Online Smart Card Driving License & Online Time Slot Booking

SARATHI software based Smart Card Driving Licenses (SCDL): Uttar Pradesh Transport Department is all set to start issuance of SARATHI software based Smart Card Driving Licenses on January 9, 2013. The first phase will cover transport offices of ten districts – Lucknow, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Agra, Meerut, Jhansi, Allahabad, Barabanki, Varanasi and Aligarh. The remaining offices will be taken up in six successive phases whereby all transport offices will start issuance of Smart Card Driving Licenses by end-April, 2013.

Online Time-Slot Booking System: For work specifically related to the issuance of Smart Card Driving Licenses for RTO offices in Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Agra and Ghaziabad, an online Time-Slot Booking System is being started to provide citizens of these cities the facility to reserve a prior appointment (time slot) online, and visit

the transport office for applying for learner / permanent / renewal driving license on the date / time of their choice.

GUIDELINES FOR  SMART CARD DRIVING LICENSE (SCDL) -

This page has been developed as a platform to give the discerning citizen clear guidelines through which he / she can apply for, and obtain Smart Card Driving License (SCDL) without the need to depend on any outside agency. Please follow the following steps and approach the concerned office with all requisite documents to obtain your SCDL quickly and hassle-free.

• For your Learner License, please approach the RTO / ARTO office of only that city under whose jurisdiction your place of residence is located, and for where your address proof is being submitted with your DL application form.
• For issuance of Permanent DL / renewal of expired DL / issuance of IDP / Conversion of valid DL into SCDL please apply only to the RTO / ARTO office from where the original Learner License / Permanent Driving License was previously issued.
• For conversion of your valid DL into SCDL please come to the office from where it was issued, submit an application, attach your valid DL, pay the fees and have your biometrics captured.

Documents Required - 

Proof of Age (any one from out of the following)

1.        Voter ID Card

2.        LIC Policy

3.        School certificate

4.        Passport

5.        Birth Certificate

6.        Certificate granted by RMP, not below rank of Civil Surgeon

Proof of Residence (any one from out of the following)

1.        Life Insurance Policy

2.        Pass Port

3.        Voter ID Card

4.        Pay slip issued by any office in the Central/State or a local body

5.        Pension Pass Book

6.        Arms License

7.        ID card issued by Central / State govt

Fee - 

1	Grant of Learner’s License for each class of vehicle (on paper)	Rs 30.00
2	Permanent Driving License on Smart Card	Rs 200.00
3	International Driving Permit  (on paper)	Rs 500.00
4	Renewal of Driving License on Smart Card	Rs 200.00
5	Driving test for each class of vehicle	Rs 50.00
6	Endorsement of new class of vehicle on Smart Card DL	Rs 200.00
7	Renewal of DL on Smart Card after expiry of grace period	Rs 200.00 + penalty @ Rs 50 per year or part thereof

 Download Form - 

1	Application form for grant of Learner’s License	Form 2 / Instructions in Hindi / English
2	Application Form for Permanent Driving License	Form 4 / Instructions in Hindi / English
3	Application Form for International Driving Permit	Form 4 A
4	Application Form for renewal of Driving License	Form 9
5	Form of Medical declaration / Medical certificate, to be attached, as required.	Forms 1 & 1A

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For Other States Click on the name of the State where you want to apply for Driving Licence 

Andaman and Nicobar Islands,  Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar,
Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu,  
National Capital Territory of Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,  
Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab,
Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamilnadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal 

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