How to Apply PAN Card Online?

In this article, we will talk about how to apply for a new PAN Card online from your mobile/computer without any help from agents.

This article covers detailed steps for online PAN Applications. However, if you are looking for a brief procedure, you can refer to this.

For any Govt. ID Card, you may be reaching out to CSC/UTI centers to apply. Using those Portal, you can’t apply it yourself because you may miss something important while filling out the applications. And there is a high chance of your application getting canceled. Moreover, it would help if you had credentials to log in and apply. So you may need to reach out to CSC/UTI centers. Demerit is, in many cases, we have seen, they are asking a lot of money as compared to actual govt. charges.

They earn a commission(or cashback), for each application they apply via their ID. On top of that, they will be charging an extra amount for their help in getting this done. As per our recent incident, some CSC centers charge a minimum of Rs. 200-250 for each PAN Application, whereas the actual govt. charges for an individual PAN Application is a maximum of Rs. 107(it varies, depending on the type of application/request. For the latest and updated charges, please visit here).

Here we have covered Individual category PAN Cards. Similarly, for other categories, similar steps can be performed. However, some extra information may be required depending on the category.

Now, let’s dive deep into the details.

Mandatory Documents Required:

1. Aadhaar Card
2. Passport size Photo
3. Signature

PAN Registration | Apply for a New PAN Card Online

• Step 1: Visit the NSDL site.
• Step 2: Select the Application Type and Category.
  • Application types can be one of the below lists.
    • New PAN – Indian Citizen (Form 49A)
    • New PAN – Foreign Citizen (Form 49AA)
    • Change or Correction in Existing PAN Data / Reprint of PAN Card (No Change in Existing PAN Data)
  • The category can be one of the below lists –
    • Individual
    • Association of Persons
    • Body of Individuals
    • Company
    • Trust
    • Limited Liability Partnership
    • Firm
    • Government
    • Hindu Undivided Family
    • Artificial Judicial Person
    • Local Authority

• Step 3: In the Applicant Information section, please fill below details.
  • Title
  • Last Name/Surname
  • First Name
  • Middle Name
  • Date of Birth(DD/MM/YYYY)
  • Email ID
  • Mobile Number
  • Whether Citizen of India(Yes/No)

• Step 4: After reading through the important information on consent, to agree, click on the check box.
• Step 5: Enter the captcha and click on the “Submit” button.

After submitting the details, a temporary token will be generated which has 30 days of validity. Within 30 days, you need to apply with all the required details.

You will be redirected to the acknowledgment screen with the token number. Either you can click on the button “Continue with PAN Application Form“. Otherwise, please follow the below steps in case you want to continue applying in a different session.

Steps to Continue the PAN Application Form using Token Number

• Step 1: Go to the NSDL homepage.
• Step 2: Click on the “Registered User” tab.
• Step 3: Enter the Temporary Token Number, Email ID, and Date of Birth
• Step 4: Enter Captcha, and click on the “Submit” Button

Apply | Continue PAN Application Form

You will have 7 steps again to complete the application procedure.

1. Guidelines
2. Personal Details
3. Contact & Other Details
4. AO Code
5. Document Details
6. Payment
7. Aadhaar Authentication

Guidelines

A. How do you want to submit your PAN Application documents?

• Submit digitally through e-KYC & e-Sign (Paperless)
  • For this Aadhaar is mandatory. So make sure your Aadhaar is updated with the correct Name, Date of Birth, and Gender as well as, while filling through the application, make sure you provide your exact name, date of birth, and gender in the PAN Application. This will be helpful to authenticate Aadhaar.
  • As authentication of Aadhaar will take place, make sure, you have the Aadhaar Registered mobile number with you for OTP-based verification.
  • No need for a Photo/Sign to be uploaded, as the same will be taken from the Aadhaar database.
  • Not available for Minor applicants.
• Submit scanned image through e-Sign (Protean)
  • Keep soft copies of the Photo/Sign with you as you would be uploading the same via this option.
  • Not available for Minor applicants.
• Forward application documents physically

B. Whether Physical PAN Card is Required?

Click yes if you would like to get a Physical copy of your PAN Card. Otherwise, click on No.

C. Aadhaar Details:

Enter the last 4 digits of your Aadhaar card.

If you have selected “Submit digitally through e-KYC & e-Sign(paperless)” you would be asked if you agree that your photo is printed from your Aadhaar and by default “Yes” would be selected. If you would like to upload the photo and Sign manually, then you need to select the option “Submit scanned image through e-Sign (Protean)”

Then enter your Name as per your Aadhaar.

Note: We highly recommend correcting your Name in your Aadhaar before applying for PAN. Otherwise, you will have to update your Aadhaar as well PAN at extra costs.

D. Full Name of the Applicant

During the first step(registration), if you may have wrongly entered your name, date of birth, or Gender, this is the time you update it correctly before proceeding to the next step.

E. Have you ever been known by any other name?

Click yes if you have any other name and also enter the details. Otherwise, click on No.

F. Details of Parents

• Enter your Father’s name(even married women should fill Father’s name.
• Enter Mother’s name which is optional and you can skip if you wish to.
• Parent name to be Printed on the PAN Card(Either Father or Mother) – if you select mother, then Mother’s name would be mandatory to provide in the above step.

Click on Next to fill up the personal details.

Personal Details

A. Source of Income

Please select the check box that applies to your source of income. Options could be below(it may vary from time to time).

