FormatsApplication for bonafide certificate
Use this to ask your school or college for a bonafide certificate, which states that you are a current student there. It is asked for scholarships, bank accounts, passports and travel concessions.
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To
The Principal,
[School or College Name],
[City]
Date: [Date]
Subject: Request for a bonafide certificate
Respected Sir/Madam,
I am [Your Name], a student of [Class or Course and Year], roll number [Roll Number], in your institution for the session [Academic Session].
I need a bonafide certificate for [Purpose, for example opening a bank account]. I request you to kindly issue it in my name.
Thanking you,
Yours obediently,
[Your Name]
Father's Name: [Father's Name]
Date of Birth: [Date of Birth]
सेवा में,
प्रधानाचार्य महोदय/महोदया,
[विद्यालय या कॉलेज का नाम],
[शहर]
दिनांक: [दिनांक]
विषय: बोनाफाइड प्रमाण पत्र हेतु प्रार्थना पत्र
महोदय/महोदया,
सविनय निवेदन है कि मैं [आपका नाम], सत्र [शैक्षणिक सत्र] में आपके संस्थान की [कक्षा या कोर्स] का विद्यार्थी हूँ। मेरा अनुक्रमांक [अनुक्रमांक] है।
मुझे [उद्देश्य, जैसे बैंक खाता खुलवाने] के लिए बोनाफाइड प्रमाण पत्र की आवश्यकता है। कृपया मेरे नाम से यह प्रमाण पत्र जारी करने की कृपा करें।
धन्यवाद।
आपका आज्ञाकारी शिष्य/शिष्या,
[आपका नाम]
पिता का नाम: [पिता का नाम]
जन्म तिथि: [जन्म तिथि]
Before you send it
- Write your name exactly as it is in the school records and in the document you need it for.
- Always state the purpose. The office usually writes "issued for the purpose of ..." on the certificate.
- If the certificate must be addressed to someone, such as a bank manager or the passport office, say so in the letter.
Common questions
What is a bonafide certificate?
It is a short certificate from your school or college saying that you are a genuine, current student of a named class and session.
This is a general format, written by us, to save you time. If the school or college has its own printed form, use that form. Last checked: 11 November 2026.