Do I really need a newspaper ad for my passport name change?

Yes. The passport rule requires publication in two newspapers — one English, one regional — after a name-change affidavit. Assam Tribune satisfies the English requirement.

Do I also need a Gazette notification?

For a passport, the affidavit + 2-newspaper ad is usually enough. A full Gazette of India notification is needed for some government records; the same affidavit + ad is its first step. Our desk can outline the gazette filing.

Both papers — can one be English and one Bengali/Hindi?

Exactly. One must be English (Assam Tribune) and the other in your regional language. You book both in one order; we set the regional-script wording for you.

Why does booking two papers cost more than one?

Each paper is a separate publication with its own rate, so the two are added — not doubled arbitrarily. The 2-paper set is shown as one transparent total before you pay.

What’s the cheapest compliant option?

From ₹420: a 3-line notice in the lowest-rate city edition, plus one regional paper. The calculator shows the cheapest valid combination for your case, GST included.

Is GST included in the price I see?

GST (5% on classifieds) is shown as a separate line and added to your total before payment — never a surprise afterwards.

Is an affidavit mandatory before the ad?

Yes — a notarised name-change affidavit comes first. We accept an existing affidavit (it needn’t be fresh) and provide a ready format if you don’t have one.

Can I change a minor child’s name?

Yes. It needs a parent’s declaration affidavit and the child’s birth certificate. Use the minor format above.

Can it appear in tomorrow’s paper?

Yes, if booked by 6 PM today. Passport appointment this week? Flag it and we prioritise the booking.

How do I get proof for the passport office?

After it publishes, view and save the exact page — date and edition visible — from the Assam Tribune e-paper. Prefer it emailed or a printed copy? Ask the desk, on request.

Name Change Ad in Assam Tribune — Notice Rates & Booking

Before you book

What a passport name change needs

A notarised name-change affidavit

We accept your existing one, or share a ready format

Publication in 2 newspapers — one English

Assam Tribune is your English paper

AT COVERS THIS

One regional-language paper

Add any regional daily in the same booking

Submit both tear-sheets with your form

View the published page in the Assam Tribune e-paper

Assam Tribune is the English-language daily accepted by every passport office and gazette department in India.

How it works · end to end

From name mismatch to a cleared passport file, in four steps.

Most first-time filers don’t know the sequence. Here it is — what comes before the ad, and what the ad unlocks.

1 Before the ad

Swear a name-change affidavit

A notary affidavit stating your old name, new name and reason. Don’t have one yet? Use our ready format, or we’ll guide you to a notary.

An existing affidavit is fine — it does not need to be fresh.
2 The ad

Publish in 2 papers — 1 English

Assam Tribune covers the English requirement. Add one regional-language daily for the second paper. Both booked together, one payment.
3 Print

Appears in the next edition

Book by 6 PM and your notice runs in tomorrow’s paper across the city editions you chose.
4 After

Use the tear-sheet for your file

Once it publishes, view and save your notice from the Assam Tribune e-paper — attach it to your passport, gazette or bank application as proof of publication. Need it emailed or a printed copy? Ask the desk, on request.

Going for a full Gazette of India notification too? The same affidavit + newspaper publication is the first step of that process — ask our desk and we’ll outline the gazette filing as well.

Before you book

What you’ll need — and what we handle for you

No need to leave and ‘figure it out’. Here’s the exact checklist, with formats you can download and fill in minutes.

Required Name-change affidavit

A notarised affidavit stating old name, new name and reason. We accept an existing affidavit, or use our ready format below.

Required ID with the new name

Aadhaar / passport / PAN — used only to compose the notice with the correct spelling. Nothing is stored.

We handle it Ready name-change format

Use our standard name-change format — English, plus the regional script for the second paper. Free to fill in; you supply the details.

Optional Minor child? Add parent's declaration

To change a child's name: a parent's affidavit plus the child's birth certificate. Format provided below.

