UAN or Universal Account Number is an essential number as the entire EPF or Employee Provident Fund process is not online. With the UAN managing and tracking your EPF balance without the help of an employer and PF application becomes easier.

If you do not know how to get a UAN number, get all details here:

Here are the steps to create UAN -
  1. Visit the UAN member portal in the official website of EPFO, India.
  2. Open the link - UAN Allotment. You can find it at the bottom right of the website.
  3. On the screen that appears next, enter your Aadhaar number, re-check carefully for accuracy and proceed to click ‘Generate OTP’. You will get an OTP on your registered mobile number for verification.
  4. Next, enter the OTP in the tab that appears below, accept the Disclaimer, and finally, click on ‘Submit’.
  5. Details against the provided Aadhaar number will appear on the screen. You can check the same and enter essential data wherever required. Once done, enter the captcha, agree on the Disclaimer and click ‘Register’ button.
  6. Your UAN will be generated and displayed instantly on the screen.
The documents required for the process are -
  • Details of your bank account including branch details, account number, IFSC code, etc.
  • Aadhaar card
  • PAN card
  • ESIC card (Employee State Insurance Corporation)
  • Address proof like utility bill, ration card, etc.
  • Identity proof like passport, driving license, Voter ID, etc.
What Are the Other Benefits of Having a UAN?
  • It helps to centralize the employee’s data.
  • It saves from the hassles of employee verification from the EPF firm or companies on the occasion of job change.
  • It makes possible for EPFO to get the KYC details and bank account details of the employee.
Hope now are aware of how to create UAN no for your Employee Provident Fund contribution account and what are the other benefits of UAN.