PAN card is mandatory requirement before you are employed in any organization be it private or government. If you are individual and require PAN Card immeditely as prerequisite from your employer this post might help you, you would also save time, and money if you go for online procedure rather than some middle person to apply for the same.
Proof of Identity
Copy of any one of the following:
School leaving certificate, Matriculation certificate, Degree of a recognised educational institution, Depository account statement,Credit card statement, Bank account statement/ bank pass book, Water bill, Ration card, Property tax assessment order, Passport , Voters Identity Card, Driving License, Certificate of identity signed by Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative Assembly or Municipal Councilor or Gazetted Officer.
Proof of Address
Copy of any one of the following
Electricity bill*,Telephone bill*, Depository account statement*, Credit card statement*, Bank account statement/bank pass book*, Rent receipt*, Employer certificate*, Passport, Voters Identity card, Property tax assessment order, Driving License, Ration card, Certificate of address signed by Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative Assembly or Municipal Councilor or Gazetted Officer.
Documents marked with * and are submitted as proof of address should not be more than six months old from the date of application.
Online Form For PAN card https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/pan/Instructions49A.html
The procedure to apply online is very simple, with only one hickup of field called Area code in application form (form 49A), I din’t knew my area code so i used my mother area code (my mother applied for PAN card when she moved at our current house after she got married). Area Code * AO Type * Range Code * AO Number are the fields which will bother you.
For more information about Area Code * AO Type * Range Code * visit
https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/pan/servlet/AOSearch
Other useful Links
Guidelines https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/pan/Guidelines49A.html
Instructions for filling form 49A https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/pan/Instructions49A.html
In my case after filling Online form and submitting supporting documents alongside, it took 5 days to show in application status that your application is under processing and afer another 4 days i got my PAN card delivered by registered post.
this post will be updated shortly with more information, till then you can strike your questions in comments.

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GOOD BUT I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY INFORMATION INCASE OF PAN CARD IS LOST OR MISPLACED. PLEASE DO FOR THE SAME.
THANKS.
this should help you.
http://www.tin-nsdl.com/downloads/Form-49A-1_110708.pdf
please provide me accurate information about my pan card which was dispatch on 18 march 2010 through speed post vide air ways bill no. EM1084937631N
i have to became a for tin nsdl so please give me or phone no to contact
i have t o become a francise pls give detail or phone no to contact
How to furnish proof of resident/address on line
I have not found my pan card.
my pan acknowledge no. 011010100051425
a/c no- bvyps9967 g
please reply me as soon as posibale
i lost my pan card. how can i apply for a duplicate on line
yanbeni yanthan
I want to change the spelling in my name for PAN CARD, already i received my PAN CARD.
And I submitted the S.S.C. certificate also through the PAN Application Form. But I received
the PAN CARD with spelling mistake, I want to change this , as per Certificate.How Can I do it.
Pl. send me the procedure of this.
my pancard nomber is 010760100309862.my pan card returned to nsdl because card undeliverd by speed post dated 11june.kindlly send my pan card thrugh first flight courier same addrees.my mobile no is 09839403709.
Previous PAN CARD Details:
KOTA.SHARADA.
CRYPS4109M.
Date of Birth: 14-07-1977.
acknowled gment number: 030870200084485
I don’t have my pen card
i applied for the pan card of my mother name Mrs.Bimla Kumari on 14.04.2010 through M/S bjai capital Nehru place coupan no./serial no. given by them is 504354102. till date no pan card has been received.neither i have correpondence address.please help.
Acknowledgement Number : 073550200029666
Name : MANMOHAN PAWAR
Category : Individual
I applied for the pan card
plish help me given by my pan card ?
my pancard is not recieve and represent my as address
Sir,
Please let me know, I have applied pan on 26th July 2010, when i recd the pan card
please do the needful
I have not found my pan card.
my pan acknowledge no. 010760100309862
please reply me as soon as posibale
through coueier my mobile no is 09839403709
Reply
I have not found my pan card.
my pan acknowledge no. 010760100309862
please reply me as soon as posibale
through coueier my mobile no is 09839403709
sir my pan card no is AILPT7264Q.and ACK NO is 031420100166873, but iwas not recieved pan card . please resend my pan card to the same adress. my mobile no is 9440480056
I have not found my pan card.
my pan acknowledge no. 074220100002311 please reply me as soon as posibale
through coueier my mobile no is 9949071073 and my name suragani venkateswarlu .
Reply
till i have not got my PAN card . i submitted application form on 18 th may, 2010.my pan card processing fee is 504527358. how can i get information about my PAN card status?
Dear sir,
I am Rajeev Ranjan Jha.I have not my pan card.my pan acknowledge no.062481106267154.please reply me as soon as posible through coueier.my card no.AOLPJ7261B.my add.SHANA CLONY ,P.S_CHAKAI,PO-CHAKAI,DISST-JAMUI(BIHAR).my mob no.9576550863 or 9572853538.
i am not got my pan card i check on site that be shown dispatch but i m not recived plz sent my pan card as soon as possible on my comminicatin address.
thanks.
acknowledgment no.024750100121854
pan no- AORPC9808B