Having Mobile Number Registered with Aadhaar is mandatory to avail various Aadhaar Services like while authentication, downloading Aadhaar, Updating Aadhaar Online, Locking/ Unlocking Aadhaar Biometrics etc. By providing the OTP received on your registered Aadhaar Mobile Number all such tasks can be completed.
So today in this post we will discuss how to generate OTP for Aadhaar Download.
While downloading Aadhaar from Official UIDAI Portal, UIDAI sends OTP to your Aadhaar Registered Mobile Number and once entering that OTP only you could download your Aadhaar Card. And in case if you don’t have registered mobile number with Aadhaar then you cannot download your Aadhaar Online, to be able to download Aadhaar you will have to first get your mobile number updated in your Aadhaar by visiting the Aadhaar Center.
So here we will explain briefly on how to generate OTP for Aadhar Download.
There are two methods through which you can generate OTP for Aadhaar Download:
- Generate OTP for Aadhar Download via Registered Mobile Number
- Generate OTP for Aadhar Download via mAadhaar App by using TOTP
Below we have explained both these methods briefly to generate OTP for Aadhar Download.
Generate OTP for Aadhar Download via Registered Mobile Number
- To Generate OTP for Aadhar Download via Registered Mobile Number visit UIDAI Official Portal by visiting //eaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/
- From Aadhaar Download Page just select I have Aadhaar/ VID or Enrolment ID.
- Enter your 12 digit Aadhaar Number or VID or Enrolment ID, followed by your full name as per Aadhaar Card.
- Enter Pincode, solve the captcha by entering the security code given above.
- Click on request otp.
- You will receive one time password on your Aadhaar Registered Mobile Number in few minutes.
- Just enter the received otp in enter otp field and click on Download Aadhaar.
- Your Aadhaar PDF file will start downloading, and then you can open the file with any PDF Reader Software Installed on your PC or Smartphone.
That’s it this is how you can generate OTP for Aadhar Download via registered mobile number.
Generate OTP for Aadhar Download via mAadhaar App by using TOTP
- To generate OTP for Aadhar Download via mAadhaar App by using TOTP, you should have mAadhaar App Installed and configured on your smartphone device.
- To know the complete process on how to download, install and configure mAadhaar on your smartphone just click here.
- To Generate OTP for Aadhar Download via mAadhaar App visit UIDAI Official Portal by going to //eaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/
- From Aadhaar Download Page just select I have Aadhaar/ VID or Enrolment ID.
- Enter your 12 digit Aadhaar Number or VID or Enrolment ID, followed by your full name as per Aadhaar Card.
- Enter Pincode, solve the captcha by entering the security code given above.
- Click on Yes, I have TOTP. Do not send me OTP.
- Open mAadhaar App on your smartphone and tap on TOTP option.
- Enter the displayed TOTP Code in enter TOTP field and click on download Aadhaar.
- Your Aadhaar PDF file will start downloading, and then you can open the file with any PDF Reader Software Installed on your PC or Smartphone.
That’s it this is how you can generate OTP for Aadhar Download via mAadhaar App by using TOTP.
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