Download e-aadhar by Face Authentication : No need to have registered mobile number.

If you want to download a copy of the Aadhaar card right now, you must have a registered mobile number in your Aadhaar . Because e Aadhaar card can be downloaded only after verification by OTP, the Aadhar card holders whose mobile number is not registered in the Aadhaar card, were not be able to download the Aadhaar card online.
Most of 70% of the Aadhaar cards do not have their mobile numbers registered

From UIDAI portal has provided a alternative option to download via Face recognition as a pilot project.  If the mobile number is not registered in the Aadhar card of Aadhaar card holders, then they can download the copy of Aadhaar card online only by showing their face, for this, it is not necessary that their Aadhar card has mobile Number should be registered.

This is, benefit of this new facility will be available to such people whose mobile number is not updated or registered in the Aadhaar card yet.

Face Aadhaar Card Download / Download Aadhaar card Using Face Authentication

This facility is not yet provided on the official UIDAI website, to use it, you have to use the link given on this website

How to download Aadhaar card by showing face

1)  First you have to click on this given link. https://eaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/faadhaar/

2)  By clicking on the link, you will go to the UIDAI website and you will see some options here which we have shown you below.

You have to fill captcha code and click on the option of FACE AUTH.

3)  If you are doing this process in your mobile, then by clicking on face auth, your front camera will start working, similarly, if you are doing this whole process through your laptop then the laptop camera Will start working and if you are doing this process through the desktop you will have to use the webcam.

4)  As the camera starts working, it will have to bring its face in front of the camera and keep its face steady for some time so that it can be captured.

5)  As your face is captured, a survey form opens in front of you, in this survey form you have to answer two small questions.

6) Once Biometric detail is verified then you will have option to download the e-aadhar card.

Note: This service is primarily based on Face recognition which is more of research oriented ,Hence we cannot expected 100 % accuracy .Although it is quite good in image identification

If someone has locked their Biometric then this will not able to authenticate. Hence in-order to use biometric authentication user need to have his biometric detail in Un-locked mode.