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How do I get a real estate license in Indiana?

An Indiana real estate broker license takes a course certificate, an exam score report and a $60.00 fee. Licensed in another state? Ask Indiana to accept it. Once licensed, you must finish 30 hours of study in 2 years.

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Cost
The application fee for a real estate broker license is $60.00This is the agency's fee for the license form. Online processing fees apply too.
Verified. Indiana Professional Licensing Agency · Real estate licensing information (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Prelicensing course
A broker pre-licensing course completion document is part of the applicationYou upload a digital copy when you apply online.
Same source and date as above
Deadline to finish
An application is abandoned if you don't send every requirement within one yearThe clock starts on the day you file the form.
Same source and date as above
Licensed in another state
A broker licensed in another state may apply to see if Indiana recognizes itIndiana calls this route endorsement.
Same source and date as above
Post-licensing hours
30 hours of post-licensing education within 2 years of issuanceIt covers a license issued on or after July 1, 2014.
Same source and date as above

How to get it done

  1. Step 1. Check your answers first. If you answer Yes to a criminal history or discipline question, or No to the diploma question, you send a written statement with every detail.

  2. Step 2. Finish a broker pre-licensing course. When you apply online, you upload a digital copy of the certificate. Ask the school whether its course counts before you pay.

  3. Step 3. Pass the licensing exam. Send the original score sheet you got from Pearson VUE. If you apply online, upload a digital copy.

  4. Step 4. Pay the $60.00 fee. Online processing fees apply. All fees are nonrefundable and/or nontransferable.

  5. Step 5. Send everything within one year after you file. After that, the form is abandoned, with no action by the Board.

  6. Step 6. Choose your license status. For Active or Referral, you give the details of the broker company or the sole proprietor managing broker. The proposed employer must approve before the license is issued.

  7. Step 7. Plan for what comes after. If your license is issued on July 1, 2014 or after, finish 30 hours of post-licensing education within 2 years of the date it is issued. To renew in Active or Unassigned status, you must complete continuing education.

Before you pay

We haven't confirmed an age rule, the exam fee, a course price, or whether a course can be taken online.

Before you pay a school, ask whether the agency accepts its course. Ask how long your access lasts.

Questions

I'm licensed in another state. Do I start over?

Maybe not. If Indiana approves your request, you pass just the state portion of the exam before the license is issued.

When can I become a managing broker?

Not right away. To qualify, you must hold an active broker license for at least 3 years in Indiana. You also finish a 24-hour managing broker course and pass the broker exam.

What if I miss the one-year deadline?

The form is abandoned. If you send one after that, it is treated as a new application.

What do I write about my record?

Say what the violation was, where and when it happened, and how it ended. If it was malpractice, name the plaintiffs. Add copies of the court papers for each case. A letter from a lawyer or an insurer can't stand in for your written account, but it may come with it.

What to do next

Start with the agency's real estate licensing page. It lists what to send with the form.

www.in.gov

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