Change your name legally in Bangalore. We handle your Gazette notification, Aadhaar update, PAN correction, passport re-issue, and all document changes. No office visits needed. Koramangala, Whitefield, Indiranagar, Jayanagar, and all areas covered.
💡 Before changing your name in Bangalore, you need a Gazette notification. Start with Gazette name change in Karnataka →
Follow this exact sequence for a legal name change in Bangalore:
Total time: ~2-3 months | Total cost: 3,000 to 6,500 rupees | Gazette notification is mandatory for Aadhaar, passport, and property records.
A Gazette notification is an official announcement published by the Government that legally records your name change. Once published, it is accepted as proof by banks, passport offices, Aadhaar centres, and all Government departments across India.
A notarised affidavit on 200 rupees stamp paper stating your old name, new name, address, and reason for change.
Publish your name change in one English daily (Times of India, Deccan Herald) and one Kannada daily (Prajavani, Vijayavani).
Submit your complete file to the Gazette office. Your name change is published in the official Gazette within 30 to 45 days.
Many people think Bangalore residents can only use the State Gazette. This is wrong. You can choose either. Both are 100% legal and accepted across India.
Published by Department of Publication, Bengaluru
Published by Department of Publication, Ministry of Urban Development, New Delhi
✅ Bangalore residents can apply for Central Gazette without any restriction. There is no rule that limits you to State Gazette only.
Fix spelling mistakes in your name across all official documents. This is the most common reason for name change in Bangalore.
Take your husband's surname or add his name after marriage. Gazette notification is mandatory for updating Aadhaar and passport.
Revert to your maiden name after divorce or separation. You'll need a divorce decree and the same Gazette process.
Change spelling for numerological or astrological reasons. Many Bangalore residents do this for personal beliefs.
Change your name after converting to a different religion. You'll need a religion change certificate plus Gazette.
Add a surname you never had, or remove one you no longer want. Both require Gazette notification.
Make your name identical across Aadhaar, PAN, passport, and bank accounts to avoid KYC rejections.
Change your child's name legally. Both parents must sign the affidavit. Government fee is higher for minors (1,700 rupees).
We draft your affidavit on 200 rupees non-judicial stamp paper with your exact old name, new name, address, date of birth, and reason for change. It is signed and sealed by a Notary Public in Bangalore. Cost: 200 to 300 rupees.
We publish your name change ad in one English daily (Times of India, Deccan Herald, or The Hindu) and one Kannada daily (Prajavani, Vijayavani, or Kannada Prabha). We keep full original newspaper pages for Gazette submission. Cost: 2,000 to 3,500 rupees.
Submit your complete file to the Department of Publication, Bengaluru for State Gazette, or to the Central Gazette office in Delhi. Fee: 650 to 800 rupees (State) or 1,100 rupees (Central).
The Gazette is published weekly on Thursdays. Download your official Gazette PDF from the e-Gazette portal. Save this PDF permanently. It is your single legal proof accepted everywhere.
Using your Gazette notification, update Aadhaar at any Bangalore Aadhaar Seva Kendra, then PAN, passport, driving licence, voter ID, bank accounts, and property records in the correct order.
Most “name change in Bangalore” pages are a generic India guide with the city name swapped in. This is the part that is actually local.
