Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Procedure

1. Participants are required to visit https://pbdindia.gov.in and create a Profile by entering the relevant details. Email-based One-Time Password (OTP) verification should be completed to authenticate the registered email address.
2. Upon successful Profile creation, participants can navigate to Individual Applications and then choose New Application to register by using the auto-generated password sent to their registered email address.
3. All required details must be entered in the Registration form. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory. Participants are advised to carefully review the information provided to ensure its accuracy and completeness before proceeding.
4. Upon completion of the registration form, participants may proceed to the Payment Section immediately or Log in at a later date to complete the payment. The dates of intended attendance at the PBD Convention must be selected, followed by payment of the applicable registration fee. The selected dates cannot be modified once payment has been made. No refund will be provided in case of cancellation. Registrations will remain incomplete in the absence of payment of registration fees and access badges will not be generated.
5. Upon successful completion of the registration and payment process, the PBD Registration Number will be sent to the registered email Id of the participants.
6. Participants are required to collect their Access Badges from the designated registration counters at the Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan/Milan Mela in Kolkata, the venue of the PBD 2027 at least a day prior to their entry into the PBD venue. Registration counters will be operational from 10:00 AM on 6 January 2027.
7. Participants must carry their Access Badges at all times to gain entry into the PBD venues.

Procedure

Eligibility: A minimum of 5 members and a maximum of 100 members are permitted to register as a Group.

1. The Group Coordinator is required to visit https://pbdindia.gov.in and create a Profile by entering the relevant details. Email-based One-Time Password (OTP) verification should be completed to authenticate the registered email address.
2. Upon successful Profile creation, the Group Coordinator can navigate to Group Applications and then choose New Group Application to register group members by using the auto-generated password sent to his/her registered email address.
3. All required details must be entered in the registration form. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory. The Group Coordinator is responsible for completing the form and ensuring that the names and email addresses of the group members are correct. All communications and PBD 2027 related information will be sent to the registered email ID of the Coordinator.
4. Group Coordinator can register a maximum of 100 group members by using the Add Member tab under the Group Registration section, entering the details of each member attending the PBD 2027 and uploading the respective identification documents of each of the group members.
5. Upon completion of the registration form, the Group Coordinator may proceed to the payment section immediately or log in at a later date to complete the payment. Registrations will remain incomplete in the absence of payment of registration fees applicable for ALL the Group Members and access badges will not be generated.
6. The dates on which the group members intend to attend the PBD Convention must be selected. The selected dates cannot be modified once payment has been made. No refund will be provided in case of cancellation.
7. Upon successful completion of the registration and payment process, the PBD Registration Number will be sent to the registered email address of the Group Coordinator.
8. Participants are required to collect their Access Badges from the designated registration counters at Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan/Milan Mela at least one day prior to the date of their entry into the PBD venue. The registration counters will be operational from 10:00 AM on 6 January 2027.
9. Participants must carry their Access Badges at all times to gain entry into the PBD venues.

Procedure

1. Participants must select their preferred payment gateway from the available options: State Bank of India, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank or City Union Bank.
2. All major debit and credit cards issued by Indian and international banks will be accepted.
3. Upon selecting the payment gateway, participants must choose the applicable payment option, enter the required details and complete the payment process.

Available Payment Options

For users of Indian banks:

1. Internet Banking
2. Debit Cards (Mastercard, Maestro, Visa, RuPay)
3. Credit Cards (Mastercard, Visa, American Express, RuPay)
4. UPI

For users of international banks:

1. International Debit Cards (Mastercard, Maestro, Visa)
2. Credit Cards (Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Maestro)

All participants attending the PBD Convention 2027 are required to pay the prescribed registration fee. The fees include lunches and dinners at the Convention venue during PBD 2027. Fee structure for Individual and Group registrations is as follows: