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Marriage registration
You register your marriage at a Sub-Registrar office and get a marriage certificate.
For whom: Couples in Telangana who have married or are about to marry: under the Hindu Marriage Act or the Special Marriage Act.
Published on 30-10-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.
Answer a few questions to see which steps apply to you. The whole guide is below.

Documents you need

•
Application for registration of a Hindu marriage (Form A)
original
Signed by both husband and wife and by three witnesses.
If you don't have it:
Filled in online on the Registration Department's website; Form A is also there.
•
Wedding invitation card
original
•
Photo of the wedding ceremony showing both bride and groom
original
📷 What the photo must look like
• A photo from the ceremony with the bride and groom together.
Not confirmed: The department's pages give no photo size or background. Ask the Sub-Registrar office what size they want.
•
Proof of residence of the wife or the husband
copy
Not confirmed: The department's pages do not say which documents count as proof of residence; ask at the office.
•
Proof of date of birth of both
copy
SSC certificates of both, or passports

Steps

Only if
Which of these fits your marriage? Both Hindu (Buddhist, Sikh, Brahmo and Arya Samaj included), married by Hindu rites · On the wedding day, has (or will) the groom have completed 21 and the bride 18? Yes
1.
Find the right Sub-Registrar office: the one where the marriage took place, or where the wife or husband lived for at least six months just before the marriage. In the GHMC area, the offices of the Deputy Inspectors General of Registration at Nampally can also register it.
💻 Online
Open the official page ↗
registration.telangana.gov.in · opens in a new tab
2.
Register as a citizen on the Registration Department's website and log in. Fill in the Hindu marriage application (Form A) online and pay the fee. A marriage can be registered any time after the wedding; there is no time limit.
💻 Online
Open the official page ↗
registration.telangana.gov.in · opens in a new tab
📎 Application for registration of a Hindu marriage (Form A)
💰 Fee: ₹200 · The registration fee under the Hindu Marriage Registration Rules. There is no registration fee for an inter-caste marriage. ₹10 more if the Registrar registers it outside the office.
Not confirmed: We did not see the online form and payment screen after login. The fee is from the rules' table on the department's website; check the amount shown before you pay.
3.
Go to the Sub-Registrar office together, with three witnesses. Show the documents; both of you and the witnesses sign the form and the register.
🏛️ Sub-Registrar office (Marriage Officer)
📎 Application for registration of a Hindu marriage (Form A), Wedding invitation card, Photo of the wedding ceremony showing both bride and groom, Proof of residence of the wife or the husband, Proof of date of birth of both
4.
Once you both sign the register, the registration is complete; by the citizen's charter the certificate is issued within an hour. Check there and then that the names and details match your passports and SSC certificates; tell the Sub-Registrar at once about any mistake.
🏛️ Sub-Registrar office (Marriage Officer)
Only if
Which of these fits your marriage? Of different religions, or any couple who want the Special Marriage Act · Has the marriage already taken place? No, we will marry before the Marriage Officer · On the wedding day, has (or will) the groom have completed 21 and the bride 18? Yes
5.
Give notice of the intended marriage online, with the fee, to the Marriage Officer (Sub-Registrar) of the area where at least one of you has lived for 30 days before the notice.
💻 Online
Open the official page ↗
registration.telangana.gov.in · opens in a new tab
💰 Fee: ₹120 · The notice fee, by the department's fee table. Solemnizing the marriage costs ₹240 more.
Not confirmed: The department's fee page has two tables: an older one with small amounts, and a "Schedule of fees" with these amounts. Ask at the Sub-Registrar office which applies. We did not see the online payment screen.
6.
The Marriage Officer puts the notice up on the office notice board and also sends it to the office of the district where you permanently live. Anyone may object within 30 days.
🏛️ Sub-Registrar office (Marriage Officer)
⏱️ within 30 days · 30 days for objections.
7.
After the 30 days, within the next 60 days, go before the Marriage Officer with three witnesses. You both sign the declaration and say the words of marriage in a language you know; you may also exchange garlands or the like. If the marriage is not done within 90 days of the notice, a fresh notice is needed.
🏛️ Sub-Registrar office (Marriage Officer)
💰 Fee: ₹240 · The fee for solemnizing the marriage, by the department's fee table.
⏱️ within 90 days · Within 90 days of the notice.
Not confirmed: The department's pages do not list the documents to take under the Special Marriage Act (such as proof of age and residence, photos). Ask the office beforehand. On the fee: The department's fee page has two tables: an older one with small amounts, and a "Schedule of fees" with these amounts. Ask at the Sub-Registrar office which applies. We did not see the online payment screen.
Only if
Which of these fits your marriage? Of different religions, or any couple who want the Special Marriage Act · Has the marriage already taken place? Yes, by other rites; we now want it registered · On the wedding day, has (or will) the groom have completed 21 and the bride 18? Yes
8.
To register under section 16 of the Special Marriage Act, apply online, with the fee, to the Marriage Officer of the area where you have lived for at least 30 days. You must have lived together as husband and wife since the marriage.
💻 Online
Open the official page ↗
registration.telangana.gov.in · opens in a new tab
Not confirmed: The department's fee table does not clearly give the fee for this application; ask at the office. The department's FAQ page says both husband and wife must have completed 21 for this registration.
9.
If there are no objections, after 30 days go before the Marriage Officer together with three witnesses. The officer registers the marriage.
🏛️ Sub-Registrar office (Marriage Officer)
Only if
Which of these fits your marriage? Of different religions, or any couple who want the Special Marriage Act · On the wedding day, has (or will) the groom have completed 21 and the bride 18? Yes
10.
The Marriage Officer enters the details in the marriage certificate book; you both and the three witnesses sign it. You are then given the certificate (an extract of the register).
🏛️ Sub-Registrar office (Marriage Officer)
Only if
Which of these fits your marriage? Both Hindu (Buddhist, Sikh, Brahmo and Arya Samaj included), married by Hindu rites / Of different religions, or any couple who want the Special Marriage Act · On the wedding day, has (or will) the groom have completed 21 and the bride 18? Yes
11.
Under the Telangana Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2002, the Panchayat Secretary in a village and the Commissioner in a municipality are also Marriage Officers. Ask them whether your marriage must be recorded there too.
🏛️ The Gram Panchayat Secretary, or the Municipal Commissioner's office
Not confirmed: We could not read the text of this Act or its rules (the India Code and Women's Commission sites did not open), so its form, fee and time limit are not given here. The District Welfare Officer (Women, Children, Disabled & Senior Citizens) is the Additional Deputy Registrar under it.

