Common mistakes that get sarkari forms rejected

Your name spelled differently across documents

This is the single most common cause. If your 10th marksheet says ANJALI KUMARI and your Aadhaar says Anjali Kumari Prasad, the form must match whichever document the notification names as authoritative — usually the 10th marksheet.

Never expand, shorten or correct your own name on a form to what you think it should be. Copy it exactly as it appears on the document.

Date of birth in the wrong format

Forms ask for DD-MM-YYYY or DD/MM/YYYY, and portals rarely tell you which. Entering 08-14-2003 instead of 14-08-2003 produces a date that either fails validation or silently records the wrong age band for your category relaxation.

Category and relaxation claimed without a valid certificate

• □Claiming OBC without a non-creamy-layer certificate valid on the closing date
• □Using a category certificate issued in a different state from the one you are applying in
• □Claiming age relaxation in a category the notification does not offer it for

Bank details that do not match

For anything that pays you — scholarships in particular — the account holder name must match the applicant name, and the IFSC must be the branch's current one. Banks merge and IFSC codes change; an old passbook may be out of date.

Leaving the form unsigned or unprinted at the right size

A printed form scaled to fit a smaller page can push the signature block out of its box. Print at 100% on A4, and sign inside the box in the same ink and style as your uploaded signature.