What is the Difference Between e-PAN Card and PAN Card?

KB Posted by: Kabir Batra
• 21 July, 2025
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E-PAN card is a digital version of your physical PAN card, which you can get through a paperless process. It has the same 10-digit PAN number, which is used for various financial and identification purposes as opening a bank account, for loan purposes, for filing ITR, and for buying or selling properties.

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  • Sakshi Chhabra 04 August, 2025

    You can use your e-PAN card for online verification, doing KYC, filing IT returns, and financial transactions, and a PAN card is used for offline verifications, opening a bank account, for buying or selling property.

  • Shraddha Kunte 01 August, 2025

    e-PAN cards can be saved on your mobile phones, emails, and cloud. However, a PAN card needs to be carried physically everywhere.

  • Neha Patel 31 July, 2025

    An e-PAN card can be stored in digital format in a PDF, and A PAN card is a physical hardcopy which cannot be stored in a digital format.

  • Devansh Kapoor 25 July, 2025

    A PAN card is a physical document that is issued by the Income Tax Department to every taxpayer in India for easy ITR filing, financial transactions, and the PAN card also acts as an identity document in various fields. You can apply for a PAN card through the NSDL portal or the UTIITSL website.

  • Tanvi Bhalla 24 July, 2025

    You will get your e-PAN card at your registered email address in just 48 hours, whereas for the normal PAN card, you will need to wait for approximately 7-15 days.

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