What is the Difference Between e-PAN Card and PAN Card?

21 July, 2025 at 8:25 am

E-PAN card is a digital version of your physical PAN card, which you can get through a paperless process. It has the same 10-digit PAN number, which is used for various financial and identification purposes as opening a bank account, for loan purposes, for filing ITR, and for buying or selling properties.

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Posted by: Kabir Batra 7 Comments
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    - 19 August, 2025

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    You can use your e-PAN card for online verification, doing KYC, filing IT returns, and financial transactions, and a PAN card is used for offline verifications, opening a bank account, for buying or selling property.

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    - 19 August, 2025

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    The easy application process to apply for an e-PAN card through the NSDL portal or the UTIITSL website. You need to visit the official website of NSDL or UTIITSL, then you need to choose the option to not revive your physical PAN card and select e-PAN card, then enter all the required details in the e-PAN application, and upload all the supporting documents and submit your application form. Pay the fees, and you will get your e-PAN card at your registered email address.

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    - 19 August, 2025

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    The application process for applying a PAN card, you need to visit the NSDL (Protean) portal, then choose your application type as 'New PAN, for the Indian citizen choose form 49A, and for the foreign nationals choose form 49AA, then enter the details, like last name, first name, middle name, date of birth, email ID, and mobile number, then click on the checkbox, and enter the Captcha. After clicking 'Submit', you will receive a token number at your registered email address. Then, click on the 'Continue with PAN application form' button. Then you will need to read all the instructions before filing the PAN application form, and after that, you will need to choose the method of application submission, fill in all the details in the PAN application form, like personal information, contact details, AO code, and all the supporting documents, and submit your PAN card application. Then you will get your PAN card at your given address in 15-20 days.

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    - 19 August, 2025

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    You will get your e-PAN card at your registered email address in just 48 hours, whereas for the normal PAN card, you will need to wait for approximately 7-15 days.

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    - 19 August, 2025

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    e-PAN cards can be saved on your mobile phones, emails, and cloud. However, a PAN card needs to be carried physically everywhere.

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    - 19 August, 2025

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    An e-PAN card can be stored in digital format in a PDF, and A PAN card is a physical hardcopy which cannot be stored in a digital format.

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    - 19 August, 2025

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    A PAN card is a physical document that is issued by the Income Tax Department to every taxpayer in India for easy ITR filing, financial transactions, and the PAN card also acts as an identity document in various fields. You can apply for a PAN card through the NSDL portal or the UTIITSL website.

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