Rahul Posted the following comment at Blank Surname in the Passport – GRE and Admission
I am Rahul Ramachandran, as posted by many ppl in this thread, i too dont have a surname in passport, but while registering for gre and tofel, i gave first name as Rahul and last name as Ramachndran.
I came to know all this when i was applying for universities only.
if i change my name in passport(Ramachandran as surname) .Will they change in same passport? or new one?if i get a new one,won’t my gre and tofel score become invalid.
pls help me.
i am in big confusion whether to apply or not.
what problems could i face later, will i have problems while getting visa? can i change my name in passport after going there?
GRE and TOEFL Registration
While registering for gre and tofel, i gave first name as Rahul and last name as Ramachndran.
You made the right decision by using Ramachndran as the last name while registering for GRE and TOEFL. Many students either use full first name as last name or don’t use the last name at all.
Name Change in Passport
If i change my name in passport(Ramachandran as surname) .Will they change in same passport? or new one?if i get a new one,won’t my gre and tofel score become invalid.
No you GRE Scores will not become invalid by changing you name in passport. Passport is used to verify and validate you before taking the exam, thats about it. It will not serve any purpose later.
So, you can go ahead and change the name in your passport and apply to Universities. You will not have any issues. Many students have to retake GRE because, they messed up completely. But, you made the right decision to use Ramachandran as last name. This saved you lot of time and money.
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hi..
I too hve the same problem regarding the change in the last name.. I hve registered for GRE as vinodha sambath whereas in ma passport it is given as vinodha sambathkumar.. i didn hve my passport while registering so i did this mistake.. will this be a problem during admission process??? what is the change am i supposed to do???
Hi…I am K.V.VIDYA SHANKAR..Ive got prob regarding the name mismatch.. Ive taken my GRE and the details were:
FIRST NAME: K.V.VIDYA
LAST NAME: SHANKAR.
But in the passport the details are as follows:
SURNAME:KRITHIVASAN VAIDYANATHAN
GIVEN NAME: VIDYA SHANKAR.
Now that ive taken my GRE i know i cant make any changes to it anymore. But do i need to make changes in the passport? Are the details given for GRE and the passport same? Will this mismatch, if so, create touble during admission? What is the change m supposed to make in the passport?
Hi… I am Chandrasekhar Garapati. I dont have a surname in my passport. I gave my first name as Chandrasekhar and last name as Garapati . So i got a blank space in the surname column.But my surname is Garapati.I have to give my GRE and TOEFL examinations. While registering for the test how should i give my name as printed in the passport?? while registering should i leave a blank space in the case of surname???Will there be a problem if i change the name after writing the examination??