Degree Certificate Apostille Services Odisha: One Process, Nine Regional Universities
Degree certificate apostille services Odisha graduates need are what turn a Utkal, Sambalpur, Berhampur or Fakir Mohan University degree into a document accepted abroad, and INFINITYGRO completes the Notary, SDM, Ministry of External Affairs and embassy stages in Delhi.
Odisha runs a regional university for each part of the State, so the seal on a degree tells you which district its holder studied in. The authentication route, though, is the same for all of them.
- No apostille counter anywhere in the State
- Courier from Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur, Berhampur or Balasore
- Built for Gulf labour files and western Odisha industry
- Every stage of Degree Certificate Apostille Services Odisha tracked and confirmed on WhatsApp
What do degree certificate apostille services Odisha involve?
Degree certificate apostille services Odisha 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 Odisha Department of Higher Education, 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 odisha is completed entirely in Delhi, whichever of the two routes your file takes.
The regional universities behind Odisha degrees
Each part of Odisha has its own affiliating university, with statewide technical, agricultural and open universities alongside them. The seal varies by region; the process does not.
Coastal Odisha: Utkal and Ravenshaw
Utkal University in Bhubaneswar and Ravenshaw University in Cuttack serve the central coastal districts, with Rama Devi Women's University alongside them.
Most arts, science and commerce files from the State carry one of these seals. See our Bhubaneswar page for city-level detail.
Western Odisha: Sambalpur and Gangadhar Meher
Sambalpur University and Gangadhar Meher University serve the western districts, where the steel, aluminium and coal industries dominate employment.
Technicians from Rourkela, Jharsuguda and Angul move to Gulf projects regularly, which means attestation and an embassy stamp rather than an apostille.
Southern Odisha: Berhampur University
Berhampur University serves Ganjam, Gajapati and the southern districts, a region with one of the highest rates of labour migration in eastern India.
Files from here frequently involve school certificates and trade diplomas alongside or instead of degrees. See 10th certificate apostille.
Northern Odisha: Fakir Mohan and Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo
Fakir Mohan University at Balasore and the university at Baripada serve Balasore, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj.
Teaching and nursing graduates from this belt move mainly to the Gulf and the United Kingdom.
Statewide technical, agricultural and open universities
Biju Patnaik University of Technology at Rourkela awards the State's engineering degrees, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology the agricultural ones, and Odisha State Open University the distance ones.
So an engineering degree from any Odisha college names Rourkela. See B.Tech degree apostille.
Deemed and private universities
KIIT, Siksha O Anusandhan, Centurion and Sri Sri University award degrees in their own name and draw students from across eastern India.
Keep the registrar's contact details with the file, since overseas evaluators write to deemed universities directly.
What we handle and what stays with you
Odisha applicants often work through a recruitment agent for Gulf jobs, which makes it especially worth being clear about what is and is not our part.
INFINITYGRO carries out every Delhi stage. We do not apply for university verification and we do not lodge files with the Odisha higher education department.
The two columns below divide degree certificate apostille services odisha between our desk and yours, so nothing is assumed.
Handled by INFINITYGRO
- Arranging the Notary Public entry, seal and signature
- Obtaining the Delhi SDM attestation the Ministry expects
- Filing for the apostille sticker with the Ministry of External Affairs
- Completing attestation and embassy legalisation for non-member countries
- Resuming a file that already carries the State stamp
Arranged by you, if asked for
- Verification of the degree by the awarding university
- State authentication from the Odisha Department of Higher Education, 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 odisha
Both routes finish at an MEA apostille or an MEA attestation. The difference is who vouches for the degree before the Ministry sees it.
Gulf sponsors usually specify which they want, so ask for it in writing before paying anybody.
State authentication route for Degree Certificate Apostille Services Odisha
For sponsors and councils that require the Odisha Government's authentication first.
- Arranged by you
Authentication by the Odisha Department of Higher Education
The Department of Higher Education, Government of Odisha, working from the State secretariat in Bhubaneswar, administers higher education for the State, including authentication requests for degrees issued by Odisha universities.
Open the Odisha 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
Non-member destinations such as the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait require two stamps rather than one: MEA attestation, then embassy legalisation 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 sponsors naming State authentication.
SDM route for Degree Certificate Apostille Services Odisha, handled end to end by us
No trip to Bhubaneswar, 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 degree is then attested by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Delhi, the step the Ministry treats as the prior authentication. Our step-by-step guide to attestation in Delhi NCR explains this stage in detail.
- Handled by INFINITYGRO
MEA apostille or embassy legalisation
Convention countries get the apostille sticker. Everywhere else, MEA attestation comes first and the embassy stamp follows.
Choose this for: Study abroad, dependant visas and residence files where State authentication is not demanded.
Odisha authorities and the agent problem
Work from official sources only. Gulf recruitment agents in this State sometimes ask for stamps nobody requires, so get the employer's own written list before paying anyone.
- Identify the awarding university from the degree, since Odisha has nine regional ones.
- Ask the employer or agent 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 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 Odisha district
Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, Sambalpur and Berhampur all have reliable courier connections to Delhi, and most files arrive that way.
