Joining a New Job: What If You Fill PF Form 11 Incorrectly?

What happens if a candidate provides incorrect information on PF Form 11 (revised) when joining a new employment position.

At the time of electronic authentication of Form 11, KYC seeding, and other formalities, if the account mismatches, the account gets dormant. Unless the errors are rectified jointly by the employer and the employee, the fund will not get released.

It is the responsibility of the employer to link the UAN of the member with the PF Number or to generate a new UAN Number. EPFO will insist that the employer do so.

If the information in the "Previous Employment" section in the OTCP portal mismatches, the employer cannot confirm the details. Therefore, the employer must obtain the correct details from the employee and approve them to link the UAN Number.

Dear glidor,

I have already withdrawn the fund. What about the PF account? Will it be transferred or not if I give wrong DOE in Form 11 revised?

@SunnyNIT

We shall always advise to have the earlier UAN attached with the new EPF number, as it will help you to get a better scope of pension. The working period of withdrawal fund would also get calculated for pension.

Dear All, While joining a new company and completing the joining formalities, I mistakenly selected "NO" in FORM 11 for the questionnaire related to PF member and pension member. However, I was a member of both EPF and EPS in my previous organization. Despite multiple email follow-ups for the correction of FORM 11, no action has been taken. My new employer has created a PF account but has not set up a pension account for me. There have been email exchanges between the employer's PF department and me regarding the creation of a pension account, but there has been no progress.

Now, my employer is considering taking action against me for providing incorrect information in FORM 11. I am concerned about the potential consequences. What actions can the employer take in this situation?

Thank you.

I am in the same scenario. What happened to you—did they take any action?