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Have you forgotten your UAN Password and want to recover or reset it? This article talks about how to reset and change UAN password when you have your mobile number with UAN registered with you but you have forgotten your UAN password.

Overview of Steps to Change Mobile Number in UAN if forgotten Password

This works only if the Name, Date of Birth, Gender and Aadhaar/PAN that you enter matches the details with your UAN. Else you will get an error message. In that case, contact your employer for the details of your UAN.

  • Go to UAN website of EPF at UAN  New Website
  • Click on Forgot Password.
  • Enter your  UAN number and Captcha. Click on Verify.
  • The mobile number mapped to your UAN will be shown. If you want to change the mobile Number you can click on No.
  • You will see the screen asking for your Name, Date of Birth, Gender, KYC Type, and Document Number. Enter your details. Click on Verify near the Document number.
  • After details are verified. You can enter your new Mobile number and get OTP in it.
  • Then enter your Password twice.
  • You will see Password changed successfully message. You can click on Login to log with your new password.
  • Our article  Change Mobile Number in UAN if forgotten Password and Mobile Number Changed discusses in detail with images

Steps to Recover and Reset UAN password if Mobile Number is not Changed

  • Go to EPFO website at UAN: Home
  • Click on Forgot Password.
  • Enter your  UAN number and Captcha. Click on Verify.
  • The mobile number mapped to your UAN will be shown. If you want to change the mobile Number you can click on No.
  • Click on Get Authorized Pin
  • If OTP is successfully sent, you will see the message OTP is successfully sent. If the website is unable to send the OTP(due to heavy traffic) you will get the window with message Failed to send OTP. Please try again later. Then try the steps mentioned above again after some time.
  • If OTP is sent successfully, then you will get the OTP on your mobile number registered with the UAN. The message would be Dear Mr. ABC XYZ. Your OTP corresponding to OTP id 6000 is 3937. Enter this pin to set a new password for your account. Please use the pin and not the OTP id.
  • Enter the OTP Pin at Enter Authorization Pin. 
  • Enter the New Password.  The Password should contain minimum 7 characters and Maximum 20 characters. Minimum 4 alphabets, minimum 2 digits, 1 special character.  At least one character out of 4 alphabets should be Capital and one small letter. 
  • Confirm the New Password.
  • Click Submit button.
  • You will get a window saying password successfully changed.
  • Login to UAN New Website with UAN number and new Password.
  • Our article How to Change Password of UAN if Mobile number is not Changed discusses in detail with images

Video on How to Change UAN password using Forgot Password and Mobile Number Changed

Details on how to Reset and Change UAN password after Logging in UAN

The UAN is a 12-digit number allotted to each Employee Provident Fund(EPF) member by the Employee Provident Fund  Organization(EPFO) which gives him control of his EPF account and minimizes the role of employer. Once the member has activated his UAN based registration, he can any time log in to the portal by using his username and password created. UAN

  • Download Passbook/UAN Card,
  • List Previous Member ID/View Linking Status,
  • File Transfer Claim/View Transfer Claim Status/System Generated Transfer Claim Status,
  • Edit Mobile Number/Edit Email ID/Update KYC Information/Change Password/Edit Personal Details,

When does one set up UAN password?

You set up UAN password when you register your UAN and activate it. As explained in the article UAN or Universal Account Number and Registration of UAN, Once you receive the Universal account number or UAN from your employer, you have to log on to the official website https://unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in/memberinterface/. When you Click on Activate UAN Based Registration you have to enter your UAN, mobile number and member ID. You will receive an authorisation PIN on your mobile, as shown in the image below.

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Steps to Change UAN password

  • Go to UAN Member e-SEWA Portal by clicking here
  • Login to UAN Portal using your UAN number and new password sent.
  • Click on  Account->CHANGE PASSWORD
Change UAN password

Change UAN password

  • Enter the old password and new password (one sent through SMS) twice. Remember The password for UAN should be alphanumeric, have minimum 1 special character and 8-25 character long. Special characters are one of  ! @ # $ % ^ & * ). Click on Update
  • You will see the message You have successfully change your password, as shown in the image below.
  • You would also get a SMS on your registered mobile, You have successfully change your password against UAN <UAN number> on UAN Member portal.
UAN password change

UAN password change

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