How To Correct Name or Date of Birth in Aadhaar Card in 2026

Name spelling errors and incorrect date of birth are among the most common problems Aadhaar holders face — and they can create serious complications across banking, insurance, income tax, and government scheme enrollment. A mismatch between the name or date of birth on your Aadhaar and on your PAN card, bank account, school certificate, or insurance policy can block financial transactions, delay tax refunds, prevent claim settlements, and complicate property registrations. UIDAI allows you to correct your name and date of birth in Aadhaar, but with specific conditions and document requirements that you must understand before initiating the process. This guide covers both the online and offline routes for name and date of birth corrections in Aadhaar in 2026.

UIDAI Rules on Name and Date of Birth Changes

Before starting the correction process, it is important to understand UIDAI’s rules — because name and date of birth corrections are handled differently from address updates:

Name change limit: UIDAI allows a maximum of two name changes over the lifetime of an Aadhaar. If you have already made two name changes, further changes require special UIDAI authorization
Date of birth change limit: UIDAI allows only one date of birth change per Aadhaar. Once the date of birth has been changed, it cannot be changed again without extraordinary justification and approval
Nature of name corrections: Minor corrections such as spelling errors, punctuation issues, or rearrangement of first and last name are permitted. However, completely different name changes (such as legal name changes after marriage) require supporting legal documents
DOB correction scope: Date of birth can be corrected to align with an official document. However, if no documented proof of date of birth is available, UIDAI may only enter a “declared” date of birth based on the applicant’s statement
Verification requirement: All name and date of birth corrections require supporting document proof — you cannot correct these fields without uploading or submitting a valid supporting document

Documents Required for Name Correction

To correct your name in Aadhaar, you need to provide at least one document that shows your correct name. Accepted documents include:

Passport in the correct name
PAN Card showing the correct name
Voter ID Card (EPIC) with the correct name
Driving Licence with correct name
Bank passbook or statement from SBI, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, or any scheduled bank — showing the correct name
SSLC, SSC, or matriculation certificate from a recognized education board
Marriage certificate or gazette notification (for name change after marriage)
Birth certificate issued by Municipal Corporation
Government employment identity card
Photo identity card issued by Central or State Government

Documents Required for Date of Birth Correction

Date of birth correction requires a document that officially establishes your correct date of birth. Accepted documents include:

Birth certificate issued by the Registrar of Births and Deaths or Municipal Corporation
SSLC/SSC certificate or mark sheet issued by a recognized government board (CBSE, ICSE, or State Board)
Passport showing date of birth
PAN Card showing date of birth
Pension payment order issued by the Central or State Government showing date of birth
Government service book or service record showing date of birth
LIC policy document showing date of birth
Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) card showing date of birth

Online Process: Name or DOB Correction Through UIDAI SSUP Portal

Visit the UIDAI Self-Service Update Portal (SSUP) through the official UIDAI website
Navigate to “My Aadhaar” and click “Update Your Aadhaar,” then “Update Aadhaar Online”
Enter your 12-digit Aadhaar number and click “Send OTP” — an OTP is sent to your registered mobile number
Log in with the OTP received on your registered mobile number
Select the field you want to correct — “Name” or “Date of Birth” — from the list of updatable fields
Enter the corrected name or date of birth exactly as it appears on your supporting document
Upload a clear scan or photograph of your supporting document (JPG, PNG, or PDF, under 2 MB)
Review the entered information carefully before clicking “Submit”
Note the Service Request Number (SRN) provided after submission — use it to track your correction status
Pay the Rs. 50 correction fee through the online payment gateway — the portal accepts net banking, UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), and debit/credit cards

Offline Process: Name or DOB Correction at Enrolment Centre

Locate the nearest Aadhaar Seva Kendra or authorized enrolment centre using the UIDAI locator
Book an appointment online if available — the appointment portal allows scheduling for specific time slots to avoid long queues
Visit the centre with your original Aadhaar card and original supporting documents along with self-attested photocopies
Collect the Aadhaar Enrolment/Correction Form (EAF) at the counter and fill in only the fields you are correcting — name, date of birth, or both
Write your name or date of birth exactly as it appears on your supporting document
Submit the form and documents at the counter and undergo biometric verification
Pay the Rs. 50 update fee at the centre
Collect the Update Request Number (URN) slip for tracking your correction

Name and DOB in Aadhaar vs Other Documents: Why Alignment Matters

A mismatch between your Aadhaar name or date of birth and your other identity documents creates problems across virtually every major financial and administrative transaction:

