How to get BMTC Student Pass?

Written By Gautham Krishna   | Updated on June 20, 2023




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Name of the Service BMTC Student Pass
Department Government of Karnataka Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
Beneficiaries Citizens of Karnataka
Application Type Online/Offline
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BMTC student pass smart card is a personalized card with photograph and name of the student on the card.

Each card has a unique number printed on the card as well as another unique number encrypted into its electronic chip. The chip also has information related to the student, the source and destination between which he can travel from his/ her residence to the academic Institution. It also contains the period of validity of the card.

Note: Under Shakthi Scheme, Free travel facility provided to girl and transgender students (Domicile of Karnataka) of Karnataka state

Apply Online for Issuance of BMTC Student Pass

Students who do not have a smart card pass issued last year or who have lost their old cards can go through new card application process.

  • Visit BMTC Bus website.

  • Click on "Student Pass" link.

  • Choosing any of the option under "Apply For New Student Pass".

BMTC Student Pass Apply Online

  • Enter SAT/PU enrolment number or admission numbers for non state board students and others. (admission number is the unique number given by the institution at the time of student’s admission)

  • Enter details of caste/school/ standard/ college year etc.

  • Go through the OTP verification process (the OTP will be sent to the mobile number entered in the student pass application)

  • Wait for approval from institution/BMTC (an SMS will be sent notifying the approval)

  • On receiving the SMS of approval, book an online appointment for visiting the nearest Bangalore One counter. For online scheduling and rescheduling of appointment, click on "Schedule / Reschedule Appointment" in the "Student Pass" page.

BMTC Bus Pass Online Appointment Schedule

  • Enter the required details to book the appointment.

  • Appear in person and get yourself photographed in the selected pass counter.

  • Collect your card from the issuance counter. 

Note for Students studying in Primary, High school (State syllabus)

  • Students can apply for student pass through online application available in the BMTC website and Sevasindhu portal.

  • Students can apply student pass application in Computer or Mobile.

  • Students also can approach the nearest Bangalore-one centres to get it apply student pass on behalf of the students by paying the nominal fee of Rs.30/- .

  • Students need to enter SATS number & Date of birth to fetch the student details from SATS portal.

  • Students can edit below details in the application

    • Standard

    • From - To - Via

  • Other than above fields, if student want to change any details. Kindly contact their school authorities.

  • Students can download the specified format from BMTC website & after filling all the information in the format, get it attested from their respective school authorities and upload in the application.

  • Students need to fill all the information and upload the required documents in the application & submit.

  • Students can apply 3 applications for one mobile number.

  • Students can select their institution, standard from the drop down.

  • SMS will be sent to the given mobile number after successful submission of the application & approval/ rejection of their application.

  • These applications will be verified & approved from BMTC.

  • Students can track their application with the given acknowledgement number

Note for Students studying in CBSE, ICSE, Special schools, PUC, Degree, Professional, Technical, Medical, Phd and evening college

  • Students can apply for student pass through online application available in BMTC website and Seva Sindhu portal (https://serviceonline.gov.in/karnataka).

  • Students can apply student pass application in Computer or Mobile.

  • Students also can approach the nearest Bangalore-one centres to get it apply student pass on behalf of the students by paying the nominal fee of Rs.30/- .

  • Students need to fill all the information and upload the required documents in the application & submit.

  • Students can apply 3 applications for one mobile number.

  • Students can select their institution, course from the drop down.

  • If their institution or course is not available in the drop down, kindly request your institution to send the institution details to dtostudentpass@mybmtc.com through their official email id (Institution registration details is available in BMTC website).

  • SMS will be sent to the given mobile number after successful submission of the application & approval/ rejection of their application.

  • Students can track their application with the given acknowledgement number

Apply Online for Renewal of BMTC Student Pass

  • Visit BMTC Bus website

  • Click on "Student Pass" tab.

  • Choose option under "Apply For Renewal Student Pass".

BMTC Student Pass Renew Online

  • Enter details of BMTC smart card pass number (previous year smart card number)

  • Enter/Edit details of caste/school/ standard/ college year etc.

  • Go through the OTP verification process (the OTP will be sent to the mobile number entered in the student pass application)

  • Wait for approval from institution/BMTC (an SMS will be sent notifying the approval)

  • On receiving the SMS of approval, book an online appointment for visiting the nearest Bangalore One counter. For online scheduling and rescheduling of appointment, click on "Schedule / Reschedule Appointment" in the "Student Pass" page.

  • Bring the card to the chosen issuance counter for rewriting the new validity date, to and fro stop details on it for use of the same card for current academic year.

Track Status of BMTC Student Pass

Follow the below steps to track the status of BMTC student pass.

  • Visit BMTC Bus website

  • Click on "Student Pass" tab

  • Come to the bottom of page, where you can see option to track the status of your request.

BMTC Student Bus Pass Track Status

  • Enter Application Number.

How the BMTC student pass application will be approved ?

  • The successfully submitted student pass applications will be pushed to the concerned colleges.

  • The registered educational institution with their user credentials given by BMTC will approve their students pass applications after verifying the students’ details.

  • The nodal officers of the institution can approve or reject the application.