| What you need | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Karnataka State Gazette filing | Department of Printing, Stationery and Publications, Government Press, Unit-1, 8th Mile, R.V. Vidyaniketan College Post, Mysore Road, Bengaluru Urban 560059 | Public counters run limited morning and afternoon hours on weekdays and are closed at weekends and on Government holidays. Phone ahead. |
| Status tracking and downloads | The Karnataka Rajya Patra portal | Open it from the official Karnataka Government website rather than a third-party link, because the URL has changed over time. |
| Central Gazette filing | Department of Publication, filed from anywhere — you do not travel to Delhi | The fee is paid online through BharatKosh and the challan is generated in your own name. |
| Affidavit and notarisation | Any Notary Public. Notaries cluster around the City Civil Court complex and every taluk court | Non-judicial stamp paper of Rs 100 is the safe denomination. The notarisation matters, not the vendor. |
| Birth certificate correction | Your BBMP zonal office — East at Mahadevapura, West at Rajarajeshwari Nagar, South at Bommanahalli, North at Yelahanka, Central at Bengaluru | The zone where the birth was registered, not where you live now. BBMP guide. |
| Passport re-issue | Regional Passport Office Bengaluru, plus the Passport Seva Kendras and Post Office PSKs across the city | Appointments are booked on the Passport Seva portal after you pay, and slots are the bottleneck rather than the paperwork. |
| Aadhaar update | Any Aadhaar Seva Kendra or authorised enrolment centre in the city | Book on myAadhaar. About Rs 50, and it uses one of your two lifetime name changes. |
| Driving licence | Your jurisdictional RTO — Koramangala, Jayanagar, Yelahanka, Electronic City, Rajajinagar and others | Applied on Parivahan Sarathi, then one in-person visit for verification. |
| Property records | The Sub-Registrar office for the property’s jurisdiction, through the Kaveri portal | This is where a gazette is genuinely worth having, because title documents are read decades later. |
Two things that save a wasted trip. First, ring the gazette office before you travel — public counters keep short hours and close on Government holidays that are easy to miss. Second, you do not have to be a Bangalore resident to file at the Bangalore office, and equally, being in Bangalore does not oblige you to use the State Gazette. Choose by where the name has to be accepted, not by which office is nearest.
Karnataka practice is one Kannada and one English daily. This is the single largest variable in your bill, and it is entirely your choice.
| Language | Commonly used dailies | Typical classified rate |
|---|---|---|
| Kannada | Prajavani, Vijaya Karnataka, Udayavani, Kannada Prabha, Samyuktha Karnataka | Rs 250 to Rs 800 |
| English | Deccan Herald, The Times of India, The Hindu, The New Indian Express, Bangalore Mirror | Rs 400 to Rs 2,000 or more |
A classified line notice is sufficient. You are not required to buy a display advertisement, and anyone steering you towards one is either mistaken or selling advertising space. Bangalore rates sit at the top of the Karnataka range, which is why the same filing costs more here than in Hubballi or Mysuru.
What the office actually checks: keep the full newspaper page with the masthead and the publication date visible, from both papers. A clipped advertisement on its own proves neither where nor when the notice appeared, and that is a common reason a file comes back.
Choosing a large English daily out of caution is the most common way people overspend here. A notice in a smaller registered Kannada daily carries exactly the same legal weight as one in the largest paper in the city. The requirement is publication, not prominence.
Visit any Aadhaar Seva Kendra in Bangalore with Gazette notification and ID proof. Online portal only handles minor corrections. Processing: 7 to 15 days. Cost: free.
Use NSDL Protean portal. Upload Gazette + updated Aadhaar. Pay 110 rupees. Complete Aadhaar OTP. Processing: 7 to 15 days.
Apply for Re-issue on Passport Seva Portal. Upload Gazette + ID proof. Book at PSK Bengaluru. Fee: 1,500 to 3,500 rupees.
Visit sarathi.parivahan.gov.in. Select Karnataka and "Change of Name in DL." Upload Gazette + Aadhaar. Pay 200 rupees. Visit RTO for biometrics.
Submit Form 8 on Voters' Service Portal or Karnataka CEO portal. Upload Gazette. Processing: 2 to 3 weeks.
Visit your home branch with Gazette, updated Aadhaar, and updated PAN. Fill KYC update form. No fee. Processing: 2 to 7 days.
Gazette is mandatory. Urban: BBMP e-Aasthi portal for khata. Rural: Bhoomi portal for RTC. Also update sale deed at sub-registrar.
Gazette notification is mandatory. Submit to your university or board with a written request. Some institutions require an affidavit too.
For clerical corrections, use Section 15 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 through the local Registrar. For full name change, Gazette is the route.
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A notarised affidavit alone is not enough for most institutions. Banks, passport offices, and property registrars will reject your request without a Gazette.
Missing information in the ad (old name, new name, address, reason) means Gazette rejection. We ensure your ads are correct before publication.
The Gazette office needs full original newspaper pages with date and page number visible. Clippings alone are rejected.
UIDAI requires Gazette notification for full name changes. Without it, your Aadhaar update will be rejected.
Your new name must be spelled exactly the same on Gazette, Aadhaar, PAN, and all applications. Even one letter difference causes rejection.
Central Government employees must use Central Gazette, not State Gazette. Using the wrong one delays your service record update.
We have helped over ten thousand people across Karnataka change their name legally and update all documents.
