How to Link Your Aadhar Card With PAN Card

In India, it has been made mandatory to link your Aadhar card with PAN card. You would not be able to file your Income Tax Returns, if your Aadhar card is not linked with PAN. Even if you want to withdraw Rs 50,000 or more from any bank, you need to have a linked bank account with Your PAN and Aadhar.

Now it has become very easy to link Aadhar card with PAN card. In this article, you get a complete information on how to link your Aadhar card with PAN card.

BY USING E- FILING WEBSITE

You can easily link your Aadhar with PAN by using e- filling website following these steps:-

1. Log in to the official website of income tax ‘e-filing’to link your PAN and Aadhar.
2. In the Application Form, enter your PAN and Aadhar number.
   Enter your name as per it is mentioned in Aadhar card.
3. If only your date of birth is mentioned on your Aadhar card, then you will have to mark the correct mark in the box.
4. Now, for Verification, enter the Captcha code given in the image.
5. Click on “Link Aadhar”
6. Then, a pop-up message will come that your Aadhar has been successfully linked with your PAN.

Note:- The visually impaired ‘Divyang’ person will be given an OTP on the registered mobile number in place of a Captcha Code.

BY SENDING AN SMS

You can also link Aadhaar with PAN by sending SMS from your registered mobile number through following steps:-

• Write the message in one format: UIDPAN<12 digit Aadhar Number> <10 digit PAN Number>.
• Send this SMS to 567678 or 56161 from your registered mobile number.
• For example, If your Aadhar number is 478721012111 and your PAN is ABCDE1234F , then you will have to type UIDPAN 478721012111 ABCDE1234F and send this message on 567678.

POINTS TO KEEP IN MIND

• Aadhar and PAN will be linked only when all the information in all your documents match with each other.
• If there is any spelling mistake in your name, your PAN will not be linked with Aadhar.
• You can make changes only through UIDAI’s website or NSDL portal. If there are mistakes, you can fix it by following this method:-

BY USING NSDL WEBSITE:-

• Visit NSDL website and submit your signed digital documents to change your PAN details.
• Once your information put in your PAN card is found to be correct and verified by NSDL via mail, you can link your PAN with Aadhar.

BY USING UIDAI’s WEBSITE:-

• Visit the UIDAI web page and enter your Aadhar and security code.
• An OTP will be sent to your registered mobile number.
• If you only want to change the spelling of your name, an OTP will be required.
• If you also have to change other information such as your gender and date of birth etc, you will also have to submit the related supporting documents.
• Once approved, you can link your PAN card with Aadhar.