  • After These applications will be verified & approved from BMTC

How to get the BMTC student pass ?

  • After approval, students has to schedule their date, time & nearest Bangalore one counter in the scheduler application available in BMTC website.

  • Bangalore-one centres will be issuing passes from 0800 hrs to 1830 hrs in all days a week (except National Holidays).

  • The list of Bangalore-one counters is available in BMTC website.

  • Students need to visit the scheduled Bangalore-one counter with the prescribed pass amount along with their school/ college id, fee paid receipt to collect their smart card based student pass.

  • Students need to show their acknowledgement number in the Bangalore-one centre to get their pass printed.

  • The pass rate is available in BMTC website.

  • For more details, please contact: 080-22483777.

BMTC Student Bus Pass Rate List

Bus Pass rate list is provided below.

BMTC Bus Pass Rate List 

Documents Required for BMTC Student Pass

Application process has been modified based on category of students depending on their Board i.e., SATS/CBSE/ICSE or depending on the course the student is pursuing for higher studies.

Students studying in 1st to 10th std & PUC in State board schools/ colleges (SATS & PU Board)-

For students in State Board, it will be mandatory to enter their SATS / PU enrolment number and date of birth before they can proceed. Only for students between 1st to 10th standard, approvals will be done by BMTC Officers and Schools will not be burdened by the job of approval. For PU students applications will be approved by their colleges

Documents to be uploaded:

  • Students from 1st to 10th standards will also have to upload attested copy of the document in the prescribed format.

  • PU students will have to upload

    • Passport size photo in jpg format (upto 1mb)

    • Copy of fee paid receipt

Students studying in 1st to 12th std in CBSE/ ICSE schools and studying in Degree/ Professional/ Technical/ Medical/ Evening/ Phd courses/ special schools recognized by Social welfare Department, GOK –

Students have to enter their admission number as it appears in the fee paid document they will upload and have to follow the process as prescribed.

Documents to be uploaded

  • Passport size photo in jpg format (upto 1mb)

  • Copy of fee paid receipt (fee paid receipt should have the admission number)

FAQs

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What is SATS number in the application (Up to 10thSTD and PUC Students pass application)?
SATS number is a “Student Achievement Track System” number which is unique for all the students up to 10th standard (for the students of state syllabus schools). 1st PUC students can also use their SATS (10th std) number.
What is PU enrollment number in the pass application (PUC Students)?
Student Enrollment number is provided by the PU board and the number is unique for all the PUC students.
How to apply for student pass for PUC students who does’t have SATS/ PU enrollment number?
Students enrolled to PUC from CBSE/ ICSE stream may not have SATS/ PU enrollment number. They can apply for the student pass using their admission number.
What is admission number in the pass application (PUC / CBSE / ICSE / Degree / Technical / Medical / Professional / Others / Evening/Ph.D)?
Student Admission number is the number provided to the students by their institutions at the time of admission. (Ex- 12345/2016-17). PUC students:Students from CBSE/ ICSE stream may not have their SATS or PU Enrollment number, they can use their admission number to apply for student pass.
What is renewal card number in Apply student pass renewal?
The number which is present on the smart card student pass issued last year which is printed on the card and the number start with BMTCST_____.
Institution name is not showing in the dropdown?
Ask your college administration to contact BMTC and register the college name.
Which mobile number/Email-ID to be mentioned in the application?
This mobile number/Email ID will receive the OTP which has to be entered in the application.Any communication in respect to the student pass shall be sent to the mobile number/Email ID which is entered in the application.
Entering mobile number and Email-ID in the application is mandatory?
Entering Mobile number is mandatory and the Email-ID is optional.
In case of SC/ST students, what is RD number?
The number which is there in the caste certificate and said number start with the letters“RD” and continues with numeric numbers.
What needs to enter in the fields like from stop and to stop?
These two fields are mandatory where From Stop should be the origin and To Stop should be the Destination.
What needs to enter in the fields like Via 1 and Via 2?
These are optional fields, where via places should be in between Origin and Destination. These places can be used as your travel change over junction.
What to upload in Applicant Photo and School/College Fee Receipt (other than up to 10th standard students)?
Upload the student’s passport size photoin JPEG/ JPG/ PNG file and should be less than 01 MB in size.
Where do I get the OTP to enter in the application?
After filling the required fields in the application, you have to click on Send OTP at the end of the application (see that, all the required fields are filed before clicking on send OTP), OTP will be sent to the mobile number and the email ID mentioned in the application.
After applying for the student pass, what is the next process (Other that up to 10thStd state syllabus students)?
Check the status of your application. If the application is yet to be approved, then contact the nodal officer of your college for the approval of the student pass application.
How to check the status of the student pass?
At the end of the web page, there is a vertical called Know your application status, enter your application number and click on search”.
What is schedule or Reschedule appointment in the webpage?
Students must schedule an appointment on feasible day & time to get the pass from BMTC counters. After scheduling their appointment, if the student couldn’t come down to the BMTC counters, he can reschedule his appointment for 02 more times.
What is application number in Apply for student pass renewal?
Application number is the number provided in the acknowledgement after applying for the student bus pass.