Degree Certificate Apostille Services Patna: What the City's MEA Listing Does and Does Not Mean
Degree certificate apostille services Patna applicants look for often begin with a misunderstanding, because the city appears on the Ministry's list of apostille centres yet has no public counter, and INFINITYGRO completes the Notary, SDM, Ministry of External Affairs and embassy stages for you instead.
Patna is one of the sixteen cities where apostille processing was decentralised in 2019. That changed where files are processed, not who may lodge them, and a great many local applicants discover this the hard way.
- Straight answer on what the Patna MEA listing means
- Courier from Patna, Danapur, Bihta, Hajipur or Nalanda
- Built for study, healthcare and Gulf employment files
- Every stage of Degree Certificate Apostille Services Patna tracked and confirmed on WhatsApp
What do degree certificate apostille services Patna involve?
Degree certificate apostille services Patna applicants use end with the Ministry of External Affairs applying a numbered sticker to the reverse of the original degree, which makes it valid in every country that has joined the Hague Apostille Convention with no further embassy stamp.
The Ministry certifies only what has already been vouched for. That prior step is either authentication by the Bihar authorities, or a Notary Public followed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Delhi. Countries outside the convention, such as the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait, require MEA attestation followed by embassy legalisation instead.
In short, degree certificate apostille services patna is completed entirely in Delhi, whichever of the two routes your file takes.
Which university issued your Patna degree
Patna has an old general university, a newer one created from its colleges, a statewide professional university and several national institutes. The seal on your degree decides where verification goes.
Patna University
One of India's oldest universities, it awards arts, science, commerce and law degrees through its constituent colleges in the city.
Patna Science College, Patna College and Magadh Mahila College sit under it, and their graduates make up a large share of our city files.
Patliputra University
Created from colleges previously under Patna University and Magadh University, Patliputra University now awards degrees for much of the Patna region.
Check the year on your certificate, since colleges moved between the universities.
Aryabhatta Knowledge University
AKU in Patna was created to bring the State's professional and technical colleges under one umbrella, so many engineering, management and paramedical graduates hold AKU degrees.
See B.Tech degree apostille for the usual document set.
NIT Patna, IIT Patna and CNLU
The national institutes and Chanakya National Law University award degrees in their own name and draw students from across India.
Their alumni move mainly to the United States, Germany and Singapore, where an apostille alone is required.
Medical and nursing qualifications
Patna Medical College, Nalanda Medical College, AIIMS Patna and the nursing institutions supply a steady flow of healthcare files.
Medical affiliation in Bihar has changed more than once, so read the certificate and tell us which body awarded it. See MBBS apostille and B.Sc Nursing apostille.
Students from across Bihar
Patna draws students from every district, and many return home or move to Delhi afterwards.
Their degrees stay with the awarding university whatever happens next. See our Bihar page for the regional universities.
What we handle and what stays with you
Patna applicants are often working through an agent for a Gulf job or a study consultant for a visa, so it pays to be exact about the boundary.
INFINITYGRO carries out every Delhi stage. We do not apply for university verification and we do not lodge files with the Bihar education department.
The two columns below divide degree certificate apostille services patna between our desk and yours, so nothing is assumed.
Handled by INFINITYGRO
- Notary Public seal on your degree
- SDM attestation in Delhi
- MEA apostille for Hague Convention countries
- MEA attestation plus embassy legalisation for the Gulf and other non-members
- Taking over from the MEA stage if your degree is already State-authenticated
Arranged by you, if asked for
- Verification of the degree by the awarding university
- State authentication from the Bihar education authorities, where the destination demands it
Once that stamp is on the degree, courier it to us and we resume from the MEA stage.
Two routes for degree certificate apostille services patna
Both routes finish at an MEA apostille or an MEA attestation. The difference is who vouches for the degree before the Ministry sees it.
Study files usually take the shorter route; Gulf employment often does not.
State authentication route for Degree Certificate Apostille Services Patna
For sponsors and councils that require the Bihar Government's authentication first.
- Arranged by you
Authentication by the Bihar education authorities
The Education Department, Government of Bihar, works from the State secretariat in Patna, so this step is local for city residents even though the Ministry stage is not.
Open the Bihar Education Department portal - Handled by INFINITYGRO
MEA apostille for Hague Convention countries
Courier the authenticated degree to our Delhi office. We submit it to the Ministry of External Affairs through the authorised channel and collect the apostilled original.
- Handled by INFINITYGRO
Embassy legalisation for non-member countries
For the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and others outside the convention, we complete MEA attestation and then legalisation at the relevant embassy in New Delhi. Read our guide to degree certificate attestation for the UAE before you start.
Choose this for: Gulf employment, nursing registration, and sponsors naming State authentication.
