Deposits for opening of NSC account may be made by Cash, Crossed Cheque, Pay- order, Demand Draft, Matured Certificates or a duly signed Post Office Savings Bank withdrawal form together with the passbook. Procedures laid down for opening and funding of a TD account shall apply to this scheme also w.e.f. 1st July 2016.

If eKYC is furnished, NSC/KVP accounts can be opened without collecting Account opening form.  No documents need be collected in such cases.  Depositors details will be fetched from the UIDAI server.