DSC Based PAN Enabled

With effect from September 6, 2015, facility for digital signature certificate (DSC) based PAN application has been enabled in New PAN Form 49A for Individuals.

Guidelines for DSC based PAN applicatios

a. This facility can be used by PAN applicants having a valid Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) issued to them by authorized Certifying Authority (CA) in India.

b. Only valid class II or III DSC will be accepted

c. In case of Individual applicants, the DSC of the applicant should be used for digitally signing the application. In case of minor/lunatic/idiot applicants, DSC of the parent/guardian whose details have been furnished as Representative Assessee in the application should be used for digitally signing the application.

d. The DSC should bear the name of the applicant / Representative Assessee as mentioned in the application form

e. PAN applicants should have scanned image of photograph, signatures and supporting documents i.e. Proof of Identity (POI) /Proof of Address (POA) /Proof of Date of Birth (PODB). The photo/signature and supporting documents should be scanned as per following specifications:

Sr.No	Parameters	Photograph	Signature	Supporting documents
1.	Resolution (in DPI)	200 DPI	200 DPI	200 DPI
2.	Type	Color	Color	Black & White
3.	File type	JPEG	JPEG	PDF/A or JPEG
4.	Size	Max. 20 KB	Max. 10 KB	Max. 300KB/per page
5.	Dimension	3.5X2.5 cms.	2X4.5 cms

f. Payment of application fee can be done using Credit card / Debit card or Net banking facility only.

For more details, pleasevisit following website

https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/pan/form49A.html