Guide to download your E-Aadhar card

Aadhaar is an unique identification number that is valid across India for every individual. Over a period of time the use and necessity of Aadhaar has grown extensively.

The Aadhaar cards are useful for proving your address, proving your identity, and for many other purposes. But sometimes we often forget to take the PVC card or Aadhaar letter along with us.

To resolve this problem, we now have the e-Aadhaar facility. Let’s look at the details of e-Aadhaar.

What is an e-Aadhaar?

It is possible to forget our Aadhaar copy or, in the worst case scenario, we may even misplace it. The panic during those times is much more intense.

Now with the introduction of e-Aadhaar, these won’t be a problem anymore. All you have to do is download and have a copy on any of your devices.

e-Aadhaar is an electronic form of the physical form of aadhaar card. These e-Aadhaar’s can be downloaded from the UIDAI website, which is also digitally signed by the concerned authorities.

This form of aadhaar is no less different from the physical form and contains all information that is needed like,

• 12\ digit Aadhaar number
• Photo of the person
• Name
• Date of Birth
• Biometric details
• Gender
• Address and other information which is found in the physical form.

How to download e-Aadhaar?

There are two ways to download e-Aadhaar from the official UIDAI website.

i. Enrollment ID

ii. Aadhaar number

iii. VID

iv. Enrollment centres

Steps to download using enrollment ID:

Enrollment ID is a 28 digit number that will be provided when applying for an Aadhaar card. You can find the enrollment ID on the acknowledgement slip.

1. Visit the official UIDAI website https://uidai.gov.in/

2. On the homepage, you can find ‘my aadhaar’ and click on ‘Download aadhaar’

3. Select the option Enrollment ID. Enter the 28 digit number and captcha code.

4. Click on ‘Send OTP’ and a 6 digit OTP will be sent to your registered mobile number

5. Enter the OTP and click ‘Verify and Download’

6. Your e-Aadhaar will be downloaded on your device, which is a password protected document.

Steps to download using Aadhaar number:

Aadhaar number is the 12 digit number that is the unique identification ID for every citizen in India.

1. Visit (https://uidai.gov.in/)

2. On my aadhaar, choose the option Download aadhaar.

3. Select Aadhaar number in the top section.

4. Enter the 12 digit aadhaar number and verify the captcha code to get an OTP to your registered mobile number

5. Your e-Aadhaar will be downloaded to your device once you enter the 6 digit OTP.

Steps to download using VID:

VID or virtual ID is a temporary 16 digit number that is mapped with Aadhaar number. VID is more of a random code that is assigned to every individual.

The steps are exactly the same as the previous methods. The only difference is that, instead of using your enrollment ID/Aadhaar number, you enter your 16-digit VID and download your e-Aadhaar.

Steps to download from enrollment centers:

There are also situations where there might not be access to internet. During such cases the person can visit an aadhaar enrollment centre and download an e-Aadhaar copy.

On visiting an enrollment centre, you should provide all your details like aadhaar number/enrollment id. The operator would enter the details in the website.

To verify your identity, biometric verification will take place like fingerprint and eye scanning. Once the verification is done, the e-Aadhaar will be downloaded.

The operator will make a print out of the downloaded file, which can be used just like an aadhaar letter. e-Aadhaar in the printed form is also accepted at all places.

What is the password for an e-Aadhaar?

On downloading e-Aadhaar from the website, the document is saved as a pdf file. The file is protected by a password which is combination of 8 alphanumeric characters.

The password is the first 4 letters of your name in capitals followed by the year of your date of birth.

For example,

Name: JANANI

Date Of Birth: 28.07.2006

JANA2006 will be the password. Similarly you can find your password from your name and DOB.

On opening the downloaded file, a dialog box will appear asking for the password. When you enter the generated password, you can access your e-Aadhaar.

Benefits of e-Aadhaar:

Downloading an e-Aadhaar has a lot of benefits as it is convenient and easily accessible at any time.

• This is a great advantage is that this is an electronic form of the aadhaar card and is available online, that means you can access it at any time.
• Normally, we would always have a fear of losing the aadhaar card, but once you download an e-Aadhaar you don’t have to worry about that, because it is safe inside your devices.
• e-Aadhaar is valid at all places and verification centers just like the physical form of aadhaar. e-Aadhaar is digitally signed by the concerned authorities, so you don’t have to worry about the document being rejected.

They can also be used as proof of address and identity because it contains all details that are present in the physical form of aadhaar.

• e-Aadhaar can also be used at places like railway stations, airports and banks where identity verification is needed.

Conclusion:

We have looked into various benefits and need to download an e-Aadhaar. Even when you don’t have it downloaded, accessing e-Aadhaar is far more easier.

One more key difference is that, on applying aadhaar card the physical form is delivered to us only after three months. But the digital copy can be downloaded much sooner.

e-Aadhaar also contains all details and biometric information related to the person. On scanning the QR codes, we can obtain all details related to the citizen.

e-Aadhaar is not less compared to the original form of aadhaar. All you have to do is download using the steps and start using at all places.