HRD attestation is a legalization process done to authenticate an educational document. HRD Attestation is the first step of educational document legalization in India. HRD Attestation is possible for all educational documents issued under MHRD. All the educational documents requiring attestation and Apostille must be first authenticated by the State Human Resource Development (HRD) of the concerned state from where the document has been issued. Many countries have made certificate HRD attestation compulsory for granting a visa, employment or higher education abroad. So, you have to go through the State HRD Attestation procedure to get attestation from the embassy. HRD Certificate Attestation is mainly required when you are stepping to a foreign country for education or employment purposes to prove the authenticity of your documents in their country and also to apply for a student visa, work visa or employment visa the educational certificate verification is necessary. HRD Attestation proves the legitimacy of your documents to the authorities of the respective country, the need for it may vary from country to country and the purpose of traveling to the country. HRD attestation is the act of authenticating your educational certificates by the HRD department. HRD attestation are state-level procedures that can be authorized only by the highest ranking officials from the ministry.