Character Certificate for Job
A character certificate or a police certificate is a certificate issued by a government authority, police, or any other institution to an individual stating that the latter does not have any criminal proceedings or bad records in their previous institutions.
Required Documents for Character Certificate
- Letter of Recommendation by Head of the Department, Government of State or Central (Government employee) Or
- Police Verification Report from the local Police Station (Non-Government employee) Or
- Letter of Recommendation by the Head of Educational Institution (Student)
- Passport-sized Coloured Photo
Types of Character Certificates
Apart from the standard police-verified character certificate, there are several types of certifications that you should know of, such as:
- Certificate for job
- Character certificate for students
- Character certificate used in India
Who can Provide a Character Certificate?
Character certificates can be signed by gazetted officers or:
- Collector.
- Doctor.
- Gazetted Officer of Central/ State Government
- Headmaster of the school.
- IAS officer.
- Professor of College or University.
- MLA
- MP