Know how to link your Aadhaar with IRCTC account here.
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Technology Desk, New Delhi. If you book train tickets online in India, your IRCTC account is something you use all the time. Now it is very important to link your Aadhaar with your IRCTC profile. While some may consider this just another formality, it is designed to make your account more secure and help avoid last-minute problems during booking or travel. If you've ever seen booking limit, verification prompts or random errors popping up, maybe Aadhaar linking could have helped.
In such a situation, we are going to tell you here how you can link your Aadhaar with IRCTC account easily and without any hassle. For this you do not need to be tech-savvy. Just keep your Aadhaar number and registered mobile phone with you. Here we will explain you the entire process step by step so that you can do it in just a few minutes.
Why link Aadhaar to your IRCTC account?
Linking your Aadhaar helps reduce misuse of the ticketing system by agents and brokers, making it easier for genuine passengers to get confirmed seats. Once your account is authenticated, IRCTC can better verify that you are a real person and not a bulk booking account. In some cases, such as Tatkal and premium Tatkal booking, they are reserved only for Aadhaar-verified users. This gives regular passengers a better chance to book tickets before they sell out.
What do you need before you start?
How to link Aadhaar with your IRCTC account?
How to check whether IRCTC account is authenticated or not?
Make sure that the mobile number linked to your Aadhaar is working, as the OTP will be sent to it. Also, check that your name, date of birth and gender in your IRCTC profile matches with your Aadhaar records, otherwise the verification may get rejected. After linking Aadhaar, you can also book tickets in limited booking windows, such as morning tatkal, which are reserved for genuine users.
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