What is dematerialisation?

Dematerialization is the process by which physical certificates of an investor are converted to an equivalent number of securities in electronic form and credited into the investor's account with his/her DP.

How can one convert physical holding into electronic holding i.e. how can one dematerialise securities?

What is an ISIN?

Can odd lot shares be dematerialised?

Do dematerialised shares have distinctive numbers?

Can electronic holdings be converted back into Physical Certificates?