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Bonafide and Character Certificate Request

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Price
Free, always.
Stamp duty
Not a stamp-dutiable instrument — a letter, not an agreement or a conveyance.
Registration
Not registrable.
Witnesses
Not required.

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Free, always.

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Also called

  • bonafide certificate application
  • character certificate application
  • bonafide student certificate letter
  • application for character certificate
  • bonafide praman patr ki application
  • ਬੋਨਾਫ਼ਾਈਡ ਸਰਟੀਫਿਕੇਟ ਲਈ ਅਰਜ਼ੀ

When you need it

You are a student and need your school, college or university to certify that you are a bona fide student, or to give you a character certificate, for a passport, a scholarship, a bank account, an internship, an exam form, a visa or a similar purpose. This is your own application to the principal or registrar, naming the certificate, the purpose and the number of copies.

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Not for a certificate you write about yourself (use the Self-Declaration Character Affidavit). Not for a Transfer or School Leaving Certificate (use the Transfer or School Leaving Certificate Request). Whether the institution issues a certificate, and what it says about conduct, is the institution's decision on its own records; this letter only asks for it.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

Not a stamp-dutiable instrument — a letter, not an agreement or a conveyance.

Registration

Not registrable.

Notarisation

Not required.

Witnesses

Not required.

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To,
The Principal / Registrar
Government College, Sector 46, Chandigarh
Sector 46, Chandigarh

From:
Harleen Kaur
House No. 301, Sector 70, Mohali
Roll/Enrolment No.: BCA/2024/0178

Date: 1 April 2026

REQUEST FOR BONAFIDE AND CHARACTER CERTIFICATE

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am a student of BCA, second year (session 2025-26) in your institution, Roll/Enrolment No. BCA/2024/0178.

I request you to issue a Bonafide Student Certificate in my favour, for the purpose of a passport application. I need 2 copies.

I confirm that the particulars above are correct, and I understand that the institution issues the certificate on the strength of its own records and its conduct file.

I enclose: Copy of my identity card and fee receipt of the current session

I request you to issue the certificate at the earliest.

Yours faithfully,

_________________
Harleen Kaur

Questions about this document

Does the Bonafide and Character Certificate Request need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Not a stamp-dutiable instrument — a letter, not an agreement or a conveyance.

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Does the Bonafide and Character Certificate Request need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?
What does the Bonafide and Character Certificate Request cost on Kaagazaat?

Free, always.

Does the Bonafide and Character Certificate Request need witnesses?

Often needed with this document

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