If this is your first driver's license then you will need to apply for an Indiana learner’s permit which requires a written exam on traffic signs, motor vehicle laws and safe driving techniques.

When you receive a valid learner’s permit, you will then need to pass a road skills test and vision test to receive an Indiana driver’s license.

Applicants under 18 must hold learner’s permit for 180 days before taking the road skills test.

The Indiana BMV requires that all applicants must pass a written exam on traffic signs, motor vehicle laws and safe driving techniques. If you fail the exam, you must take the test again and with the re-examination fee.

New residents with an out-of-state license must obtain an Indiana driver's license within 60 days upon establishing a permanent residence in Indiana. When you leave to the DMV office, be sure to bring the license from your former state as you will be required to surrender it in order to obtain the new license.

If you are at least 18 years of age and hold a valid out-of-state driver's license from the state of your prior residence you must visit a license branch to present your current out-of-state driver's license, and a copy of your official driving record, or a verification letter. You must also present documents of identification and pass a written examination and a vision screening test. If the out-of-state license has been expired for more than three years you must pass a driving skills test.

Indiana honors a valid foreign driver's license with an international driving permit for a period of one year. When you establish residency in Indiana, you must apply for an Indiana learners permit and pass all of the required tests including the written exam, vision screening and road skills test.

Before you leaving to the Indiana BMV Office, make sure you have all of the following required documents to get your driver's license:

The minimum age for a probationary license is 16 years and 6 months old. Without driver education, the minimum age for a probationary license is 16 years and 9 months.

The nighttime restriction during Sundays-Thursdays is from the hours of 11 PM to 5 AM, while for Fridays-Saturdays are from the hours of 1 AM to 5 AM. For the first 12 months, the licensee is not allowed to have more than one passenger under the age of 20.Passenger restrictions are removed at the age of 17.

Once you meet all your license requirements you will receive your new:

CDL Endorsements are required for double/triple trailers, tanker vehicles, passenger vehicles and vehicles placarded for hazardous materials. If you live in Indiana and drive a Class A, B or C commercial vehicle, you must have an Indiana Commercial Driver License (CDL).

If you drive a commercial vehicle that falls into one of the following classifications, you must have an Indiana Commercial Driver License.

Class A License - This classification applies only to combination vehicles with a Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) exceeding 26,000 pounds provided the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed exceeds 10,000 pounds.

Class B License -This class includes single or combination vehicles where the GVWR of the single vehicle exceeds 26,000 pounds. The vehicle in tow must not exceed 10,000 pounds.

Class C License – This class includes vehicles designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver, and vehicles placarded for hazardous materials, that do not meet the criteria for Class A or B fall under this classification.

If you pass the required knowledge tests, you can then take the CDL skills tests. There are three types of general skills that will be tested:

You should take all these tests in the type of vehicle for which you wish to be licensed.

Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection: You will be tested to see whether your vehicle is safe to drive. You will be asked to do a pre-trip inspection of your vehicle and explain to the examiner what you would inspect and why.

Basic Vehicle Control: You will be tested on your skill to control the vehicle. You will be asked to move your vehicle forward, backward, and turn it, etc, within a defined area. These areas will be marked with traffic lanes, cones, barriers, or something similar to it. The examiner will tell you how each control test is to be done.

On-road Test: You will be tested on your skill of how safely you can drive your vehicle in a variety of traffic situations. The situations may include left and right turns, intersections, railway crossings, curves, up and down grades, and single or multi-lane roads, streets, or highways. The examiner will tell you where to drive.

Persons 18 to 21 may obtain a commercial driver's license, but will be restricted to drive in Georgia only. On or after the 21st birthday, the driver must go to the examination station and the Georgia Only restriction will be lifted.

The main physical requirements include:

Before going to the Indiana BMV, make sure you have all of the required identification documents plus your:

Anyone who drives a motorcycle must have a Class M motorcycle license or motorcycle instruction permit, under Indiana DMV guidelines,

To add a motorcycle endorsement to your valid Indiana driver's license, you must hold a motorcycle learner's permit and pass a motorcycle skills test or complete a motorcycle safety course. To apply for your motorcycle endorsement, you must provide proof that you have passed a motorcycle skills test or safety course, and pass a standard vision screening test. You must also present certain documents of identification.

Indiana will waive your skills test and issue you a license if you complete an approved ABATE motorcycle safety course. A safety course completion card is valid for waiver of the skills test for up to one year from your course completion date. This course last from two to six weeks and includes

When you successfully complete the course, you will be eligible for your motorcycle driver's license without having to take your Indiana road test.

The Indiana DMV requires that all applicants should pass

If you fail the exam, you have to wait at least until the next day to take the test again and with the charge for re-examination fee.

Before you leave to the Indiana DMV Office, make sure you have the required documents to get your motorcycle license; like

When your licensing requirements have been met, a Class M endorsement will be added to your driver's license. The safe operation of a motorcycle requires