PAN-Aadhaar linking failure: The Income Tax Department’s PAN-Aadhaar linking system matches the name and date of birth on both records — any mismatch causes the linking to fail, leaving your PAN inoperative and attracting higher TDS deductions
Bank account KYC: Banks including SBI, HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank use Aadhaar eKYC, which pulls name and DOB from UIDAI — a mismatch with your bank account records can trigger KYC non-compliance notices
Insurance claim rejections: Health insurance companies including Star Health Insurance, Niva Bupa, and Care Health cross-verify the insured person’s name and date of birth against Aadhaar — discrepancies can delay or reject hospitalization claims
EPF and pension records: EPFO links UAN records with Aadhaar — a name or DOB mismatch prevents successful Aadhaar seeding, blocking EPF withdrawals and Atal Pension Yojana disbursements
Scholarship and government scheme eligibility: State and central government scholarship portals match student name and DOB from school records against Aadhaar — mismatches exclude eligible students from disbursements
Property registration: Property documents registered in a name different from Aadhaar create complications in title verification, loan processing, and mutation procedures

Special Cases: Name Change After Marriage

Name changes after marriage are one of the most common reasons for Aadhaar name correction requests. The process requires:

A legally valid marriage certificate issued by a government authority such as the Registrar of Marriages or a court
A gazette notification of name change (published in the official gazette of the Central or State Government) — this is the most strongly recommended document as it is universally accepted
The Enrolment/Correction Form filled with the new married name exactly as it appears on the marriage certificate or gazette
If both marriage certificate and gazette notification are unavailable, a husband’s Aadhaar showing the same surname may sometimes be accepted through the HoF (Head of Family) process for the name portion only

Name Transliteration Corrections in Aadhaar

Aadhaar stores your name in English and in the regional language of your state. If the regional language name (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, or Malayalam) is incorrectly transliterated or spelled, you can correct it along with the English name correction. When submitting a correction form, the operator at the enrolment centre will update both the English and regional language name entries to ensure consistency.

How to Track Name or DOB Correction Status

Visit the UIDAI website and go to “Check Aadhaar Update Status” under “My Aadhaar”
Enter your SRN (online) or URN (offline) received after submitting the correction request
Enter the security CAPTCHA and check status
Possible statuses are: Received, Under Review, Updated, or Rejected
If rejected, the reason is displayed — common rejections include document quality issues, mismatch between entered data and uploaded document, or exceeding the allowed number of changes
Once the correction is “Updated,” download a fresh e-Aadhaar from the UIDAI website — it will reflect the corrected name and date of birth

What to Do if Your Correction Request is Rejected

Read the rejection reason carefully from the status portal — it will specify which document or data entry caused the issue
Re-visit the enrolment centre with the corrected documentation — if the original document had an issue, bring a different accepted document from the list
If you believe the rejection was an error, raise a grievance through the UIDAI grievance portal or contact the UIDAI helpline at 1947
For complex cases such as second name changes or disputed date of birth corrections, you may need to visit a UIDAI regional office in your state for manual review
If the name on all your documents has the same error (the name was always spelled incorrectly), a gazette notification of the correct name is the most reliable path to resolving the issue

Gazette Notification for Name Change: The Most Reliable Path

For any name change in Aadhaar that goes beyond a simple spelling correction — including a complete name change after marriage, a change of first name, or a change of surname — a Gazette Notification published in the Official Gazette of India (Central Government) is the gold standard document that UIDAI accepts without question.

A Gazette Notification for name change can be obtained by submitting an application at the nearest District Collectorate or through the relevant state government authority
The application process varies slightly by state but generally requires an affidavit on stamp paper stating the old name, the new name, and the reason for change, along with supporting identity documents
Once approved, the notification is published in the official Gazette (central or state) and you receive a copy of the published notification
This Gazette copy is accepted as name change proof not only by UIDAI for Aadhaar, but also by the Income Tax Department for PAN updates, by EPFO for UAN name changes, by banks including SBI and HDFC Bank for account name changes, and by insurance companies including LIC and Star Health Insurance for policy name corrections
Getting one Gazette Notification done properly solves the name discrepancy problem across all your documents simultaneously

Correcting Name Across Linked Documents: A Coordinated Approach

Once your Aadhaar name is corrected, you will typically need to update the same correction across other documents and accounts where your name is currently inconsistent. A recommended sequence for managing this coordinated correction:

