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A situation might arise when you have already applied or enrolled for Aadhaar card but have yet to receive any. Or, you are required to attach an Aadhaar card for some purpose but do not have it at that time. What would you do? Call someone at home or drive back again?? Wait!!
We have a better and easy easier solution for you. e-Aadhaar cards can be downloaded online from UIDAI’s official website if the status shows that your Aadhaar card has been generated. e-Aadhaar card is equally valid as a physical copy of your Aadhaar card. Read this guide to know the process and learn more about e-Aadhaar cards.
e-Aadhaar is a digital version of the Aadhaar card issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). It is a secure electronic document that contains the Aadhaar holder's demographic and biometric information, such as name, date of birth, address, photograph, and fingerprints. As per the guidelines of UIDAI, the e-Aadhaar card is equivalent to a physical Aadhaar card. e-Aadhaar is available in PDF format, and it can be downloaded from the UIDAI website by providing the Aadhaar number, Enrolment ID (EID), or Virtual ID (VID). The downloaded e-Aadhaar can be printed and used as valid proof of identity for various purposes, such as opening a bank account, applying for a loan, and availing of government services.
e-Aadhaar is the legally valid proof of identity per section 4(3) of the Aadhaar Act, 2016.
e-Aadhaar card download is an easy and quick process. You can download e-Aadhaar cards from the UIDAI website. The three modes through which you can download an e-Aadhaar card online are.
For e-Aadhaar card online download, follow the steps mentioned below
After you download your e-Aadhaar, you can follow the steps below to print it
PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) Aadhaar card is the most recent development in Aadhaar cards to make them handy and durable. You can easily apply for PVC Aadhaar through the UIDAI website. It generally takes five working days excluding the date of request to receive the Aadhar PVC card by the candidates. For ‘Order Aadhar PVC card’ service candidate needs to pay Rs.50 including GST and speed post charge.
The password to open the e-Aadhaar is a combination of 8 alphanumeric characters. The First four letters shall be the first of your name (as per aadhaar or as mentioned in the enrollment form), and the last four be the year of your Date of Birth.
For example-
Name: RAHUL Kumar
DOB: 24.10.1994
Then, the Password for the e-Aadhaar card download will be RAHU1994.
E-aadhaar letter of UIDAI contains a QR code. The existing QR code on e-Aadhaar has been replaced with the resident’s demographic details with a more secure QR code, that includes demographic details along with the photograph. There are two QR codes- A small one on the front side with demographic data only and a large one on the top of the front side and the rear side of the cutaway portion with demographic details and photographs.
Both QR codes in e-Aadhaar contain demographic information such as Name, DOB, Address, Gender, and Masked Aadhaar Number. If we talk about a larger QR code, it also contains your photograph.
You can read the new digitally signed QR codes available on e-Aadhaar only using UIDAI’s window-based application and validate it against UIDAI digital signatures. You can download the application from the uidai.gov.in website. At present, models which are commercially available in the market to read UIDAI QR codes are as follows-
In simple words, we can say that this facility can be used for offline verification of the data in e-Aadhaar cards by anyone, whether an Aadhaar card holder or user/service agency, i.e., AUA, Banks, KUA’s, etc.
A new QR code was implemented on 20th February 2018 on the e-Aadhaar card, and the QR code reader client is available from 27th March 2018 on uidai.gov.in
The following procedure is followed to download your Aadhaar card online:-
You can download the Aadhaar card online if you have your enrolment id.
The following steps must be considered:-
E-Aadhaar has all the information originally available on your Aadhaar cards, like
An Aadhar card is the physical hard copy received after making a successful application for allotment of an Aadhaar. Whereas e-Aadhaar can be downloaded online, and its digital copy can be used.
The issue of an Aadhaar card can take up to 3 months, whereas the e-Aadhaar can be downloaded anytime at your convenience.
Aadhaar card is difficult to carry everywhere, and it's also prone to be misplaced or theft. However, these threats are not associated with e-Aadhaar cards.
