Aadhaar Enrolment

The Aadhaar enrolment process includes visiting Enrolment Centre, filling the enrolment form, getting demographic and biometric data captured, submitting proof of Identity and address documents, before collecting acknowledgement slip containing Enrolment ID. The highlights of Aadhaar enrolment are:

  • Aadhaar enrolment is free of cost.
  • You can go to any authorized Aadhaar enrolment centre anywhere in India with your proof of identity and proof of address documents
  • UIDAI process accepts wide range of PoI (Proof of Identity) and PoA (Proof of Address) documents. Document:- PDF Size:-1.6 M View the list of supporting documents. Common proofs of identity and address are election photo ID card, Ration card, passport and driving license.
  • Photo ID cards like PAN card and Govt ID cards are permissible for identity proof. Address proof documents also include water - electricity - Landline telephone bills for the last three months.
  • In case you do not have above common proofs, Certificate of Identity having photo issued by Gazetted Officer/Tehsildar certificate proforma as prescribed by UIDAI is also accepted as PoI. Certificate of Address having photo issued by MP or MLA /Gazetted Officer/Tehsildar on letterhead or by Village Panchayat head or its equivalent authority (for rural areas) is accepted as valid PoA. Even if someone in a family does not have individual valid documents, the the individual seeking to enrol can still enrol if his/her name exists in family entitlement document. In this case the Head of Family mentioned in entitlement document needs to be enrolled first with valid PoI & PoA document. The head of the Family can then introduce other members in the family while they are enrolling. UIDAI accepts many document types as Proof of Relationship. Please View the list of supporting documents. Document:- PDF Size:-1.6 MB.
  • There are two approaches for enrolment: Document Based and Head Of Family based.

To summarise, there are two approaches for enrolment:

Document Based

  • Submission of one valid Proof of Identity (PoI) document and one valid Proof of Address(PoA) document

Head Of Family (Hof)-based

  • Head of family (HoF) may introduce family members by means of documents, which establish the Proof of Relationship (PoR).

Demographic Data: Name, Date of Birth/Age, Gender, Address, Mobile Number and email(Optional), Biometric Data: Photograph pf face, 10 fingerprint and 2 irises capture, For Enrolling children; In case of children below 5 years, parent/guardian's name, Aadhaar and biometrics have to be provided at the time of enrolment.
  • You need to enrol only once, as multiple enrolments will result in rejections unless it is advised by UIDAI.
  • The waiting time for Aadhaar is 180 days after receipt of enrolment data packets in CIDR.

Where to Enrol

Enrolment in all the states/UTs is being covered by UIDAI. Individuals of all states/UTs seeking enrolment, are required to enrol only at nearby Aadhaar Enrolment Centre/Aadhaar Camps.