IRCTC ticket booking process is one of the most sought after processes which is different for personal users and IRCTC ticket agents. In case you want to be an IRCTC agent, listed below is the entire process and major understanding that can help you enroll into becoming an IRCTC agent and handle bookings:

• Number of ticket bookings allowed: If you choose to enroll for an IRCTC agent registration, make sure to know the difference when you make such reservations as a personal user. As an individual user, you have the option of making a booking for maximum up to 6 rail reservations within one calendar month. On the contrary, when you enroll and acquire registration of an IRCTC agent, you have the option of booking as many tickets in a day or month as you want.
• Difference in subscription fee rules: As an individual IRCTC user, you have the option of booking tickets without paying any subscription fee to the IRCTC portal whereas as a registered agent, the first year enrollment fee is approximately Rs 7,000. After completing one year, agents have to pay an annual subscription fee ₹2999 + GST.
• Documents required: IRCTC agent registration process requires you to have all the documents in hand which are important for you to be an agent. These include Aadhar Card, Mobile Number, PAN Card, Email id, and a recent colored photo. While making such bookings as a personal user, no such documents are actually needed. Personal users require only handful of personal data such as email id, gender, name, mobile number, etc. to create an IRCTC account. So, the process of registration is much more comprehensive and details if you want to be an IRCTC agent.
• Additional services: IRCTC offers the provision of a range of other services apart from train ticket bookings. As a registered and verified IRCTC agent, you are accountable to get a number of complementary services that are inclusive of flight booking, bus booking, money transfer in banks, mobile/ DTH recharge, holiday package bookings, Dubai visa, hotel booking, and many more. No such complementary services are available to a personal user on IRCTC.
• Activation Process: To become an IRCTC agent, once all your documents are uploaded and verified, an IRCTC agent id is generated. The first step is receipt of application and registration form along with subscription fees, followed by online KYC and video verification process. Post this, the portal generates a unique IRCTC agent login certificate which is then sent to the applicant. All these steps are not valid for any personal user making online bookings with IRCTC.
• Profit margin: Also known as commissions, in case you make railway ticket booking, your commission varies as per the class in which a ticket gets booked. When a ticket is booked in sleeper and 2S classes, the commission is ₹20 per PNR and whereas for AC classes, ₹40 per PNR commission for the IRCTC agents.

Understanding all these rules are pivotal for IRCTC agent registration. Visit Sionline to know more.