Universal Account Number is a 12-digit number provided by the Employer. UAN of an employee remains same throughout life irrespective of the number of jobs he/she changes. Every time an employee switches job which will be linked to the UAN. Once the member ID is created, it gets linked to the UAN of the employee.
How to activate UAN in the EPFO Member Portal
For activate the UAN, it is important that you have your Universal Account Number and PF member id with you. Given below are steps to activate the UAN.
1. Go to the link https://unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in/memberinterface/
2. In the below, there is a tab called important link click on the Activate UAN.
3. Enter your Universal Account Number, mobile number and PF member ID. Enter the captcha characters. Click on ‘Get authorization PIN’ button. You will receive the PIN on your registered mobile number.
4. Click on ‘I Agree’ under the Disclaimer checkbox and enter the OTP that you receive on your mobile number and click on ‘Validate OTP and Activate UAN’.
5. On UAN activation, you will receive a password on your registered mobile number to access your account.
6. If you wish to change your password it is possible in the member portal, when you log into the UAN portal with your UAN as id and the password you receive on your mobile number.
