You can open the Co-WIN portal using the link www.cowin.gov.in and click on the “Register/Sign In” tab to register for COVID-19 vaccination, and follow the steps thereafter.

There is no authorised mobile app for registering for vaccination in India except Aarogya Setu and Umang Apps. You need to log into the Co-WIN portal at www.cowin.gov.in. Alternatively, you can also register for vaccination through the Aarogya Setu App or Umang apps.

All beneficiaries who have completed 12 years of age and above on the day of registration (birth year 2011 or earlier) can register for vaccination.

No, vaccination centers provide for a limited number of on-spot registration slots every day. Beneficiaries can register online or walk-in to vaccination centers where the vaccination team staff can register a beneficiary. In general, all beneficiaries are recommended to register online and schedule vaccination in advance for a hassle-free vaccination experience.

Up to 6 people can be registered for vaccination using the same mobile number.

Up to 6 people can be registered for vaccination using the same mobile number. Beneficiaries can take help from friends or family for online registration.

Yes, if you are 18 years or older (birth year 2005 or earlier), you can register on Co-WIN portal using any of the following ID proofs:
1. AADHAAR Card
2. Driving License
3. PAN Card
4. Passport
5. Pension Passbook
6. NPR Smart Card
7. Voter ID (EPIC)
8. Unique Disability Identification Card (UDID)
9. Ration Card with Photo

If you are 12 years and above on the day of registration but below 18 years old (birth year 2006 to 2011), you can register on Co-WIN portal using any of the following ID proofs:
1. AADHAAR Card
2. PAN Card
3. Passport
4. Unique Disability Identification Card (UDID)
5. Ration Card with Photo
6. Student Photo ID card

No, there is no registration charge.

No, registration is required only once to create a beneficiary account on Co-WIN. Thereafter, appointments can be booked, both online or onsite, and vaccination can be availed from the same account. It is recommended that a beneficiary should register only once so that proper records are maintained. It is also recommended that the registration should be done through an active mobile number to avoid problems in future.

Vaccination sessions timetables for various vaccination centers offering service, are published by the district administrators and vaccination site managers, from time to time.

Co-WIN offers vaccination services “Anytime” and “Anywhere” subject to eligibility of the beneficiary. All published vaccination sessions are visible to beneficiaries on the Co-WIN system, for availing online appointment for vaccination services, as per their choice and convenience.

You can search in Co-WIN portal (or Aarogya Setu or Umang) for the vaccination center nearest to your location by either searching through Map, PIN code or by choosing the State and the District, on the home page of Co-WIN portal.

When you search for vaccination centers, the list of centers and the sessions published for each of the vaccination center on various dates, is displayed on screen. The number of vaccination slots available in the session are also displayed on screen.

Following information is displayed on screen for a vaccination session –
• Name of vaccination center
• Address of the vaccination center
• Date of vaccination session
• Vaccine type which is offered in the session
• Age bracket for which services are available
• Whether the services are “free” or “paid”.
• If “paid” the rate per dose.
• The vaccine dose number (if you look at schedule after signing in to your account, this information is not displayed because then the system only shows you sessions and slots for the dose no. for which you are eligible).
• The number of slots available for booking

You can use the various filters and the browsing options to locate the vaccination center, session on the date of your convenience choice (subject to availability), for the desired vaccine (as per eligibility).

In case of non-availability of slots for scheduling appointment for vaccination in the vaccination center of your choice, you may try scheduling appointment in other nearby centers or on some other dates for your preferred center. The portal gives you the feature of searching vaccination centers using your PIN code and District.

Yes, it is possible that no facility near your place has published their vaccination program as yet. You may wait for some time till vaccination facilities near your place are onboarded on Co-WIN platform, become active and start their services.

Vaccination schedules are published by the District Administrators (for government vaccination centers) and by the Site Managers (for private vaccination centers), from time to time. These managers are advised to publish longer schedules to provide sufficient advance visibility of slots to citizens. You should check again for more schedules after some time. (Please also see Q17).

Vaccination sessions are published on Co-WIN at 8:00 am, 12:00 pm, 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm every day.

Appointments for vaccination can be taken either in online or onsite mode. Vaccination is recorded only after appointment.

Yes, you can book appointment for vaccination through Co-WIN portal (www.cowin.gov.in) or through the Aarogya Setu App, after signing-in through your registered mobile number. The persons who are partially vaccinated outside country, need to get vaccination in onsite mode only.

