, Govt of Mizoram.
15.
Jammu & Kashmir
(i) Shri R.K.Sharma, Special Secretary to Government, Technical Education Department, J & k, Civil Sectt.Jammu/Srinagar.Tel: (J) 0191-2546284, (K) 0194-2485765, 941940855(M) (ii)Prof. (Dr) Ali Mohammad Mir, Principal, SP. College,M.A.Road,Srinagar (J&K),Fax: 0194-2476828, Mob-9419010839, Residental Address- Chandpora, Harwan, Srinagar, Kashmir191123,Tel: 0194-2462156. (iii) Prof. Vijay Kotwal,Principal C.G.M. Sc. College, Jammu
16.
Dadra and NagarHaveli, UT
(i) Shri V C Pandey, Director of Education, and (ii) Shri D Balalah, Assistant Director of Education,(Admin) of the Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, UT, Silvassa.
17.
Sikkim
Mr G.B.Niraula, Joint Director (Examination) and Miss Diki Topeden, Deputy Director (Examination) Human Resource Development,Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim
18.
NCT of Delhi
Shri. D.M Khaneta, Addl. D.E (Co-ordination) Tel: 23814541(0)
19.
U.P
Mr.P.N. BathamTel: 00522-2237918,2238113/3135Shavkar Aggarwal, Tel:2238414, 0522-2238113, (M)9337349739 Fax: 0522-2235594
20.
Orrisa
(i) Shri B.C. Jena, Spl. Secy, Home Deptt. (ii) Sh. Tarun Kanti Mishra, Prin. SecyAsstt. To Spl. Secy.Tel: 0674-2322512 Fax: 2238113, Mobile:09839077600
21.
Himachal Pradesh
Secy (Edu)- Himachal, Mr. P. Mishra Tel: 0177-2621894
22.
Haryana
Higher Education Commissioner/Director Higher Education, Haryana in respect of Certificate(s)/degree(s) issued by Universities situated outside the State of Haryana (ii) Registrar of the concerned University in the State which has issued the certificate (s)/diploma(s)/degree(s). (iii) Director Secondary Education, Haryana in respect of certificate(s)/diploma(s)/degrees issued by National Open School, Central Board of Secondary Education, ICSE or any other State Board of Education in the country (iv) The Secretary Board of School Education, Haryana, Bhiwani in respect of Matriculation and 10+2 certificates issued by it or by the Haryana Open School.
23.
Uttrakhand
(i) K.S. Bisht, Under Secy. GED (ii) Shri N.S. Dungariyal Tel: 0135/2712802-Secy, GAD, Mr. M.s.Khan Ramesh Rawat Fax: 2712096 (ARO)
24.
Puducherry
Dr. Jayanta Kumar Ray, Director, Fax: 0412-2254590, (0) 0413-2257831
25.
Gujarat
Shri.J.L.Patel, D.SShri.S.M.Mistry, U.S. GAD, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
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RACs are a great idea but poorly executed. Just tried the telephone numbers for Karnataka, Bangalore, and they don't exist. One for New Delhi worked but the person told me he has never heard of RACs before he hung up with the typical "sorry" ...
very sorry to say this HRD verification is a time consuming process and people there don't respond. i gave my certifcate 20 days bk to HRD chandigarh n still there is no response frm them. everytime i call they r lingering on the things
india is a poorly managed country n these public dept should be privatised. shame on HRD, chandigarh
the mumbai office number given in the website is a wrong number(02224367773). It is some random residence number. If this how the website of MEA is then god only can save india.
Yes Attestation is very necessary on our certificates.
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i also found same problem.in india all state have diffents rules.from oct2009 totill mid jan2010 i can not get my doucments attested.
it's havoc.. believe me.
Absence of needed information on websites/net and otherwise.
Can there we a proper website dedicated for all India RAC or HRD centers and contact no.s plz.
It took me make out RAC and HRD are one and the same thing.
took 3 weeks to find the correct address of the CHD RAC as most of the address uploaded are obselete ones.. HOw could a poor guy make out which one to go to ( worst no contact nO. is available)
same for HRD/RAC Tamilnadu.
Any one plz tell if I have to get my PG diploma attested from them how could I plan my visit from Haryana to Tamilnadu... mentioned address is incomplete and insufficient.
and the agents are making best use of it... charging such a hefty amount as fee telling see we need to feed these GOVT babus or else they don't work.. as if RAC offices do not have officers but milking cows.. the more you feed them the more/faster they'll yield/milk.
Are we not spoiling our system?
Absence of Info seems to be planned to fool people and earn by these agents and offices in a coordinated way.
SHAME ON!!
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HRD Attestation/Authentication Fom HARYANA
If you have done your education from HARYANA then you need to get the HRD Attestation from the below Address
Shiksha Sadan, Sec-5 Panchkula, First Floor Chandigarh.
Benchmark : Next to CBSE office building
Requirements
A) Application Form and Affidavit
B) Passport Size Photo
C) Rs 50 Postal order for each Certificate/degree
D) Attested Copy of Passport
E) 2 Attested Copies of each of Certificate/degree to be authenticated
F) 1 Attested Copy of Final Year Marksheet
G) Copy of Job Offer letter (if any)
Please make a visit to this place before you start with the process of HRD Attestation because the requirements keep on changing
so better make sure what you require to submit.
