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1. RC Full Form
   1. Documents Required for Registration Certificate (RC)
2. Other full forms of RC

RC Full Form

The full form of RC is Registration Certificate. The Motor Vehicles Act clearly prohibits anyone from driving a vehicle in a public place without a valid vehicle registration certificate. Therefore, it is mandatory for a vehicle owner to get their vehicle registered in order to freely use their mode of transport throughout India .The Vehicle Registration Certificate (VRC) or Registration Certificate (RC) is the official document which states that your vehicle is registered with the Indian Government.

Applicant has to visit nearest RTO with following documents to get his RC.

• Valid Identity Proof.
• Purchase Invoice of the Vehicle.
• Copy of Vehicle Insurance
• PAN Card copy.
• Temporary registration issued by the dealer.
• Registration fees receipt.
• Form 20.
• Form 22, Form 22- A i.e. roadworthiness certificate issued by the manufacturer
• Form 21 – sales certificate issued by a vehicle dealer

RC mentions the territorial boundary in which the vehicle can be used, engine and chassis number, fuel used, cubic capacity, and specifies the category of the vehicle. In olden days, registration certificate was hand written and contained a number of pages and was called RC book but nowadays, one can avail Registration Certificate copy in the form of a Smart card. To get the RC online, you will have to visit the integrated portal of Parivahan Sewa.

Other full forms of RC

DL: Driving License

The full form of DL is Driving License. It is a mandatory document needed to drive vehicles on a public road. Person holding Driving License (DL) can drives vehicles such as a car, motorbike, truck, bus, etc., on a public road, without any supervision.

The applicant should be minimum 18 years old and should have the consent of his guardian or parents. He must be aware of traffic rules and regulations, and should possess a valid age proof and address document.

If a person meets above criteria then he/she can appear for an online test to get a LLR, which is valid for 6 months. After 6 months LLR holder have to visit the RTO in order to give a driving exam, Passing this exam will get a permanent licence.

Document Required for Driving Licence in India

Following are the documents required to obtain a driving licence in India:

• Birth Certificate
• PAN Card
• Passport
• Class 10 mark sheet
• Transfer certificate (TC) from any school for any class with date of birth printed on it.

• Passport
• Aadhaar Card
• Self-owned house agreement
• Electricity bill (issued in applicants name)
• LIC bond
• Voters ID Card
• Ration card

• Rental agreement and electricity bill
• Rental agreement and LPG bill

Other full forms of DL

LLR: Learner’s Licence Registration

The full form of LLR is Learner’s Licence Registration. In India a person has to hold a valid LLR to practice driving motor vehicles on roads provided they are supervised by a permanent driving licence holder. Applicant has to visit RTO for Learner’s Licence Registration (LLR) on the prescribed date along with acknowledgement, e-receipt (if paid online) and original documents (Proof of Age/Address etc.,). Applicant has to apply for DL Within 6 months of getting LLR.

A candidate applying for a Learner’s Licence must submit the following documents at the RTO while filing an application.

1. Proof of Address (any one document from the list given below)
   • Recent electricity or telephone bill
   • LIC Bond
   • Aadhaar Card
   • Passport
   • House agreement
   • Ration Card
2. Age Proof (any one document of the below given list of documents)
   • PAN Card
   • Birth Certificate
   • Transfer certificate from any school for any class with date of birth printed on it.
   • 10th Class mark sheet
   • Passport
3. Application Fee for Learner’s Licence
4. If you are residing in other cities, you can submit the rental agreement with a copy of a recent utility bill like electricity bill or gas bill as current address proof.
5. At least six copies of passport size photographs
6. Medical Certificate – Form 1 A and 1 which is to be signed by a certified Government doctor (if applicable).
7. Completely filled application form. (You can download the form from the state RTO portal or you can procure the form from the nearest RTO office)

Other full forms of LLR

HMV: Heavy Motor Vehicle

The full form of HMV is Heavy Motor Vehicle. It is a driving licence category in India. Person holding Heavy Motor Vehicle (HMV) licence can drive vehicles such as Bus, Lorry, Tipper, Truck and Trailers.