SDM route for Degree Certificate Apostille Services Patna, handled end to end by us
Nothing to arrange locally, and one accountable team throughout.
- Handled by INFINITYGRO
Notary Public authorisation
We present your degree to a registered Notary Public in Delhi, who records the entry and applies seal and signature.
- Handled by INFINITYGRO
SDM attestation in Delhi
The notarised degree goes to a Sub-Divisional Magistrate's office in Delhi, which confirms the notary's signature and adds the attestation the MEA looks for. Our step-by-step guide to attestation in Delhi NCR explains this stage in detail.
- Handled by INFINITYGRO
MEA apostille or embassy legalisation
Degrees for Hague member states receive the MEA apostille sticker. Degrees for the Gulf and other non-member states receive MEA attestation followed by embassy legalisation.
Choose this for: Study abroad, dependant visas and residence files where State authentication is not demanded.
What the Patna MEA listing actually means
This is the point worth settling before anyone makes a trip. Decentralisation moved processing to sixteen cities; it did not create public counters anywhere.
- Read the seal and the year on the degree, since colleges moved between universities.
- Ask the employer, agent or institution to put every requirement in writing before you pay anybody.
- Carry the original degree, all mark sheets, a passport photocopy and the offer letter.
- Send us the degree for the MEA apostille and any embassy stage.
Designations and counters change over time. Confirm the present procedure before you hand over originals. Our reference list of Department of Higher Education authentication addresses and our step-by-step HRD attestation guide are updated separately.
Courier from Patna or drop off in Delhi
Patna is well connected to Delhi by air and rail, and many Patna students and professionals already live in the capital.
Option 1: visit our Delhi office
Our New Ashok Nagar office is near the Blue Line metro station, easy to reach from the Delhi stations that Patna trains arrive at. We check the file, confirm the route and issue a signed receipt while you wait.
- File check and route advice in a single visit
- Signed receipt covering every original
- Call ahead so a counsellor is free when you arrive
Office address:
C – 5 A/2 New Ashok Nagar, Delhi – 110096, IndiaWorking hours: Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM (Sunday closed)
Option 2: courier from Patna or the surrounding districts
Speed Post and the private couriers run daily from Patna to Delhi, with Danapur, Bihta, Hajipur, Nalanda and Arrah routed through the city.
- Ask for the checklist on WhatsApp before you seal the envelope
- Keep unlaminated originals flat in a rigid envelope
- Include a passport photocopy and a signed authorisation letter
- Never hand originals to an agent without a written receipt
- Share the tracking number once dispatched
Collect in person or receive by return courier
We WhatsApp you a scan as soon as the apostille is on, so the spelling and dates can be checked before anything moves. The originals then travel back to your Bihar address by tracked courier. Nothing in your degree certificate apostille services patna file moves without you being told first.
Comparing the two Degree Certificate Apostille Services Patna routes
Use this to place your own file. If an agent and your employer are saying different things, go by the employer's written list.
| Factor | Process 1: State route | Process 2: SDM route |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-authentication by | Education Department, Government of Bihar | Notary Public and SDM, Delhi |
| Arranged by | The degree holder | INFINITYGRO |
| MEA stage | INFINITYGRO | INFINITYGRO |
| Embassy legalisation | INFINITYGRO, if needed | INFINITYGRO, if needed |
| Time taken | Longer, because of State and university processing | Shorter, with fewer offices involved |
| Your involvement | A visit to the Patna secretariat | Office visit or courier only |
| Best for | Gulf sponsors and nursing councils | Study, family and residence files |
Area-wise notes around Patna
The process is the same across the region. What differs is the awarding university and where people are heading.
Patna city
Ashok Rajpath, Bailey Road, Boring Road and Kankarbagh hold the universities, the medical colleges and the coaching industry that draws students from across eastern India.
Study visa files to Canada, Australia and Germany dominate, with healthcare close behind.
Danapur, Bihta and the western edge
NIT Patna's Bihta campus and IIT Patna sit on this side, along with a growing residential belt.
Engineering alumni from here form most of our German and American files from the State.
Hajipur, Vaishali and the northern bank
The districts across the Ganga send teaching and technical graduates abroad, mostly to the Gulf.
Documents reach Patna the same day and fly out the next.
Nalanda, Arrah and the surrounding districts
Nalanda Medical College and the colleges around Biharsharif and Arrah serve a large student population.
Many applicants from these districts now work in Delhi and send documents from there instead.
Everywhere in Bihar
We accept documents by courier from every district and return them the same way. Other documents follow the same path: PCC apostille in Patna, birth certificate apostille and marriage certificate apostille.