Step 1 — Aadhaar name correction: Complete the Aadhaar name update first, as Aadhaar is the foundation document used for eKYC across all other systems
Step 2 — PAN card name update: Once Aadhaar reflects the correct name, apply for a PAN name correction through the NSDL or UTITSL portal, submitting the corrected Aadhaar as proof
Step 3 — Bank account name update: Visit your bank branches (SBI, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, or whichever banks you hold accounts with) and submit a name change request with the corrected Aadhaar and PAN as supporting documents
Step 4 — EPFO UAN name update: Update your name in the EPFO UAN portal using the corrected Aadhaar — this is required for EPF withdrawal, pension, and linked services
Step 5 — Insurance policy name update: Contact your insurance provider — LIC, Star Health Insurance, Niva Bupa, HDFC ERGO, or others — with the corrected Aadhaar and PAN to update the policyholder’s name in their records
Step 6 — Income tax profile update: Log in to the income tax e-filing portal and update the profile name to match the corrected Aadhaar and PAN
Step 7 — Mutual fund and investment account update: Contact your mutual fund registrars (CAMS, KFintech) with corrected documents to update your investor name in KYC records — this cascades to all mutual funds you hold

Date of Birth Discrepancy Between Aadhaar and School Certificates: Common Issue and Solution

A very common problem encountered by students and young adults is a discrepancy between the date of birth recorded in their Aadhaar and the date in their SSLC/SSC or matriculation certificates. This discrepancy can block scholarship applications, PAN-Aadhaar linking, and educational institution admissions that cross-verify Aadhaar and academic records.

The SSLC or SSC certificate issued by a recognized education board (CBSE, ICSE, or State Board) is the highest-priority document for date of birth correction in Aadhaar — it overrides other documents in the UIDAI verification hierarchy
Submit the original SSLC certificate along with the Aadhaar correction form at the enrolment centre, or upload a clear scan through the online SSUP portal
After the Aadhaar DOB is corrected to match the school certificate, PAN-Aadhaar linking can proceed without date mismatch errors
For students who lost their SSLC certificate, the issuing board typically provides a duplicate certificate on application — CBSE, ICSE, and most State Boards have online processes for duplicate certificate requests

Aadhaar and Financial Inclusion: Why Every Indian Needs It Updated

India’s Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) infrastructure, which channels over Rs. 6 lakh crore annually in government benefits and subsidies directly to beneficiaries, is built on the foundation of Aadhaar-linked bank accounts. An outdated, deactivated, or improperly linked Aadhaar does not merely cause inconvenience — it can cut a household off from critical financial support they are entitled to receive.

PM Kisan Samman Nidhi: Rs. 6,000 per year paid in three installments directly to farmers’ Aadhaar-linked bank accounts at SBI, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, or any DBT-enabled bank — an unlinked or deactivated Aadhaar stops payments
LPG Pahal Subsidy: Monthly LPG cylinder subsidies are transferred to Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of eligible beneficiaries — proper Aadhaar-bank seeding is required
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana: Housing subsidy linked interest payments under CLSS (Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme) are processed through Aadhaar-verified applications
Scholarship and education benefits: Central Sector Scheme of Scholarships, Post-Matric Scholarship for SC/ST students, and state government scholarship programs require Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts for disbursement
PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana: Free food grain entitlement under PMGKAY is distributed through Aadhaar-authenticated Public Distribution System (PDS) outlets — biometric authentication at ration shops requires an active, unlocked Aadhaar
MGNREGS wages: Employment guarantee wages are transferred to Aadhaar-linked accounts of registered workers — correct Aadhaar details ensure accurate wage credit

How Aadhaar Supports Access to Private Financial Products

Beyond government schemes, Aadhaar has fundamentally changed access to private financial products for millions of previously unbanked and underserved Indians:

Instant bank account opening: Aadhaar-based eKYC has enabled zero-paperwork bank account opening at SBI, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and all major private and public sector banks — reducing the time from application to active account from days to minutes
Microfinance and NBFC loans: Lenders including Bajaj Finance, Tata Capital, Muthoot Finance, Mahindra Finance, and dozens of microfinance institutions use Aadhaar eKYC to extend credit to first-time borrowers in semi-urban and rural India who previously lacked the document base for formal loans
Insurance for all: Government schemes including Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) — offering life and accident insurance at Rs. 436 and Rs. 20 per year respectively — are enrollment-accessible through Aadhaar-linked bank accounts
Investment access: Aadhaar-based KYC has enabled platforms like Groww, Zerodha, Paytm Money, and ET Money to onboard first-time mutual fund investors in minutes — democratizing investment access beyond urban tier-1 cities
UPI and digital payments: The UPI infrastructure operated by NPCI links bank accounts that were opened using Aadhaar eKYC — a properly maintained Aadhaar underpins the digital payment ecosystem used daily by hundreds of millions of Indians