I too went for offline account opening but that executive said he doesn't know to how to turn off sms alerts.I have opened the account today at 9.30 got account no by 11pm visited branch for passbook 1 pm. They asked for aadhar pan copy and 1 passport size photo because as per them, online account needs to complete a rekyc after opening. Anyways, branch executive was helpful he advised me to not apply rsdc immediately.
I dont want to pay unnecessary charges, so opted for online.