Certificate Validity Checker
Pick your certificate, enter the date it was issued, and choose your exam — this tool checks the date against the validity rule in the exam's official notification. No file upload: you never attach your certificate.
The date printed on the certificate — not the date you applied for it.
No file is uploaded and your dates stay on this device. This check happens in your browser — nothing is sent anywhere.
How it works
1. Choose your certificate
Select the kind of certificate you have — OBC-NCL, EWS, income, caste or domicile.
2. Enter the issue date
Type the date printed on the certificate and pick the exam you are applying for. You never upload the certificate itself.
3. See the result
Where FormReady has a verified rule for your exam, you get a clear result with the rule written in plain language. Where there is no verified rule, you get guidance only — never a guessed verdict.
Where do these rules come from?
Each rule comes from the exam's official notification for the cycle named in the result. If FormReady does not have a verified rule for your exam and certificate, this tool shows guidance only and does not guess a verdict.
My result says the date rule is met — is that final?
No. This tool checks your issue date against the published rule only. The exam authority checks your original certificate when you apply, and its decision is final.
About this certificate validity checker
Category and income certificates — OBC-NCL, EWS, income, caste and domicile — come with validity rules that change from exam to exam, and an out-of-date certificate is a common reason for trouble at document verification. This certificate validity checker compares your certificate’s issue date with the rule in your exam’s official notification and tells you, in plain language, whether the date rule is met. Where FormReady does not hold a verified rule for your exam, it says so and gives guidance instead of guessing.
Which certificates can I check?
OBC-NCL, EWS, income, caste (SC/ST) and domicile certificates — pick the kind you have, enter its issue date, and choose your exam.
Do I need to upload my certificate?
No. You only type the issue date printed on it. Your certificate itself is never attached or uploaded.