PAN Card Correction Form: How To Make Correction In PAN Card Online?

A Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a critical document required to file taxes and get tax refunds. It also serves as an identity proof of an individual or a company. Thus, any incorrect information on the PAN card could lead to problems.  

How to Make 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 1: Visit the NSDL PAN website or the UTIITSL website.

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

You can download the PDF of the PAN card correction form, i.e. ‘Request For New PAN Card Or/ And Changes Or Correction in PAN Data’ application, below.

Documents Required for PAN Card Correction

• Copy of PAN card.
• Proof of identity, address and date of birth (as provided below).

The documents accepted for proof of identity, address and date of birth for individuals and Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) are as follows:

The documents accepted for proof of identity and proof of address of foreign citizens are as follows:

The documents accepted for proof of identity and address for companies, firms and artificial judicial persons having office in India are as follows:

The documents accepted for proof of identity and address for companies, firms and artificial judicial persons having no office of their own in India are as follows:

Additional Documents Required to Change Name in PAN card

• For married women - marriage invitation card, marriage certificate, or copy of passport showing husband’s name.
• For individuals - publication of name change in the gazette.
• For companies - ROC's certificate for a name change.
• For partnership firms - Revised partnership deed.
• For Association of Persons, trusts, Body of Individuals, or Artifical Judicial Persons - Revised registration, deed or agreement.
• For minor name corrections like spelling correction, expansion of initials, etc. - Proof of identity containing corrected data.

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 PAN card correction when submitted offline is Rs.110. If the PAN card is to be dispatched outside India, the applicant should pay an additional dispatch fee of Rs.910.

The PAN card correction fees for online application submission are as follows:

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 1: Go to the NSDL PAN website or the UTIITSL website.

Step 2: Click the ‘Know Status of PAN application’ or ‘Track PAN card’ option.

Step 3: Enter the ‘Acknowledgement Number’ and Captcha code and click ‘Submit’.

The status of the correction application will be displayed on the screen.

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