Apply In-Person

1. To apply for a Educational Institution Bus Permit in Karnataka the applicant has to approach the RTO office to which his area belongs to. Following link can provide you information related to the list of RTO office: Contacts Link
2. Visit the RTO office and collect the application form.
3. Respective application form (can be obtained from RTO)
4. Also make sure you have all the necessary documents
5. The applicant should make sure they are eligible for applying for the permit
6. Application forms can also be obtained from the appropriate RTO offices
7. Present the completed application forms with documents in one of the counter and pay the appropriate fee where the officials would start processing your application

• Link for online application forms: Application Form
• Respective application form (can be obtained from RTO)
• PROOF OF ADDRESS (any one of the following)
  • Ration Card
  • Aadhaar Card
  • Electoral Roll
  • LIC Policy
  • Passport
  • Pay slip issued - Govt. Office (or) a Local Body
• School Certificate
• Birth Certificate
• Affidavit Sworn by the applicant before an Executive (or) a First Class Judicial Magistrate (or) Notary Public
• Registration Certificate
• Insurance Certificate
• Pollution under control certificate
• Valid tax
• Passport size photo-2

Commissioner for Transport and Road Safety
1st Floor, 'A' Block, TTMC. Building,
Shantinagar, Bengaluru-560027
PRO-phone : 080-22210994 Fax : 080-22235804
Mobile: 9449863459
E-mail : transcom@nic.in
Karnataka State - Transport Department Contacts: Link for contacts
Full List of Karnataka RTO Office Locations

Owner of the vehicle is eligible to apply for Educational Institution Bus Permit

• Fees related information can be obtained from the following link: Fee Link
• RTO authorities may provide more information on fees

• Usually Permit is valid for 5 years.

• The renewal of permit can be obtained with Vehicle fitness certificate and FC as per authorities of concerned RTO

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It takes 5 working days to get permit

Karnataka - Apply For Educational Institution Bus Permit
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Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

• “educational institution bus” permit means an omnibus, which is owned by a college, school or other educational institution and used solely for the purpose of transporting students or staff of the educational institution in connection with any of its activities

• For identification these vehicles are usually painted in golden yellow color.

• Contract Carriage Permit is the most common type of permit granted for transport vehicle for the purpose applied for (Public transport / transport under contract)

• It is advisable to go to the Regional Transport Officer / State Transport Authority between 9:00am to 5:00pm.

• FC (for clearance) is a process meant for reviewing the condition of the vehicle by the RTO authorities

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

More information can be obtained from this link

More information which might help people.