Degree Certificate Apostille Services West Bengal: Regional Universities, One Technical University, One Process
Degree certificate apostille services West Bengal graduates need are what turn a University of Calcutta, Burdwan, Vidyasagar or MAKAUT degree into a document accepted abroad, and INFINITYGRO completes the Notary, SDM, Ministry of External Affairs and embassy stages in Delhi.
West Bengal runs a regional university for each part of the State for general degrees, but a single technical university and a single health sciences university statewide. Which group your degree falls into decides where verification goes.
- One process for all three university groups
- Courier from Kolkata, Siliguri, Durgapur, Burdwan or Malda
- Built for nursing, teaching and technology files
- Every stage of Degree Certificate Apostille Services West Bengal tracked and confirmed on WhatsApp
What do degree certificate apostille services West Bengal involve?
Degree certificate apostille services West Bengal 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 West Bengal 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 west bengal is completed entirely in Delhi, whichever of the two routes your file takes.
The universities behind West Bengal degrees
Three structures operate side by side. General degrees come from a regional university, engineering degrees from one statewide body, and health science degrees from another.
University of Calcutta and the Kolkata universities
The University of Calcutta, Jadavpur University, Presidency University and Rabindra Bharati serve the capital region, with colleges across Kolkata, Howrah and the 24 Parganas.
See our Kolkata page for city-level detail.
MAKAUT, for engineering degrees
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology is the technical university for the State, so engineering graduates of private colleges across Bengal hold its degrees rather than a regional university's.
Jadavpur and IIT Kharagpur award their own. See B.Tech degree apostille.
West Bengal University of Health Sciences
WBUHS awards the MBBS, BDS, nursing, pharmacy and allied health degrees for the entire State, including graduates of Medical College Kolkata, NRS, RG Kar and the district medical colleges.
Nursing is the largest single category of files we handle from Bengal. See B.Sc Nursing apostille and MBBS apostille.
The regional universities
Burdwan University, Kalyani University, Vidyasagar University at Midnapore, North Bengal University at Siliguri, Gour Banga at Malda and Kazi Nazrul at Asansol cover the districts.
All are West Bengal degrees, so authentication goes through the same channel; only the registrar differs.
Visva-Bharati and the central institutions
Visva-Bharati at Santiniketan, IIT Kharagpur, IIM Calcutta and the Indian Statistical Institute award degrees in their own name.
Their alumni move mainly to the United States, Germany, Japan and Singapore, where an apostille alone is the requirement.
Open and distance degrees
Netaji Subhas Open University awards the State's distance degrees, which are valid but attract closer scrutiny from overseas evaluators.
Tell us at the outset if your degree was earned through distance mode, so the file is built with that in mind.
What we handle and what stays with you
Bengal files frequently involve an overseas nursing council as well as an employer, so the boundary is worth fixing early.
INFINITYGRO carries out every Delhi stage. We do not apply for university verification and we do not lodge files with the West Bengal higher education department.
The two columns below divide degree certificate apostille services west bengal 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 West Bengal authorities, where the council or employer 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 west bengal
Both routes finish at an MEA apostille or an MEA attestation. The difference is who vouches for the degree before the Ministry sees it.
For Bengal files the answer usually comes from the overseas council rather than from the employer.
State authentication route for Degree Certificate Apostille Services West Bengal
For councils and sponsors that require West Bengal's authentication first.
- Arranged by you
Authentication by the Department of Higher Education
The Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal, working from Bikash Bhavan in Salt Lake, administers higher education for the State, including authentication requests for degrees issued by Bengal universities.
Open the West Bengal Higher Education 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 and medical registration, and councils naming State authentication.
SDM route for Degree Certificate Apostille Services West Bengal, handled end to end by us
No trip to Bikash Bhavan, 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, technology transfers, dependant visas and residence files.
West Bengal authorities and the Kolkata question
Kolkata is the Ministry's decentralised processing city for eastern India, which leads a great many applicants here to expect a counter. There is none.
- Work out which of the three groups your degree falls into: general, engineering or health sciences.
- Get the overseas council's or employer's document list in writing before anything else.
- Carry the original degree, all mark sheets, a passport photocopy and the offer or registration letter.
- Send us the authenticated degree for the MEA and embassy stages.
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 any Bengal district
Kolkata, Siliguri, Durgapur and Malda all have reliable courier connections to Delhi, and the smaller towns route through them.
Option 1: visit our Delhi office
Applicants travelling to Delhi, or with relatives here, are welcome at our New Ashok Nagar office near the Blue Line metro station. 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 Siliguri, Durgapur or anywhere else
Speed Post and the private couriers run daily from the main cities to Delhi, with the district towns routed through them.
- 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
- Nursing files: send the council's document list with the papers
- 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 Bengal address by tracked courier. Nothing in your degree certificate apostille services west bengal file moves without you being told first.
