An application from a person for naturalisation as a citizen of India under sub-section (1) of section 6 shall not be entertained unless –
(a) the application is made in Form VIII;
(b) he gives an undertaking in writing that he shall renounce the citizenship of his country in the event of his application being sanctioned; and
(c) the application is accompanied with -
(i) a duly stamped affidavit verifying the correctness of the statements made in the application alongwith two affidavits from Indian citizens testifying the character of the applicant;
and
(ii) a certificate depicting that the applicant has adequate knowledge of one of the languages specified in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India.
Explanation 1.- The applicant shall be considered to have adequate knowledge of the concerned language if he can speak or read or write that language.
Explanation 2.- The certificate may either be issued by a recognised educational institution or a recognised public organization or from two persons of the locality or district of the applicant who are citizens of India.