Ready-to-use formats

Download & fill in minutes

Name-change affidavit format PDF · English + Hindi Minor name-change declaration PDF · parent format

No affidavit ready yet? You can still see your exact price now and add the affidavit before we send it to print.

No surprises on price

Exactly how your ad is priced — before you pay a rupee

The single most common question we get is ‘how was this number calculated?’ So here it is, in full. The price you see is the price you pay.

How it’s measured

Charged per printed line

Classified text is priced by printed line, not by character. A line is one row as it appears in the newspaper column.
Most notices run 3–6 lines. Long words that wrap to a new line count as the line they fill — the live preview shows the exact wrap.
A contact number, name or address all sit inside your lines — there is no separate ‘per-number’ charge.

A worked example

What ₹420 actually buys

5-line classified · weekday ₹420

Composing, proof & corrections Free

GST @ 5% ₹21

Total you pay ₹441

Booking two dates means two insertions, so the rate applies twice — the calculator shows this clearly before payment, never as a surprise.

Ad types & how the cost is calculated

How are newspaper Change of Name ads priced?

Every change of name classified has two common formats. Choose the simple line ad for economical reach, or a display block when photos, colour and layout matter. These cards show how each format is measured; use the live calculator above for the exact city rate.

Format 01 Classified Text Most economical

Priced per line basic rate covers 12 lines From ₹420

In the paper

Plain running text in the change of name classifieds. No photo; charged line by line.

Best for Straightforward change of name listings in one edition.

Add a tick mark, border or bold heading to stand out.

What the paper measures 12 lines

CHANGE OF NAME - CHANGE OF NAME

Printed lines

01

Change of Name ad for Assam Tribune readers with the essential details.

BASIC

02

Location, timing or category detail that keeps the ad specific.

BASIC

03

One short printed line is easier to scan in the newspaper column.

BASIC

04

Contact number, response instruction or closing qualifier.

BASIC

05

Neighbourhood, role or family/business detail that avoids vague copy.

BASIC

06

A final line appears only when the wording runs beyond the base block.

BASIC

The paper counts printed lines, not the way you type. If wording wraps, the live preview shows the final line count before payment.

Printed lines 12 lines

How it adds up

Base rate covers the first 12 printed lines in one Assam Tribune edition.

Base rate - first 12 lines ₹420

Extra lines - 1 × ₹35 ₹35

GST @ 5%₹21

Total payable ₹441

12 lines · one insertion · one edition

Book Classified Text Ad

Format 02 Classified Display More visibility

Priced per sq.cm minimum 3 × 6 cm From ₹4,050

In the paper

A boxed ad with photo, colour type and a custom layout. Great when the first glance matters.

Best for Photo, logo and custom-layout change of name ads.

Up to 200 sq.cm · photo + colour + your own layout.

What the paper measures 1 square = 1 sq.cm

Classified Display - Boxed 18 sq.cm minimum

CHANGE OF NAME

Premium change of name listing with photo/logo, highlight box and contact line.

3 cm wide

AD

6 cm tall

The shaded block is the paper's minimum size (3 × 6 cm). Anything beyond it is billed per additional sq.cm.

Width 3 cm

Height 6 cm

How it adds up

The smallest display ad this paper accepts is 3 × 6 cm, charged as one block.

Minimum size - 3 × 6 cm (18 sq.cm) ₹4,050

Extra space - 0 sq.cm × ₹325 —

GST @ 5%₹203

Total payable₹4,253

3 × 6 cm = 18 sq.cm · one insertion · one edition

Book Classified Display Ad

Units differ by paperMost papers bill per line. Some bill per word; display uses sq.cm.

The minimum is a floorA 2-line ad still bills at the newspaper’s minimum line block.

Each edition is priced separatelyMulti-city ads add the selected editions together before discounts.

Which day should it run?

What is the best day to publish a Change of Name newspaper ad?

