To fix any errors in your PAN card, you can fill out the official PAN card correction form online through the NSDL or UTIITSL portal. The process of PAN card correction online is quick and requires uploading supporting documents, verifying OTPs, and paying a small processing fee. Whether you need to update your name, date of birth, or contact details, you can complete the correction from your mobile or desktop without visiting a PAN centre.
When to Apply for Corrections in a PAN Card
You can apply for PAN card correction online or offline when there is any mistake or change in your PAN card details, such as name, date of birth, photo, signature, father's name, Aadhaar, gender, mobile number, email ID or address. However, you can apply for correction only when the following conditions are met:
When you have a PAN card.
When your personal or contact details are printed wrongly or it is changed.
When you have supporting documents containing the changed or correct details.
How to Apply for PAN Card Correction Online?
Follow the below steps to apply for a change of PAN card details online:
Step 2: Select the ‘Change/Correction in PAN card details’.
Step 3: Enter the ‘PAN Card’ number, fill in the details, and click the ‘Submit’ button.
Step 4: Your request will be registered, and you will receive a token or reference number on your email ID
Step 5: Select the options you want to update (name, father's name, date of birth, gender, address, contact information).
Step 6: Enter the updated details and other required details and upload the documents.
Step 7: Pay the required fees and submit the application.
Step 8: You will receive an acknowledgement number. Note down the number since it will be required to check the status of the correction application.
To know the detailed process of applying for a change in PAN card details, click here.
How to Apply for PAN Card Correction Offline?
You can also get the details changed/corrected in your PAN card offline. Follow the below steps to apply for PAN card correction offline:
Step 1:Download the ‘Request For New PAN Card Or/ And Changes Or Correction in PAN Data’ application from.
Step 2: Fill in the details in the application.
Step 3: Attach your signature and photograph to the application.
Step 4: Submit the form and the required documents to the nearest PAN centre.
Step 5: Pay the fees for PAN card update/correction.
Step 6: You will get the acknowledgement number from which you can track the status of your PAN card update application.
PAN Card Correction form Download Online
To correct your PAN card details, download the official PAN card correction form, titled “Request for New PAN Card or/and Changes or Correction in PAN Data,” from the NSDL or UTIITSL portal.
Documents Required for PAN Card Correction
Here's the brief list of documents required to be submitted along with a PAN card correction form:
Copy of PAN card
Identity proof, such as Aadhaar card, Voter's ID, driving license, ration card, etc.
Address proof, such as Aadhaar card, Voter's ID, property tax receipts, utility bills, etc.
Proof of date of birth, Aadhaar card, Voter's ID, birth certificate, matriculation marksheet, etc.
Who Can Sign PAN Card Correction Form?
The following persons must sign the PAN card correction application:
Individual applicant
Karta, in the case of HUF
Director, in the case of a company
Authorised signatory, in the case of Association of Persons (AOP), Body of Individuals (BOI), local authority and artificial juridical person
Partner, in the case of a partnership firm or Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
Trustee, in the case of a trust
Representative assessee, in the case of a minor
Processing Fees and Charges For Pan Card Correction
The fee for submitting the PAN card correction form physically is ₹110 (₹1,020 for foreign addresses). For online correction with e-PAN delivery via email, the fee is ₹66–₹72.
The PAN card correction fees for online application submission are as follows:
Mode of submission of PAN application documents
Particulars
Fees (inclusive of applicable taxes)
PAN application submitted using physical mode for physical dispatch of PAN card
Dispatch of physical PAN card in India
107
Dispatch of physical PAN card outside India
1,017
PAN application submitted through paperless modes for physical dispatch of PAN card
Dispatch of physical PAN card in India
101
Dispatch of physical PAN card outside India
1,011
PAN application submitted using physical mode for e-PAN card
e-PAN card dispatched at the email ID of the applicant
72
PAN application submitted through paperless modes for e-PAN card
e-PAN card dispatched at the email ID of the applicant
66
How to Check PAN Card Correction Status?
You can check the status of your PAN card correction application online by following the below steps:
Step 2: Click on ‘Know Status of PAN application’ or ‘Track PAN card’.
Step 3: Enter the ‘Acknowledgement Number’ and Captcha code and click ‘Submit’.
The status of the correction application will be displayed on the screen.
Correcting errors in your PAN card is now a hassle-free process, thanks to the availability of the PAN card correction form online. Whether it's a name mismatch, wrong date of birth, or address update, you can easily initiate the PAN card correction online using NSDL or UTIITSL portals. Ensure all information is accurate and supported by valid documents to avoid processing delays.
Select the ‘Change/Correction in PAN card details’.
Enter the ‘PAN Card’ number, fill in the other details, and click the ‘Submit’ button.
Enter the required details on the form.
Select the name option and enter the changed/updated name.
Upload the required documents, pay the required fees and submit the application.
You will receive an acknowledgement number.
Take a printout of the acknowledgement, attach the documents and send it to the NSDL office at Pune or UTIITSL offices in Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi or Chennai in case of physical submission of the documents.
How to change address in PAN card?
Though addresses are not printed on PAN cards, it is required to send the hard copy of PAN card to the postal addresses. Thus, the address is mentioned in the PAN card application. The address can be updated or changed by following the below process:
Select the ‘Change/Correction in PAN card details’.
Enter the ‘PAN Card’ number, fill in the other details, and click the ‘Submit’ button.
Enter the required details on the form.
Select the address option and enter the changed/updated address.
Upload the required documents, pay the required fees and submit the application.
You will receive an acknowledgement number.
Take a printout of the acknowledgement, attach the documents and send it to the NSDL office at Pune or UTIITSL offices in Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi or Chennai in case of physical submission of the documents.
However, the address cannot be changed when PAN application forms are filled and submitted offline and authenticated using the Aadhaar OTP since, in such cases, the address listed in the Aadhaar database will be taken as the default address.
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