Apply In-Person

1. In order to apply for caste certificate, applicant has to go to the respective Mamlatdar / Tahsildar / Jansewa Kendra Office.
2. Link for the office contact details: Link and link
3. Application form can be obtained from the office while applicant visits. OR Applicant shall write an application on a A4 paper. OR Download the application form using the following link : Form Link
4. Submit the completed application form along with required documents to the respective authority.
5. Authorities after checking the attached documents and details submitted, will make entries and provide you record number for reference.
6. This document and details will then reach respective authority.
7. Respective authority will ask his subordinates to do investigation and do ground level verification for the details submitted.
8. After due verification authorities will submit their report to respective issuing authority.
9. Based on the report submitted, respective issuing authority will decide to issue the caste certificate.

Note :

• Certificate will be despatched or handed over directly as per the request made while applying by applicant. Mostly handover in office will be in practice to get counter signature from applicant for the delivered certificate.
• In case of any specialised classes, that covers government subsidy and reservation, a notice will be propagated in the applicants residing area to see if there is any objection for the applicant arises.
  

Through CSC

1. Use the following link to find the centre. Link: Contact link
2. Please go the respective office.
3. Application can be obtained from the authorities. Please pay for application form as authorities quote.
4. Submit the complete application along with required documents to the operator in the centre.
5. Operator will check the details and start to process online using the computer.
6. Applicant will get the transaction ID for the application made. Please keep it safe for future reference.
7. This application will be processed by the respective department as per how it will be processed in person.
8. Applicant will get notification about the status on his registered mobile number that was provided while applying.
9. Applicant has to go and meet the respective authorities upon notification with documents as instructed to get the certificate as per notified date.

Apply Online

1. To Obtain Caste Certificate, Use the following link to reach online portal.

Link: link

1. In the given page, please go through the details and hit the “ST Caste Certificate” OR “ST Caste Certificate (Panchayat)” tab as applicable to get new page.
2. Please go through the details provided in the page and hit “Apply Online” option provided at the bottom to reach next page.
3. In the given page, user need to select “email/mobile” option from the drop down for login.
4. Complete the page prompt and hit “login” to apply.
5. If you are a new user to this portal, then select on “Click for New Registration (Citizen)” option, it will redirect you to user registration page to register
6. Once login, user has to select “Request a New Service” option on top right corner of the page.
7. Select the service required to reach the new page.
8. User need to hit the respective option and complete the successive page prompts and also upload required documents to apply online by hitting “Submit”.
9. After successful submission of your application, you can take the print of your application form and proceed further with the online payment.
10. Please pay using any of the two options, Using E-Wallet, Using Gateway # This application will be processed by the respective department.
11. Citizen will get an SMS for the status of his/her application.
12. Once completing the application process, user shall use the application number to get the certificate by using download issued document option.

• Application form: link

Personal identification

• Self declaration from the applicant.
• School leaving certificate
• Birth Certificate
• Aadhar Card
• Income Certificate
• Voter ID (if available)
• Ration Card
• Certificate from Panchayat/Municipality
• BDO certificate
• Residence proof

Family identification

• Family land document
• Family member’s caste certificates

Principal Secretary
Urban Development and Urban Housing Department
Block No. 14, 9th Floor, New Sachivalaya,
Gandhinagar - 382 010.
Gujarat, India.
Phone No. : +91 079-232-51001/03
Fax No. : +91 079-232-51005
E-mail: securban@gujarat.gov.in

Jan Seva Kendra Ahmedabad
Office of the Collector & District Magistrate,
Near Subhash Bridge Circle,
RTO Ashram Rd, Hridaya Kunj,
Old Wadaj, Ahmedabad,
Gujarat – 380027.

Office Contact Link: Link and link

CSC contact link : Contact link

• Applicant must belong to reserved category (Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Other backward Community) to apply for that category.
• Applicant must be an Indian citizen.
• Applicant must be residing in the state.
• Applicant should have completed age of 3 years to apply for community certificate.

Note : Please check all eligibility criteria, check-list of documents required to apply for community certificate.

• Please pay as authorities quote while applying.
• For online, please pay as per prompt while processing.

• Usually Certificate is valid for entire life

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• Valid for mentioned period of time on the certificate (counted from the date of issuance of certificate)

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.    

• 60 days and above.
• Based on category applied and to check the authenticity, processing time varies.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 

Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since January 1908.

1. Name of the Applicant
2. Father/Husbands Name
3. Sex (M/F)
4. Residential Address
5. Ration Card No (Copy to be enclosed)
6. School Leaving Certificate / Transfer Certificate(Copy to be enclosed)
7. Details of Community Certificate of Parents
8. Details of School Certificates of Parents
9. Date of application

• Community Certificate is also known as caste certificate. Community certificate is a legal proof of community that the person to whom it is being issued belongs to reserved community like scheduled caste, scheduled tribe and other backward classes.
• Caste certificate is an important certificate to avail certain benefits provided by Government for the socially backward communities in education and employment opportunities for their betterment.
• Students especially require the caste certificates to secure their seat in institution
• This is valid for securing admission in all Educational Institutions and other professional institutions and also for employment.

• This certificate can be used for several years.
• An individual cannot change his / her caste once he/she issued the caste certificate. However, while converting into another religion, the class may change necessitating a new caste/community certificate.

NOTE : It is a punishable offense to try with fraudulent documents to get a community certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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More information which might help people.