📋 What to Bring
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Proof of identity and lawful status
A document such as a U.S. passport, birth certificate, or permanent resident card
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Social Security Number
Proof of your SSN, or proof you are not eligible for one
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Two proofs of Indiana residency
Two documents showing your Indiana street address
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Parent/guardian (under 18)
A minor needs a parent or guardian to authorize the application in person
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Driver education certificate (age 15)
A learner's permit at 15 requires enrollment in an approved driver education program
📅 How to Schedule
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Study the manual and practice
Read the Indiana Driver's Manual and take practice tests before visiting a BMV branch.
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Visit a BMV branch
Take the knowledge exam at a BMV branch; you can use the online appointment system at in.gov/bmv to save time.
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Bring all required documents
Bring proof of identity, your SSN, and two proofs of residency. A vision screening is done on-site.
💡 Test Day Tips
- •The Indiana knowledge test has 50 questions; you must answer 42 correctly (84%) to pass.
- •You may apply for a learner's permit at 15 if enrolled in driver education, otherwise at 16.
- •Indiana's adult BAC limit is 0.08%; for drivers under 21 it is 0.02%.
- •Indiana's Move Over law requires you to change lanes or slow down for stopped emergency vehicles with flashing lights.
- •Indiana prohibits holding or using a handheld device while driving; use hands-free only.
📚 Driver Handbook
All practice questions are based on the chapters below. Click any chapter to read it on the official DMV website.
🎯 Practice by Topic
Obtaining a New Credential
Covers Indiana's credential types, Real ID, residency and document requirements, learner's permits, knowledge and skills exams, and the probationary license.
Restrictions and Endorsements
Explains Indiana's license restriction and endorsement codes, motorcycle and motor-driven-cycle rules, autocycles, and the for-hire endorsement.
Indicators, Watercraft, and Parking Placards
Covers Indiana's organ donor, military, and veteran indicators, plus disability parking placards, their eligibility, expiration, and proper use.
Renewing, Amending, or Replacing a Credential
Explains how to renew, amend, and replace an Indiana credential, including online renewal, expiration rules, late penalties, and address or name changes.
Points, Suspension, and Insurance Requirements
Covers Indiana's point values for violations, the Driver Safety Program, minimum insurance, SR22 filings, OWI penalties, and habitual traffic violator rules.
Traffic Signs and Signals
Covers the colors and shapes of Indiana traffic signs, warning, regulatory, construction, and railroad signs, and traffic, turn, and pedestrian signals.
Safe Vehicle Operation
Covers lane markings, passing, turning, roundabouts, speed limits, following distance, skids, weather, night driving, sharing the road, and seat belts in Indiana.
Accidents and Emergency Situations
Explains an Indiana driver's duties after a crash, collision-avoidance options, handling submerged vehicles and equipment failures, and traffic-stop conduct.