Apply for a PAN card online, update details, and check your application status easily with the Protean Online PAN Services Portal. Correct or change your PAN information. A video demonstrating how to use the following features in the Instant e- PAN service: Apply for an e- PAN , Update PAN details as per Aadhaar e-KYC, Check request status of e- PAN applied for, and view/download e- PAN (before and after login). Only after the receipt of the documents/OTP verification, PAN application would be processed by Protean (formerly NSDL eGov)/UTITSL. In case of Instant E-PAN service, PAN is paperless, online and free of cost. This facility is only for those applicants who have an Aadhaar number from UIDAI and have registered their mobile number with Aadhaar. About PAN Permanent Account N umber ( PAN ) is a ten-digit alphanumeric number, issued in the form of a laminated card, by the Income Tax Department, to any "person" who applies for it or to whom the department allots the number.. see more