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Permalink Reply by Lathaa Manavalan on January 7, 2014 at 10:17am

Signing by parent are called self attestation. Otherwise attestation can be done by:

Class I or Group A or Grade 1 gazetted Officers:

Lieutenant and above in Indian Army,All India Services, though posted to states; State Government Services (selected through Public Service Commissions in States) or promoted public servants/ officers from states to the cadre of Assistant Commissioner or above and to the cadre of All India services; Police officers of Circle Inspector and above; Additional District Civil surgeons, Executive Engineers and above, District Medical Officer and above, Principals and teaching faculty of government degree colleges and above, Readers and above of Universities, Patent Examiner, Geologists of Geological Survey of India etc are Gazetted officers and have the authority to verify and attest documents.

Class II or Group B-Officers are also gazetted officers:

Naib Subedar to Subedar Major, Section Officer, BDO, Tahsildar, Junior Doctors in Government hospitals, TDO ,Assistant Executive Engineer, Lecturers in government intermediate/senior secondary education colleges or schools, Headmaster of Government high schools, Magistrate., Bank Managers of Nationalized banks.

Some times schools are specific if they have to attested by Class I or II officers. Notary Public, School Principals can also attest.

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