NS Aadhaar It has become an important source of identification for individuals, so it is important to ensure that the details in one’s Aadhaar are correct. There are limits on how often certain details can be changed or updated Aadhaar card.

In 2019, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) announced that it has set a limit on the number of times to update/change the name, date of birth and gender details in the Aadhaar card.

You will have to pay a small fee to update details like your date of birth, name and gender.

Let’s have a look at these restrictions in detail as per the office memorandum issued by UIDAI.

1. How many times name can be updated in Aadhar card?
   As per UIDAI’s office memorandum, Aadhaar card holder can now update his/her name in Aadhaar card only twice.
2. How many times date of birth can be updated in Aadhar card?
   The date of birth in the Aadhar card can be updated only once. Further, change in date of birth will be allowed up to a maximum limit of three years plus or minus the date of birth entered during Aadhaar enrollment. Similarly, the person presenting the proof of date of birth at the time of enrollment will have to be entered as verified in the records of UIDAI. However, if the individual does not have documentary proof for the date of birth at the time of enrollment, the date of birth will be recorded with UIDAI as declared or approximate. In future, if the said person wants to update his. date of birth, then he has to provide documentary proof of his date of birth. The update request from the individual to change the date of birth from ‘Declared/Projected’ to ‘Verified’ will be allowed only once. This can be done only on production of relevant documentary evidence. This change is permissible irrespective of the extent/limit of the change. Individuals whose date of birth has already been entered as ‘Verified’ with UIDAI will not be allowed to change their date of birth.
3. How many times Gender can be updated in Aadhar Card?
   As per the memorandum, gender details can be updated only once.
4. What if you want to make changes beyond limits?
   Updating the name, gender or date of birth in the Aadhaar card more than the mandatory number of times can be done only through an exception handling procedure that may require the Aadhaar card holder to visit the UIDAI regional office.
5. How does the exception handling process work?
   If the name, date of birth and gender are to be updated beyond the prescribed limit, the procedure is as follows: 1. One has to visit the Aadhaar Enrollment/Update Center to update his/her name, date of birth or gender. Since the update is more than the stipulated time, one has to send a request to the regional office of UIDAI through email or post to accept the update done at the enrollment centre. The person is required to explain why such request should be accepted along with a copy of the URN slip, Aadhaar details and relevant proof details. Email should be sent to [email protected]. Remember, a person is not required to go to the regional office unless specifically asked to come. The Regional Office will do due diligence and ascertain whether the update request is genuine or not. The Regional Office may ask the resident for additional information or conduct field investigations as required.4. If the Regional Office ensures that the update request is genuine, the request will be sent to the Technical Center for processing/reprocessing the request.