Aadhaar Card Enrollment Rejected?

Is you Aadhaar Card enrollment Rejected? did you receive any message on your registered mobile number that your Aadhaar Card generation is rejected? then here we are going to list a few reasons which could lead to such rejections.

Main Reason Behind Rejection of Aadhaar

Mostly many people in India have messed up and don’t remember if they have been earlier enrolled for Aadhaar Card or not. And because they have not received their Aadhaar Card they go to Aadhaar Center and they get their self re-enroll, but this is not the solution to this problem.

A person can enroll for Aadhaar Card only once and once you have been issued with 12 digit Aadhaar, even if you try to enroll yourself any number of times your application will always get rejected. If the first application is valid and all documents have been furnished then it will be accepted and you will be issued with 12 digit Aadhaar Number, however, you will also get your Aadhaar Card Letter delivered to your address via India Post.

On the Aadhaar Card Application form, you will also find a declaration stating if already enrolled don’t enroll again, check out the below screenshot of the Aadhaar Card form where they have printed declaration.

So before re-enrolling yourself, you should make sure that you have not been enrolled for Aadhaar in the past. And if you are sure enough then you can get yourself re-enrolled for Aadhaar by visiting nearest Aadhaar Kendra.

But before you re-enroll yourself for Aadhaar just find out what is the exact reason behind the rejection of your application. If you get to know the reason then next time while re-enrolling you won't repeat that mistake. Below are the reasons which could lead to rejection errors like:

• This enrollment has been rejected due to data/process error. Please visit an enrollment center to re-enroll.
• Aadhar rejected due to a technical error

Reasons for Aadhaar Rejections

• Name not entered as per UIDAI Guidelines
• Photo captured in the update request is not matching with the photo on Aadhaar
• Age appears to be incorrect on the basis of the photo
• Relationship mismatch
• Photograph captured that of object/animal /Deity etc in place of resident
• The blank page is scanned as POI/POA/POB/POR
• The resident details are not matching with the documents submitted as POI/POA/POR/POB
• The document scanned as part of enrolment is not legible/not readable.
• Document of another person attached.
• Only enrolment Slip or consent slip attached,
• No proof document
• No document attached,
• Only screenshot or random images attached.\Gender does not match the photo.
• Age appears to be incorrect on the basis of the photo (eg: age 5 for an adult photo)
• Full facial Photo is not clearly visible
• Multiple Photos - with different people in them.
• The photo has shadows/face not clear/ blurred"
• Name contains abusive words/slangs or unparliamentary language
• Name contains Initials only or abbreviations.
• Name contains any suffix/pre-fix in the name (like Late, Sir, Dr., Er.)
• Name with a nickname (like using Urf or two names (one name in bracket).
• Names with Special characters or Abstract/Unusual names."
• Verify the address - it should be sufficient enough so that Aadhaar letter can be delivered to the resident.
• In the case of small villages, the village name should be sufficient but in the case of cities, House No./Landmark/locality/Area should have been given in addition to City and State name."
• The photo should appear as taken live via webcam at the time of Enrolment; hence it should appear as a live photo of the resident.
• It should not appear as taken from (i) hard copy of photo (passport photo etc.) or (ii) photo on a monitor (iii) photo on a mobile device.
• Resident Photo should not have any edges.
• The photo should not contain stamp marks, reflections, the mark of pin staple."
• Enrolment details should not include any unparliamentary/Offensive Language
• Document name mismatch
• Scanned Image Not of Original Document
• Demographic data mismatch( Document data do not match with entry data).

So above were the reasons why your Aadhaar Application or update requests are getting rejected. So make sure you are not making any of the above mistakes while re-enrolling for Aadhaar.

How to Re-enroll when Aadhaar Card Enrolment Rejected?

If your enrolment has been rejected due to technical reason or data/process error, you should first confirm that you won't repeat the same mistakes or errors which you made in your last application. You can refer to the above reasons for Aadhaar rejections and be extra careful while re-enrolment.

Below is the process explained on how to get re-enrolled for Aadhaar when your enrolment has been rejected.

• Visit Aadhaar Enrolment Center with your address proof, and identity proof documents. Make sure on the documents your details are mentioned correctly.
• Request for the Aadhaar Application form at the center.
• Fill up the form with correct details as per address proof and identity proof document.
• Submit the form with documents to the verifier to get your application and documents verified.
• Then you will need to move to Aadhaar Enrolment Operator.
• The operator will enter all the details in the software and your fingerprints, iris, and photograph will be captured.
•  Once done you will be handed over with Aadhaar receipt also called as Aadhaar Acknowledgement Receipt which you will need to keep with you carefully.
• Then you will need to keep a track on your application, your application will be verified by the verification team and if everything is in the order you will be issued 12 digits Aadhaar Number. The entire process will take 1 - 3 months.