How to Obtain Driving Licence in Tripura

Every person willing to drive a motor vehicle is required to have a driving licence for the particular category of motor vehicle he intends to drive. Two types of driving licences are issued:

• Learner's Licence: This is a temporary licence valid for 6 months and issued to citizens, while they are in the process of learning driving of Motor Vehicles.
• Permanent Licence: One becomes eligible for a permanent licence after expiry of one month from the date of issuing the learner's licence.

Eligibility

• Age eligibility: 18 years
• For vehicles up to 50 CC engine capacity & without gear - 16 years (Provided parents/guardian consent is obtained.)
• For commercial vehicle - 20 years

Note: Applicant should be conversant with traffic rules & regulations.

Procedure

• For Learner's Licence: After verification of documents, the applicant has to give colour blindness and learner's test. The learner's test is oral and it has some multiple objective type questions on Traffic Signs and Rules.
• For Permanent Licence: After scrutiny of documents, the applicant would be required to take the driving test, for which he would bring his vehicle along. The applicant will be tested for his driving skills, familiarisation with the vehicle, traffic rules & regulations and can also be asked about the vehicle system and safety.

Concerned Department

Department of Transport, Govt. of Tripura is the provider for this service through the office of the Deputy Transport Commissioner (in the State level) and District Transport Officers (3 numbers).

Necessary Documents

For Learner's Licence: The documents required along with the learner's application form are as follows:

Proof of Residence: Attested copy of any of the following:

• Ration card.
• Life Insurance Policy.
• Passport.
• Voter Identity card.
• Pay slip issued by any office in the Central/State or a local body.
• The consent from parents in blood relation can be treated as residence proof, if parents enclose
• their residence proof.
• Other authentic proof acceptable by Motor Licensing Officer (MLO).

Proof of Age: Attested copies of any of the following:

• School certificate
• Passport
• Birth Certificate
• Certificate from Central/State Govt. or a local body
• Identity card/voter list
• PAN of Income Tax card
• Other authentic proof acceptable by M.L.O

The forms required to be filled are as follows:

• Form No. 2 (External website that opens in a new window): Application for learner license with passport size photograph
• Form No. 1A (External website that opens in a new window): Medical certificate: It is required in case of commercial licenses
• Form No. 1 (External website that opens in a new window): Self-declaration of Medical fitness

Fees

The prescribed fee for learner's licence is Rs.30/- for each category.

This fee includes all kind of fee payable for licences excluding photograph card, which is to be paid while applying for a permanent driving licence.

For Permanent Licence: Attested copy of any of the following:

• Valid original learner's licence
• Application in Form No.4
• Rs.200/- for the licence
• Proof of age and residence (as attested photocopy as well)
• One recent passport size photograph
• Form No.5 in case of commercial licence
• The vehicles for which category you are applying the licence
• Your original licence in case of endorsements of categories

Note: Originals whose attested copies are enclosed, have to be brought for verification.

Other information

• Application Forms can be downloaded from http://tsu.trp.nic.in/transport/public/forms.aspx (External website that opens in a new window).
• http://tsu.trp.nic.in/transport/public/sarathi/license.aspx (External website that opens in a new window) can be visited for Licence application completion-status.
• Citizens can also search for valid Licence holder details by providing his Licence number or any part of his name/Pin Code of his present address at http://tsu.trp.nic.in/transport/public/sarathi/licenseSearch.aspx (External website that opens in a new window).