How to Correct Your Date of Birth in a PAN Card?

Why does the date of birth in your PAN matter?

A wrong date of birth looks like a small typing error. In practice it blocks several everyday tasks:

• PAN–Aadhaar linking. UIDAI says the date of birth and gender in PAN and Aadhaar must be exactly the same. A small name difference can be cleared with an Aadhaar OTP, but a date mismatch can't. Until PAN and Aadhaar are linked, your PAN can stay inoperative.
• Opening the e-PAN file. Protean says the password for the e-PAN PDF is your date of birth. If the PAN record has a different date, the date you know won't open it.
• KYC checks. Banks, mutual funds, brokers and insurers usually check your PAN, name and date of birth together. A mismatch can hold up an account opening or a KYC update.
• Income tax work. Verification services, such as "Verify Your PAN" on the e-Filing portal, ask for your date of birth along with your PAN and name.

The date in PAN is your official date of birth, the one on your documents. It is not the date your family celebrates if the papers say otherwise.

Which documents prove your date of birth from 1 April 2026?

The list comes from Rule 158 of the Income-tax Rules, 2026, published by the Income Tax Department as a document table (Annex G). Form CR-01 asks for proof of date of birth, and Protean says the April 2026 changes apply to correction requests as well as new applications. Give a copy of any one of these, showing the correct date.

Not accepted as date-of-birth proof: Aadhaar, ration card and pensioner card. They can still prove identity (and Aadhaar can prove address).

For the full lists of identity and address proofs, see documents required for PAN.

How much does a date of birth correction cost?

Protean lists these change and correction fees, including GST. The fee is the same whichever field you change.

UTIITSL lists the same ₹107 and ₹72 for new applications; check its correction fee on the payment page before you pay. A PAN centre or agent may add a service charge, which is separate from the official fee.

Can you correct the date online, or do you need a centre?

Both work. CR-01 can be filed on the Protean or UTIITSL website, or at a PAN centre of either one. Protean offers these ways to submit:

e-Sign needs an OTP on the mobile number linked to your Aadhaar. If that number is old, use the physical route or update your Aadhaar mobile first.

How do you correct your date of birth on CR-01?

These steps follow Protean's online process. UTIITSL works in a similar way. Keep a scan of your PAN card and your date-of-birth proof ready.

1. Get your date-of-birth proof ready

   Pick one document from the proof table. It must show the correct date. Also keep a copy of your PAN card (or an FIR copy if the card is lost), an identity proof and an address proof. Aadhaar works for identity and address.

   You'll know it worked when you hold a listed document showing the date you will enter on the form.

   If you have no proof: apply for a birth certificate at your municipal office, or get an affidavit sworn before a Magistrate.

2. Open the correction application

   On Protean, go to onlineservices.proteantech.in → PAN. On UTIITSL, go to pan.utiitsl.com → "Change/Correction in PAN Card". Choose the change or correction request for an individual (CR-01), not a new PAN application.

   Never apply for a new PAN to "fix" the date. That gives you a second PAN, which is not allowed.

3. Enter the correct date and check the rest

   Enter your PAN and Aadhaar number, then the correct date of birth as DD MM YYYY. Check your name, father's name and address too. They should match your documents and your Aadhaar.

   You'll know it worked when the preview shows the correct date before you submit.

4. Choose card or e-PAN only, then pay

   Pick a printed card (₹107, or ₹101 paperless) or e-PAN only (₹72, or ₹66 paperless). Pay by debit card, credit card or net banking.

   You'll know it worked when the acknowledgement arrives by email with a 15-digit acknowledgement number.

   If money was taken but no acknowledgement came: don't pay again at once. Call Protean on 020-27218080 with the payment details.

5. Sign digitally, or send the papers

   With e-Sign or a DSC, nothing is posted. Otherwise sign the printed acknowledgement, add two recent colour photos (4.5 × 3.5 cm), and sign across the photo as the form asks. Send it with copies of your PAN and proofs to the address on the acknowledgement. Write "APPLICATION FOR PAN – N-[15-digit acknowledgement number]" on the envelope.

   Papers must reach Protean within 15 days of the online application. Late papers can delay or stop your request.

6. Track the request

   Use the acknowledgement number on the same site you applied on. UTIITSL also lets you track with your PAN and date of birth. How to check PAN application status →

What happens after the date is corrected?

• Same PAN number. Only the date in the record changes.
• New e-PAN by email, and a new card by post if you paid for one. Your old card shows the old date, so keep the new one for KYC.
• New e-PAN password. Open the new e-PAN PDF with your corrected date of birth.
• Banks and investments don't update by themselves. Give them the new card or e-PAN if they hold the old date.

If your PAN and Aadhaar weren't linked because of the date, link them now. The dates must match exactly first.

For the linking steps, see how to link PAN with Aadhaar. If linking still fails, or you paid the fee and nothing happened, see PAN–Aadhaar linking problems.

How does a company correct its date of incorporation?

Companies, LLPs, firms, trusts and other entities use Form CR-02, not CR-01. The date on their PAN is the date of incorporation, agreement or formation. Give the document that proves it, such as the Certificate of Incorporation, partnership deed or trust deed. A director, partner, trustee or other authorised person signs. More on the forms: PAN forms for individuals and entities.

What can go wrong, and how do you fix it?

Bottom line

First find out which record is wrong. If it's PAN, file CR-01 with a date-of-birth proof that isn't Aadhaar, and pay ₹66–₹107. If it's Aadhaar, fix Aadhaar instead. Then link PAN and Aadhaar again. For help, call Protean on 020-27218080 or UTIITSL on 033-40802999.