How to add a nominee(s) to the Zerodha account offline?

To add a nominee(s) to the Zerodha account offline, courier the nomination form (PDF) to:

Zerodha Customer Support Centre
192A 4th Floor,
Kalyani Vista, 3rd Main Road,
JP Nagar 4th Phase,
Bengaluru, 560076

Sample copy of the nomination form (PDF).

If an additional nominee needs to be added to the account, the account modification form (PDF) and the nominee form (PDF) must be sent. In the account modification form, the existing nominee should be mentioned under the Existing details section, and both the existing nominee and the new nominee to be added should be mentioned under the New details section. If changes need to be made to the existing nominee, see How to update or modify the nominee details in Zerodha?

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• The nominees' names must match their documents to facilitate easier claims in adverse situations.
• An email notification is sent to the nominee, if the account holder has not completed the Re-KYC within 30 days. To learn more, see What is the inactivity alert? and Why did Zerodha send an email requesting KYC details to be updated? An email is also sent to the nominee if the Zerodha account has been inactive for 12 consecutive months.
  
• Non-individual accounts cannot have a nominee.
• If the nominee is a minor, mention the guardian details and provide ID proof of the guardian. The account holder cannot be added as the guardian of the nominee.
• For minor accounts, the guardian cannot be added as the nominee.
  
• The nominee would apply to the trading and demat account, including mutual fund investments made through Coin.
• Dormant account holders must reactivate the account to add a nominee. To learn how to reactivate the Zerodha account, see How to reactivate the Zerodha account?
  
• Charitable trusts cannot be added as a nominee.
• Joint account holders can only add a nominee(s) offline.
• NRIs can add nominee(s) online, provided their Aadhaar is linked to their active mobile number.