New Delhi: The full form of UAN is the Universal Account Number. It is a 12-digit unique number which is given to every employee under the umbrella of the EPF. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) generates and allots the UAN. The UAN of an employee remains unchanged throughout his/her work life.
The UAN is like a social security number for EPF accounts and it remains the same throughout one’s career irrespective of job changes. Every time an employee changes jobs, the EPFO gives a new EPF account which is linked to the UAN. An employee can request a new member ID by submitting the UAN to the new employer and it will get linked to the UAN. All the member IDs are linked to the UAN of the employee to facilitate easy EPF transfers and withdrawals.
How to check UAN online?
One can check and know the UAN online by following the below-mentioned steps:
Step 1: First, the employee has to visit the official EPFO website.
Step 2: In the next step, go to the “Services” section. There, the employee has to select “For Employees”.
Step 3: After that, the employee has to select “Member UAN/Online Service (OCS/OTCP).”
Step 4: The employee will be redirected to the member portal.
Step 5: Then the employee has to go to the “Important Links” section on the member portal homepage, After that, the employee has to click on “Know Your UAN.”
Step 6: The employee has to enter the mobile number linked with the UAN and also the captcha.
Step 7: The employee has to request OTP which will be sent to the registered mobile number. Enter the OTP and the captcha.
Step 8: Once the OTP is validated, the employee has to enter the Full Name, Date Of Birth and either PAN Aadhaar or Member ID and enter the Captcha.
Step 9: After that, the employee has to click on “Show my UAN” and if the UAN is linked, it will be displayed.
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