Indiana permit test
Test requirements, handbook sources, and practice for Indiana.
Test and permit facts
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| Fact | Indiana | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Agency | Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles | Official source · PDF page 3 |
| Test name | knowledge exam | |
| Test format details | Multiple-choice questions are split between traffic maneuvers and traffic signs. Score at least 80% in each component. | |
| Section passing rules | At least 80% correct on each of the traffic-maneuver and traffic-sign components. | |
| Traffic maneuvers: passing percentage | 80 | |
| Traffic signs: passing percentage | 80 | |
| Minimum permit age | 15 with proof of enrollment in BMV-licensed behind-the-wheel training. | Official source · PDF page 8 |
| Driver’s education | Applicants younger than 16 must show a Certificate of Driver Education Enrollment from a BMV-licensed provider of behind-the-wheel lessons. A certificate for online theory alone does not qualify. | Official source · PDF page 8 |
| Retest rules | Wait until the next business day after a failed knowledge exam. | |
| Foreign-language tests | Arabic, Burmese, Chin, Croatian, French, German, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Vietnamese, American Sign Language | |
| Handbook | Indiana Driver’s Manual | Official source · PDF page 1 |
| Handbook edition | Published July 2026 | Official source · PDF page 84 |
| Requirements for applicants under 18 | Pass the knowledge exam and vision screening, provide an adult emergency contact, and have a qualifying adult sign financial liability. Below age 16, show an enrollment certificate from a BMV-licensed provider of behind-the-wheel lessons; an online theory certificate alone does not qualify. | Official source 1 · PDF page 8 Official source 2 · PDF page 12 |
Start with the handbook
Official source · PDF page 1
Study the federal road-sign catalog.
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