Degree Certificate Apostille Services Assam: MEA Apostille, SDM Attestation and Embassy Legalisation
Degree certificate apostille services Assam graduates need are what turn a Gauhati University, Dibrugarh University, Cotton University or Tezpur University degree into a document accepted by foreign employers, universities and immigration offices, and INFINITYGRO completes every stage of the process for you.
Assam occupies an unusual position in this process. Guwahati is one of the sixteen cities where the Ministry of External Affairs decentralised apostille work in 2019, which makes the State better served than its neighbours, but the Ministry still does not take documents directly from members of the public.
- Notary, SDM, MEA and embassy stages under one roof
- Courier from Guwahati, Silchar, Dibrugarh or Jorhat
- Straight advice on whether the Guwahati route helps your file
- Every stage of Degree Certificate Apostille Services Assam tracked and confirmed on WhatsApp
What do degree certificate apostille services Assam actually involve?
Degree certificate apostille services Assam 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 without any further embassy stamp.
The Ministry certifies only what has already been vouched for. Assam graduates obtain that prior authentication either from the designated Government of Assam authority, or from 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 assam is completed entirely in Delhi, whichever of the two routes your file takes.
Which Assam university issued your degree
Assam is the educational hub of the North East, and its universities award degrees to students from across the region. The seal on the certificate, not the address of the holder, decides which government authenticates it.
Gauhati University and Cotton University
Gauhati University at Jalukbari is the oldest and largest in the region, with affiliated colleges in most Lower Assam districts. Cotton University in Guwahati, upgraded from the historic Cotton College, awards degrees in its own name.
Between them they account for the largest share of the Assam files we handle, mostly arts, science and commerce graduates heading to the Gulf or to the United Kingdom.
Dibrugarh University and Assam University Silchar
Dibrugarh University serves Upper Assam, while Assam University at Silchar, a central university, serves the Barak Valley and parts of the neighbouring States.
Barak Valley graduates in particular send a steady flow of files to the Gulf and to the United Kingdom through Silchar.
Tezpur University, IIT Guwahati and NIT Silchar
The central and national institutes award engineering and science degrees recognised without question overseas, and their alumni make up most of our Germany, Japan and Singapore files from the State.
Engineering applicants should also read our page on B.Tech degree apostille.
Medical and nursing degrees
Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences awards the MBBS, BDS and nursing qualifications held by graduates of Assam Medical College Dibrugarh, Gauhati Medical College, Silchar Medical College and the newer institutions, alongside AIIMS Guwahati.
Overseas regulators normally ask for transcripts and a good standing certificate as well as the degree. See MBBS apostille and B.Sc Nursing apostille.
Distance and open university degrees
Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University and the distance education wings of the conventional universities award degrees that are perfectly valid, but which foreign bodies scrutinise more closely.
If your degree was earned through distance mode, expect the receiving authority to ask for verification, and tell us at the outset so the file is built correctly.
Agricultural and technical universities
Assam Agricultural University at Jorhat and Assam Science and Technology University in Guwahati award degrees held by a growing number of applicants moving to Australia, Canada and the Gulf.
Agricultural science graduates in particular find that Australian and Canadian assessment bodies want transcripts apostilled alongside the degree.
What we handle and what remains yours
Setting this out early prevents the commonest delay on Assam files, which is assuming that the Guwahati MEA centre will accept documents over the counter.
INFINITYGRO handles every Delhi stage. We do not apply for university verification and we do not lodge files with the State authentication department.
The two columns below divide degree certificate apostille services assam 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 Department of Higher Education, Government of Assam, where required
Once the State stamp is on the degree, courier it to us and we take over from the MEA stage.
Two routes for degree certificate apostille services assam
Both routes finish at an MEA apostille or an MEA attestation. The difference lies in who vouches for the degree beforehand.
The foreign body receiving your degree decides which of the two it will accept, so read its wording before choosing a route.
State authentication route for Degree Certificate Apostille Services Assam
For sponsors and councils that require the Assam Government's authentication first.
- Arranged by you
Authentication by the Department of Higher Education, Assam
The Department of Higher Education, Government of Assam, working from the directorate at Kahilipara in Guwahati, is the State office dealing with higher education matters, including authentication of degrees issued by Assam universities.
Open the Assam Department of 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 licensing, and any sponsor naming State authentication.
SDM route for Degree Certificate Apostille Services Assam, handled end to end by us
No trip to Kahilipara, fewer offices and one accountable team.
- 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 permanent residence files where State authentication is not demanded.
Assam authentication authorities and official portals
Anyone searching for HRD attestation in Assam should work from official sources. Take this step only where the destination or employer requires it in writing.
- Confirm that the degree was issued by an Assam university rather than a neighbouring State's.
- Check that your university will respond if the State or a foreign body writes to verify the degree.
- Carry the original degree, all semester mark sheets, a passport photocopy and the offer or admission 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 Assam or drop off in Delhi
Guwahati is well connected by air and by courier, so documents from Assam reach us quickly. The valley districts add a day or two.
Option 1: visit our Delhi office
Applicants already in 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 Guwahati, Silchar or Dibrugarh
Speed Post and the private couriers run daily services from Guwahati to Delhi, with Silchar, Dibrugarh, Jorhat and Tezpur routed through it. This is how most of our Assam files arrive.
- 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
- Share the tracking number once dispatched
- Allow extra days during the monsoon, when the valley floods
Collect in person or receive by return courier
When the apostille is done we WhatsApp you a scan so you can check every detail first. The originals then travel back to your Assam address by tracked courier, or stay with us for collection. Nothing in your degree certificate apostille services assam file moves without you being told first.
