Degree Certificate Apostille Services Kanpur: CSJM, IIT and HBTU Degrees Through the Delhi Stages
Degree certificate apostille services Kanpur graduates need are completed in Delhi, where INFINITYGRO handles the Notary, SDM, Ministry of External Affairs and embassy steps while the original travels by tracked courier.
Kanpur awards degrees through Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, IIT Kanpur, HBTU and the agriculture university, but engineering students of the private colleges here hold a degree naming Lucknow. The certificate decides the route, not the college.
- One process for CSJM, IIT Kanpur, HBTU, CSA and AKTU degrees
- Overnight courier to Delhi, or a short train ride on the Shatabdi
- Built for the leather export trade, defence staff and Gulf technicians of the city
- Every stage of Degree Certificate Apostille Services Kanpur tracked and confirmed on WhatsApp
What do degree certificate apostille services kanpur involve?
Degree certificate apostille services Kanpur applicants use finish with the Ministry of External Affairs placing a numbered sticker on the back of the original degree, after which it is accepted in every country that has joined the Hague Apostille Convention without any embassy stamp.
The Ministry signs off on an earlier signature rather than on the degree itself. That earlier signature is either the Uttar Pradesh authorities', or a Notary Public's confirmed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Delhi. The UAE, Qatar and Kuwait sit outside the convention and need MEA attestation plus embassy legalisation.
Nothing in this has to be done in Kanpur. The whole of degree certificate apostille services kanpur happens at Delhi counters, and your degree travels there and back by courier.
The universities behind Kanpur degrees
Four kinds of institution award degrees to people in Kanpur, and one of the four is not in the city, which is where most of the confusion starts.
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University
CSJM, still called Kanpur University by most people, affiliates the arts, science, commerce, law and education colleges of Kanpur and the districts around it.
It is the name on the majority of general degrees held in the city.
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow
If you did B.Tech, B.Pharm or MBA at a private college in Kanpur, the degree almost certainly names AKTU at Lucknow.
Older certificates may read UPTU, GBTU or MTU, which are earlier names of the same university. See B.Tech degree apostille.
IIT Kanpur and HBTU
The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and Harcourt Butler Technical University award their own degrees, as does the Indian Institute of Pesticide Research for its research awards.
IIT and HBTU graduates mostly head to the United States, Germany and Canada, where an apostille closes the file.
Medical and health sciences
GSVM Medical College teaches, but the MBBS degree is awarded by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University at Lucknow, which now covers the State's government medical colleges.
See MBBS apostille and B.Sc Nursing apostille.
Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology
CSA at Kanpur awards the agriculture, horticulture and veterinary degrees of a wide belt of central Uttar Pradesh.
Its graduates move to Australia and Canada on skilled migration, where transcripts travel with the degree.
Private and distance degrees
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University's distance wing and Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University at Prayagraj award the distance degrees held across the city.
They are valid, but foreign evaluators look at them more closely, so say so when you send the file.
What we handle and what stays with you
Kanpur sends a steady stream of technicians and supervisors to the Gulf through recruitment agents, which makes it worth stating plainly where our work begins and ends.
INFINITYGRO handles every Delhi stage. We do not apply for university verification and we do not lodge files with the Uttar Pradesh higher education or technical education departments.
Read the two columns before you start, so there is no doubt about which half of degree certificate apostille services kanpur belongs to whom.
Handled by INFINITYGRO
- Getting a registered Notary Public to seal and sign the original
- Presenting the notarised degree to a Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Delhi
- Lodging the file for the MEA apostille where the destination is a convention member
- Running MEA attestation and then embassy legalisation for the Gulf
- Picking the file up mid-way if the State has already authenticated it
Arranged by you, if asked for
- Verification of the degree by the awarding university
- State authentication from the Uttar Pradesh authorities, where the sponsor or council 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 kanpur
Every file ends the same way, with an apostille sticker or an attestation stamp from the Ministry. Only the step before it differs.
If a sponsor or council has named one route, follow that; if nobody has said, the faster route below is usually the sensible choice.
State authentication route for Degree Certificate Apostille Services Kanpur
For sponsors and councils that insist on the State's authentication first.
- Arranged by you
Authentication by the Uttar Pradesh higher education authorities
The Higher Education Department runs the State's universities, with the Directorate at Prayagraj, while technical qualifications sit with the Department of Technical Education, whose office is in Kanpur itself.
