EPF Claim Application: EPF claim can be rejected due to these 5 reasons? Don’t panic…follow these steps

If you want to withdraw EPF funds, but sometimes due to some mistakes your claim request gets cancelled.

If your EPF claim has also been rejected, then there is no need to worry. First understand where the mistake has happened. After this, you can correct it and claim EPF again. Know the reasons due to which your claim gets rejected.

Reasons for EPF claim rejection

• If you provide incorrect information while claiming EPF, such as wrong bank account number, your personal details, etc., then your claim may get rejected.
• If any difference is found between your job duration and EPFO ​​records, your claim may get automatically rejected. 
• If you claim more funds than the amount available in your EPF account, your claim may be rejected. 
• If you are not eligible for the amount you wish to withdraw or the reason for withdrawal is not valid, there is every possibility that your claim will be rejected.
• Sometimes everything is right from your side, but if a technical error occurs in the system, then also the claim can get rejected.

This is how you will know the reason for rejection

If you are unable to understand why your claim has been rejected, you can check it by visiting the official website of EPFO. For this, you have to login. After this, go to ‘Track Claim Status’ in the menu and click on it. In this way you will see why the claim was rejected. For this, you can also talk to HR or employer or you can talk to the EPFO ​​office. Once you know the real reason, you can correct that mistake and claim it again.