Yes, while scheduling an appointment for vaccination, the system will show vaccination center names along with the name of the vaccine that will be administered.

The following types of Covid-19 Vaccines are available for booking appointment for vaccination based on slot availability.

The available number of slots in a session are displayed on screen for each of the sessions. If all slots are booked then instead of the number of slots, the text “Booked” is displayed. Once you have located the vaccination session of your choice, you can book a slot online by clicking the “No. of slots”, for any session that is not marked as “Booked”. Yes, it is as simple as that.

Once an appointment is successfully done, the system send an SMS confirmation to the registered mobile number and also generates and displays the appointment slip. Also, on the dashboard, the “Schedule” tab changes to “Reschedule” and the appointment details are displayed. A tab for cancellation is also displayed after the appointment has been scheduled.

Yes, the appointment slip can be downloaded after the appointment has been scheduled.

The appointment can be rescheduled at any time. In case you are not able to go for vaccination on the date of appointment, you can reschedule the appointment by clicking on “Reschedule” tab.

Yes, you can cancel an appointment already scheduled. You can also reschedule the appointment and choose another date or time slot of your convenience.

Once an appointment is scheduled, you will receive the details of the vaccination center, date and time slot chosen for appointment in an SMS sent to your registered mobile number. You can also download the appointment slip and print it or keep it on your smart phone. The SMS text would be –

You can search for slots after signing into your account. When you sign in, based on your eligibility for 1^st, 2^nd or precaution dose, you would see the “Schedule Appointment” button.

Please note that if none of doses are recorded in Co-WIN from the account from which you are signed in, only the option for 1^st   dose scheduling is visible on the dashboard.

In such a case, when you click the “Schedule” button, the system will show you all published sessions at all vaccination centers for all vaccines for which you are eligible. 15-17 Yr age group is eligible for COVAXIN, CORBEVAX, COVOVAX or ZyCOV-D hence the slots are shown for COVAXIN, CORBEVAX, COVOVAX or ZyCOV-D. 12-14 Yr age group is eligible for CORBEVAX, COVOVAX or ZyCOV-D hence the slots are shown for CORBEVAX, COVOVAX or ZyCOV-D at CVCs (Please refer table under Q.21)

You can click on the “No. of slots” for your preferred vaccination session for booking an appointment and follow the steps thereafter.

Yes, it is recommended that both doses of vaccine should be taken for realising the full benefit of vaccination. Both doses must be of the same vaccine type.

It is recommended that the 2^nd dose of COVAXIN should be administered in the interval of 28 days to 42 days after the 1^st dose. The 2^nd dose of COVISHIELD should be administered in the interval of 84 days to 112 days after the 1^st dose. The second dose of SPUTNIK V should be administered in the interval of 21 days to 90 days after the 1^st dose.The second dose of CORBEVAX should be  administered at the interval of 28 days after the 1^st dose.The second dose of COVOVAX should be administered at the interval of 21 days after the 1^st dose. The 2^nd dose of ZyCOV-D should be administered at the interval of 28 days after the 1^st dose. The 2^nd dose of GEMCOVAC should be administered at the interval of 28 days after the 1^st dose. The 2^nd dose of iNCOVACC should be administered at the interval of 28 days after the 1^st dose.

No, you have to take an appointment for the 2^nd dose vaccination. The Co-WIN system will help you book an appointment in a vaccination center where the same vaccine is being administered as the vaccine type (COVAXIN, COVISHIELD, SPUTNIK V, CORBEVAX, COVOVAX, ZyCOV-D, GEMCOVAC or iNCOVACC) of the 1^st dose.

If your first dose is already recorded in the system, then you are eligible for 2^nd dose. The system will then show the “Schedule” button on your dashboard for 2^nd dose. When you click the “Schedule” button, the system will –
• Show you vaccination sessions only with the same vaccine as you have taken for 1^st dose.
• Also, only the sessions that are published after the minimum period between the 1^st and 2^nd dose are displayed here.

For example, if you have taken COVAXIN for 1^st dose on 01/04/21, then the published slots for 2^nd dose for COVAXIN for dates after 28/04/21 are displayed (since the minimum period between the 1^st and 2^nd dose of COVAXIN is 28 days).

