Enrolment & Update

"Registrar" is any entity authorized or recognized by the UID Authority for the purpose of enrolling the individuals for UID numbers. Registrars are typically departments or agencies of the State Government/Union territory, public sector undertakings and other agencies and organizations, who interact with individuals in the normal course of implementation of some of their programs, activities or operations. Examples of such Registrars are Rural Development Department (for NREGS) or Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department (for TPDS), insurance companies such as Life Insurance Corporation and Banks.
Registrars will collect demographic & biometric data from individuals directly or through Enrolment Agencies. Registrars have the flexibility to collect additional data, which will be referred to as ‘KYR+’ fields for the various applications they have in mind.
The UIDAI has developed standards, procedures and processes, guidelines and technology systems to execute the entire Aadhaar enrolment process which will be adhered to by the Registrars. Registrars can also leverage the Ecosystem that has been built by the UIDAI in order to support them in this process.

Resident Indian/NRI child seeking enrolment need to visit an Aadhaar enrolment centre along with Mother and/or Father or Legal guardian submit a request in requisite form along with valid supporting documents. Enrolment and Update form can also be downloaded from (Aadhaar Enrolment & Update Forms)

The enrolment operator shall capture the following informations during the course of enrolment:

For Resident Indian Child:
Mandatory Demographic information (Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Address)
Optional demographic information (mobile number and email)
Details of Mother and/or Father or Legal Guardian (in case of HOF based enrolment) will be captured. Both or One of the parents/ guardian has to authenticate on behalf of the child and also give consent for enrolment of the minor by signing the enrolment form.
And
Biometric Information (Photo of child).
Type of documents presented (Birth Certificate is mandatory for the child born after 01-10-2023) will be scanned.

After completing the enrolment the operator shall return all the documents alongwith an acknowledgement slip containing the applicable charges ( New Enrolment is Free of charge).

For NRI Child:

Mandatory Demographic information (Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Address and email)
Optional demographic information (mobile number )
Details (Aadhaar number) of Mother and/or Father or Legal Guardian (in case of HOF based enrolment) is captured . Both or One of the parents/ guardian has to authenticate on behalf of the child and also give consent for enrolment of the minor by signing the enrolment form.
And
Biometric Information (Photo of child)
Type of documents presented [valid Indian passport of the child is mandatory as Proof of Identity (PoI)]
Residential Status ( Resided in India for at least 182 days is not applicable for NRI)
After completing the enrolment the operator shall return all the documents alongwith an acknowledgement slip containing the applicable charges (New Enrolment is Free of charge).

List of valid supporting documents is available at (List of Supporting Documents) 

You can locate the nearest enrolment centre at : (Bhuvan Aadhaar Portal)

Process at enrolment centre -
The individual seeking enrolment and Head of the Family (HoF) should present themselves at the time of enrolment. The individual should produce a valid Proof of Relationship (POR) document for new enrolment. Only Mother/Father/Legal Guardian can act as HOF for new enrolment.

The enrolment operator shall capture the following information during the course of enrolment:

Mandatory Demographic information (Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Address)
Optional demographic information (mobile number, email)
Biometric Information (Photo, 10 finger prints, both Iris)
Aadhaar number of the parents/ legal guardian (HOF) has to be captured for authentication on behalf of the child.
In case of child HOF to sign the enrolment form.
After completing the enrolment the operator shall return all the documents along with an acknowledgement slip containing the applicable charges (New Enrolment is Free of charge).
List of valid supporting documents is available at (List of Supporting Documents)
You can locate the nearest enrolment centre at : (Bhuvan Aadhaar Portal)

For child age-group (0-18 yrs) Normally up to 30 days from the date of enrolment.
and
For Adults age 18+, normally up to 180 days from the date of enrolment. For enrolment/update request a verification may be conducted through concerned Authorities(State), before Aadhaar generation.

With 90% service standards. If -
1. Quality of enrolment data meets prescribed standards laid down by UIDAI
2. The enrolment packet passes all the validations done in CIDR
3. No Demographic/Biometric duplicate is found
4. No unforeseen technical issues

The database will be maintained in English. The communication between individual and UIDAI will be in English and the local language.

At this time, the support has been provided for import of pre-enrolment data in English. During enrolment process, the data is converted from English to local language through the transliteration engine. The operator can correct this data in the presence of the individual seeking to enrol. The software is planned to provide support for import of pre-enrolment data in English, local language or both in future versions. For pre-enrolment data imported in local language, it will not be over-ridden by the transliteration engine. However, a soft keypad / IME will be available for editing the data.

The required address to be entered in English by the individual.  The data entered in English shall be auto transliterated into local language available as per your Aadhaar.  If any difference is noticed in transliteration to Regional language, option available to edit the same.  However, to change the existing Regional language to different Language, you have to approach the nearest Aadhaar enrolment Centre.

Enrolment can be done in following 16 languages:   Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati,Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Manipuri, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.    Normally the operator shall provide Aadhaar enrolment in the Regional Language of that Region.  If you need enrolment in a different language, please request the operator to select the required language before starting enrolment and ensure that the transliteration is proper.

The most common problem that UIDAI have seen is with installation of the IME, and it’s interactions with the language bar. Further, it is possible to configure the Windows language input to assume a local language keyboard. This is not the same as transliteration, but assumes a different keyboard is being used – and the results are very different. UIDAI have also had difficulty in truly transliterating English words into local language, as they are very different from the language model. This can be better handled by using advanced facilities in the IMEs (for ex. Schemes in Google IME) The language support must be configured on a per user basis, and that makes it harder to manage.

Supporting a local language implies providing support for:
Data entry in local language
Transliteration of English language data to local language
Labels in local language in the software (on screen)
Labels in local language in the print receipt
Import of pre-enrolment data in local language (upcoming)