Saturday, April 21, 2012

Understand Pan Card Numbering System

Know your PAN Number




PAN explained.......


PAN is a 10 digit alpha numeric number, where the first 5 characters are letters, the next 4 numbers and the last one a letter again. These 10 characters can be divided in five parts as can be seen below. The meaning of each number has been explained further.
1. First three characters are alphabetic series running from AAA to ZZZ
2. Fourth character of PAN represents the status of the PAN holder.
• C — Company
• P — Person
• H — HUF(Hindu Undivided Family)
• F — Firm
• A — Association of Persons (AOP)
• T — AOP (Trust)
• B — Body of Individuals (BOI)
• L — Local Authority
• J — Artificial Juridical Person
• G — Government
3. Fifth character represents first character of the PAN holder’s last name/surname.
4. Next four characters are sequential number running from 0001 to 9999.
5. Last character in the PAN is an alphabetic check digit.


Nowadays, the DOI (Date of Issue) of PAN card is mentioned at the right (vertical) hand side of the photo on the PAN card.
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

excellent.. But is thre any way to get idea abour first three characters or they are just in sequence??

Raj said...

Very nice article. I found same few good articles about Pan Card Status on pan card verification web too.

Unknown said...

Thanks for sharing.

New or duplicate PAN card no matter no need to contact PAN card agent also.
Any one can apply online, Its very easy to apply online at eMudhra PAN Service. Visit website to apply online.