Comparing the two Degree Certificate Apostille Services West Bengal routes
Use this to place your own file. If the council's wording is unclear, forward it to us rather than guessing.
| Factor | Process 1: State route | Process 2: SDM route |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-authentication by | Designated Government of West Bengal authority | 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 | Applying at Bikash Bhavan, Salt Lake | Office visit or courier only |
| Best for | Overseas nursing and medical councils | Study, technology and residence files |
Region-wise notes across West Bengal
The process is identical statewide. What differs is the regional university and where people from each region are heading.
Kolkata and the capital region
The University of Calcutta, Jadavpur, Presidency and the technology sector in Salt Lake and New Town sit here, along with the State's higher education department.
Kolkata is one of the sixteen cities where the Ministry decentralised apostille processing, though not for counter submission.
Siliguri and north Bengal
North Bengal University serves Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar and the tea belt, and Siliguri is the gateway for the whole north east.
Nursing and teaching graduates from this belt move mainly to the Gulf and the United Kingdom, and applicants from Sikkim often send documents through here.
Durgapur, Asansol and the industrial belt
Kazi Nazrul University at Asansol serves the region, where the steel, coal and engineering industries employ a large technical workforce.
Plant engineers and technicians from here take Gulf contracts regularly, which means attestation and an embassy stamp.
Burdwan, Kalyani and the central districts
Burdwan University and Kalyani University cover the central belt, with Kalyani's medical and research institutions adding healthcare files.
Teaching and agricultural graduates from here move mainly to the Gulf and Australia.
Midnapore, Malda and the outer districts
Vidyasagar University at Midnapore and Gour Banga at Malda serve the south-west and north respectively, with IIT Kharagpur in the Midnapore district.
Murshidabad and Malda have long-standing Gulf labour migration, where school and trade certificates are as common as degrees.
Everywhere in West Bengal
We accept documents by courier from every district and return them the same way. Other documents follow the same path: PCC apostille in West Bengal, birth certificate apostille and marriage certificate apostille.
For the capital see Kolkata, and for neighbouring States Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and Sikkim.
Countries that accept Degree Certificate Apostille Services West Bengal
Bengal sends nurses and teachers to the Gulf, Ireland and the United Kingdom, technology and research graduates to the United States, Germany and Japan, and labour from the northern districts to the Gulf.
Apostille is enough
The United States, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and Canada 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 West Bengal
Courier or bring these to start. Healthcare files need more than the degree alone.
- Original degree certificate from your regional university, MAKAUT or WBUHS
- School or trade certificate, where the employer asks for it instead
- State-authenticated degree, only for Process 1
- Transcripts and consolidated mark sheets, for licensing and evaluation files
- Photocopy of your passport, photo and address pages
- Signed authorisation letter (we email a template)
- 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 west bengal 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 west bengal before you commit to anything.
General, engineering or medical degree? Each verifies differently
Send us the details and we will place your degree certificate apostille services west bengal 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 west bengal
Short answers to the questions we are asked most often about degree certificate apostille services west bengal.
Kolkata is an MEA apostille centre. Can I submit my degree there?
No. Kolkata is one of the sixteen cities where the Ministry decentralised apostille processing from 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 decentralisation changed where processing happens, not who may submit.
My engineering degree names MAKAUT but my college is in Siliguri.
That is correct. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology is the technical university for the State, so engineering graduates of private colleges anywhere in Bengal hold its degrees. Jadavpur and IIT Kharagpur award their own. Verification requests go to the body named on the certificate.
My nursing degree names a health sciences university rather than my college.
West Bengal University of Health Sciences awards the medical, dental, nursing and allied health degrees for the entire State, so graduates of Medical College Kolkata, NRS, RG Kar and the district colleges all hold its degrees. Verification goes there rather than to your college.
What is the official West Bengal higher education portal?
The Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal, publishes through the State higher education portal and operates from Bikash Bhavan in Salt Lake. Offices and designations change over time, so confirm the current procedure before handing over originals.
I am a nurse registering with an overseas council. Where do I start?
With the council's own written list, not with the apostille. Most want the degree and transcripts legalised, many want a good standing certificate from the State nursing council, and several specify State authentication before MEA attestation. Send us that list and we will place your file correctly.
I only have a school certificate and a trade diploma for a Gulf job.
That is common on files from Murshidabad, Malda and the northern districts, and those documents go through the same Notary, SDM, MEA and embassy chain as a degree. Employers frequently ask for the school certificate alongside the trade one. Send us photos of both and we will tell you what their list requires.
Does INFINITYGRO do HRD attestation or university verification?
No. We provide Notary and SDM attestation, MEA apostille, MEA attestation and embassy legalisation. Where a council requires State authentication or verification by MAKAUT, WBUHS or your regional university, you arrange that directly, and we handle the MEA and embassy stages afterwards.
What do degree certificate apostille services West Bengal cost?
A Jadavpur graduate sending one degree to Germany pays differently from a nurse sending a degree, transcripts and a good standing certificate 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 West Bengal file this week
Kolkata, Siliguri, Durgapur, Burdwan or Malda: tell us the university, the destination and the council involved, 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.