Application Form -- You can get it from shiksha sadan
Affidavit -- They provide the format
Postal Order -- Purchase it from Post office, nearest one is Sec-4 Market Post office, make sure Postal Order has a stamp on it (when you purchase please check)
Document Attestation and Affidavit -- You can get if from Notary, nearest one is Sec-1, panchkula. Purchase a RS 10 Stamp paper from there and get the affidavit typed on it, catch some advocate there (you can find a lot at notary) and get copy of your documents attested (if not attested earlier) and don't forget to get your affidavit attested from the advocate or someone who
has the authority.
Then come back to Shiksha Sadan, first floor (I don't remember the department name, check with some one there) with all the documents and submit there.
Once all your documents are ok, there starts your real journey to these Government Departments.
After this they will issue a letter addressed to your University (or from where you have done your Education or the department written on your Certificate which you want to get authenticated), they will say that they will send that letter to your university and wait for your verification report from University, once verification report comes, you can get HRD authentication on your certificate/degree.
Sending a letter to university and then getting a Verification Report from University is a very long process, it may takes months or few days or it never comes because you know how these departments work.
So I Suggest you to ask them to give you that letter addressed to your university and personally go to your university and get your Verification Report. Make sure the verification report which you get from your University is addressed and properly sealed in an Envelope (If not sealed then it will not be accepted by Shiksha Sadan)
Once you submit the Verification Report, you can get the HRD Attestation on your Original Certificate.
HRD Attestation/Authentication Fom HARYANA
If you have done your education from HARYANA then you need to get the HRD Attestation from the below Address
Shiksha Sadan, Sec-5 Panchkula, First Floor Chandigarh.
Benchmark : next to CBSE Office building
Requirements
A) Application Form and Affidavit
B) Passport Size Photo
C) Rs 50 Postal order for each Certificate/degree
D) Attested Copy of Passport
E) 2 Attested Copies of each of Certificate/degree to be authenticated
F) 1 Attested Copy of Final Year Marksheet
G) Copy of Job Offer letter (if any)
Please make a visit to this place before you start with the process of HRD Attestation because the requirements keep on changing
so better make sure what you require to submit.
Application Form -- You can get it from shiksha sadan
Affidavit -- They provide the format
Postal Order -- Purchase it from Post office, nearest one is Sec-4 Market Post office, make sure Postal Order has a stamp on it (when you purchase please check)
Document Attestation and Affidavit -- You can get if from Notary, nearest one is Sec-1, panchkula. Purchase a RS 10 Stamp paper from there and get the affidavit typed on it, catch some advocate there (you can find a lot at notary) and get copy of your documents attested (if not attested earlier) and don't forget to get your affidavit attested from the advocate or someone who
has the authority.
Then come back to Shiksha Sadan, first floor (I don't remember the department name, check with some one there) with all the documents and submit there.
Once all your documents are ok, there starts your real journey to these Government Departments.
After this they will issue a letter addressed to your University (or from where you have done your Education or the department written on your Certificate which you want to get authenticated), they will say that they will send that letter to your university and wait for your verification report from University, once verification report comes, you can get HRD authentication on your certificate/degree.
Sending a letter to university and then getting a Verification Report from University is a very long process, it may takes months or few days or it never comes because you know how these departments work.
So I Suggest you to ask them to give you that letter addressed to your university and personally go to your university and get your Verification Report. Make sure the verification report which you get from your University is addressed and properly sealed in an Envelope (If not sealed then it will not be accepted by Shiksha Sadan)
Once you submit the Verification Report, you can get the HRD Attestation on your Original Certificate.
One more thing i want to share here about this Shiksha Sadan. Actually there are 2 Shiksha Sadan offices in same area. One is in Sector-2 and other the real one is in Sector-5 next to CBSE office. Sector-2 office full name is "takniki shiksha sadan". This "takniki shiksha sadan" is not the real one from where you have to get your certificates attested. I by mistake went there and people over there done complete process and get my certificate attested by Mr. K.P. Singh(Deputy director- Technical). They took all my educational certificates attested photocopies along with job offer letter and put their attestation stamp on back of my B.E. certificate .
They all are bunch of lousy government officials. They know nothing. When i went back for ministry of external affairs(MEA) attestation in Delhi they said this attestation from K.P. Singh is not valid (some Mr. Kalia is authorized person for this) and they don't have his signature verification with them. I got completed blank. After around one day search on Google and making around 100 calls to different phone numbers(non of them working) one person picked up the phone and that too the real person(Mr. Kalia). He told me everything about the process and that too in very polite manner.
Next day i went there and done all these formalities:
A) Application Form and Affidavit
B) Passport Size Photo
C) Rs 50 Postal order for each Certificate/degree
D) Attested Copy of Passport
E) 2 Attested Copies of each of Certificate/degree to be authenticated
F) 1 Attested Copy of Final Year Marksheet
G) Copy of Job Offer letter (if any)
Now i have still not visited my university(MDU) because of some on-going employees strike over there. Still to go and lets see what will happen as i have already wasted my one important month.
Also please be aware of Touts who will follow you the moment you enter in MEA department in Delhi. If you don't have any idea of all this then i would suggest you to give this responsibility to some genuine agency but i would suggest you to do this HRD attestation from Panchkula your-self as its a very lengthy process and if you put everything on government official then it will take may be more then one month.
Will tell you more once i complete all formalities.
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