Once you have located the session of your choice, click on the “No. of slots”.

Please ensure that you are signed in using the same mobile number through which you have registered for 1^st dose. In such a case your first dose record will be visible on your dashboard and you can proceed to book the appointment for 2^nd dose.

The following types of beneficiaries who are fully vaccinated (with 2 doses) and have completed 6 months (26 weeks) after the 2^nd dose, as per the records available on Co-WIN, are eligible to take precaution dose.
1. Health Care Workers (HCW)
2. Frontline Workers (FLW)
3. Citizens aged 18 years and more (birth year 2005 or earlier as recorded on Co-WIN). It is availed at all Government CVCs and Private CVCs in all States/UTs.

Your beneficiary type (HCW/FLW/Citizen) is now displayed on your dashboard. The system checks your eligibility and if you are eligible (based on the records available in Co-WIN), your eligibility status and due date for precaution dose is also displayed on your dashboard (please see the picture below)

Precaution dose should be taken at least 6 months (26 weeks) after the date of 2^nd dose. Citizens aged 18 years and more can take precaution dose at any Government CVC or Private CVC in all States/UTs.

If you have received COVISHILED earlier, you should get Precaution dose of COVISHIELD or CORBEVAX or iNCOVACC or Covovax or GEMCOVAC^®-OM, if you have received COVAXIN earlier, you should get Precaution dose of COVAXIN or CORBEVAX or iNCOVACC or Covovax or GEMCOVAC^®-OM and if you have received SPUTNIK V earlier, you should get Precaution dose of SPUTNIK V. The provision for precaution doses for ZyCOV-D Vaccine is currently not available.

Citizens aged 18 years and more can take precaution dose at any Government CVC or Private CVC in all States/UTs.

No, new registration is required for precaution dose. If you are fully vaccinated (received two doses) and already registered on Co-WIN, precaution dose can be administered through same Co-WIN account. In fact, precaution dose can only be recorded for those beneficiaries for whom the record of both doses are available in the system. The persons who are partially vaccinated outside country, need to be registered on Co-WIN in onsite mode only prior to get vaccination.

You can book your precaution dose either through online appointment or on-site/walk-in appointment at vaccination center based on the availability of vaccination slots. If you are eligible for precaution dose, the due date of same would be visible in your Co-WIN account and you can also able to schedule appointment. When you click on the “Schedule Precaution Dose” button, only the slots available for precaution dose will be displayed in the vaccination schedule. The schedule will be displayed only for dates on or after the date on which you become eligible. You can book the appointment by clicking on “No. of slots” and thereafter following the steps. Citizens aged 18 years and more(birth year 2004 or earlier as recorded on Co-WIN ) can take precaution dose at any Government CVC or Private CVC in all States/UTs. Citizens aged 18 years and more can schedule online appointment for precaution dose at any Government CVC or Private CVC in all States/UTs, subject to availability of vaccination slots.

If you are aged 18 years & more and are fully vaccinated (with 2 doses) and have completed 6 months (26 weeks) after the 2^nd dose, as per the records available on Co-WIN, then only you are eligible to take precaution dose. If you are aged 18 years and more(birth year 2005 or earlier as recorded on Co-WIN) you can take precaution dose at any Government CVC or Private CVC, subject to availability of vaccination slots.

No, you are not required to carry or submit any document proof on co-morbidity or doctor’s advice proof at the time of taking precaution dose.

This may happen when you have taken 2 doses but in the account in which you are signed in, your vaccination record is available for only 1 dose. In such a case, since the system does not have record of both earlier doses, the “Schedule Precaution Dose” tab is not activated. Also, if you are eligible for precaution dose but unable to book online appointment for same due to any reason, you are required to visit vaccination center to take precaution dose through on-site/walk-in appointments. Vaccinator may also help you in case Co-WIN records do not show your both vaccine doses where you may be having two dose 1 certificates taken from different accounts. This feature is under development and will be released soon.

For corrections in dates of vaccinations please see question 67.

No, currently, vaccination is free at Government hospitals. In private facilities, vaccination is priced with ceiling limits at INR 386.25 for Covishield, Covaxin & Covovax, INR 1145 for Sputnik V, INR 400 for Corbevax, INR 859 for ZyCOV-D, INR 654 for GEMCOVAC, INR 990 for iNCOVACC and INR 2299 for GEMCOVAC^®-OM.

