IRCTC Agent Registration Online

It is the process of becoming an agent authorised to book railway e-tickets for customers commercially, through IRCTC's Principal Service Provider system. You receive an agent ID, authorisation documentation and a dedicated booking login that is separate from any personal IRCTC account.

Apply through an IRCTC Authorised Principal Service Provider. IRCTC does not appoint retail agents directly. With SiOnline the sequence is: submit the enquiry form, pass an eligibility pre-check on your PAN, mobile and email, submit KYC and signed forms, complete digital signature verification, pay ₹3,000 including GST, then receive your credentials once IRCTC verification completes.

Any Indian aged 18 or above with a valid PAN and Aadhaar, provided the PAN, mobile number and email are not already registered on an IRCTC account. Travel agents, shop owners, CSC and Grahak Seva Kendra operators, cyber cafés, individuals working from home, companies and corporates are all eligible. No educational qualification, trade licence or GST registration is required for individual registration.

With an OTP-based login, the timeline depends on document verification and IRCTC activation. A DSC dongle plan adds courier transit time. The most common delay is not processing — it is discovering that a PAN, mobile number or email is already tied to an existing IRCTC account, which is why we check those first.

Mandatory: PAN card, Aadhaar or other address proof, a passport-size photograph, a mobile number and email ID not previously registered with IRCTC, and the signed Form 5 and declaration form. Depending on your plan and applicant type you may also need a digital signature form, business or office premises proof, bank account details, or company documents such as MOA, AOA, a board resolution and director KYC.

₹3,000 including GST for the IRCTC Agent plan, which covers the agent ID, authorisation, OTP login, wallet and support. Class 3 DSC login is optional, at ₹6,000 including GST for 2-year validity. Premium registration is ₹4,000 including GST and adds IRCTC tourism services, FASTag, bill payments, PAN card and more. Call our team and we will explain it.

No. Registration fees are non-refundable, which is standard across IRCTC PSPs. This is why we run the eligibility pre-check on your PAN, mobile number and email before requesting any payment.

The agent login ID is valid for one year and renews at ₹2,360 per year. OTP login is valid for 1 year, with a ₹1,180 yearly renewal. DSC login is valid for 2 years and renews at ₹6,000 including GST, only if you chose DSC. Be cautious of any provider advertising "lifetime validity" — IRCTC agent IDs carry an annual validity and are renewed.

Yes, in 2 instalments: the first after your eligibility check passes and the second when document verification completes. Your agent ID is created only after 100% of the fee is paid.

Yes. Bookings draw on a pre-funded wallet and a minimum balance of ₹199 should be maintained. Failed or cancelled bookings are credited back automatically.

The agent charge is fixed: ₹40 per PNR on AC classes (1A, 2A, 3A, CC, EC) and ₹20 per PNR on non-AC classes (SL, 2S). It is printed on the ticket and you collect it from the customer. It is per PNR rather than per passenger, so four passengers on one PNR pay the same as one. Agents cannot charge anything beyond it, because IRCTC does not allow extra charges. SiOnline pays no commission and does not share payment-gateway charges. It charges you only the ticket fare, payment-gateway charges and IRCTC charges.

We deliberately won't quote a figure. Monthly income is entirely a function of booking volume, which depends on your location, footfall and local competition, and we have no basis for predicting yours. Use the calculator above with your own realistic volume estimate. Treat any provider advertising a specific monthly income with scepticism and ask what it is based on.

No. The per-PNR charge on Tatkal is the same as on general quota bookings — ₹40 per AC PNR and ₹20 per non-AC PNR.

A personal account is for your own and your family's travel and carries a monthly booking cap. An agent account is a licensed commercial channel: no monthly cap, your business name on the ticket, a fixed charge per PNR, a dedicated wallet and PSP-level support. The trade-offs run the other way too — agents enter the Tatkal window 30 minutes later than personal users and cannot book Premium Tatkal.

No. A Class 3 DSC is optional: you can choose OTP login, DSC login, or both. DSC login uses a Class 3 digital signature certificate on a USB token, created online via Aadhaar OTP with video and mobile verification, and costs ₹6,000 including GST for 2-year validity. OTP login needs no hardware and no DSC. The two use different login links. Higher-volume agents generally prefer the dongle; agents booking a few tickets a day, or working from more than one location, generally prefer OTP.

An OTP-based login is not tied to one machine, so it works from any device with your registered mobile number to hand. A DSC dongle login requires the physical token and its drivers, so it is effectively tied to the computers where those drivers are installed.

Release it from that account before applying. In the personal IRCTC account, go to My Account, then My Profile, then the option to release PAN or Aadhaar, enter your login details, accept the terms and submit. The same applies to a mobile number or email already registered with IRCTC — the agent registration needs values not in use.

Yes, regular Tatkal. A 30-minute block applies at the start of the window under a Ministry of Railways circular, so agents may book AC classes from 10:30 AM and non-AC classes from 11:30 AM. Premium Tatkal is not available on agent logins. Since 15 July 2025, Tatkal bookings made through authorised agents also require Aadhaar-based OTP authentication, so you will need a mobile number from your customer at the time of booking.

Yes — one PNR of up to four passengers per train per day, though you may book across unlimited trains. There is no special agent quota; the seat availability you see is the same as a personal user or railway PRS counter sees.

Reserved railway e-ticket booking in all classes, regular Tatkal within the IRCTC rules, and eligible cancellations and refund or TDR handling. On the Premium plan you can additionally offer IRCTC tourism services, FASTag, bill payments, PAN card and more. Call us and we will explain it.

Call or WhatsApp us with your registered mobile number and we will tell you which stage your application has reached. There is no self-service tracker on this website. See how to check your status.