India issued BBA Degree Certificate apostille process

India, since 2005, is a member of the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 that abolished the requirement of legalization of foreign public documents. Apostille is acceptable in 105 member-countries of the Convention (For more info please visit the website: www.hcch.net). Apostille is done for personal documents like birth/death/marriage certificates, Affidavits, Power of Attorney, etc. and educational documents like degree, diploma, matriculation, and secondary level certificates etc. Any document Apostilled in one member country is acceptable in all the other 116 member-countries, signatory to the referred convention of 1961 thus greatly simplifying the process of attestation by making it needless to get the documents attested in each or for each of the countries separately.

1. (Countries under Hague Convention HCCH is available at the following link. Click Here)
2. (Apostille Circular /Office Memorandum with regards to Educational Documents. Click Here)
3. (Enclosure: Issuing and Accepting Apostilles. Click Here)

The Hague Apostille Convention, 1961, abolishes the requirement of legalization of foreign documents for use in any member country, once an Apostille certificate (including e-Apostille) has been issued by a competent authority of the country where the document originates.

It has been brought to the notice of this Ministry that some institutes/organizations/establishments in India demand an apostilled document of a member country to be further attested by the Indian Mission/Post in that country. It is clarified that no further attestation or legalization of an apostilled document should be required in India as India is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention. An apostilled document should, therefore, be treated as legalized document in India by all concerned, in accordance with the international obligation under the Hague Apostille Convention.

Copy of a Note on “Issuing and Accepting Apostilles” is enclosed for ready reference. The full text of the Hague Apostille Convention and list of its member countries are available at: https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/apostille

To avoid unnecessary hassle caused to general public by demand of further legalization or attestation of an apostilled document, all concerned are requested to disseminate the information contained in paras 1, 2 & 3 above, among organizations/academic establishments, which are under their charge/in their jurisdiction or are affiliated with them.

1. Joint Secretary (P & ICC), Ministry of Education, New Delhi
2. Secretary, Department of Education and Secretary, Department of Information/Public Relations, All State and UT Governments.
3. Registrar, University Grants Commission, New Delhi
4. Secretary, National Medical Commission of India, New Delhi
5. Secretary, Dental Council of India, New Delhi
6. Secretary, Indian Nursing Council, New Delhi
7. Director, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi

Attestation BBA Degree Certificate

This is done for all the countries which are not a member of Hague Convention and where Apostille is not accepted. (Countries which are not a member of Hague Convention Click Here…)