You cannot get this

A marriage is solemnized and registered under the Hindu Marriage Act or the Special Marriage Act only if the groom had completed 21 and the bride 18 at the time of marriage.

Another route for you

A Christian marriage is solemnized under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 by an ordained or licensed minister or a Marriage Registrar, who also registers it. The Registration Department's District Registrar keeps copies of those records. Get the certificate from the church that performed the marriage.
Instead, see:
A marriage performed by other rites can also be registered at the Sub-Registrar office under section 16 of the Special Marriage Act: choose "Of different religions, or any couple who want the Special Marriage Act" above.
Not confirmed: The department's page does not say how to get a copy from the District Registrar; ask at the District Registrar's office.

Another route for you

Registration Department offices register marriages only under the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act. A marriage already performed by religious rites, such as a nikah, can be registered at the Sub-Registrar office under section 16 of the Special Marriage Act.
Instead, see:
For that route, choose "Of different religions, or any couple who want the Special Marriage Act" above, then "Yes, by other rites".
Not confirmed: The department's page "Christian & Muslim Marriage - Information" covers only Christian marriages. We found no official Telangana source on who issues a nikah record and how; ask the Qazi who performed the nikah.

Fees and time limits

Step 2
💰 ₹200 · The registration fee under the Hindu Marriage Registration Rules. There is no registration fee for an inter-caste marriage. ₹10 more if the Registrar registers it outside the office.
Step 5
💰 ₹120 · The notice fee, by the department's fee table. Solemnizing the marriage costs ₹240 more.
Step 6
⏱️ within 30 days · 30 days for objections.
Step 7
💰 ₹240 · The fee for solemnizing the marriage, by the department's fee table.
⏱️ within 90 days · Within 90 days of the notice.

If something goes wrong

If it is rejected
If the Registrar refuses to register a Hindu marriage, the refusal must be a written order with reasons. You can appeal against it to the Registrar General (the Commissioner and Inspector General of Registration and Stamps), who hears both parties; that order is final.
Registration Department toll-free number
Open the official page ↗
registration.telangana.gov.in · opens in a new tab
📞 18005994788
Not confirmed: The department's pages do not say where to appeal a refusal under the Special Marriage Act; ask at the office.
If it is late
By the citizen's charter the certificate is due within an hour of both of you signing the register, with a penalty of ₹10 an hour on the Sub-Registrar for delay. If it is late, ask the District Registrar, or call the department's toll-free number, 1800 599 4788.
Registration Department toll-free number
Open the official page ↗
registration.telangana.gov.in · opens in a new tab
📞 18005994788
If you are asked for more money
The Hindu marriage registration fee is ₹200 (none for an inter-caste marriage). The Registrar must give a receipt (Form E) for every fee paid at the office. If you are asked for more, ask for the receipt and complain on the department's toll-free number.
Registration Department toll-free number
Open the official page ↗
registration.telangana.gov.in · opens in a new tab
📞 18005994788
Also
If a key detail on the certificate is wrong (a name, age, date or place), it is not changed in the register without the sanction of the Inspecting Officer and the District Registrar. The department itself says this is cumbersome, so check everything on the day of registration.
The Sub-Registrar / District Registrar's office
Open the official page ↗
registration.telangana.gov.in · opens in a new tab

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