For students who wish to create a passport at IITK:

  • Create a bonafide certificate: This is a very important document for students. One can create a passport without it. However, with it, the process at PSK, Kanpur becomes much smoother. How to create one:
    • Get a hall residence slip from the respective Hall office (it is the proof of residence)
    • Fill this form for passport purposes
    • Attach the slip with the bonafide form and give it to your department’s HOD office/office where the office helper works
    • The department office forwards it to DOSA office, and the registrar creates your bonafide in 1-2 working days
    • Go and get it from DOSA
  • Online application and appointment schedule: It is a standard procedure that you should be able to handle
    • Now apply for a passport online on this website
    • Pay the amount as per the type of passport normal, tatkal, or renew, etc.
    • Schedule an appointment at PSK, Kanpur
  • Offline process at PSK: This is the most important step
    • Go 10-15 minutes before your appointment. And remember, you are not the only one in your batch. Generally, they have 20-30 people in a single batch.
    • Now, once inside PSK, don’t waste your time on the inquiry window line, line up for the token window (time-saving tip)
    • Also, take one photocopy of all documents mentioned at the end (time and money-saving tip)
    • Show photocopies of docs [sign them all] at the tatkal window and get a token number
    • Go to the first floor after getting a token, and here begins the process of waiting (mostly) and getting shit done
      • A. Processing Unit: Original docs get scanned, photo taken, fingerprints, sign. There are two screens, and they ask you to verify your details as they are filling it. On A window, all are private employees.
      • B. Verification Unit: Lots of waiting, and then you go before one government official who checks your docs and judges you :)
      • C. Granting Unit: Lots of waiting, and then once more government official checks something and grants your application for police verification
  • Police verification: This whole process takes about 15-20 days. The police are slow
    • After 2-3 days of getting passport grant (an email message), some police officer calls and asks you to submit copies of docs to IIT police chocki, type-A
    • You can check your status on the passport website
    • Kalyanpur thana checks documents and sends a report to SP office, Kanpur Nagar
    • SP office gets back to PSK, and all done
  • Printing and speed post from Lucknow: 3-4 days to reach IIT sub-post office

Docs needed:

  • Bonafide original
  • Aadhar/PAN/Voter: Aadhar preferred
  • 10th, 12th marksheets
  • Institute ID card