PAN Card Generator
Valid alphanumeric Permanent Account Number generator. Excellent for QA.
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About Permanent Account Number (PAN)
The Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a unique 10-character alphanumeric identifier issued by the Indian Income Tax Department to any person or corporate entity who files tax returns in the country.
This tool generates valid PAN codes in the standard AAAAA1111A format. You can optionally set the fiscal category for the 4th letter (P for Individual, C for Company) and provide the surname initial.
Anatomy & Structure of the PAN (Permanent Account Number)
The Indian PAN consists of 10 alphanumeric characters structured in 5 parts:
| Position | Field | Length | Meaning & Rule | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | Alphabetic Series | 3 letters | Sequential alphabetic series from AAA to ZZZ | AAP |
| 4 | Entity Type | 1 letter | P=Individual, C=Company, H=HUF, F=Firm, T=Trust, G=Gov | P |
| 5 | Surname Initial | 1 letter | First letter of holder's surname or entity legal name | K |
| 6 to 9 | Sequential Number | 4 digits | Sequential number issued by Income Tax Dept (0001 to 9999) | 1234 |
| 10 | Alphabetic Check Character | 1 letter | System-generated alphabetic check letter | F |
Structural Validation of PAN (Income Tax Act, 1961)
Syntactic compliance rules mandated by CBDT:
^[A-Z]{5}[0-9]{4}[A-Z]$
- 1. Check exact length of 10 alphanumeric characters.
- 2. First 3 characters must be uppercase letters.
- 3. 4th character must be a valid entity type code (P, C, H, F, A, T, B, L, J, G).
- 4. 5th character must be an uppercase letter representing surname initial.
- 5. Positions 6 to 9 must be 4 numeric digits (0001 to 9999).
- 6. 10th position must be a single alphabetic check character.