When you follow our process, no bank, passport office, or Government department has ever rejected a Gazette notification.
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We review your affidavit, newspaper ads, and Gazette application before submission to prevent rejections.
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We serve every area in Bangalore. From Whitefield to Electronic City, we know every local office.
For most documents, yes. Aadhaar (full name change), passport, property records, educational certificates, and Government job records all require or strongly recommend Gazette notification. A notarised affidavit alone is only accepted for minor updates at some banks. For a complete legal name change, the Gazette is the gold standard and eliminates rejection risk everywhere.
Gazette publication takes 30 to 45 days. Updating Aadhaar takes 7 to 15 working days. PAN correction takes 7 to 15 days. Passport re-issue takes 7 to 15 days. Driving licence, voter ID, and bank accounts take 2 to 4 weeks. Total time from start to finish is approximately 2 to 3 months.
The Gazette process alone costs 2,850 to 4,600 rupees (affidavit + newspaper ads + Gazette fee). Adding PAN (110), passport (1,500 to 3,500), and driving licence (200) brings the total to 4,660 to 8,410 rupees depending on whether you choose normal or Tatkaal passport processing.
Yes, absolutely. Bangalore residents can apply for either Karnataka State Gazette or Central Gazette of India. There is no restriction. Both are 100% legal and accepted across India. Central Gazette is mandatory for central Government employees and recommended for anyone who wants the highest level of legal recognition.
For minor spelling corrections, some banks may accept a notarised affidavit. But for a full surname change or legal name change, Gazette is required by Aadhaar, passport offices, property registrars, and most PSU banks. Without Gazette, you will face rejections at multiple institutions.
Visit any Aadhaar Seva Kendra in Bangalore with your Gazette notification and ID proof. The online portal only handles minor spelling corrections. Major name changes require an in-person visit. Processing time is 7 to 15 working days.
Visit the NSDL Protean portal at tinpan.proteantech.in. Select "Changes or Correction in PAN Data." Upload your Gazette notification, updated Aadhaar, and PAN card copy. Pay 110 rupees and complete Aadhaar OTP authentication. New PAN card arrives in 7 to 15 days.
Any name change on a passport is treated as a Re-issue. Register on Passport Seva Portal, select Re-issue → Change in Existing Personal Particulars → Name. Upload Gazette notification and ID proof. Pay 1,500 rupees (normal) or 3,500 rupees (Tatkaal). Book at PSK Bengaluru.
Karnataka State Gazette is published by the Department of Publication in Bengaluru and is sufficient for state-level records and most private institutions. Central Gazette is published by the Department of Publication in Delhi and is mandatory for central Government employees. Both are valid across all of India. Bangalore residents can choose either.
Check the Karnataka e-Gazette portal at egazette.karnataka.gov.in. The Gazette is published weekly on Thursdays. You can search by your name or application date. For Central Gazette, check the Gazette of India portal.
The Department of Printing, Stationery and Publications at Unit-1, 8th Mile, R.V. Vidyaniketan College Post, Mysore Road, Bengaluru Urban 560059. Public counters keep short weekday hours and close at weekends and on Government holidays, so telephone before you travel.
No. A Central Gazette filing is made from anywhere in India and the fee is paid online through BharatKosh, with the challan generated in your own name. If someone tells you a Delhi trip is required, that is a sales line rather than a rule.
One Kannada and one English daily. Kannada options include Prajavani, Vijaya Karnataka, Udayavani and Kannada Prabha; English options include Deccan Herald, The Times of India, The Hindu and The New Indian Express.
A classified line notice is enough. You are not required to buy a display advertisement, and anyone steering you towards one is either mistaken or selling advertising space.
No. A notice in a smaller registered daily carries exactly the same legal effect as one in the largest paper in the city. The requirement is publication, not prominence.
Only the newspaper rate differs. Government fees are identical across the State. Bangalore sits at the top of the range for advertisement rates, and notary charges vary slightly. Everything else is the same.
No. And living in Bangalore does not oblige you to use the Karnataka State Gazette either. Choose between State and Central by where the name has to be accepted, not by which office is closest.
The zone where the birth was registered rather than where you live now — East at Mahadevapura, West at Rajarajeshwari Nagar, South at Bommanahalli, North at Yelahanka, Central at Bengaluru. Check the record on e-Janma first to find out which office holds it.
