SCHEDULED TRIBE (ST) CERTIFICATE & INDIGENOUS INHABITANT CERTIFICATE (IIC)

Whom to Approach?

    Judicial Branch, DC Office, Kohima, Nagaland

 

Requirements

i. General Requirements for Every Certificate Application

a. Enclose two (2) recent, identical passport-size photographs (3.5 × 4.5 cm) in an envelope, showing a frontal view of the applicant’s full face.

b. The photographs must have a white or light-coloured background.

c. Photographs taken with coloured or dark glasses, computer-printed photographs and scanned photographs will not be accepted.

d. Do not pin or staple the enclosed photographs.

e. The photograph pasted on the application form must be signed across by the concerned Village Council Chairman or Gaon Burah (GB), along with the official seal.

ii. Submit Any One of the Following Documents

a. Photocopy of the photograph page and particulars of the student from the Cumulative Record-cum-Schooling History (CRHS), duly attested by a Gazetted Officer or the Headmaster/Head Teacher of the concerned school.

b. Attested photocopy of the HSLC Admit Card, Class VIII or Class IX Pass Certificate, or any other verifiable educational certificate indicating the applicant’s name, father’s name, mother’s name and date of birth.

c. Government-issued Identity Card or Service Book containing the applicant’s particulars, including the names of the father and mother.

iii. Applicants must produce the original documents mentioned above for verification before the issuance of the certificate or whenever required by the authorities.

iv. The concerned Village Council must verify the applicant’s particulars and certify that the applicant is an indigenous inhabitant of the concerned village.

v. The concerned Village Council and Administrative Office must maintain proper records of the applicant for future reference, cross-verification and confirmation, whenever required.

vi. Incomplete application forms will be rejected.