For the State page see Bihar, and for neighbouring States Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Countries that accept Degree Certificate Apostille Services Patna
Patna sends students to Canada, Australia and Germany, healthcare staff to the Gulf and the United Kingdom, and engineering alumni to the United States and Singapore.
Apostille is enough
Canada, Australia, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Singapore accept the MEA apostille on its own, as do Saudi Arabia since December 2022, Oman and Bahrain.
Embassy legalisation is also needed
The UAE, Qatar and Kuwait are outside the convention. Degrees for jobs there are attested by the MEA and then legalised by that country's embassy in New Delhi. See our notes on Qatar embassy attestation and Kuwait embassy attestation.
Membership of the convention changes from time to time. Check the official HCCH status table or ask us before you commit to a route.
Documents needed for Degree Certificate Apostille Services Patna
Courier or bring these to start. Study files usually need transcripts alongside the degree.
- Original degree certificate from Patna University, Patliputra University, AKU or your institute
- State-authenticated degree, only for Process 1
- Transcripts and consolidated mark sheets, for study and licensing files
- Photocopy of your passport, photo and address pages
- Signed authorisation letter (we email a template)
- Employer or institution checklist, where embassy legalisation applies
- Return address and mobile number, if you are not collecting
Before you post anything, it is worth reading the common mistakes people make during degree certificate apostille.
What degree certificate apostille services patna costs
Every file is quoted after we see it. The figure depends on:
- Whether we run the SDM route or start from an already authenticated degree
- An apostille, or attestation followed by embassy legalisation
- The destination country and that embassy's own charges
- How many documents you send: degree, mark sheets, transcripts
- Office collection, or tracked courier both ways
See the detailed fee structure
Our fees page sets out apostille, attestation and embassy charges document by document. Ask for a written quote for degree certificate apostille services patna before you commit to anything.
Told you can submit at the Patna MEA office? You cannot
Send us the details and we will place your degree certificate apostille services patna file on the right route. WhatsApp a photo of the degree and your employer or university checklist to +91-8595558517. We will tell you which route fits before you part with any original.
FAQs on degree certificate apostille services patna
Short answers to the questions we are asked most often about degree certificate apostille services patna.
Patna is on the Ministry's list of apostille cities. Can I submit there?
No, and this is the most common misunderstanding here. Patna became one of the sixteen decentralised processing cities in January 2019, but the Ministry has not accepted documents over the counter from members of the public anywhere in India since 2012. Files are lodged through authorised agencies. The listing changed where processing happens, not who may submit.
My degree is from a college now under Patliputra University.
Then check the year. Colleges moved from Patna University and Magadh University to Patliputra University, so older graduates hold one seal and newer ones another. Verification requests go to different registrars, which is why the certificate rather than the college decides.
My engineering degree names Aryabhatta Knowledge University.
That is correct for many Bihar professional and technical graduates. AKU was created to bring those colleges under one umbrella, so engineering, management and paramedical degrees commonly carry its seal rather than a regional university's. NIT and IIT Patna award their own.
I am applying for a study permit to Canada. Do I need State authentication?
Usually not. Institutions and visa offices in Canada generally want an apostille on the degree and transcripts rather than a State stamp. State authentication is far more common as a Gulf employment requirement. Go by the institution's written list rather than an agent's.
My MBBS is from Patna Medical College. Which body awarded it?
Read the certificate, because medical affiliation in Bihar has changed more than once over the years. Tell us which body is named and we will advise where verification requests should go. Overseas regulators usually want transcripts and a good standing certificate as well.
An agent has asked for my original certificates. Is that normal?
Handing originals to anyone without a written receipt is a bad idea, whoever they are. Proper document work always produces a receipt listing each original by name. We issue one for every file, whether you visit the office or courier documents, and we send a scan before returning anything.
Does INFINITYGRO do HRD attestation or university verification?
No. We provide Notary and SDM attestation, MEA apostille, MEA attestation and embassy legalisation. Where a destination requires State authentication or verification by Patna University, Patliputra University or AKU, you arrange that directly, and we handle the MEA and embassy stages afterwards.
What do degree certificate apostille services Patna cost?
A student sending a degree and transcripts to Canada pays differently from a nurse sending four documents for a Gulf registration with embassy legalisation. The figure depends on the route, the number of documents, the destination and the courier. Our fees page sets out the structure, and a WhatsApp message brings a quote for your own file.
Start your Patna file this week
Kankarbagh, Boring Road, Danapur, Hajipur or Biharsharif: tell us the university, the destination and the deadline, then courier your documents.
+91-8595558517Disclaimer: INFINITYGRO is a private document facilitation service, not a government authority. Only the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, issues apostilles, and embassy legalisation is carried out by the respective embassies. We do not undertake State authentication or university verification. Official procedures and destination requirements change, so please confirm current rules with the receiving authority.