BMTC issues Student concessional bus passes for the entire academic year on following dates of every calender year.
- Primary, Secondary and High School: 1st week of June
- I and II PUC course: 2nd week of June
- Degree, Professional, Technical, 1st week of July
- Evening college and other courses: 1st week of July
- Free passes to Primary and Secondary level students, i.e. from class-I to class-VII, will be issued. However, a sum of Rs.70/- is collected towads service charge, insurance and IT fee, put together.
- 25% additional concession on the rates of Student concessional passes is given to Higher Secondary girl students.
- Keeping in view the academic calendar of PUC students, passes will be issued for the period June to March, instead of July to April as done earlier.
- Keeping in view the recommendation of the Karnataka Industrial Training Department and the academic calendar, students pursuing ITI, Diploma and other professional courses like Nursing, B.ED., D.Ed., etc. will be issued concessional passes for 12 months period from July to June.
- Provision is made for extension of concession pass facility by one month to central syllabus students on production of necessary documents on payment of one months prescribed fee.
- Travel-As-You-Like passes: These passes are for the convenience of the students, who undertaking education-related travel to places other than educational institutions. BMTC, through these passes, offers travel facilities and additional facilities on par with Monthly commuter pass holders at 50% of the normal rate. These passes are available in two categories, i.e. Black Board and All Non-Ac category.
- Apart from these special categories, passes for 5 to 10 months for all categories of students from PUC and above, including Professional, Technical and Medical are issued.
