How to transfer shares from one demat account to another

Investors tend to open different demat accounts over a period of time, making it increasingly difficult to keep track of these accounts separately. Consolidating shareholdings into a single demat account helps investors to take a single look at all their stocks and provides a comprehensive picture of returns on investment. It is possible to transfer shares from one demat account to another using a simple procedure explained below.

Offline procedure
With respect to shares held with NSDL or CDSL depositories, offline procedure for transfer of shares through off-market transfer is possible. One needs to fill out a DIS (Delivery Instruction Slip). ISIN number of the shares to be transferred, name of the company (security), demat account and DP ID of the account to which the shares are being transferred must be filled up in the form. The form needs to be submitted at the old broker’s office for further processing.

Online procedure
If shares are held with CDSL, there is an online facility for transfer of shares using the ‘EASIEST’ platform. One needs to register on this platform using the link, https://web.cdslindia.com/myeasi/Home/Login and providing existing demat account details. Next, a trusted account needs to be added which essentially is the demat account where the shares are to be transferred. Once the account is successfully added after 24 hours, one can transfer securities from the old demat account to the new one.

Points to note
(Content on this page is courtesy Centre for Investment Education and Learning (CIEL). Contributions by Girija Gadre, Arti Bhargava and Labdhi Mehta.)