At the Regional Passport Office Bengaluru or one of the Passport Seva Kendras and Post Office PSKs around the city. You book on the Passport Seva portal after paying, and the appointment slot is usually the constraint rather than the paperwork.
Your jurisdictional RTO by address — Koramangala, Jayanagar, Yelahanka, Electronic City, Rajajinagar and others. The application starts on Parivahan Sarathi and needs one visit for verification.
Most of it. The affidavit needs a Notary Public in person, and Aadhaar, the RTO and the passport office each typically want one visit. The gazette filing, newspaper booking and PAN correction can all be handled remotely.
Usually not. Aadhaar, PAN, passport, bank, voter ID and the RTO all accept a marriage certificate. We sell gazette filings, so take that in the spirit it is written. You need one for a genuinely new name, for records that already disagree, or where a degree, property record or visa file is involved.
Roughly Rs 2,500 to Rs 4,500 for a done-for-you adult Central Gazette filing covering the Government fee, both newspaper notices and the service fee. Below about Rs 1,700 something is being left out. Rs 8,000 and above is an overcharge.
A written split between the Government fee, the newspaper charge and the service fee. The BharatKosh challan in your own name. And a straight answer to whether you actually need a gazette at all — if the answer is yes regardless of your situation, you are talking to a salesperson.
Retrieve it from the official portal yourself rather than relying on an emailed PDF, confirm the issue number and date, and read your own details letter by letter. Apply the same check to a gazette filed on your behalf.
A spelling that differs by a letter or two between the affidavit, the newspaper notice and the application form. Write your old and new name once on a single sheet and copy from it every time rather than retyping from memory.
No. The notice is published in the language of the gazette you file in, and the newspaper notices are what carry the Kannada requirement — one Kannada and one English daily. Your gazette entry itself does not need translating.
Indefinitely. It is a permanent published record with a fixed date and issue number, which is precisely why institutions rely on it. There is nothing to renew.
Yes, and that is the point of it. Order several certified copies at the outset, because obtaining them one at a time later costs more in courier charges than the copies themselves.
Aadhaar first, then PAN. The PAN portal reconciles against Aadhaar, so filing in the other order means the correction bounces and you pay twice. A PAN that will not reconcile can also be treated as inoperative, which raises tax deducted at source under section 206AA.
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Addresses and fees checked in August 2026 and reviewed every quarter. Office locations and counter hours change, so confirm before you travel.
Gazette office in Bangalore address — Department of Printing, Stationery and Publications, Unit-1, 8th Mile, R.V. Vidyaniketan College Post, Mysore Road, Bengaluru Urban 560059. Short weekday counter hours; ring ahead.
Karnataka gazette status check online — track and download from the Karnataka Rajya Patra portal, opened from the official Government website rather than a third-party link.
Name change affidavit Bangalore notary — any Notary Public will do; they cluster around the City Civil Court complex and every taluk court. Rs 100 non-judicial stamp paper is the safe denomination.
Newspaper ad for name change Bangalore rates — roughly Rs 250 to Rs 800 for a Kannada classified and Rs 400 to Rs 2,000 or more for an English one. A line notice is sufficient.
Passport Seva Kendra Bangalore appointment — booked on the Passport Seva portal after payment, at the RPO or one of the city’s PSKs and Post Office PSKs. Passport guide.
Aadhaar Seva Kendra Bangalore name change — book on myAadhaar, about Rs 50, and remember it consumes one of your two lifetime name updates. Aadhaar guide.
BBMP birth certificate correction Bangalore — handled by the zonal office where the birth was registered, through the citizen portal and e-Janma. BBMP guide.
RTO name change Bangalore — your jurisdictional RTO by address, applied on Parivahan Sarathi with one visit for verification.
Sub-Registrar office Bangalore property name change — through the Kaveri portal for the property’s jurisdiction, attaching the gazette. Title records are read decades later, which is why a gazette matters here.
Name change cost in Bangalore — roughly Rs 2,500 to Rs 4,500 all in for a done-for-you adult gazette filing. Government fees are the same across Karnataka; only the newspaper rate is higher here.
Name change without gazette Bangalore — possible for a married surname, a post-divorce reversion and a documented spelling correction. Not possible for a genuinely new name or for degree, property and visa files.
