What is PAN Card? How to apply for it?

Hello Friends, Today I will tell you about the PAN Card.

Full form of PAN is Permanent Account Number. You can make PAN card online / offline in India.

For the first time, on January 12, 1964, the PAN Card was issued, which was intended to be known for identification and income tax details.



What is PAN Card? How to apply for it?
What is PAN Card? How to apply for it?



Pan Card number is designed with a special structure of code which is provided to the citizens of India and these numbers are different for each person.

In fact, the PAN is not limited to Indian citizens only. If a foreign citizen is interested in establishing his business in India or wants to invest in India, he also has to get a PAN card.

So in this post, you will be given full information about the PAN card and I will also tell you how to apply online or offline for PAN card.



Let me tell you that each character used in PAN card number has a special meaning about which the complete information is available.

  • For Trust – T is used
  • For firms – F is used
  • For the body of individuals – B is used
  • For official identification – G is used
  • Limited liability partnership – E is used
  • Personal (owner) – P is used
  • For the artificial judicial person – J is used
  • For Local Authority – L is used
  • For HUF (Hindi undivided family) – H is used
  • For a company – C is used
  • Association of Person (AOP) – A is used

In this post, I will try to tell the ways which can be beneficial for you.

Now let’s know if you want to create a PAN card, then what documents do you want?


Essential documents for PAN card?


Pan Card is an unexpectedly long list of documents required to apply offline and online. But, we have divided it into three parts while making the work of all of you easier –

(i) Documents which are asked as proof of identity.

(ii) Documents which are accepted as proof of birth date

(iii) documents that you are asked for proof of address

So let us now know alternately which of these three categories you can submit, then starting with the first number.

(i) Documents which are asked as proof of identity.


  • Pensioner card copy with the photograph of the applicant
  •     Aadhar Card
  •     Passport, voter identity card.
  •     Central government health scheme
  •     Arm license
  •     Photo ID card issued by Public Sector Undertaking like Central Government, State Government or University or College
  •     driving license
  •     Ration card with a photo of the applicant
  •     The certificate issued by an authorized Indian bank which has been duly certified and includes the applicant’s photo and bank account number.


(ii) Documents which are accepted as proof of birth date

  •     Passport of person
  •     Person’s driving license
  •     Dominic Certificate issued by the State Government or Government of India
  •     Affidavit refers to the date of birth of the person and the affidavit filed by the magistrate, in which the date of birth of the letter is mentioned.
  •     Birth Certificate issued by Indian Consulate
  •     Person’s card
  •     Marriage certificate issued by the office of the marriage registrar
  •     Matriculation certificate from a recognized board


(iii) Documents you are asked for proof of address …

  •     Bank account details
  •     Property registration document
  •     Allotment letter of residence issued by the central or state government for more than three years
  •     Voter ID containing a photo
  •     driving license
  •     Credit Card Details
  •     Bill for broadband connection
  •     Residence certificate allotted by the government
  •     Latest Order for Property Tax Assessment
  •     Post office passbook with the applicant’s address
  •     Husband/wife’s passport
  •     Passport
  •     Aadhar Card
  •     Landline connection bill
  •     Electricity bill etc.



How to apply for PAN card? New PAN card application


Step 1: You can visit the official website of either of them.

Here, www.nsdl.co.in is that the official web site of National Securities facility restricted.

And, www.utiitsl.com is that the official web site of UTI Infrastructure Technology and Services restricted.

Or you can go to its page using the link given in Step 2 Directly.

Step 2: After clicking on the above link on the official website, you will be redirected to a URL – https://www.onlineservices.nsdl.com/paam/endUserRegisterContact.html.

Here you have got 2 choices, for online and registered user.

If you are applying for it for the first time, then click Apply Online. After that, fill the exact amount of what you are being asked in the box below, and then click Submit.

Step 3: currently the foremost vital step is the submission of documents, which you have read above.
Now, here are three main ways to give a document.

Either you can physically deposit all the documents in the NSDL office.

The second possibility is to scan and transfer on-line documents on the NSDL web site.
And, third and easiest to provide your base number and the remaining documents will be automatically verified by NSDL through the Aadhaar ID.

Step 4: If you choose to go only with Aadhar card, you only have to go through OTP (One Time Password) and Direct Payment option.

Step 5: currently you have got to pick out the proof of identity, proof of address or proof of age or documents submitted in the form of the birth date.

The next step is to pay online. Indian citizens have to pay online Rs 120.

After with success paying on-line, you may be sent AN email whereby you may be full data through that you’ll be able to track your PAN card.

How To Link Base With UIDAI – 2019

How To Link Aadhaar To PAN
How To Link Aadhaar To PAN

Step 1: Search for “Income Tax Directorate” on Google. Or Directly, you can link your PAN card to Aadhar Card by visiting the official government website www.incometaxindiaefilling.gov.in.

Step 2: Go to link Aadhaar Option. and there you go.

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