Affidavit for Date of Birth Correction in Siliguri
This affidavit is a sworn statement of the date of birth you say is correct, and of the record that shows a different date. A notary at Hill Cart Road can attest it if you appear in person. It does not rewrite a municipal birth register, a board marksheet or Aadhaar by itself.
When people need this affidavit
The date on a birth certificate, a school leaving paper and Aadhaar are often not the same. A job form, a pension paper or a passport application then stops. The clerk asks for an affidavit explaining which date you stand by.
You are not asking the notary to decide your age. You are swearing to what you believe is true, and showing the papers that disagree. In Siliguri this request often comes just before a recruitment deadline.
Laws that sit behind the paper
Attestation is a notarial act under the Notaries Act, 1952. The statement on oath sits under the Indian Oaths Act, 1969. Stamp paper follows the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applied in West Bengal. The stamp value is checked for the paper you bring. Send the details on WhatsApp and we'll reply with the exact cost, and ask which stamp the paper needs that week.
Correcting an entry in a birth register is a different process, often before the municipality or a magistrate, under the registration rules for births. An affidavit can support that application. It is not the correction order.
What to bring
Bring every record that shows a date, even the one you think is wrong. Hiding it makes the affidavit look careless.
School or board mismatch
- Birth certificate, if you have one
- Admit card or marksheet showing the other date
- School leaving certificate
- Photo identity
- The form that rejected the date
A child or a ward
- The child's papers
- The parent or guardian who will swear, with their identity
- Any hospital discharge slip
- A short note of who has been caring for the child
Which case is yours?
Find the row that matches your papers. The first step is yours. The last column is the office that still has to accept the paper.
| Your situation | What you do first | Who else is involved |
|---|---|---|
| School papers and Aadhaar show different years | Bring the marksheet and the Aadhaar card | The board, employer, or Aadhaar centre that stopped the form |
| A job notice gives a last date | Bring the notice and the papers that show both dates | The recruiting office named in the notice |
| The person is a minor | The parent or guardian comes with the child's papers and their own identity | The school or the authority that asked for the affidavit |
First 24 hours
Lay out every paper that shows a date of birth, including the one you think is wrong. Write the date each paper shows before you leave home.
You swear only to a date you can point to. The affidavit does not rewrite a birth register, a marksheet, or Aadhaar. Those offices have their own forms.
Steps at Hill Cart Road
Come to the PNB building chamber, opposite Meghdoot Cinema Hall. The person swearing must be present.
- List every date We write each document and the date it shows. We do not pick a date you cannot point to.
- Swear and sign You sign before the notary. Identity is matched to the original card.
- File it where it was asked Take the affidavit to the board, the employer or the Aadhaar centre. They apply their own rule.
When you know which row matches your papers, call or send them on WhatsApp.
Mistakes that get the paper rejected
People sometimes swear to a date that appears on no paper at all, because a parent remembers it. The receiving office then has nothing to test. Another mistake is to treat a notarised affidavit as a new birth certificate. Hospitals and municipalities do not work that way.
If the date was changed earlier by a court or a magistrate, bring that order. A fresh affidavit that ignores the order creates two official stories.
Limits, including time
There is no single limitation period for swearing a date-of-birth affidavit. A recruitment notice or a passport appointment can still expire. The affidavit cannot change a criminal age determination, a juvenile inquiry, or a civil court's finding about age. Those are separate proceedings.
Why the draft should be checked
A one-line affidavit that only says 'my real date is this' is often sent back, because it never mentions the wrong date. Naming both dates, and the document each sits on, is what clerks look for. Doing that in the chamber avoids a second stamp paper. Send the details on WhatsApp and we'll reply with the exact cost rather than buying paper first.
The worry behind the form
People fear they will lose a job or a school seat because a clerk typed a year wrong twenty years ago. That fear is real. The affidavit is a calm way to put the two dates on one page. It is not a confession, and it is not a trick. Tell us the story as it is.
How this office helps
We prepare and notarise the statement. We do not run the municipal birth register.
- Draft the affidavit naming each conflicting date
- Check the originals you bring
- Attest the affidavit at the Hill Cart Road notary chamber
- Say clearly if a court or municipal correction is a different piece of work
- Tell you to send the details on WhatsApp and we'll reply with the exact cost before extra stamp is bought
Questions people ask
How much does a date of birth affidavit cost?
Notarisation at this chamber starts at Rupees 100. Stamp paper, when your paper needs it, is extra and follows the West Bengal rate in force that week. Send the details on WhatsApp and we'll reply with the exact cost.
How long does it take?
The chamber attestation is often one visit if the papers are with you. A board or a municipality may take weeks after that. We cannot promise their timeline.
Will this change my Aadhaar date?
No. The affidavit is support. The Aadhaar centre applies the checklist in force that day. Ask them which paper they want before you swear a different one.
Can I pick a date that is on none of my papers?
Swear only to a date you can point to on a record or a hospital slip, or to a parent's memory. Say which of those it is.
Is a school leaving certificate enough on its own?
Sometimes an employer accepts it. If two dates exist, they usually want both named in one affidavit.
What if I am applying for a government job?
Read the recruitment notice. Some notices say which date they will accept. An affidavit does not override a written instruction in the notice.
Do both parents have to come?
If the person is an adult, they swear for themselves. If the person is a minor, the parent or guardian who has the papers should come, with identity.
Talk to the office
Bring the papers you have. Notarisation at this chamber starts at Rupees 100. Stamp paper, when your paper needs it, is extra and follows the West Bengal rate in force that week. Send the details on WhatsApp and we'll reply with the exact cost.
This page is general information for people in Siliguri and North Bengal. It is not legal advice for your papers. Rules, stamp requirements and office practice change. Call the chamber before you rely on it.