Short answer

You can dematerialise your physical bond certificates by submitting the Dematerialisation Request Form (DRF) and original bond certificates to iRage. The dematerialisation process takes up to 30 days.

Documents required for bond dematerialisation

Your requirements depend on the number of bond certificates:

For 4 or fewer bond certificates of the same ISIN or company: Three copies of DRF (PDF) for each ISIN or company

For more than 4 bond certificates of the same company: Four copies of DRF (PDF) for each ISIN or company

A Self-attested copy of your PAN

How to fill the DRF for bond dematerialisation

Tick on Bonds.

  • Sign the Signature with DP and Signature with RTA/Issuer/Co. fields. If it is a joint account, then all holders need to sign.

Courier the documents to:

iRage Customer Support Centre 192A 4th Floor, Kalyani Vista, 3rd Main Road, JP Nagar 4th Phase, Bengaluru, 560076

Things to keep in mind

You must ensure the name on your bond certificate matches the name on your demat account

Charges include ₹150 per bond certificate, a courier charge of ₹100 per dematerialisation request since iRage must courier the forms to the RTA, and GST of 18% on the total amount

You can view detailed charges on the tariff sheet (PDF)