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Introduce someone, and earn when they go live
A large part of this network was built by agents telling other people it worked. If you are one of them, we would rather pay you for it than pay for advertising.
Five steps, and four of them are ours.
Your part is the introduction. You do not have to explain registration, quote a price, or answer questions about documents.
Tell us who to call
Follow the process below. Select a number to explore a step.
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Tell us who to call
A name, a phone number and roughly what they do. That is all we need — you do not have to sell anything or explain how registration works.
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We contact them
Normally the same day. We tell them you passed their details on, because turning up unannounced makes you look bad, not us.
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They decide
We walk them through it. If it does not suit their location we will say so — which protects your relationship with them.
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They register and go live
Documents, verification, payment, activation. Nothing for you to do in this part.
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You are paid
Once their ID is active. Ask us for the current referral amount when you make the introduction — it is one sentence on the phone.
The referrals that actually convert.
Not a list of everyone you know. Four kinds of person, and the common thread is that they already have customers walking past them.
Shop owners you already know
Anyone with a counter and footfall — kirana, mobile shop, stationery, cyber café. Footfall is the whole business case.
Travel agents
People already selling travel who are paying someone else to book rail tickets for them.
Agents on a bad arrangement
Anyone complaining about a provider who will not answer the phone. That complaint is the opening.
Someone in a town with no counter
The strongest case of all. A place with no nearby agent is where a new counter does best.
One rule, and it is for your benefit rather than ours
Tell the person before you tell us. A call out of the blue from a company they have never heard of makes you look like you sold their number.
Say you use us, say what you use us for, and ask whether they would like a call. Then send us the details. It takes thirty seconds, it converts far better, and it means the relationship you are trading on survives the introduction.
We will not cold-call a list. If we cannot say "your friend suggested we ring you", we would rather not ring at all.
Questions about referring.
How much do I earn for a referral?
Ask us when you make the introduction and we will tell you in one sentence. We have deliberately not printed a figure on this page, because a referral rate that changes quietly is worse than no figure at all — and you would rightly hold us to whatever was written here.
When am I paid?
After the agent ID is active, not when the introduction is made. A referral that never activates is not a referral yet.
Do I have to be an agent to refer someone?
It works best if you are, because the person you are introducing usually wants to hear what it is like from someone doing it. But tell us anyway — ring +91 91091 35959.
Is there a limit on referrals?
Introduce as many people as you genuinely know. What we would rather not receive is a list of numbers of people who are not expecting a call — that wastes their time and ours, and it does not convert.
Do I have to explain the registration process to them?
No. That is our job. Your part is the introduction and the credibility that comes with it.
What if they register on their own without mentioning me?
Then we have no way of knowing. Tell us the name and number at the point you make the introduction rather than afterwards.
What if the person I refer has a bad experience?
Tell us immediately. Your relationship with them is worth more to you than a referral payment is, and it is worth more to us than one registration — see grievance redressal.
Can I refer someone for a service other than IRCTC?
Yes. FASTag, PAN, bill payments, recharge — tell us what they actually need and we will steer them to the right one rather than the biggest one.
Know someone with a counter?
Call +91 91091 35959 or send us the name and number on WhatsApp. Ask about the current referral amount at the same time.