Open the Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Department site - Handled by INFINITYGRO
MEA apostille for Hague Convention countries
Send the State-stamped degree to our Delhi office and we take it from there: submission to the Ministry through the authorised channel, follow-up, and collection once the apostille is on.
- Handled by INFINITYGRO
Embassy legalisation for non-member countries
Countries outside the convention, chiefly the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait, need MEA attestation first and then a stamp from their own embassy in New Delhi, both of which we arrange. Read our guide to degree certificate attestation for the UAE before you start.
Choose this for: Gulf employment, nursing and medical registration, and sponsors naming State authentication.
SDM route for Degree Certificate Apostille Services Kanpur, handled end to end by us
No trip to Prayagraj, and one team answerable for the whole file.
- Handled by INFINITYGRO
Notary Public authorisation
Step one is a Delhi Notary Public, who makes the register entry and adds the seal and signature that the magistrate will verify.
- Handled by INFINITYGRO
SDM attestation in Delhi
A Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Delhi then verifies the notary's signature and adds the attestation that allows the file to move to the Ministry. Our step-by-step guide to attestation in Delhi NCR explains this stage in detail.
- Handled by INFINITYGRO
MEA apostille or embassy legalisation
If the destination is a convention member the Ministry applies the apostille sticker; if not, it attests the degree and the embassy legalises it afterwards.
Choose this for: Study abroad, skilled migration, dependant visas and residence files.
Uttar Pradesh authorities and the agent problem
Work from official sources only. Agents around the Kanpur railway station belt sometimes quote for stamps nobody requires, so get the employer's own written list before you pay anyone.
- Check which university is printed on the certificate before planning anything else.
- Make the employer or agent write their requirement down on letterhead.
- Keep the degree, all marksheets, a passport copy and the offer letter in one file.
- Post the State-stamped degree to us and we run the Ministry 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 Kanpur, or come down by train
Kanpur Central is five hours from Delhi on the fast trains, and the couriers run overnight, so neither option is a burden.
Option 1: visit our Delhi office
A good number of Kanpur clients come in person, usually off the morning Shatabdi. Our New Ashok Nagar office sits beside the Blue Line metro, which is a direct run from New Delhi and Anand Vihar stations.
- We go through the file with you and fix the route on the spot
- Every original listed on a receipt you take away
- A quick call before you set out saves waiting
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 Jajmau, Swaroop Nagar or anywhere in the city
Speed Post and the private couriers run daily from Kanpur to Delhi, with Unnao, Fatehpur, Etawah and Auraiya routed through the city.
- Confirm the checklist with us on WhatsApp before sealing the packet
- Pack the original flat, unlaminated, with a card backing
- Put in a passport photocopy and the authorisation letter you have signed
- Never part with an original without a receipt naming it
- Send the tracking number across as soon as it is booked
Collect in person or receive by return courier
You get a scan on WhatsApp as soon as the Ministry returns the degree, which is your chance to check the name, the dates and the stamp. After that the originals travel home to Kanpur by tracked courier. Every step of degree certificate apostille services kanpur is reported to you as it happens.
Comparing the two Degree Certificate Apostille Services Kanpur routes
Use this to place your own degree certificate apostille services kanpur file. Where an agent and the employer disagree, the employer's written list wins.
| Factor | Process 1: State route | Process 2: SDM route |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-authentication by | Designated Government of Uttar Pradesh 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 Prayagraj or Lucknow | Office visit or courier only |
| Best for | Gulf sponsors and health councils | Study, skilled migration and residence files |
Kanpur's trades and the districts around it
The steps behind degree certificate apostille services kanpur do not change from one part of the city to another. What changes is the kind of file people bring.
Jajmau and the leather belt
The tanneries and leather goods units of Jajmau employ chemists, technologists and production managers whose degrees travel to Italy, Spain and the Gulf.
Leather technology degrees from HBTU and CSJM are common here, and buyers abroad often want transcripts too.
Defence and ordnance staff
The Ordnance Factory, Small Arms Factory and Field Gun Factory employ a large engineering workforce, and their families move abroad regularly.
Service records are separate; only the educational certificates follow the route on this page.
IIT Kanpur and the research community
Kalyanpur holds IIT Kanpur, and its students and research staff leave for the United States, Germany and Switzerland every year.
For doctoral admissions the SDM route is usually quicker, unless the university has asked for State authentication by name.
Textile and chemical industry
The old textile mills left behind a skilled workforce, and the chemical and fertiliser units at Panki still employ a large number of graduates.
Supervisors from here take jobs in the Gulf, where the file needs an embassy stamp after the Ministry.
