Following guidelines shall be followed for income certificate income declaration of self-employed parents/guardians should be in the form of a certificate issued by a Revenue Officer, not below the rank of Tehsildar. Employed parents/guardians are required to obtain an income certificate from their employer and submit a consolidated certificate from the Revenue Officer including any other additional source of income. Applicants may ensure that the Income certificate is valid on the date of submission of the application. If no validity is mentioned in the certificate, it should be issued recently after 01.04.2023.