Recommended focus day(s) for Assam Tribune, Guwahati (Sunday): Sunday. This comes from the same live booking schedule used during date selection.

The coming week

MON 31

TUE 1

WED 2

THU 3

FRI 4

SAT 5

SUN 6 PRINTS

Sunday - focus dayRecommended

Space on the page: This edition marks sunday as the preferred release day for change of name ads.
Who is reading: Shown for Assam Tribune, Guwahati (Sunday) from the live booking schedule that also drives the booking flow.
What you get back: Pick one of these dates when you want the paper's recommended category run.

Other release datesAllowed

Space on the page: If the focus day is not convenient, the booking flow can still move to the next open issue allowed for this edition.
Who is reading: Availability still depends on the paper's live schedule, blocked dates and booking lead time.
What you get back: Useful when speed matters more than the recommended focus day.

Free with every booking

Publish it in the language they actually read

Regional papers are read in the family language. We keep the intent intact and set the wording in a natural newspaper style, not word-for-word translation.

Bengali Hindi Punjabi Marathi Gujarati Malayalam Tamil English

What you send usEnglish / Hindi

ASSAM TRIBUNE - CHANGE OF NAME

Sample change of name details with name, city, contact and response instructions. We preserve meaning, tone and category conventions.

No typing in a script you do not use
We word it in the paper’s own classified style
You approve the final proof before it goes

What printsRegional

ASSAM TRIBUNE - SUNDAY CLASSIFIEDS

स्थानीय भाषा में वही विज्ञापन, साफ टाइपसेटिंग और सही श्रेणी के साथ प्रकाशित किया जाता है।

Rates by editionAssisted translationDelivery proof

The column is in that scriptThe printed classified appears in the language section readers expect.

The elders are the readersParents and relatives can read, compare and respond without a portal login.

Costs nothing extraTranslation, typesetting and proofing are handled inside the booking.

E-PAPER PAGE

View in the

e-paper

After it prints

Your tear-sheet, ready for the passport office

For a name change, the proof of publication is the actual deliverable — the thing the office files. We make sure it’s exactly what they accept.

Your published page

The exact Assam Tribune page your notice ran on — view and save it from the e-paper after publication.

Edition, date & page stamped

Shows the city edition, date and page number that the gazette / passport office needs to see.

Copy on request

Need it emailed, or a printed copy where an office insists on the physical paper? Ask the desk — available on request.

Accepted for: Passport (re-issue / name correction), Gazette of India notification, PAN & Aadhaar update, bank and property records.

Why publish your change-of-name notice in Assam Tribune?

A passport, gazette or bank name change requires public notice in a newspaper, and the office wants to see it in an established daily. Assam Tribune is an English-language newspaper accepted by passport offices and gazette departments across India — which is why most filers pair it with one regional paper to meet the two-newspaper rule.

Booking through releaseMyAd, the authorized online booking platform for Assam Tribune, means your notice runs at official Assam Tribune rates with a lowest-price guarantee, and you can view and save the exact page from the Assam Tribune e-paper to attach to your application — often in the next edition if booked before the cut-off.

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Book Your Change of Name Newspaper Ad in The Assam Tribune

Change of Name rates in Assam Tribune city editions

Change of Name rates by city

From name mismatch to a cleared passport file, in four steps.

Swear a name-change affidavit

Publish in 2 papers — 1 English

Appears in the next edition

Use the tear-sheet for your file

What you’ll need — and what we handle for you

Exactly how your ad is priced — before you pay a rupee

Charged per printed line

What ₹420 actually buys

Start from a standard name-change format

How are newspaper Change of Name ads priced?

What is the best day to publish a Change of Name newspaper ad?

Publish it in the language they actually read

Your tear-sheet, ready for the passport office

Your tear-sheet, ready for the passport office

The four things every name-change filer asks.

Why publish your change-of-name notice in Assam Tribune?

You’re booking through the authorized online platform, not a reseller.