PAN Card stands for Permanent Account Number and is a unique identification number issued by the Income Tax department of India to identify every taxpayer in the country. This article will guide you on how to apply for a PAN card online through NSDL/UTIITSL as well as offline.
Applying for a PAN card has become easier for people these days as they can now apply for a fresh PAN online as well as offline. Even those who have lost their PAN card can apply online for a reprint of the card or get the e-PAN from NSDL or UTIITSL. Let us discuss how to apply for a PAN card online as well as offline, fees involved, documents required and more.
PAN Application through NSDL (Protean) Portal
The government has made provisions for applicants to apply for PAN through the Income Tax PAN Services Unit of NSDL. Follow these easy steps to apply for a PAN online:
Step 1: Open the NSDL site (https://www.onlineservices.nsdl.com/paam/endUserRegisterContact.html) to apply for a new PAN.
Step 2: Select the Application type – New PAN for Indian citizens, foreign citizens or for change/correction in existing PAN data.
Step 3: Select your category – individual, associations of persons, a body of individuals, etc.
Step 4: Fill in all the required details like name, date of birth, email address and mobile number in the PAN form.
Step 5: On submitting the form, you will get a message regarding the next step.
Step 6: Click on the “Continue with the PAN Application Form” button.
Step 7: You will be redirected to the new page where you have to submit your digital e-KYC.
Step 8: Select whether you need a physical PAN card or not and provide the last four digits of your Aadhaar number.
Step 9: Enter your personal details, contact and other details in the next part of the form.
Step 10: Enter your area code, AO Type, and other details in this part of the form. You can also find these details in the tab below
Step 11: The last part of the form is the document submission and declaration.
Step 12: Enter the first 8 digits of your PAN card to submit the application. You will get to see your completed form. Click Proceed if no modification is required.
Step 13: Select the e-KYC option to verify using Aadhaar OTP. For Proof of Identity, Address and Date of Birth, select Aadhaar in all fields and click on Proceed to continue.
Step 14: You will be redirected to the payment section where you have to make payment either through demand draft or through net banking/debit/credit card.
Step 15: A payment receipt will be generated on successful payment. Click on “Continue”.
Step 16: Now for Aadhaar Authentication, tick the declaration and select the “Authenticate” option.
Step 17: Click on “Continue with e-KYC” after which an OTP will be sent to the mobile number linked with Aadhaar.
Step 18: Enter the OTP and submit the form.
Step 19: Now click on “Continue with e-Sign” after which you will have to enter your 12-digit Aadhaar number. An OTP will be sent to the mobile number linked with Aadhaar.
Step 20: Enter OTP and submit the application to get the Acknowledgement slip in pdf having your date of birth as the password in DDMMYYYY format.
Steps to Apply for PAN through UTIITSL Portal
Here is how you can apply for a new PAN card online through the UTIITSL website:
Step 1: Visit the UTIITSL PAN card application page and under PAN Services select ‘PAN Card for Indian Citizen/NRI’
Step 2: Click on ‘Apply for New PAN Card (Form 49A)’
Step 3: Choose either the ‘Physical Mode’ whereby you will have to submit the printed-signed application form at the nearest UTIITSL office or the ‘Digital Mode’ whereby the application form is signed using Dsc mode or using Aadhaar based eSignature and you need not submit the physical copy for the form.
Step 4: Fill in your personal and other mandatory details
Step 5: Verify the correctness of the filled-in information and click on the ‘Submit’ button
Step 6: Upon verification, you can go ahead and make the payment online by choosing either of the available payment gateway options- BillDesk or PayU India. You can pay via netbanking, debit card, credit card, cash card, etc.
Step 7: On successful payment, you wil get a payment confirmation. You can either save this or take a printout of the same.
Step 8: Affix 2 passport-sized photographs (3.5×2.5 cms) on the printed form and put your signature on the space provided
Step 9: Attach a copy of your identity, address, and date of birth proof documents along with your completely filled application form and submit online or send the same to the nearest UTIITSL office for processing and issuance of your PAN Card.
Read more on How to Apply for an ePAN Card Online
Applying for a PAN Card Offline
Applicants can choose the offline method as well to apply for the PAN card. They can visit a nearby TIN NSDL/UTIITSL centre and follow the steps:
Download and print form 49A. The form can be downloaded from.
(https://www.tin-nsdl.com/downloads/pan/download/Form_49A.PDF)
Fill the form and affix two passport size photographs on the form.
Pay the fee in the form of demand draft in favour of ‘NSDL – PAN’ payable at Mumbai/UTIITSL
Attach self-attested photocopies of proofs with the form.
Mention ‘APPLICATION FOR PAN-N-Acknowledgement Number’ superscripted on the envelope of the application form. The application has to be sent to-
Income Tax PAN Services Unit,
NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited,
5th floor, Mantri Sterling, Plot No. 341,
Survey No. 997/8, Model Colony,
Near Deep Bungalow Chowk, Pune – 411016
Alternatively, if you are applying through UTIITSL you can send the completed application form to the nearest UTIITSL centre. To locate the nearest UTIITSL centre, click here
On successful processing of the application, PAN will be generated and sent to the residential address of the applicant.
