Bank nomination form — DA-1 / nomination in a bank account
The form recording who receives the balance in an account, deposit or locker if the holder dies, so the bank can release it without a court process. Issued and governed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) direction, applied by your bank. Below: who files it, when, and the mistake that costs people the most — plus the free tools for the PDFs that come with it, all of which run on your device.
Open the tools- Who files it, when, and what people get Bank nomination wrong
- The current form always comes from the authority — we never host a copy
- Combine, compress, scan and redact the paperwork around it, free
- Everything runs in your browser — no upload, no account
Who files Bank nomination
Any account or deposit holder. It can be added at opening or later, and changed at any time.
When
Any time. Banks have been running campaigns to collect nominations on older accounts that never had one.
The thing people get wrong
A nominee is a receiver, not an heir — the money is paid to them, but who is legally entitled is decided by succession law or a will. Families assume the nomination settles ownership, and it does not, which is exactly the misunderstanding that turns into a dispute.
Where to get the current Bank nomination
From your bank. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) direction, applied by your bank. We deliberately do not host a copy of any government form. They are revised without notice, and a stale file served from here would be worse than none — you would file it and find out months later.
The tools people need around Bank nomination
Bank nomination is filed with the authority, not with us. What we do is the document work around it — the part where a payroll portal caps uploads at a few megabytes, or two certificates have to become one file, or a statement has to become rows you can total.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Bank nomination?
The form recording who receives the balance in an account, deposit or locker if the holder dies, so the bank can release it without a court process.
Who needs to file Bank nomination?
Any account or deposit holder. It can be added at opening or later, and changed at any time.
Where do I download Bank nomination?
From your bank — see Reserve Bank of India (RBI) direction, applied by your bank. We do not host a copy: government forms are revised without notice, and a stale copy is worse than none.
Can DiemDesk file Bank nomination for me?
No, and nothing here does. We are document tools, not a filing service. What we help with is the paperwork around the filing — combining certificates, compressing a scan under a portal's upload limit, turning a statement into a spreadsheet, or redacting an account number before you forward something. All of it runs in your browser.
Are my documents uploaded?
No. The in-browser tools open and rebuild the file on your own device, so a Form 16 or a bank statement never leaves it. Open your browser's Network tab and you will see no request carrying the file.
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