How to Apply for Telangana Caste Certificate (MeeSeva Citizen Services)

Telangana Caste Certificate: In the state, the caste/community certificate is issued by the Revenue Department of the state government. The certificate is commonly known as the “Caste Certificate” or “Community Certificate” and is used to establish an individual’s belonging to a particular caste or community for various purposes, including educational and employment opportunities, reservations, and welfare schemes.

In this blog, we will learn how to apply for an caste certificate in Telangana State using both online and offline methods. The online mode includes the Telangana Meeseva Citizen Portal and T-App Folio, while the offline mode involves manually submitting the application and obtaining the signature of the MRO from the respective area in the state.

What is Caste Certificate

A caste certificate serves as legal proof of an individual’s caste or community. The Revenue Department in Telangana State is authorized to issue the Telangana caste certificate. This certificate is essential for individuals belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) to avail themselves of various benefits, including educational scholoarships, welfare schemes etc.

Benefits of Caste Certificate

In Telangana, caste certificate benefits include:

• Various welfare schemes like Kalyana Lakshmi Scheme, Indiramma Houses, and Rajiv Yuva Vikasam Pathakam.
• Educational benefits, including reserved seats in schools, colleges, and universities, as well as educational loans for higher studies.
• Educational scholarships like ePass and Overseas Scholarships.
• Reservation quotas in government jobs and public enterprises.

Telangana Caste Certificate Through Meeseva Portal

Required Documents for Applying for a Caste Certificate in Telangana via the Meeseva Portal

The below documents required to upload in the meeseva citizen portal to get the Telangana community and date of birth certificate.

• SSC Marks Memo, Date of Birth (DOB) Extract, or Transfer Certificate
• Community Certificate Issued to Family Members / Sangam Certificate
• 1st to 10th Study Certificates or DOB Certificate Issued by Municipality / Gram Panchayat
• Ration Card / Aadhaar Card / EPIC Card / Food Security Card
• Aadhar Card for Current Address or Residential Address Proof
• Documents Related to Immovable Properties
• Applicant Photo (Only in JPG format)

How to Apply for Caste Certificate in Telangana

Using Telangana meeseva citizen services portal, we may able to apply community and date of birth certificate without visiting any meeseva center or MRO office. Simply you can sit at home and follow the below procedure to submit caste certificate using online mode.

Step 1: Before applying online, you must have a citizen account in meeseva portal, as it is required to apply the government applications.

Step 2: Login into Meeseva citizen portal

Step 3: Choose the “Revenue” option on the home screen. Refer to the screenshots mentioned below.

Step 4: Select the “Community and Date of Birth Certificate” option on the screen.

Step 5: Fill the below details to submit the application form

Applicant Details:

• Fields for Application Number, Aadhaar Number, Applicant Name, Gender, Father/Husband Name, Mother Name, Date of Birth, Age, Mobile Number, Email ID, and Delivery Type.

Place of Permanent Residence Address:

• Fields for Door Number, Locality/Landmark, District, Mandal, Village/Ward, and Pin Code.
• Two checkboxes for:
  • “Place of Ordinary Residence Address is same as Permanent Residence Address”
  • “Place of Birth Address is same as Permanent Residence Address”

Service-Specific Details:

• Fields for Community Certificate Issued in the Past, Household Survey Number, Applicant Sub-tribe/Sub-group, Applicant Community Claimed, Community & Sub-tribe/Sub-group of the Father and Mother, and Religion Details.
• A final question: “Whether the applicant is a Natural or Adopted Son/Daughter of their Parents.”

Step 6: Choose the delivery type: Manual or Postal.

• Manual: You need to visit the nearest Meeseva center to collect the community certificate.
• Postal: The certificate will be sent to the permanent address provided in the application form.

Step 7: Upload the required documents as mentioned above (refer the below screenshots for more information)

Step 8: Submit the Telangana caste certificate application form and You will be redirected to the payment page, where you can make the payment using TG Online services or T-Wallet. Pay the prescribed fee.

Note: Refer the below screenshots for easy understaning of caste certificate application process.

Tip: Regardig documents – If you want to scan the documents using mobile phone, then you must install ADOBE SCAN application from Playstore, it will automatically enables to save in PDF format.

How To Apply for Telangana Caste Certificate using Offline

Click here to download – Telangana Caste Certificate Application Form – Telangana Community & DOB Certificate Application Form.

Fill in the details and attach the following documents:

• Xerox copies of your ration card
• Previous caste certificate (self or family-related)
• SSC memo scan
• Passport-size photo
• Identity card xerox

Submit the application to the MRO office for verification and signature.

Then, submit it at the Meeseva center to process it online and obtain your Telangana caste certificate.

If you have any doubts regarding Telangana Caste Certificate Application procedure, you may directly mail us at [email protected].

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