• Salary – For job holders
• Income from Business/Profession – For business owners/Freelancers or other professions
• Income from House Property – For House Owners renting their property
• Income from Other Sources
• Capital Gains – For Stock Market Brokers

Select “No Income” if you have no income source.

B. Address for Communication

Select either Residence or Office where you would like to receive the physical copy of your PAN Card.

Note: You do not need to enter your residence address for Paperless PAN Applications(e-KYC & e-Sign). Your Aadhaar address would be considered a Residence Address. In case your Aadhaar address length is exceeding the allowed length, then your e-KYC would not be possible.

For Paperless applications, enter the Office address(if applicable), otherwise, skip as the residence address will be taken from your Aadhaar Card.

For e-Sign applications/Physically send applications, enter your residence address and Office address if applicable.

Contact & Other Details

A. Telephone Number & Email ID details

Enter your Mobile Number and Email ID for further communication.

These details should be auto-populated (from the details you may have provided during registration). Change if you would like to.

B. Representative Assessee

For individual applications, it will be by default, No and you can’t modify it.

Click on Next to proceed with the next step.

AO Code

Even if you are sure about the Area code, AO Type, Range Code & AO Number, we recommend you select the details from the helper option available on the screen where you need to enter whether Indian Citizen or not, then State, District/city and upon selecting the AO code, Area code, AO Type, Range code & AO Number will be auto-populated.

If you are not seeing any option to select your AO Code, you may refer to the official site to get the correct AO Code.

Document Details

You would be asked to provide the documents for Proof of Identity, Proof of Address, and Proof of Date of Birth.

If you have selected the Paperless application, then by default everything will be selected as Aadhaar Card and you won’t have any option to change it. If you have selected e-Sign, then you will have a range of options to select for proofs. Also, you need to upload the documents, such as photos, Signatures, and other Supporting Documents.

A. Declaration

You need to fill up the declaration part which may ask about the Applicant’s Name, Place, and Date. Enter and click on the “Submit” button.

Your Application form is now submitted. The same will pop up to review and reverify the details.

This time, it will ask you about the first 8 digits of your Aadhaar Card. Enter the first 8 digits of your Aadhaar card, then review all other details then click on Continue to proceed with Payment.

Payment

A. Mode of Payment

Select the mode of Payment where you have options such as Demand Draft(disabled), Online Payment through PAYTM, and Online payment through Bill Desk.

These options vary from time to time. Select your preferred method then it will display the amount that needs to be paid by you.

Go through the “Terms of Services“, then click on the radio button “I agree to the terms of services“(if you agree) and then click on the “Proceed to Payment” button.

You will see another screen with the amount to be paid and the transaction ID. Verify the amount and then click on the “Pay Confirm” button.

The system will take you to the next screens of the Payment gateway to proceed with payment. After successful payment, you will be redirected to the “Payment Receipt” screen with details.

Verify and click on the “Continue” button to continue with the Aadhaar Authentication process.

Aadhaar Authentication

• Here again, you will be displayed with your token number, Name, Gender, Date of birth, and Aadhaar Card. Verify once again, then read through the terms and conditions and click on the check box. Then click on the Continue button.

• Click on the button “Continue with e-KYC”.

• You will be redirected to OTP Verification Screen. At the same time, you must have received an OTP for Aadhaar verification. Enter the OTP and click on the “Submit” button.

• If it is successful, you will be navigated to the next screen for e-Sign. Click on the button “Continue with eSign”.

• In the next screen “NSDL Electronic Signature Service”, please read through the authorization statement and click on the check box where it states that “I hereby authorize NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited(NSDL e-Gov) to – ***”.
• Then Enter your Aadhaar Card number, or generate a Virtual ID that has either 16 Digit or 12 Digit numbers and enter the same. Then click on the “Send OTP” button.

• Another OTP would have been sent from UIDAI to your registered mobile number. Enter the same on the screen and click on the “Verify OTP” button.

• If OTP verification is successful, your PAN Application is completed here.

You would be navigated to the “Acknowledgement” screen. From here download the prefilled application which is password protected.

Currently, the password is your date of birth in DDMMYYYY format. This may change from time to time and the same would be displayed over the acknowledgment screen.

Conclusion

We hope you have gone through all the steps detailed above. If so, you can apply for a new PAN card directly by using your Mobile/Laptop without any extra charge.

FAQs

What is the difference between NSDL PAN vs UTI PAN?

Both NSDL and UTI work for Income Tax Department. Both receive requests from Users/citizens to process PAN Applications(that includes new PAN as well as Correction to existing PAN). On average both take the almost same time to process the applications.

Online application is very similar in both NSDL and UTI. However, when it comes to offline applications, NSDL has more Franchise/offices than UTI.

From where to get AO Code details?

Usually for the AO code, on the same screen of the application, you must see the wizard to enter your State and City to get the available AO codes. However, if you are not getting that option, you can refer to this to get the correct AO code.

What is the Password for PAN Application?

Usually, the password is your Date of Birth in DDMMYYY format.

What is the Password for e-PAN?

Usually, the password is your Date of Birth in DDMMYYY format.

How much time does it take to get the PAN Card?

Usually, if you are applying for a New PAN Card withing submitting the document online, and if all the details and documents are correctly given, you will get the e-PAN very quickly. In my case, I got the e-PAN within 2 Hours.

To get the Physical Copy of your PAN, it may take 5-7 days depending on your Physical Location.