How to get driving license in Karnataka
HOW TO OBTAIN A PERMANENT DRIVING LICENCE?
A person holding an effective DRIVING LICENCE only, issued by a valid
licensing authority is enabled to drive a motor vehicle in any public place. Such
person is entitled to drive the vehicle belonging to the particular class of vehicle
which is mentioned in his/her driving licence.
Visit official site for more info : http://rto.kar.nic.in/
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
a. ADDRESS PROOF: (To produce any ONE of the following)
· Electoral Roll
· LIC Policy
· Passport
· Pay slip issued by any office of the Central Government or a State
Government or a Local body
· Any other document(s) as may be prescribed by the State
Government viz., Ration Card/Water Bill/Electricity Bill
https://sarathi.nic.in:8443/nrportal/sarathi/BrowserSpecification.jsp
b. AGE PROOF: (To produce any ONE of the following)
· School Certificate
· Birth Certificate
· PAN Card
· Certificate granted by a registered medical practitioner not below
the rank of a Civil Surgeon.
c. VALID LEARNER LICENCE:
· Learner License which is issued by an authorized licensing
authority which is effective as on the date of application for
driving licence as well as on the date of the competency test.
d. PHOTOGRAPHS:
· In all the computerized offices, it is enough to submit ONE recent
passport size photograph.
· Wherever computerization is not done, the applicants may need to
submit three numbers of recent passport size photographs.
e. MEDICAL CERTIFICATE:
· Applicants above the age of 50 years shall submit CMV Form-1A
issued by a registered medical practitioner.
FEE DETAILS to be PAID
· To know the fee details as defined by the CMV Rule-32, for
various transactions, please follow the link Central Motor Vehicle
Rules (CMVR) 1989 (http://morth.nic.in).
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
a) Age:
FOR TRANSPORT VEHICLE
· The applicant shall have attained the age of 20 years in case of
Transport vehicle (Auto rickshaw cab, Taxi, Goods Vehicle, Bus
etc.)
· One year driving experience of light motor vehicle is required.
· A certificate issued by the registered driving school/training
establishment.
FOR NON-TRANSPORT VEHICLE
· The applicant shall have attained the age of 18 years in case of
Non-Transport vehicle (Motor Cycle with out Gear, Motor Cycle
with Gear, Light Motor Vehicle, etc.)
b) Learner Licence.
· Minimum of 30 days from the date of issue of Learner Licence
· Learner Licence should be valid as on the date of application.
c) Vehicle related documents:
Some of the states may insist the following documents:
· Valid Registration Certificate of the vehicle on which the test is to
be given.
· Valid Insurance Certificate of the vehicle.
· Valid Pollution/Emission Test Certificate.
TEST DETAILS
· Some of the states have enabled the scheduling of appointments to
appear for driving test as per the convenience. To avail such
services, please follow the link “An appointment for Driving
Test/LL Test”.
· The applicant shall appear for the driving test on the respective
class of vehicle mentioned in his Learner Licence.
· In case of failure in the first attempt of the driving test, the
applicant is eligible to appear for the second appearance only after
a minimum period of seven days from the date of first appearance.
· In case of failure in the second attempt of the driving test, the
applicant is eligible to appear for the third appearance only after a
minimum period of seven days from the date of second
appearance.
· In case the applicant does not pass even after three appearances,
he/she shall not be qualified to re-appear for such test before the
expiry of sixty days from the date of last such test.
· Person who passed a test in driving a motor cycle with gear shall
deemed also to have passed in a test in driving motor cycle without
gear.
WHERE TO APPLY FOR DRIVING LICENCE?
· Applicants can apply for Driving Licence ONLINE by following
the link “Issue of Driving Licence to me”.
· Applicants can also take the print out of the duly filled-in ONLINE
application along with the reference number and the same can be
submitted at the chosen RTO office.
· Wherever the ONLINE transactions are not enabled, the applicants
shall submit the application in the prescribed CMV Form-4 /
Unified Form to the jurisdictional licencing authority.
Normally this is the process in any State across India. Well, Few Road Transport Authorities (RTA's) could be working as per the local governments periodic regulations.
1. Buy the Learning Licence Forms. These are Form 2, Form 1 & Form 1A(Form 1A is for people aged above
40 years and also depends if your RTA needs it). These forms are available in single click at www.drivingtest.in. Copy or Click the following link and try.
http://drivingtest.in/rta-forms.php
2. Once you are done with filling up of forms, find out with the Road Transport Authoritie’s office, if you have to book a slot for your learners license test. In Andhra Pradesh, one has to book the slot and then practice the questions to clear the test. In Andhra Pradesh the slot can be booked at the link below.
Visit :-
http://rto.kar.nic.in/ (click on 'online appointment for LL' for Karnataka)
3. Once the slot is booked, you need to prepare for the online learners licence test which comprises of 20 questions (For Andhra Pradesh). In other cases, walk in to RTA office and pay fee and wait for your turn. The passing mark is 16 where each question carries 1 mark for AP. The number of questions may vary from State to State, however, the questions in this website are the ones normally in the syllabus. In order to practice online you may visit the following link. There are about 250 questions in this website and 10 are free sample learners licence questions. Register to access all the Driving Licence questions.
http://www.drivingtest.in/online-driving-license-sample-test.php
4. To get a hint on the road signs and the traffic signs go to
For knowing all the Traffic Signs http://www.drivingtest.in/road-signs.php
To know about driving tips etc http://www.drivingtest.in/resources.php
5. Once you clear your learners license, you may book a slot for the permanent licence (This is in case of Andhra Pradesh) on the same website as stated above. For other states call the RTA office to find out the availability
of track to be tested for the permanent License. While learning to drive a two wheeler or a four wheeler, kindly keep the road safety and its structure in mind. Read the signs in practical driving test carefully. For further driving tips click on the following links.
http://www.drivingtest.in/driving-tips.php
http://www.drivingtest.in/road-marking.php
http://www.drivingtest.in/offences-penalties.php