Moradabad division · Uttar Pradesh
जाति प्रमाण पत्र · अमरोहा
CertiSetu helps Amroha residents apply for Caste Certificate online. Upload your documents once and skip the office visit. A verified agent files the application on the UP e-District portal and the Amroha Tehsil verifies it.
A Caste Certificate (Jaati Praman Patra) is the Uttar Pradesh government's record of the reservation category you belong to: SC, ST or OBC. It is what residents of Amroha are asked for when they claim reservation in admissions, government recruitment and promotion. In Amroha the application is filed on the Uttar Pradesh e-District portal and the Amroha Tehsil verifies it. The Lekhpal checks the details against Amroha revenue records before the Tehsildar signs. CertiSetu files it for you, so there is no visit to the Amroha Tehsil or SDM office at any stage.
In Amroha the same document is asked for as a jaati praman patra, or as an SC/ST/OBC certificate after the category it records. The name changes; the certificate and the Amroha Tehsil that issues it do not.
The fee, the documents and the rules are identical in all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Only the Tehsil that verifies you changes.
CertiSetu is an independent private platform. A verified agent files the application for you and every field and document is checked before it is submitted.
The UP e-District portal is the government's own, and our fee does not apply on it. You do the filing, the follow-up and any correction yourself.
Students
For reserved seats and fee concessions in UP colleges and professional courses.
Job seekers
For reservation in Uttar Pradesh government recruitment.
Scheme applicants
For UP welfare schemes reserved for SC, ST and OBC households.
0–7 days Filed and under review
We file it on the UP e-District portal, with every field checked first so nothing comes back.
8–15 days Tehsildar verification
A Lekhpal checks your address on the ground, then the Amroha Tehsildar signs it.
15–20 days Certificate issued
The digital copy reaches your account, and the printed one is posted to Amroha.
Beyond 20 days Escalated for you
If it stalls, we chase the Tehsil ourselves and tell you exactly what it is waiting on.
Working days, counted from a complete filing. The processing time is the department’s own and is not a delivery commitment.
The name, the father's name and the address have to read identically on every document you upload. A mismatch between the Aadhaar spelling and the ration card sends more applications back from the Amroha Tehsil than any other single reason.
Whatever address the form carries is the one the Lekhpal verifies in Amroha. If your documents show two, file with the one your residence proof carries and leave the other out.
A photo with a corner cut off or a shadow across the seal is rejected at the document stage, before the file reaches the department at all. JPG, PNG or PDF, up to 2 MB each.
The Lekhpal calls the number on the form before the field visit in Amroha. An unreachable number is the commonest reason a complete, correct file simply sits still.
The form has to be signed and stamped by the ward councillor for your address in Amroha. It is one of the few steps that still happens on paper, and it is easier to collect before the file is open than after.
The department counts working days. A file submitted on a Friday evening effectively starts on Monday, which is two days of the estimate spent before anyone has opened it.
| Applicant type | Documents required |
|---|---|
| Student | Aadhaar, Class 10 marksheet, father's or guardian's caste proof, address proof |
| Job applicant | Aadhaar, father's or guardian's caste proof, address proof, passport photo |
| General applicant | Aadhaar, ration card or land record showing caste, passport photo, Parshad approval |
The most common rejection
Your name must be spelt identically across every document. A mismatch between the Aadhaar spelling and the ration card is the single most frequent reason an application comes back from the Amroha Tehsil.
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District, Tehsil and block figures are the ones published in the Integrated Government Online Directory. CertiSetu is an independent private platform and is not affiliated with the Government of Uttar Pradesh or any district administration; the certificate is issued by the concerned department.
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