Comparing the two Degree Certificate Apostille Services Assam routes
Use this to work out where your file belongs. If the receiving authority'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 Assam 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 Kahilipara, Guwahati | Office visit or courier only |
| Best for | Sponsors and councils naming State authentication | Authorities accepting an MEA apostille or attestation alone |
City-wise notes for Assam
The process is identical statewide. What differs is the university behind the degree and how quickly documents reach Delhi.
Guwahati and Dispur
The State capital region holds Gauhati University, Cotton University, IIT Guwahati, AIIMS Guwahati and the higher education directorate at Kahilipara, which makes it the natural starting point for the long route.
Dispur, the seat of government, has its own page for apostille services in Dispur, and Guwahati is the Ministry's designated centre for the North East.
Silchar and the Barak Valley
Assam University, Silchar Medical College and NIT Silchar serve Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi, and the valley sends a high proportion of its graduates to the Gulf and the United Kingdom.
Documents from the Barak Valley route through Guwahati or fly direct, both of which work well.
Dibrugarh and Tinsukia
Dibrugarh University and Assam Medical College anchor Upper Assam, and the tea and oil industries around Tinsukia produce a steady flow of technical and management files.
Petroleum and mechanical engineers from this belt commonly move to the Gulf, where embassy legalisation follows the MEA stage.
Jorhat and Sivasagar
Assam Agricultural University at Jorhat is the region's centre for agricultural and veterinary science, with graduates moving to Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
Agricultural assessment bodies abroad usually want transcripts apostilled alongside the degree, so collect them early.
Tezpur, Nagaon and Bongaigaon
Tezpur University serves central Assam, while Nagaon and Bongaigaon send mainly teaching and commerce graduates abroad.
Courier from these towns is straightforward, routed through Guwahati within a day.
Every district of Assam
From Dhubri in the west to Sadiya in the east, we accept documents by courier and return them the same way. Other documents follow the same path: PCC apostille in Assam, birth certificate apostille and marriage certificate apostille.
Police clearance certificates are a frequent companion to degree files; our guide to the police verification certificate process in Assam covers how to obtain one.
Countries that accept Degree Certificate Apostille Services Assam
Assam graduates go in two broad streams: the Gulf for healthcare, teaching and technical work, and Europe, Japan and Australia for study and research. The destination decides whether one stamp is enough.
Apostille is enough
Germany, Japan, Australia, Canada, 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 Assam
Bring or courier these to start. The final list depends on the route and the destination.
- Original degree certificate from your Assam university
- State-authenticated degree, only for Process 1
- Mark sheets or transcripts, where the receiving authority asks
- Photocopy of your passport, photo and address pages
- Signed authorisation letter (we email a template)
- Employer or university 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 assam 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 assam before you commit to anything.
Will the Guwahati centre help your file? Ask before you travel
Send us the details and we will place your degree certificate apostille services assam 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 assam
Short answers to the questions we are asked most often about degree certificate apostille services assam.
Guwahati is an MEA apostille centre. Can I just walk in with my degree?
No, and this is the most frequent misunderstanding on Assam files. Guwahati is indeed one of the sixteen cities where the Ministry decentralised apostille work from January 2019, but the Ministry has not accepted documents directly from members of the public anywhere in India since 2012. Files are lodged through authorised agencies. What the Guwahati centre changes is where processing happens, not who may submit.
What is the official Assam higher education department?
The Department of Higher Education, Government of Assam, publishes at dheassam.gov.in and its directorate operates from Kahilipara in Guwahati. It deals with authentication of degrees issued by Assam universities. Designations and desks change over time, so confirm the current procedure before handing over originals.
I live in Arunachal Pradesh but my degree is from Dibrugarh University. Which State?
Assam. Authentication follows the seal on the degree rather than where the holder lives. The same applies to students from Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Manipur who took their degrees at Gauhati, Dibrugarh, Tezpur or Assam University Silchar. Our Arunachal Pradesh page covers the reverse case.
Does INFINITYGRO do HRD attestation or university verification in Assam?
No. We provide Notary and SDM attestation, MEA apostille, MEA attestation and embassy legalisation. Where a destination requires State authentication or verification by your registrar, you arrange that with the Assam authorities or the university, and we continue from the MEA stage.
My degree is from KKHSOU or a distance education programme. Is it treated differently?
The legalisation process is the same, but foreign bodies scrutinise distance degrees more closely and are more likely to ask for verification from the university before accepting them. Tell us at the outset if your degree was earned in distance mode, so we can advise on what the receiving authority is likely to want alongside the apostille.
I am a nurse from Assam going to the Gulf. Which route applies?
Usually the longer one. Gulf health authorities commonly require State authentication before MEA attestation, then embassy legalisation for the UAE, Qatar or Kuwait, plus transcripts and a good standing certificate. Saudi Arabia is different, as it joined the convention in December 2022, so an apostille is often enough there. Send us the sponsor's written list and we will place your file correctly.
How do I courier documents from Silchar or Dibrugarh?
Message us on WhatsApp for the checklist first. Place unlaminated originals flat in a rigid envelope with your passport photocopy and a signed authorisation letter, send by tracked courier or Speed Post, and share the tracking number. Most documents route through Guwahati and reach Delhi quickly. We return the completed file the same way.
What do degree certificate apostille services Assam cost?
A Guwahati graduate sending one degree to Germany pays differently from a Silchar nurse sending three documents for a Qatar job. The figure depends on the route, the number of documents, the destination embassy and the courier. Our fees page sets out the structure, and a WhatsApp message brings back a quote for your own file.
Start your Assam file this week
Guwahati, Silchar, Dibrugarh, Jorhat or Tezpur: 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.