How to Check PF Balance
To check PF balance, your UAN must be activated. The easiest method is printed on EPFO's official passbook page — a missed call or SMS from the registered mobile, which works even without internet.
What you'll learn in this guide
- Checking balance by missed call
- Checking balance by SMS
- Viewing the detailed passbook
1Check balance by missed call
The call disconnects itself; the balance arrives by SMS.
- Give a missed call to 9966044425 from the mobile number registered/linked with your UAN.
- The call disconnects itself, and the balance details arrive by SMS.
2Check balance by SMS
The SMS format is: EPFOHO UAN ENG.
- Send SMS EPFOHO UAN ENG (replace UAN with your UAN number) to 7738299899.
- The reply SMS gives the last contribution and PF balance.
3View the detailed passbook
Log in to the EPFO portal for the full passbook.
- For the detailed passbook, open passbook.epfindia.gov.in and log in with your UAN to view the passbook.
💡 Pro Tip
Missed call/SMS works only from the UAN-registered mobile — and EPFO never calls asking for OTP, Aadhaar, PAN, bank details or payment; ignore such calls (this warning is on the official passbook page).
Frequently asked questions
What is the missed-call number to check PF balance?
9966044425, as printed on the official passbook page.
How to check PF balance by SMS?
Send EPFOHO UAN ENG to 7738299899 from the registered mobile (the page shows the format EPFOHO UAN <LAN>).
Is there any fee to check PF balance?
An old official EPFO release called it free of cost and no fee is printed on the passbook page — but the current fee status was not verifiable from the passbook page opened this time.
What is the helpline number for PF help?
1800118005 — printed as Help Desk/Toll Free Number on the official passbook page.
Can PF balance be checked without a UAN?
Not verified from the official passbook page — both missed call and SMS are from the UAN-registered mobile, so a UAN appears necessary; a no-UAN method was not confirmed from the official page.