Certificate Guide India: apply for a certificate and know when it is late

Plain-English guides to Indian government certificates: documents, fee, the official time limit, and what to do if your certificate is late. Every page lists the documents, the fee and the official time limit, names the officer who issues the certificate and the officers who hear appeals, and shows the official source with the date we last checked it.

Start here: certificate time limits in India and what to do if your certificate is late.

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• MaharashtraCertificates applied for on Aaple Sarkar, with the time limits notified under the Maharashtra Right to Public Services Act, 2015.
• Income certificateWho issues it, the documents, the fee and the time limit in each state we cover.
• Domicile certificateWho issues it, the documents, the fee and the time limit in each state we cover.
• Caste certificateCaste and non creamy layer certificates, state by state.
• BiharCaste, income and residence certificates applied for on the RTPS portal, with the time limits and appeals under the Bihar Right to Public Services Act, 2011.
• Uttar PradeshIncome, caste and domicile certificates on e-District, with the time limits and appeals under the Uttar Pradesh Janhit Guarantee Adhiniyam, 2011.
• EWS certificateThe Income and Asset Certificate for the 10% EWS quota: who qualifies, who issues it and the format.
• Karnataka (coming soon)Residence and caste certificates.

Guides

• Certificates in India: time limits, and what to do if your certificate is late
• Income certificate in Maharashtra: apply, documents, fee and time limit (checked October 2026)
• Domicile certificate in Maharashtra: apply, documents, fee and time limit (checked October 2026)
• Is my certificate late? Maharashtra Right to Services date calculator
• Caste certificate in Maharashtra: apply, documents, fee and time limit (checked October 2026)
• Caste, income and residence certificates in Bihar under RTPS: time limits and appeals (checked October 2026)
• EWS certificate for central jobs: who qualifies, who issues it, the format (checked October 2026)
• Income certificate in Uttar Pradesh: the 20 working day limit and how to appeal (checked October 2026)

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