As per UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India), there is no age limit defined for Aadhaar. A new born baby can also be enrolled for Aadhaar. i.e. Parent's Aadhaar number, along with the child's birth certificate, is enough to enroll the child (0-5 years age group) for Aadhaar. The parents need to visit the Aadhaar Enrolment Centre in the respective District (Enrolment Centre at DC/ADC/SDO (C) Office/EAC, Post Office, Banks, etc. as applicable) with the child for biometric authentication. For children below 5 years of age, only photograph of the child is captured at the time of enrolment, no other biometrics information (finger prints & Iris) are captured.

A child’s Aadhaar needs two Mandatory Biometric Updates (Photograph, Ten fingers & iris) when the child attains the age of 5 years and then again at the age of 15 years for continued validity of his/her Aadhaar. This mandatory biometric update is FREE (if done between 5-7 years & 15-17 years respectively) & can be done only at an Aadhaar Enrolment Centre as cited above. There is no document required for doing the Mandatory Biometric Update for this age group.

It is pertinent to mention here that school children are also advised to link their mobile number with Aadhaar. Various services (Online applications/registration of various examinations like NEET, CUET etc.) can be easily availed based on Aadhaar OTP Authentication. To update mobile number, the students have to visit the nearby Aadhaar Enrolment Centre. There is no document required to update mobile number in Aadhaar.

To locate your nearest Aadhaar Enrolment Centre, please visit https://bhuvan-app3.nrsc.gov.in/aadhaar/

(DIPR)