--- title: "Form 16 / Form 16A Password (PAN + Date Of Birth) | SarkariDoc" description: "Form 16 and Form 16A PDF password is the first 5 letters of PAN plus date of birth. Unlock a locked Form 16 from your office. Form 16A uses this same page." canonical: "https://sarkaridoc.com/tools/form-16-password/" generated: "2026-09-04" --- [Home](https://sarkaridoc.com/) [File tools](https://sarkaridoc.com/tools/) # Form 16 and Form 16A PDF password Most Form 16 and Form 16A files use the first 5 letters of your PAN, then your date of birth as DDMMYYYY. Example: ABCDE + 15 Aug 1990 is ABCDE15081990. Form 26AS and ITR-V use different passwords. See the FAQ. In-browser Never uploaded Free, no sign-up Updated 25 Aug 2026 Tap to add PDF Select file Add a locked PDF to open it. Document type Form 16 Form 16A (this page) First 5 of PAN plus DOB as DDMMYYYY is the password. Not an Income Tax circular. Some HR files use another rule. [ClearTax Form 16 password](https://cleartax.in/s/form-16-password) · Checked 2026-08-25 PANFirst 5 characters, uppercase. Date of birthDDMMYYYY for the Form 16 password. Download unlocked PDF Local only. Nothing is uploaded. Form 16 password = first 5 of PAN + DOB. PAN DOB 15081990 Password PAN and date of birth on the left become the Form 16 PDF password on the right. First 5 of PAN plus DOB as DDMMYYYY. --- ## What you get Widespread Form 16 password is first 5 of PAN plus DOB as DDMMYYYY. The first page opens when it matches. ## How it works 1. ### Drop the locked Form 16 PDF Add the password-protected Form 16 PDF you already have from your office. 2. ### Type PAN and date of birth Form 16 is selected. First 5 letters of PAN plus date of birth DDMMYYYY fills the password. Form 16A stays on this page. HR EmpID@DOB and TRACES ZIP=TAN are overrides. 3. ### Watch the preview unlock The lock lifts as soon as the password works. A wrong password stays locked. This page does not guess another one. 4. ### Download the open PDF Download appears only after the password works. You get the opened file. If this browser cannot save the original, you get a page-image copy. **This is the Form 16 first-5-of-PAN plus date of birth unlock.** Many files, one PDF? Use the [merge PDF tool](https://sarkaridoc.com/tools/merge-pdf-for-exam-form/) . ## Questions ### What is the Form 16 PDF password? Most Form 16 files from your office use the first 5 letters of PAN in capitals plus date of birth as DDMMYYYY. This is widespread, not an Income Tax circular. Some HR files use EmpID@DOB. TRACES ZIP files use TAN. ### What is the Form 16A PDF password? Form 16A uses this same page and the same first-5-of-PAN plus date of birth formula. There is no separate Form 16A password URL. ### What password does Form 26AS or ITR-V use? Form 26AS uses date of birth as DDMMYYYY. ITR-V is the full PAN in small letters plus date of birth DDMMYYYY, not Form 16's first 5 capitals. Pick Known password and type it; this page does not fill those passwords. ### Can I unlock a PDF without the password? No. This page only tries the password you type, or the first 5 of PAN plus date of birth the page fills. It does not guess, brute-force or bypass an unknown password. Unlock only your own document. ### Does my file leave my device? No. The PDF is opened and saved in your browser on this page. PAN and date of birth stay on this device. ## Get your other files ready too [Unlock bank, e-Aadhaar & Form 16 PDF Open a locked bank statement, e-Aadhaar or Form 16 PDF with the known password.](https://sarkaridoc.com/tools/pdf-password-remove/)[e-Aadhaar PDF unlock Open a password-protected e-Aadhaar PDF with the first 4 letters of your name plus year of birth.](https://sarkaridoc.com/tools/e-aadhaar-pdf-unlock/)[HDFC bank statement password HDFC savings PDF password is your numeric Customer ID.](https://sarkaridoc.com/tools/hdfc-bank-statement-password/) ## Everything else about this tool Form 16 PDF password vs nearby tax PDFs | Exam | Dimensions | File size | Format | Verified | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Form 16 from your office](https://cleartax.in/s/form-16-password) | first 5 of PAN + DOB DDMMYYYY | Widespread | HR sometimes EmpID@DOB. TRACES ZIP = TAN. | 2026-08-22 | | [Form 16A](https://cleartax.in/s/form-16-password) | first 5 of PAN + DOB DDMMYYYY | Widespread | Same page — not a new URL | 2026-08-22 | | [Form 26AS](https://traces61contents.tdscpc.gov.in/en/faq-taxpayer-26AS-general.html) | DOB DDMMYYYY | Official | Not Form 16. Type it under Known password. | 2026-08-22 | | [ITR-V](https://www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal/) | Full PAN lowercase + DOB DDMMYYYY | Widespread | Case and length trap. Not Form 16. | 2026-08-22 | Form 16 first-5-of-PAN plus date of birth is widespread, not an Income Tax circular. Form 16A uses this same page and the same formula. Form 26AS is date of birth DDMMYYYY. ITR-V is full PAN in small letters plus DDMMYYYY. HR sometimes EmpID@DOB. TRACES ZIP uses TAN. Checked 2026-08-22. This page does not brute-force an unknown password. 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