How to apply a fresh passport?

Dear friends,

I am now going to write my experience of applying a fresh passport.
Well, below is the chronological order of steps to follow -

1. Create a username & password. Kindly click on the below link & first create user name & password. https://portal2.passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/user/RegistrationBaseAction?request_locale=en
2. Then you need to fill the online form. There is an option to download the online form & then upload it. But in my case  it didn't work; I don't know for what reason. Hence, I filled in my information all online.Please fill the entire form in the block letter. While giving references, please give references of your neighbours. Neighbours might have to come to the police station once the passport is granted. 
3. Once, you fill in the form online next step is to take an appointment. Taking online appointment is very tricky. Appointment is given only between 2.58 pm to 3.00 pm. I mean that's how it works. Thus, make sure you are on the website in the given specific time. Close all the windows / tabs for better bandwidth. Moment you get a slot to select the appointment, immediately select it within two seconds. Otherwise, taking appointment will not be successful.Your actual work at passport office is about 2.5 - 3 hours only if you select the appointment time post 2.30 pm. Otherwise, it may take a good amount of 5 hours. Hence, do select the time accordingly. Now government has started 3 passport offices, lower parel, Malad & Andheri. So you have an option to choose the office which is convenient to your location. In case it is Andheri, then make sure you check the location as per the google maps & reach there before time.
4. Take a print out of the appointment letter. You will not be allowed an entry if that particular print out is missing. In order to enter the passport office, please carry your PAN or voter id or Adhar card. Then only you will be authorised to enter the office. 
5. Please carry all the documents & at least one set of xerox copy. Your school / college leaving certificate or birth certificate need to be carried as a proof of date of birth. If you are born after 1989, then birth certificate is mandatory. Otherwise only school / college leaving certificate will do the trick.
6. For address proof, please  do not show ration card. If you show ration card, then you need to support it with additional address proofs such as water bills, gas bills, electricity bills etc. Also, one such bill should be the recent one and the other should be one year ago. This is just to validate that you have been staying in that particular place for more than one year or so. What I did is showed a passbook of a nationalised bank. I xeroxed all the pages of the passbook containing entries from the beginning till recent one. If you are showing a passbook, make sure that it is updated. No other address proof is required in case you are taking your passbook. If you don't have passbook then you can show your online statements for the tenure of 1 year. But make sure that such statements are only valid if they are signed & sealed by the bank. Just the print out of the online statement is not valid.
7. Then you need to show your graduation proofs. Please take all the proofs such as SSC mark sheet & passing certificate, same with HSC & graduation.
8. You first need to show these documents and submit one xerox copy to the first counter where it is written enquiry. There will be two lines under enquiry. Please stand in the left most line (first) and submit all the xerox copies. Then your name will be called out & you will be issued a token number. Once, you are issued a token number, then you are asked to come in the main hall which further leads you to counter A, B & C. Once, your token number is displayed, then you will be asked to go to counter A. There your form will be validated and all the documents will be checked. Your finger prints will be taken & photo will also be taken. You will be asked to pay the charges which are Rs. 1500/-
9. Then you are required to go to the counter B where your documents will be again checked. 
10. Then counter C for the final check. Then you will be given a receipt which you should maintain till the end.

My intention to write this in very detailed manner is such information is not properly displayed on the website. Also, please note that don't try to get passport under Tatkal, if you perceive that fresh will take unreasonable time. For Tatkal, the documents required are much more.

I had applied for the passport on 5 April, I will keep this thread updated when I receive the passport!

Cheers!!

Nachiket