How to update or correct Aadhaar?
Your Aadhaar card is an important document of identity. And you are increasingly being encouraged to link it to services and other documents required for Aadhaar – be it a SIM card, a bank account, a gas connection or your PAN card etc. It is, therefore, important that the details maintained in the Aadhaar database are accurate and updated.
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) provides simple and straightforward ways to update/rectify your Aadhaar card demographic details. You can correct errors in your mobile number, address, name, date of birth, email id, gender, etc. through online, offline methods.
There are three ways of updating or correcting the details provided on your Aadhaar card:
1) Update/correct Aadhaar card details online by visiting the self-service update portal (SSUP)
2) Update/correct details by visiting the nearest Aadhaar enrollment centre
3) Update/correct details through the post (There are two addresses — one in Hyderabad and the other in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh)
How to update Aadhaar card details online:
Step 1: Go to Aadhaar’s Self Service Update Portal (SSUP) ( https://ssup.uidai.gov.in/web/guest/ssup-home#/popup )
Step 2: Click on proceed after reading the instructions. Enter your 12-digit Aadhaar number
Step 3: Type the captcha code and click on send OTP
Step 4: You will receive an OTP on your mobile number
Step 5: Login to your Aadhaar account with the OTP number
Step 6: Tick mark on the address option and submit
Step 7: Add your residential address in the proof of address section
Step 8: Select the ‘submit update request option.
Step 9: Click on modify if your address is to be changed
Step 10: Select declaration and click on proceed
Step 11: Choose the document you want to submit as proof of address for verification
Step 12: Upload the scanned copy of your address to verify your address and submit
Step 13: A confirmation box would appear on the screen. Read through it and click yes
Step 14: Choose the BPO service provider to check the address and submit
Step 15: The BPO service officer will cross-check the address proofs.
Step 16: The officer will the details to UIDAI later
Step 17: You will receive an acknowledgement slip, once the request is processed
Step 18: Download your updated Aadhaar from the UIDAI website with the help of Update Request Number (URN) on the slip
How to update Aadhaar card details offline:
Step 1: Visit the nearest Aadhaar enrolment centre ( https://appointments.uidai.gov.in/centersearch.aspx)
Step 2: Fill up the Aadhaar correction form
Step 3: Carry copies of identity and address proofs along for verification
Step 4: Submit the documents along with the form
Step 5: You will be charged INR 25 for every visit to the enrolment centre for rectifying errors
How to update Aadhaar card through Post:
Step 1: Go to https://uidai.gov.in/images/UpdateRequestFormV5.pdf and download ‘Aadhaar card update/correction form.’
Step 2: Fill the necessary details
Step 3: Attach the self-attested photocopies of identity or address proof as required for verification
Step 4: Send the form along with the documents to the following addresses:
- 1. UIDAI, Post Box No. 10, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh – 480001, India
- 2. UIDAI, Post Box No. 99, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad – 500034, India
How to update your name in Aadhaar?
Step 1: Visit your nearest Aadhaar enrolment centre
Step 2: Fill the Aadhaar correction form
Step 3: Mention your name clearly and submit it with a copy of your identity proof
Step 4: The enrolment officer will update your request
Step 5: An acknowledgement slip would be provided as a confirmation
How to change mobile number in Aadhaar card?
Step 1: Go to the Aadhaar enrolment centre
Step 2: Fill up the update Aadhaar form
Step 3: Add all details like full name, email id, and the updated mobile number
Step 4: Mobile phone updation requires no identity or address proofs
Step 5: The enrolment executive will update the request
Step 6: The enrolment officer will provide a URN on the acknowledgement slip
Step 7: Use the number to download the updated Aadhaar card from the UIDAI site
How to change the date of birth in Aadhaar:
Step 1: Approach your nearest Aadhaar enrolment centre
Step 2: Mention the correct date of birth while filling the Aadhaar update form
Step 3: Provide your date of birth proof along with the form
Step 4: The enrolment officer will take your biometrics
Step 5: The enrolment executive will hand over an acknowledgement slip along with the URN
Step 6: Use the URN to track the status on the UIDAI website
Step 7: The updation will take 90 days