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 Sambalpur, Berhampur or anywhere else
Speed Post and the private couriers run daily from the main Odisha cities to Delhi, with the smaller districts 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
- Never hand originals to an agent without a written receipt
- Allow extra days during cyclone season on the coast
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 Odisha address by tracked courier. Nothing in your degree certificate apostille services odisha file moves without you being told first.
Comparing the two Degree Certificate Apostille Services Odisha 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 | Designated Government of Odisha 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 the Bhubaneswar secretariat | Office visit or courier only |
| Best for | Gulf sponsors and health councils | Study, family and residence files |
Region-wise notes across Odisha
The process is identical statewide. What differs is the awarding university and the kind of work people are heading abroad for.
Ganjam and the southern coast
Ganjam district has one of the highest rates of labour migration in India, to Surat within the country and to the Gulf beyond it.
Files from Berhampur, Chhatrapur and Aska frequently involve school certificates and trade diplomas, and almost always need MEA attestation with an embassy stamp.
Rourkela, Jharsuguda and Angul
The steel, aluminium and power belt employs a large technical workforce, and BPUT is headquartered at Rourkela.
Engineers and plant technicians from here move to Gulf and South East Asian projects on similar work.
Sambalpur and western Odisha
Sambalpur University, Gangadhar Meher University and VSSUT Burla serve this region, which sends teaching, engineering and agricultural graduates abroad.
Documents from here route through Bhubaneswar or fly via Raipur.
Balasore, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj
Northern Odisha sends mainly teaching and nursing graduates, with Fakir Mohan University and the Baripada university serving the districts.
Proximity to West Bengal means some applicants hold Kolkata degrees instead.
Cuttack, Puri and the central districts
Ravenshaw University and SCB Medical College anchor Cuttack, while Puri and Jagatsinghpur have long-standing maritime and Gulf connections.
Healthcare files from this belt go mainly to the Gulf, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Everywhere in Odisha
We accept documents by courier from every district and return them the same way. Other documents follow the same path: PCC apostille in Odisha, birth certificate apostille and marriage certificate apostille.
For the capital see Bhubaneswar, and for neighbouring States West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.
Countries that accept Degree Certificate Apostille Services Odisha
Odisha's outflow is led by Gulf labour and technical work from the south and west, with healthcare to Ireland and the United Kingdom and students to Germany, Australia and Canada.
Apostille is enough
Germany, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan and Singapore accept the MEA apostille on its own, as do Saudi Arabia since December 2022, Oman and Bahrain.
Embassy legalisation is also needed
For the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait the apostille route does not apply. The Ministry attests the degree and the embassy in New Delhi legalises it. 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 Odisha
Courier or bring these to start. Gulf files often involve school and trade certificates too.
- Original degree certificate from your Odisha university
- School or trade certificate, where the employer asks for it instead
- 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)
- Return address and mobile number, if you are not collecting
See also what usually goes wrong, in our page on common degree apostille mistakes.
What degree certificate apostille services odisha 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
- Apostille only, or attestation with an embassy stage afterwards
- The country involved and what its embassy charges
- How many certificates travel together in the file
- 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 odisha before you commit to anything.
Agent asking for stamps? Get the employer's list in writing first
Send us the details and we will place your degree certificate apostille services odisha file on the right route. WhatsApp a photo of the degree and your employer or university checklist to +91-8595558517. Nothing is submitted until you know exactly which route your file is on.
FAQs on degree certificate apostille services odisha
Short answers to the questions we are asked most often about degree certificate apostille services odisha.
Is there an MEA apostille office anywhere in Odisha?
No. When the Ministry decentralised apostille work to sixteen cities in 2019, Kolkata was the centre chosen for the east and Odisha has none. Even in Kolkata the Ministry does not accept documents directly from members of the public, since files are lodged through authorised agencies. Couriering to Delhi is the practical route.
My engineering degree names BPUT, Rourkela. Is that correct?
Yes. Biju Patnaik University of Technology is the State technical university and is headquartered in Rourkela, so engineering graduates of colleges anywhere in Odisha hold BPUT degrees. It remains an Odisha degree, but verification requests go to the Rourkela registrar.
I only have a 10th certificate and an ITI diploma, not a degree.
That is the usual document set on Gulf files from Ganjam and the southern districts, and it goes through the same Notary, SDM, MEA and embassy chain. Employers there frequently ask for the school certificate alongside the trade certificate. Send us photos of both and we will tell you what their list actually requires.
A recruitment 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.
Which Odisha university should I name when I contact you?
Whichever appears on the degree. Odisha runs a regional system, so a Berhampur graduate usually holds a Berhampur University degree, a Sambalpur graduate a Sambalpur University one, and an engineering graduate a BPUT one. All are Odisha degrees, but verification goes to different registrars.
My job is in Qatar. Is an apostille enough?
No. Qatar is outside the Hague Convention, so the degree needs MEA attestation followed by legalisation at the Qatar embassy in New Delhi, and many sponsors want State authentication before that. Saudi Arabia is the opposite case, having joined the convention in December 2022, where an apostille is usually sufficient.
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 your regional university or BPUT, you arrange that directly, and we handle the MEA and embassy stages afterwards.
What do degree certificate apostille services Odisha cost?
A KIIT graduate sending one degree to Germany pays differently from a Ganjam applicant sending three documents for a Qatar job with embassy legalisation. 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 a quote for your own file.
Start your Odisha file this week
Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Berhampur or Balasore: 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.