Steps to Get a PUC Certificate online for Your Bike

What is PUC Certificate for Bike?

The PUC certificate full form is the "Pollution Under Control" certificate.

In India, every vehicle owner must have a PUCC (Pollution Under Control Certificate). It's a certificate that says your bike passes the government's environmental standards. In other words, it is a certificate that indicates that the vehicle's emissions are up to standards.

Many approved emission-testing centers all across the nation can provide this PUC certificate for your vehicle. To get this, your bike has to undergo an examination where its emission level will be checked.

The PUC certificate usually contains the following information:

• The registration number of vehicle
• Date of the emission test
• Reading the emission level of the vehicle
• Serial number of the PUC certificate
• The validity date of the PUC certificate

The PUC certificate can be obtained by a vehicle owner at a nominal fee from ? 60 to ? 100.

How to Get a PUC Certificate Online?

You can now obtain the PUC certificate of your bike through the VAHAN or PARIVAHAN Sewa portal. Here is how you have to do it:

• Step 1: First of all, visit the official website of Parivahan.
• Step 2: Click on the 'PUCC' tab which directs you to the page where you will find the "PUC Certificate" option on the top menu bar of the page.
• Step 3: Enter your bike registration number and chassis number, verify it, and submit.
• Step 4: Click on "PUC details"
• Step 5: Now you can print or download the certificate for your bike.

How to Get a PUC Certificate Offline?

Here are the some steps to get a PUC certificate offline:

• Step 1: Take your vehicle (bike) to the nearest emission testing center.
• Step 2: The operator at the center will check the exhaust emissions by placing a device inside the vehicle’s exhaust pipe.
• Step 3: The operator will then create the PUC certificate with the emission readings.
• Step 4: Pay the fees and get your pollution certificate.

You can get a PUC certificate at:

• Fuel stations with emission testing centers.
• Authorized centers with computer testing equipment.
• Licensed standalone emission testing centers.

How long is your PUC Certificate valid?

The validity of the PUC certificate is restricted and varies for the new and the old vehicle categories. Let's discuss further about the validity of the PUC Certificate in India below.

• PUC validity for a car: The PUC validity for a new car is 1 year. After that period you can renew the pollution certificate for 6 months.
• The PUC for a bike: The certificate is valid only for 1 year, after which, it again requires a renewed certificate that has a validity of 6 months.

Types of Vehicle Emission Tests and How They Measure Emissions

• For petrol vehicles: The common tests that are required for petrol vehicles include the hydrocarbon (HC) test, carbon monoxide (CO) test, and carbon dioxide (CO2) test.
• For Diesel Vehicles: The diesel vehicle has to take a Smoke Density Test and Idling CO test.
• For CNG Vehicles: CNG/PNG vehicles are required to take the CO test, and HC test, and also need to check for the strength of the CNG/LPG systems.

Can you Renew your PUC Certificate Online?

If you wish to renew your PUC certificate through the online medium, you need to know that the process cannot be done strictly online. Your vehicle needs to get an emission test first, which requires you to take the vehicle to the nearest emission testing center. Thus, PUC renewal cannot be done online.

Conclusion

As a responsible citizen of this country, one should get his vehicle emission tested at a proper emission testing center and obtain a PUC certificate before it expires. If your vehicle is found to have high levels of emission, you should get it checked by a mechanic. So get your PUC certificate in India today and preserve the environment.