Residency proof
अधिवास प्रमाण पत्र
Needed for state-quota college seats, UP government recruitment and several welfare schemes.
Proof that you are a permanent resident of Uttar Pradesh. It is issued by your Tehsil after the Lekhpal verifies that you actually live at the address on the form, which is why the residence trail matters more than any other document in the set.
Across Uttar Pradesh the same document is asked for as a niwas praman patra, a mool niwas praman patra or a residence certificate. The name changes; the certificate and the Tehsil that issues it do not.
The Lekhpal visits the address on your form, so if you have moved recently, apply with the address where someone can actually find you. The Tehsildar approves the file once that report comes back.
We check your situation against the current departmental rules before you spend time on the form.
Once, from your phone or computer, or pulled straight from DigiLocker.
Every field and document is checked, then a field agent files the application with the department.
Live status on every stage, and a verified digital copy by email once the department approves it.
The fee, the documents and the departmental rules are the same everywhere in Uttar Pradesh. Your district only decides which Tehsil verifies the application.
Uttar Pradesh’s 75 districts sit under 18 divisions. Each one lists the districts inside it.
Students
For admission under the Uttar Pradesh state quota in colleges and professional courses.
Job seekers
For reservation and eligibility in Uttar Pradesh government recruitment.
Scholarship applicants
For UP scholarship schemes that are open only to permanent residents.
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.
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 Uttar Pradesh Tehsildar signs it.
15–20 days Certificate issued
The digital copy reaches your account, and the printed one is posted to Uttar Pradesh.
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.
| Applicant type | Documents required |
|---|---|
| Student | Aadhaar, Class 10 marksheet, address proof, passport photo |
| Job applicant | Aadhaar, address proof, self-declaration of residence, passport photo |
| General applicant | Aadhaar, ration card or utility bill, passport photo, Parshad approval |
| Document | What is accepted | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Aadhaar card (front) | JPG, PNG or PDF · up to 2 MB | Mandatory |
| Aadhaar card (back) | JPG, PNG or PDF · up to 2 MB | Mandatory |
| Passport-size photograph | Recent photo, plain light background | Mandatory |
| Residence proof | Electricity bill, voter ID or ration card | Mandatory |
| Parshad approval | Arranged by our field agent, nothing for you to get | Mandatory |
The most common rejection
Your name has to be spelt the same way on every document. A mismatch between the Aadhaar spelling and the ration card sends back more domicile applications than anything else. The other frequent problem is a three-year residence requirement evidenced with a single recent bill.
Six things that decide whether a file moves or comes back.
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 Uttar Pradesh Tehsil than any other single reason.
Whatever address the form carries is the one the Lekhpal verifies in Uttar Pradesh. 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 Uttar Pradesh. 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 Uttar Pradesh. 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.
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