Can I link my Aadhaar card to my PAN card if there is a mismatch in my name? No, you cannot link your Aadhaar card to your PAN card if there is a mismatch in your name. You will need to correct the name on either your Aadhaar card or PAN card before linking them.
Linking Aadhaar and PAN with the correct information allows individuals to make transactions and investments more securely and to minimise threat risks.
Taxpayers should ensure that the date of birth and gender in PAN and Aadhaar are exactly same. In a rare case where Aadhaar name is completely different from name in PAN, then the linking will fail and taxpayer will be prompted to change the name in either Aadhaar or in PAN database.
Linking Aadhaar Card and PAN Card
Linking Aadhaar Card and PAN Card is very easy and can be done by following the below given steps.
Visit the Income Tax Department website on www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/home
Click on the ‘Link Aadhar’ option visible on the left panel of the screen
Enter all the necessary details
Request for Aadhaar OTP or enter the given captcha
Click on ‘Link Aadhar’ button
In this manner, you can easily link your Aadhaar Card to your Pan Card using the Aadhaar OTP facility.
Link mismatched Aadhaar card and Pan Card
In order to Link Aadhaar with PAN, ideally your demographic details (i.e. Name, Gender and Date of Birth) should match in both the documents.
For Aadhaar update related information you may visit UIDAI official website: www.uidai.gov.in
If there is a name mismatch between Aadhaar card and Pan Card, you are first required to rectify and update your name on Aadhar Card by visiting the nearest 'Permanent Enrolment Center' of UIDAI or PAN Card by applying at NSDL website.
Aadhaar details that can be updated are:
Demographic information
Name, Address, Date of Birth/Age, Gender, Mobile Number, Email Address, Relationship Status and Information Sharing Consent
Biometric information
Iris, Finger Prints and Facial Photograph
UIDAI update process accepts wide range of PoI (Proof of Identity) and PoA (Proof of Address) documents. View the list of supporting documents Doc Type: PDF SIze: 1.6MB.
Modes of Update
1. Via Online
The Self-Service online mode offers address update to the residents where the resident can directly place the update request on the portal. The Aadhaar number and registered mobile number of the resident are required to login to the portal. The resident is authenticated using OTP on his/her registered mobile number. To complete the update process, resident needs to upload the
supporting POA documents
Doc Type: PDF SIze: 1.6MB , which will be verified against requested data at a later stage at UIDAI’s Update back-office by a Verifier. The resident needs to have mobile number registered with Aadhaar for using this service.
Using self-service Update Portal for online Aadhaar Data Update: Step 1 - Login to SSUP portal using Aadhaar and OTP, Step 2 - Select the fields to be updated, Step 3 - Fill the data in the selected fields, Step 4 - Submit the form & URN will be generated, Step 5 - Select the BPO for review of update, Step 6 - Attach original scanned copy of the support document, Step 7 - Using the URN check Aadhaar update status
2. By Visiting Permanent Enrolment Centre
These are modes where residents place the demographic/biometric update request with the help of an operator at an Permanent Enrolment Centre. In such a case, the documentary evidence is collected by the operator at the time of accepting the request. The document verification by the verifier also happens at the time of placing the Update request.
Note: By the above process, i linked my mismatched adhaar and Pan via online with 6 days.
