Get Aadhaar UIDIA Card: Enrol, Download, Update, and Check Status 

Identity is money in today’s digital world. For more than a billion Indians, that identity has been reduced to one, distinct 12-digit number: the Aadhaar. Released by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Aadhaar is not an identity card; it is India’s digital backbone, a means of inclusion, and an opening to myriad services. This piece explores what Aadhaar is, how to obtain one, and the enormous number of services it opens up to.

 

 

What Exactly is Aadhaar?

Aadhaar, which means “foundation” in Hindi, is a unique identification number issued to all residents of India based on their biometric and demographic data. It is not a card; it is a number. The physical or digital form you see is just a representation of that number in the central database.

The Process of Getting Your Aadhaar

Book an Appointment

For Aadhaar Enrolment you need to first Book an Appointment at an Aadhar Seva Kendra and the steps to do that is listed below :-

• On your Brower or google.com or google.co.in type Get Aadhaar the first website that you see is https://uidai.gov.in/en/my-aadhaar/get-aadhaar.html

• Now open the URL and click on Book an Appointment see image below to understand

• After Clicking the new url or page will open https://appointments.uidai.gov.in/bookappointment.aspx

• Now Select the Location of your City where you want to book an appointment see the image below
• Now click on Button Proceed to Book Appointment

• After that new page will open https://ask1.uidai.gov.in/
• In that put your Mobile number and Captcha code see the image above and Click on Generate OTP button.
• after submit the mobile number and generate OTP next fill all the details like Appointment Type, Aadhar number, Name on Aadhar, DOB, state, City and ASK(Aadhaar seva kendra location).

• Now select the details which you need to update like name,mobile number, email id etc

• Now you can select the time at which you are available at Aadhaar Seva Kendra

Note: please bring your Id documents with you for first time enrollment like 10^th marketsheet, voter id.

• Below are the services you can use to book an appointment
• Fee for fresh enrollment or New Aadhaar is 100% Free
• All the fees structures you can see at the image below

Aadhaar Seva Kendra Process

After you booking appointment process done and select time and date to visit at ASK (Aadhar Seva Kendra) next steps are listed below:

• First fill the enrollment form which you can get from aadhar seva Kendra or UIDIA website fill your details like name,gender, date of birth, address, mobile number and email.

• Now the operator in ASK verify your documents and enters the details in UIDIA system
• After verification documents are returned
• Now biometric data collection process starts in which your photograph, fingerprints, eye scan is done
• Now the provider will give your acknowledgement slip that containes 28-digit Enrolment ID (EID) (14-digit enrolment number + 14-digit timestamp)
• The slip mentions your name date and time of enrolment and ask centre location details.
• Wait for atleast 10-30 days now you can track the Status of your enrolment buy using this link https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/CheckAadhaarStatus/en.
• For details guide on Aadhar status check your can visit our Adhar Status check page.