What is Aadhaar Card Password?
Once your E-Aadhaar has been downloaded, you will see that it is in PDF format. A file which is protected by an 8-character password. This comprises of a combination of the first four letters of your name in CAPITAL letters the Year of Birth.
Sample: Your name is GIRISH RAWAT
Your Year of Birth is 1988
Then your E-Aadhaar password is GIRI1988
Why Required?
The E-Aadhaar card that you have is confidential as a document and treated similarly by the UIDAI. Also, PDF is a mostly safe format in the digital document world. Once a password is in place, the PDF becomes unbreakable.
How to Download E Aadhaar
For whatever reason you want to download your Aadhaar card, you can download the same
eaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/.
For downloading your E-Aadhaar, you need to visit the link mentioned above and then follow these steps:
Step 1
- Go to Your Personal Details section and select the required option from either ‘I have ‘Enrolment ID’ and ‘Aadhaar’’. Select the detail available to you. Your enrolment ID together with date stamp is there in the acknowledgment slip received by you.
- The other option requires you to fill the Aadhaar No. you received.
- In case you had selected ‘Enrolment Id’ option, then will be required to have filled in the 14-digit Enrolment no. with date stamp in the first row. In case you choose ‘Aadhaar’, you will enter your 12-digit Aadhaar no.
- Next you will fill in your Full Name. The name mentioned by you should be similar to the one mentioned while registering for Aadhaar.
- Next row demands the PIN Code of the postal address you filled when registering for Aadhaar.
- Fulfil the Image text required.
- Submit your mobile no. This mobile contact should be the same as mentioned when registering Aadhaar.
- Then go for ‘Get One Time Password’. You will get an OTP on your registered cell no.
Step 2
- Enter One Time Password Received and go to your take E-Aadhaar section, input the received OTP on your registered mobile no.
- After this you are only required to click on “Validate and Download” option.
- After this a PDF file will be ready for download. This is your E-Aadhaar.
HOW TO OPEN AFTER DOWNLOADING
Your E-Aadhaar card is password protected. Therefore, to open the Aadhaar Card PDF you can choose either of these ways.
- Enter the PIN Code of the postal address that you mentioned when registering for Aadhaar.
- If PIN Code doesn’t work, the password to your Aadhaar card PDF file is a combination of the first four letters of your name written in CAPITALS (Name as mentioned in the Aadhaar card) and your Year of Birth (in YYYY format).
Sample: Your name is GIRISH RAWAT
Your Year of Birth is 1988
Then your E-Aadhaar password is GIRI1988
What if you forget your Aadhaar Card PDF password?
Forgetting your Aadhaar Card PDF password is not a problem. The PDF password comprises of the first four letters of your name written in CAPITALS and you’re Year of Birth (YYYY).
FAQs
- What is the password to open e-Aadhaar PDF file?
A– The password required to access your e Aadhaar PDF file is made of the first four letters of your name written in CAPITALS and your Year of Birth (YYYY). - I don’t know the password of the pdf containing e-Aadhaar card file.
A– The password of the PDF that holds e-Aadhaar card file is a made from the first four letters of your name written in CAPITALS and your Year of Birth (YYYY). - I am not able to open the pdf file of my e-Aadhaar card.
A. One can access the pdf file of your e-Aadhaar card by delivering a mix of the first four letters of your name written in CAPITALS and your Year of Birth (YYYY) as your e Aadhaar card passwordor e Aadhaar card PDF password.
- What is the e-Aadhaar card?
An e-Aadhaarcard is the electrical copy of your Aadhaar card that can be uploaded and utilised for various online Aadhaar card verification.
- What if the Aadhaar card issued to me has wrong details about me?
Remember that all your details pertaining to your Aadhaar can be conveniently updated using the UIDAI portal. It is only for the registration of the Aadhaar card that the individual’s physical presence is required. In every other situation online Aadhaar services exist.
