How to Check Aadhaar (Aadhar) Enrolment Status and What to Do If It Isn't Generated?

What is an EID, and where do you find it?

When you enrol, the centre gives you an acknowledgement slip. It shows your EID (enrolment ID). You need this number to check the status and to download e-Aadhaar before the letter arrives.

On the status page, first choose the type: 14-digit Enrolment No. or 28-digit EID, then type the digits exactly as printed on your slip.

How do you check your Aadhaar enrolment status?

1. Find the EID on your slip

   It is printed on the acknowledgement slip from the centre. Lost the slip? Go to Retrieve EID/UID.

2. Open Check Enrolment / Update Status

   Use UIDAI's official link below (myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/CheckAadhaarStatus). The page is headed "Check Enrolment or Update Status" and has four options: Enrolment Number (EID), SRN, URN and SID. Open Enrolment Number (EID). Don't confuse it with "Check Aadhaar Status", which only checks whether an existing Aadhaar number is valid. Type the address yourself or use our button. Don't open status links sent on WhatsApp or SMS by strangers.

3. Enter the number and read the result

   Under "Select type", pick 14-digit Enrolment No. or 28-digit EID and type the digits carefully. Type the 6-character captcha (you can refresh it or listen to it) and press Check Status. In general the page tells you whether your Aadhaar has been generated, is still being processed, or was rejected. The exact wording on the portal may differ from ours.

   You'll know it worked when the page shows the current status of your enrolment.

   If nothing is found, check each digit again. UIDAI's charter allows up to 2 days to upload your data, so a very fresh enrolment may not show yet.

4. Act on the result

   Generated: download e-Aadhaar. Still processing: compare with the timeline. Rejected: see what to do.

How long does it take for a new Aadhaar to be generated?

UIDAI's Citizen's Charter (January 2024) sets these service standards. Use them to decide whether to keep waiting or to complain.

Your status still says it's being processed. Should you wait or act?

• Within the charter time: waiting is normal. Calling or re-enrolling won't make it faster.
• Past the charter time: start the escalation ladder. Keep your EID and the enrolment date ready.
• Adults in some states go through extra state verification first. See UP, Chandigarh and Assam.
• Adults enrolled at a non-designated centre: since 1 December 2022, adult new enrolments are taken only at designated centres. Adult packets from other centres are rejected.

Why do adult enrolments take longer in UP, Chandigarh and Assam?

News reports say these places add their own verification before an adult's Aadhaar is generated. The details below are as reported; check with your centre for the current rules.

We have not confirmed whether any other state adds a similar check. If you live elsewhere, go by UIDAI's charter times above.

Your Aadhaar is generated but not received. What should you do?

You don't have to wait for the post. e-Aadhaar is as legally valid as the printed letter. Download it as soon as your status says the Aadhaar is generated.

• Download with your EID: on myAadhaar or in the Aadhaar App, enter the EID. An OTP goes to the mobile you gave at enrolment. Full steps: download e-Aadhaar.
• PDF password: the first 4 letters of your name in CAPITALS plus your year of birth, for example SURE1990. Work yours out with the PDF password helper.
• The letter: UIDAI hands it to India Post within 10 days of generation. It goes to the address on record.
• Want a plastic card? Once you have your Aadhaar number, you can order a PVC card for ₹75, including GST and Speed Post.

No mobile number given at enrolment, or no access to it? You can't download e-Aadhaar. At an Aadhaar centre you can get a biometric-authenticated e-Aadhaar print for ₹30–₹40 (UIDAI's Seva Kendras list ₹40), or add your mobile number for ₹75. See download without a registered mobile. In our experience, OTPs start coming on the new number within 1–2 days.

Lost your enrolment slip? How do you retrieve your EID or Aadhaar number?

UIDAI's Retrieve EID/UID service is reported to be free. It works if you gave a mobile number or email at enrolment and can still get messages on it.

1. Open Retrieve EID/UID

   Use the official link below. It is meant for getting back a lost EID or Aadhaar number.

2. Enter your name and contact detail

   Type your name as you gave it at enrolment. Add the mobile number or the email you gave. In our experience the email route works too: the OTP then comes by email.

3. Enter the captcha and the OTP

   You'll know it worked when your EID or Aadhaar number is retrieved. Write it down safely.

   If no OTP arrives, check you typed the same mobile or email you gave at enrolment. With neither one working, only an Aadhaar centre can help.

More ways to find a lost number: find a lost Aadhaar number or EID.

What if your Aadhaar enrolment was rejected?

A rejected enrolment means no Aadhaar was made from it. UIDAI's advice is to enrol again. These are the reasons UIDAI gives for rejection:

For the full enrolment process and documents, see apply for a new Aadhaar.

How do you escalate when your Aadhaar is overdue?

Escalate once you are past UIDAI's time: 30 days for a child, 180 days for an adult. The charter sets 30 days to resolve a grievance, so give each step that long. Always quote your EID and enrolment date.

Some people report their status stuck "in progress" for 90 days or more, with 1947 tickets going nowhere. They turned to RTI. A written trail from steps 2 and 3 makes the later steps stronger. More detail: our guides to the 1947 helpline and to complaints and escalation.

Your situation: what happens and what should you do?

When should you visit an Aadhaar centre?

• Lost slip, no mobile or email on record: a centre can help you find your EID or Aadhaar number.
• Aadhaar generated, but no OTP on your mobile: get a ₹30–₹40 biometric-authenticated print, or add your mobile number for ₹75.
• Enrolment rejected: enrol again. Adults must use a designated centre, such as an Aadhaar Seva Kendra. Take original documents.
• Timings: Aadhaar Seva Kendras usually open on Sundays too and close on about 10 holidays a year. Most work 9:30 am–5:30 pm with a lunch break from 1 to 2 pm. Check your centre before you go.
• Booking: free at bookappointment.uidai.gov.in, and you don't need a mobile linked to Aadhaar to book. In our experience, centres not listed there are walk-in only. Steps: book an Aadhaar appointment.

Find a centre bhuvan-app3.nrsc.gov.in

What happens inside and how to prepare: Aadhaar centres: what to expect.

Bottom line

Keep your 28-digit EID safe and check it on myAadhaar. Give UIDAI 30 days for a child and 180 days for an adult. Once generated, download e-Aadhaar instead of waiting for the post. Don't enrol twice; escalate if it's overdue. UIDAI's free helpline is 1947.