Unnao, Fatehpur and Kanpur Dehat
The districts around the city are affiliated to CSJM, so their degrees carry the Kanpur name and follow exactly this process.
Courier from these towns normally routes through Kanpur before reaching Delhi.
Everywhere in Kanpur
We take documents by courier from every part of the city and send them back the same way. The other certificates follow the same path: PCC apostille in Kanpur, birth certificate apostille and marriage certificate apostille.
For the State-wide picture see our Uttar Pradesh page.
Countries that accept Degree Certificate Apostille Services Kanpur
Where degree certificate apostille services kanpur are headed decides the route. The city sends technicians and supervisors to the Gulf, leather professionals to Italy and Spain, and IIT and HBTU graduates to the United States, Germany and Canada.
Apostille is enough
Most study and migration destinations are members, so the apostille finishes the file: Canada, the USA, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the Netherlands and Singapore. Oman and Bahrain are members too, and Saudi Arabia joined in December 2022.
Embassy legalisation is also needed
If the posting is in the UAE, Qatar or Kuwait, an apostille is not what they want. Those files need MEA attestation followed by a stamp from that country's embassy in New Delhi, both of which we handle. See 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 Kanpur
Courier or bring these to start degree certificate apostille services kanpur. Gulf files often include a trade certificate as well.
- Original degree certificate from CSJM, AKTU, IIT Kanpur, HBTU or CSA
- School or trade certificate, where the employer asks for it instead
- State-authenticated degree, only for Process 1
- Transcripts and mark sheets, for licensing and assessment 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
A quick read of our note on common mistakes during degree certificate apostille saves a surprising amount of trouble.
What degree certificate apostille services kanpur cost
We quote once we have seen the file, because these five things change the figure:
- Which route applies, the SDM one or a degree already stamped by the State
- Whether it stops at the apostille or carries on to an embassy counter
- The destination, since embassy charges vary a great deal
- How many documents travel together, from one degree to a full family set
- Whether you collect in Delhi or want tracked courier in both directions
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 kanpur before you commit to anything.
Agent quoting for stamps you have not been asked for? Check the list first
Send us the details and we will place your degree certificate apostille services kanpur file on the right route. WhatsApp a photo of the degree and your employer or university checklist to +91-8595558517. You will get a straight answer on the route before anything is posted.
FAQs on degree certificate apostille services kanpur
Short answers to the questions we are asked most often about degree certificate apostille services kanpur.
My B.Tech college is in Kanpur but the degree says Lucknow. Is that a mistake?
No. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University sits at Lucknow and awards the engineering, pharmacy and management degrees of affiliated colleges across Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur's included. IIT Kanpur and HBTU award their own. Verification goes to whichever body is printed on the certificate.
My degree says UPTU or GBTU. Will that cause a problem abroad?
It should not. Those are earlier names of the same State technical university, which is now AKTU. Nothing needs changing on the certificate. If an overseas employer queries the name, the university's own site records the change, and we can add a covering note to the file.
My MBBS was taught at GSVM Kanpur but awarded elsewhere. Which applies?
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University at Lucknow now awards the degrees for Uttar Pradesh's government medical colleges, GSVM among them. The college taught you; the university awarded the degree. Verification and State authentication therefore follow Lucknow.
I work in the leather export trade. Do my company papers go the same way?
Not quite. Educational certificates take the route on this page. Commercial and company documents need a Chamber of Commerce step before the Ministry, and buyers in Italy or the Gulf may have their own embassy requirement. Send us both lists and we will quote them together.
Is there an apostille counter in Kanpur?
No. The Ministry decentralised apostille processing to sixteen cities from January 2019, and Lucknow is the nearest of them to Kanpur, but no member of the public has been able to submit documents over the counter anywhere in India since 2012. Files go through authorised agencies, which is what we do from Delhi.
My agent kept my originals and gave me nothing in writing.
That is how documents get lost. A receipt listing each certificate by name is the minimum any honest operator provides, and you are entitled to ask for one before parting with anything. Every file we take in gets a signed receipt, and a scan of the finished work before it is posted back.
Who does the State HRD part, you or me?
You do. We are not an agent of any State department and we do not lodge files with them or with universities. What we run is the Delhi side: Notary, SDM, the Ministry of External Affairs, and the embassy where one is needed.
Start your Kanpur file this week
Swaroop Nagar, Kakadeo, Kalyanpur, Jajmau or Panki: tell us the university, the destination and the deadline, then send the documents down.
+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.