Fill PAN Correction Form

Name (and name as per Aadhaar)

What to enter: Your full name in block letters, one letter per box. The form has a name field and a separate "name as per Aadhaar" field. Your name must match your Aadhaar exactly, because the Aadhaar name is what gets printed on the PAN card.

Example: If your Aadhaar reads "SURESH SARDA," write it exactly that way — first name, then surname, with a blank box between them.

Common mistake: Adding a title like Shri, Mr., Smt., or Dr. Titles are not allowed anywhere in the name field.

Expert tip: If your Aadhaar shows only initials (like "M.S. Kandaswamy"), write the expanded full name in the main name field — "MADURA SOMASUNDRAM KANDASWAMY." Never use abbreviations in the main name column.

Father's name

What to enter: Your father's full name, split as first name, middle name, and last name.

Example: RAJESH — KUMAR — SHARMA, each in its own set of boxes.

Common mistake: A married woman writing her husband's name here. The form asks for the father's name, not the husband's.

Expert tip: Even if you plan to print your mother's name on the card, fill the father's name accurately too — the field is mandatory.

Mother's name

What to enter: Your mother's full name, split as first, middle, and last name. This field is optional unless you want your mother's name printed on the card.

Expert tip: The form asks you to select one parent whose name will appear on your PAN card. Tick your choice clearly. If you tick nothing, the father's name is printed by default.

Date of birth

What to enter: Your date of birth in DDMMYYYY format, one digit per box.

Example: Born on 2 August 1975? Write it as 02 08 1975. Notice the leading zero on single-digit days and months.

Common mistake: Writing the date in the wrong order (month first) or skipping the leading zero.

Expert tip: Your date of birth must match your proof of date of birth exactly — birth certificate, passport, or school leaving certificate. A mismatch here is a frequent rejection trigger.

Address

What to enter: Your complete residential address, including area, city, state, and PIN code. Tick the address type option that applies.

Common mistake: Leaving the PIN code blank or writing an incomplete address. For a foreign address, people often forget the country name and ZIP code, both of which are mandatory.

Expert tip: Write clearly and stay inside the boxes. This is the address your PAN card is dispatched to, so an error here can mean a lost card.

Communication address

What to enter: The address where you want your PAN card and all correspondence delivered. If it's the same as your residential address, you still need to confirm the option on the form.

Expert tip: If you're staying somewhere temporarily — a hostel, a rented flat, a work posting — use the address where you'll actually be when the card arrives. The physical card takes 15–20 working days.

Email ID

What to enter: A valid, active email address in the contact details section.

Common mistake: A typo in the email. One wrong letter and you'll never receive your acknowledgement or status updates.

Expert tip: Double-check the email character by character. This is your main channel for the acknowledgement number and every update that follows.

Mobile number

What to enter: Your 10-digit mobile number, prefixed with the country code. For India, the code is 91.

Example: Mobile number 9102511111 is written with "91" as the country code, followed by the number.

Expert tip: Use your Aadhaar-linked mobile number if you can. The online route sends an OTP here for e-KYC verification, and a mismatched number stalls the whole process.

Aadhaar number

What to enter: Your full 12-digit Aadhaar number. Quoting Aadhaar is mandatory for everyone who has one (except a small exempt category).

Common mistake: A single wrong digit, or an Aadhaar whose name doesn't match the name you've written on the form.

Expert tip: Cross-check your Aadhaar number twice. Then confirm the name on your Aadhaar matches the name field letter for letter. This one check prevents a large share of rejections.

The correction tick box

What to enter: In the left margin, tick the box beside only the fields you are correcting. Leave every other field's box untouched.

Common mistake: This is the single biggest form-filling error. People fill the whole form but forget to tick the margin box — so the system doesn't know what to change. Or they tick boxes for fields they didn't mean to touch.

Expert tip: Correcting only your name? Tick only the name box. Fixing your name and date of birth? Tick both, and leave the rest blank. The tick is the instruction — without it, nothing changes.

Photograph

What to enter: Two recent passport-size colour photographs (4.5 cm × 3.5 cm) with a white background, pasted in the boxes provided. This applies to CR-01 (individuals).

Common mistake: Stapling or clipping the photos instead of pasting them. Also, using an old or blurry photo — the print quality on your PAN card depends directly on the photo you affix.

Expert tip: The photo on the right side must be clean, with no marks. The photo on the left side is where your signature or thumb impression crosses over — more on that below.

Signature (or left-hand thumb impression)

What to enter: Your signature in two places. First, across the photograph on the left side, so part of the signature is on the photo and part on the form. Second, inside the signature box at the bottom right of the form.

Common mistake: Signing outside the box, or letting the signature cross the printed border lines. A signature that spills over the lines can get the form rejected.

Expert tip: If you use a thumb impression instead of a signature, it must be attested by a Magistrate, Notary Public, Oath Commissioner, or Gazetted Officer with an official seal and stamp. Keep your signature consistent with the one in your other official records to avoid a signature mismatch.