Often known Peoples PAN Card ... Permanent Account Number ...
It is a 10 digit alphanumeric sequence. Let’s understand what each character of this sequence stands for.
First 3 Characters
The first 3 characters on a PAN card represent an alphabetic series running from AAA to ZZZ.
4th Character
The 4th character represents the status of the PAN holder, which can beone of the following:
*.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
So, an individual will have the 4th character as P.
5th Character
The fifth character of the PAN is the first letter of Surname:
For e.g., an individual with the name Vikram kaushik will have K as the fifth character.
6th to 9th Characters
The next four numbers are running from 0001 to 9999
10th Character
The last digit is an alphabetic check digit which is generated by applying a formula to the preceding nine letters and numbers.
