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Most schools insist on child’s Aadhaar at the time of admission. Generally, the forms for class nursery admission are out in December every year and the admission starts in mid of January.
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To avoid any hustle at that time, its better to apply for your child’s Aadhaar now, if you haven’t done it yet. An individual of any age can apply for Aadhaar, even new-born and kids can apply for the same. Read on for all the details you need to apply for your child’s Aadhaar.
How to enroll?
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The process of getting an Aadhaar for a child is quite similar to that of an adult getting an Aadhaar. Parents can visit the nearest Aadhaar care centre along with the child and fill up the form.
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For children below 5 years no biometrics will be captured. Their UID be processed on the basis of demographic information and facial photograph linked with the UID of their parents.
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How to update child’s biometric in Aadhaar?
Every child will need to update his or her biometrics of ten fingers, iris and facial photograph, when s/he turns 5 and 15. Intimation to this effect will be mentioned in the original Aadhaar letter.
The updation will be done free of cost.
See UIDAI’s tweet:
#AadhaarUpdateChecklist
Remember to take your child to nearby Aadhaar Kendra for the mandatory biometric update at age 5 years and again at age 15 years. This is important to keep your child's data updated and makes it easy for the child to use Aadhaar when required. pic.twitter.com/IWWUwTdE9W— Aadhaar (@UIDAI) February 4, 2020
