Gujarat - Apply for TR (Transport, Commercial) Driver Licence

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

• To Apply TR (Transport, Commercial) driver license in Gujarat the applicant has to approach the RTO office to which his area belongs to.
  
• Please follow our “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page to get details of the RTO offices. Link for RTO contacts: RTO contact
  
• Application form can be downloaded using the following link: Application form
  
• Please make sure you have all the documents to process the application
  
• Following application forms are required Form 8, Form 5 (only for those who trained through Driving School) and Form 15.
  

1. Link for Forms: Form 20, 6, 15

• Application forms can also be obtained from the appropriate RTO offices .
  
• Present the completed application forms along with required documents in one of the counter and pay the appropriate fee where the officials would start processing your application.
  
• Applicant has to qualify the drive test. Applicant on successful completion of test drive will be asked to get photographed for the license copy. Applicant will get the License
  
  

Apply Online:

1. To apply for TR (Transport, Commercial) driver license, the applicant has to visit the official portal of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways: Link to Portal
2. In the homepage, please scroll down to “Informational Services” and click on the “more” button in the “Citizen Guide” tab.
3. The applicant will be taken to the “Manual” page where all the available services will be listed.
4. Please click on the name of the required service and click on “Step by Step procedure” from the drop down menu.
5. The applicant will be taken to a new PDF page where the process for applying will be explained clearly.
6. Please follow the steps to complete the application.

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Required Documents

1. Completed application in Form 8
   
2. Form 5 (Transport vehicle only for those who trained through Driving School).
   
3. Form 15 (Those who trained through Driving School).
   

   Link for Forms:
   

   • Form 8
     
   • Form 5
     
   • Form 15
     

4. Driving License
   
5. Valid Learner’s License for which additional class of vehicle is required.
   
6. Documents of vehicle in which applicant proposes to appear for test of competence to drive (such as Registration Certificate, Insurance Certificate, Tax Card, Pollution under Control Certificate, Fitness Certificate in case of Transport Vehicle).
   
7. Consent letter from vehicle owner, to conduct driving test in his vehicle if the vehicle is not owned by the applicant.
   
8. Passport size photographs-3 copies
   
9. Proof of address(Ration Card / Electoral Roll / Aadhaar Card..)
   
10. Pay slip issued - Govt. Office (or) a Local Body
    
11. School Certificate, Birth Certificate
    
12. Affidavit Sworn by the applicant before an Executive (or) a First Class Judicial Magistrate (or) Notary Public
    
13. proof of age (any one of the following to be produced)
    

    • Ration Card / Electoral Roll / LIC Policy / Aadhaar Card / Passport
      

14. Medical Certificate in the case of applicant age above 50 years
    
    

Office Locations & Contacts

Commissioner of Transport office
Block-6, Second floor, Dr. Jivraj Mehta Bhavan,
Gandhinagar - 382010.
Office Telephone No : 079 – 23251363
Fax No : 079 – 23251362
Email ID : [email protected]
Following link will get RTO Contact details: Link for RTO Contact Info

Eligibility

• Applicant should have a valid one year old license, which can be called as one year of experience.
  
• Qualification: Minimum 8th Pass
  
• Should have local residential proof
  
• Applicant should be minimum 20 years old
  
  

Fees

• Fee related details are provided under the following link:Related Fees
  
  

Validity

• valid for 3 years from the date of its issuance
  
• Subsequently it can be renewed for a further period of 3 years and so on
  
• Valid throughout India
  
  

Documents to Use

Application forms which can be sued : Application Forms

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Processing Time

• Within 3 days
• Once the document and application processed – the applicant will receive a serial number on the registered mobile number - then applicant have to attend the test.
  
• After completion of Driving test, the License will be issued on the same day or within a week’s time.
  
• Renewal can be obtained immediately.
  
  

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Need for the Document

• One need to get TR Driver License in ordered to drive commercial transportation including light goods carrier and passenger carrier, even if he has a valid driving license to operate two wheeler and car
  
• TR Driver license is issued for eligible driver with valid one year old driving license.
  
  

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• Without a valid TR licence one can’t drive the vehicle meant for ( goods carrier / public carrier )
  
• Applicant should learn about the rules and symbols of the road traffic.
  
  

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