My first name has the generic extention 'Kumar' in my educational?
You should have mentioned your middle name in your passport : GAURAV KUMAR RATHOD . Since your PP has no middle name , While booking ticket , you will have to mention your first name - Gaurav , middle name - not there and surname - Rathod as under as Airlines insist for mentioning Fist Bane , Middle name and last/ Sur name First Name : FNU - means first name unknown . Mention where first name is to be mentioned Middle Name : Gaurav - Write in the space provided for middle name Surname : Rathod - Write in the space provided for last/ Sur name . To ensure that there is no technical problem in the University, you will have to contact advocate and request him to prepare an sworn affidavit duly notarised stating that Gaurav Rathod - name as appearing in Passport Number . expiring on issued by . and in VISA and the name Gaurav Kumar Rathod as appearing in your certificates is one and the same person. Carry original and 2/3 scanned copies of above affidavit . I am not a lawyer by profession . If your advocate advises different types of affidavit , go with it.