**Sample PDF of the Affidavit is attached at the end.
Why and When is this Affidavit used?
- It is used when a person does not have an official Date of Birth Certificate (from municipal authority, hospital, etc.) but needs to apply for a PAN Card.
- The affidavit acts as a substitute proof of date of birth in support of the PAN application.
- Common for older applicants (before DOB registration was mandatory) or when original records are missing/lost.
Purpose of this Affidavit
- To declare the correct date of birth based on school records, family confirmation, or other supporting evidence.
- To provide the Income Tax Department a legal undertaking in the absence of an official certificate.
- To ensure the DOB is accurately recorded in the PAN database.
- To act as a legal self-declaration under oath, binding the applicant to truthfulness.
Importance
- Without proof of DOB, a PAN application may get rejected.
- Affidavit serves as an accepted alternative document.
- It helps maintain consistency in records (especially when DOB mismatch arises in Aadhaar, school certificates, or voter ID).
FAQs on PAN Date of Birth Affidavit
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Q1. Who needs this affidavit?
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Anyone applying for a PAN Card who doesn't have a standard DOB certificate.
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Q2. What if I already have school records or Aadhaar with DOB?
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Then an affidavit may not be needed. But if there is a discrepancy or missing proof, an affidavit becomes necessary.
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Q3. Is an affidavit alone enough for PAN?
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Usually, supporting documents (like school certificates, voter IDs, Aadhaar, etc.) are also required along with the affidavit.
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Q4. Can the DOB in PAN be changed later if an affidavit was once given?
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Change is possible through a correction application, but the IT Dept. may ask for stronger proof (birth certificate, court order).
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Q5. Is this affidavit valid everywhere?
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It is valid only for PAN issuance and related corrections. Other authorities (passport office, EPFO, etc.) may not accept it.
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Q6. Who attests this affidavit?
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It must be sworn before a First Class Magistrate, Notary Public, or Oath Commissioner with seal/signature.
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Q7. What happens if someone gives a false DOB in an affidavit?
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It amounts to perjury and fraud, attracting penalties under law, and PAN may be cancelled.
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TO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN
AFFIDAVIT
I, ___________________________, son/daughter of _____________________, aged about ___________ years, occupation __________________, residing at ________________________________________, do hereby solemnly affirm and state as under:
- That I am applying for issuance of a PAN Card from the Income Tax Department, as the same is required to be submitted before the concerned authorities who have directed me to furnish my PAN details for their official records.
- That according to my school records, birth documents, and as per the confirmation of my parents/elders, my correct date of birth is ____________.
- That I request the Income Tax Department to kindly record my correct date of birth as ____________ in their records wherever necessary and issue a PAN Card in my favour accordingly.
- That I declare I shall not seek any further alteration or modification of my date of birth in future except ____________.
- That this affidavit is made and sworn in support of my correct date of birth and is to be treated in lieu of a date of birth certificate.
DEPONENT
VERIFICATION
Verified and signed before me by the deponent, who admitted the contents of this affidavit to be true and correct on this _______ day of _______, 20 at ___________.
Identified by: ___________________
(Signature and Seal of Magistrate / Advocate / Notary)
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