How long does name change take in Bangalore — about three to eight weeks for the gazette, then one to six weeks per record afterwards, with the passport usually the slowest.
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For minor spelling corrections, some banks may accept a notarised affidavit. But for a full surname change or legal name change, Gazette is required by Aadhaar, passport offices, property registrars, and most PSU banks. Without Gazette, you will face rejections at multiple institutions.
Gazette publication takes 30 to 45 days. Updating Aadhaar takes 7 to 15 working days. PAN correction takes 7 to 15 days. Passport re-issue takes 7 to 15 days. Driving licence, voter ID, and bank accounts take 2 to 4 weeks. Total time from start to finish is approximately 2 to 3 months.
The Gazette process alone costs 2,850 to 4,600 rupees (affidavit + newspaper ads + Gazette fee). Adding PAN (110), passport (1,500 to 3,500), and driving licence (200) brings the total to 4,660 to 8,410 rupees depending on whether you choose normal or Tatkaal passport processing.
Yes, absolutely. Bangalore residents can apply for either Karnataka State Gazette or Central Gazette of India. There is no restriction. Both are 100% legal and accepted across India. Central Gazette is mandatory for central Government employees and recommended for anyone who wants the highest level of legal recognition.
Check the Karnataka e-Gazette portal at egazette.karnataka.gov.in. The Gazette is published weekly on Thursdays. You can search by your name or application date. For Central Gazette, check the Gazette of India portal.
You need a notarised affidavit on 200 rupees stamp paper, newspaper advertisements in one English and one Kannada daily, Gazette application form, identity proof, address proof, two passport-size photographs, and soft copy of the application.
The Department of Printing, Stationery and Publications at Unit-1, 8th Mile, R.V. Vidyaniketan College Post, Mysore Road, Bengaluru Urban 560059. Public counters keep short weekday hours and close at weekends and on Government holidays, so ring ahead before you travel.
No. A Central Gazette filing is made from anywhere in India, and the fee is paid online through BharatKosh with the challan generated in your own name. Nobody in Bangalore needs to travel to Delhi for this, whatever an agent tells you.
One Kannada and one English daily. Kannada options include Prajavani, Vijaya Karnataka, Udayavani and Kannada Prabha; English options include Deccan Herald, The Times of India, The Hindu and The New Indian Express. A classified line notice is enough — you do not need a display advertisement.
Only one component differs: newspaper rates. Government fees are identical statewide. Bangalore sits at the top of the Karnataka range for advertisement rates, and notary charges vary a little. Choosing a smaller registered Kannada daily is the easiest saving available.
No. A notice in a smaller registered daily has exactly the same legal effect as one in the largest paper in the city. The requirement is publication, not prominence, and choosing a big English daily out of caution is the most common way people overspend.
The zone where the birth was registered, not where you live now — East at Mahadevapura, West at Rajarajeshwari Nagar, South at Bommanahalli, North at Yelahanka, or Central at Bengaluru. Look the record up on e-Janma first and it will tell you which office holds it.
No, and equally, living in Bangalore does not oblige you to use the Karnataka State Gazette. Choose between the State and Central Gazette by where the name has to be accepted, not by which office happens to be nearest.
At the Regional Passport Office Bengaluru or one of the Passport Seva Kendras and Post Office PSKs across the city. You book the appointment on the Passport Seva portal after paying, and the appointment slot is usually the bottleneck rather than the paperwork.
Your jurisdictional RTO by address — Koramangala, Jayanagar, Yelahanka, Electronic City, Rajajinagar and others across the city. The application starts on Parivahan Sarathi and needs one in-person visit for verification.
Most of it. The affidavit needs a Notary Public in person, and Aadhaar, the RTO and the passport office each typically want one visit. The gazette filing, the newspaper booking and the PAN correction can all be done remotely.
Usually not. Aadhaar, PAN, passport, bank, voter ID and the RTO all accept a marriage certificate as proof of a married surname. We sell gazette filings, so please take that in the spirit it is written — you need one for a genuinely new name, for records that already disagree, or for a degree, property or visa file.
Roughly Rs 2,500 to Rs 4,500 for a done-for-you adult Central Gazette filing, including the Government fee, both newspaper notices and the service fee. Below about Rs 1,700 something is being left out. Rs 8,000 and above is an overcharge, and you should ask for a written split of the three components.
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