The applicant should be minimum of 18 years old. He must be aware of traffic rules and regulations, and should possess a valid age proof and address document.

If a person meets above criteria then he can appear for an online test to get a LLR, which is valid for 6 months. After 6 months LLR holder have to visit the RTO in order to give a driving exam, Passing this exam will get a permanent licence.

Other full forms of HMV

MCWOG: Motor Cycle Without Gear

The full form of MCWOG is Motor Cycle Without Gear. It is a driving licence category in India. Person holding Motor Cycle Without Gear (MCWOG) licence can drive motor cycle of capacity more than 50cc, without gear like mopeds, scooters and other motorcycles which do not have gear. If your DL states only MCWoG in that case you could drive only 2 wheelers without gear. Incase of MCWG you are allowed to drive both types of 2 wheelers (with gear / without gear).

The applicant should be minimum 16 years old and should have the consent of his guardian or parents. He must be aware of traffic rules and regulations, and should possess a valid age proof and address document.

If a person meets above criteria then he/she can appear for an online test to get a LLR, which is valid for 6 months. After 6 months LLR holder have to visit the RTO in order to give a driving exam, Passing this exam will get a permanent licence.

Here’s a basic overview of the driving licence categories and the class of vehicles in India. However, the eligibility criteria is subject to change depending on the class of the vehicle.

MCWG: MotorCycle With Gear

The full form of MCWG is MotorCycle With Gear. It is a license category in India. MCWG is an abbreviation used by the Road Transport Authority to certify a person is suitable to drive a certain type of vehicle. MCWG (MotorCycle With Gear) license is used to drive all motorcycles of engine capacities covering from 50 cc to unlimited cc such as mopeds, scooters, bikes with gear in any part of India. WCMG includes all the daily commuter and sports bikes we see on road in our day-to-day life. MotorCycle With Gear (MCWG) must have a manual gear-based operation. For example hero splendor, bajaj pulsar, Honda shine, TVS apache.

Here’s a basic overview of the driving licence categories and the class of vehicles in India.

All full form of MCWG

The full form of MCWG are as follows:

• MotorCycle With Gear
• Minnesota Climatology Working Group
• Multimedia Coding and Watermarking Group
• Moroccan Community Welfare Group
• Marine Chemistry Working Group
• McMaster Chiropractic Working Group
• Marginal Cost Working Group
• Meta Certificate Working Group
• Market Credit Working Group
• Metrology and Calibration Working Group
• Meta Computing Working Group
• Meta-Certificate Working Group

LMV: Light Motor Vehicle

The full form of LMV is Light Motor Vehicle. It is an abbreviation used by RTO in India to indicate that the holder of the license is allowed to drive a private (vehicle with white number plate and black letters) 4 wheeler like auto-rickshaws, motor cars, jeeps etc. For convenience, vehicles are broadly divided into light motor vehicles (LMV) and heavy motor vehicles (HMV). LMV includes motor cars that are not used for commercial usage.

Here’s a basic overview of the driving licence categories and the class of vehicles in India.

All full forms of LMV

The full form of LMV are as follows:

• Light Motor Vehicles
• Lettuce Mosaic Virus
• Labor Material Voucher
• Light Motor Vehicle
• Lalitpur Madhyamik Vidyalaya
• Left Motor Velocity
• Light Multirole Vehicle
• Liscum McCormack VanVoorhis
• Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans
• Los Médicos Voladores
• Large Model Viewer
• Leadership Mountain View
• Leasing of Motor Vehicles
• Light Motored Vehicle
• Littoral Mission Vessels
• Live MIDI Video
• Long Market Value
• Lower Master Valve
• Luxury Multipurpose Vehicle
• Laboratory of Molecular Virology
• Light and Medium Duty Vehicle
• Low Mass Vehicle
• Low Mileage Vehicle