Applicants in Gujarat often aren't sure whether to publish in the Central Gazette (Gazette of India) or the Gujarat State Gazette. Tell us where you'll mainly use it and we'll point you to the likely route — honestly, because acceptance always depends on the authority you present it to.
This is general guidance to help you plan, not a rule. Acceptance always depends on the individual authority's requirements — tell us your exact case and we'll confirm the right route before drafting.
As a Vadodara-based, government-approved documentation office, we handle both Central and Gujarat State Gazette cases and know which route each authority expects. Tell us where you'll use it and we'll advise the right one.
One of the most common — and most expensive — early mistakes is publishing in the wrong Gazette. The Central Gazette and the Gujarat State Gazette are different publications used for different purposes, and picking the wrong one can mean redoing the whole process. This decider points you to the one that fits your situation.
You tell it who needs the name change and what it is ultimately for — a passport, a state record, a job, an overseas requirement, and so on. It weighs your answers and suggests whether the Central or the Gujarat State Gazette is the sensible route, and flags the cases where either could work so you can confirm with us.
Use it at the very start, before any drafting, especially if an authority (a passport office, an employer, a foreign body) has asked for a "Gazette" without specifying which. Getting this right first saves both money and weeks.