Yes, the System will show the price of the vaccine below the name of the vaccination center at the time of scheduling an appointment.

System will show the vaccine & the beneficiary can choose the vaccine being administered, only at the time of 1st dose, in each vaccination center at the time of scheduling an appointment. Beneficiary can choose the vaccination center as per their choice of vaccine being administered. Beneficiaries aged 18 year & above (born in Yr 2005 or earlier) are eligible for COVISHIELD, COVAXIN, SPUTNIK V, CORBEVAX, COVOVAX, GEMCOVAC or iNCOVACC. Beneficiaries aged 15-17 year (born in Yr 2006, 2007, 2008) are eligible for COVAXIN, CORBEVAX, COVOVAX or ZyCOV-D. Beneficiaries aged 12-14 year on the day of registration (born in Yr 2009, 2010, 2011) are eligible for CORBEVAX, COVOVAX or ZyCOV-D.

The Vaccination Centers have been directed to ensure that if a beneficiary is being vaccinated with 2^nd dose, they should confirm that the first dose vaccination was done with the same vaccine as is being offered at the time of second dose and that the first dose was administered more than 28 days ago for COVAXIN, 84 days ago for COVISHIELD, 21 days ago for SPUTNIK V, 28 days ago for CORBEVAX, 21 days ago for COVOVAX, 28 days ago for ZyCOV-D, 28 days ago for GEMCOVAC and 28 days ago for iNCOVACC. You should share the correct information about the vaccine type and the date of 1^st dose vaccination with the vaccinator. You should carry your vaccine certificate issued after the first dose.

Yes, you can get vaccinated in any State/District. The only restriction is that you will be able to get vaccinated only on those centers which are offering the same vaccine as was administered to you on your first dose.

The Vaccination Centers have been directed to ensure that if a beneficiary is being vaccinated with precaution dose, they should confirm that the second dose was administered more than 6 months (26 weeks) ago. You should share the correct information about the vaccine type and the date of 2^nd dose vaccination with the vaccinator. You should carry your vaccine certificate issued after the second dose.

You should carry your identity proof specified by you at the time of registration on the Co-WIN portal and a printout/screenshot of your appointment slip and your previous vaccination certificate, if any.

At the time of vaccination, you may be asked for the 4-digit secret code. This is to ensure that the rightful beneficiary receives the vaccine dosage and there is no misuse. The secret code is also printed in the appointment slip.

A confirmation SMS is sent to your registered mobile number on successful recording of vaccination. Also, your vaccination certificate is generated with the details of the dose administered. You should check the details recorded in the vaccination certificate.

If you do not receive the confirmation SMS, you should immediately contact the vaccination team/ center in-charge.

If you have received Text SMS with your vaccination status as “vaccinated’’, this is due to occasional, isolated case of inadvertent data entry error by vaccinator in updation of vaccination data of beneficiaries. In such case you may revoke your vaccination status from fully vaccinated to partially vaccinated or from partially vaccinated to non vaccinated through raise an issue option in your Co-WIN account. You can get your due vaccine dose, may be at nearest vaccination center, as per the existent standard guidelines once new vaccination status is successfully updated in the system.

Yes, the persons (Indian or Foreign nationals) who have been partially vaccinated outside India, and are willing to receive the remaining due dose (2^nd Dose or Precaution dose) in India can take any of the available COVID-19 vaccine under National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme based on age wise criteria for vaccine.

A person (Indian or Foreign national), who has been partially vaccinated outside India, can visit any of Government or Private Covid-19 Vaccination Center in India and inform the vaccinator about Vaccine dose & date of vaccination taken outside India along with necessary vaccination proofs. The vaccinator would register such persons on Co-WIN with details of Vaccinations taken outside India (Name of Vaccine & Date of vaccination) and would administer the next due dose (2^nd Dose or Precaution dose) from available domestic vaccine. The vaccination certificate would be generated for those who have been successfully vaccinated after updating vaccination records on Co-WIN.

No, persons (Indian or Foreign nationals), who has been partially vaccinated outside India, should not register themselves on Co-WIN, and cannot take online appointment. This facility is currently available in on-site mode only. Such persons should visit any of Government or Private Covid-19 Vaccination Center in India to take next due dose (2^nd Dose or Precaution dose).

For the persons (Indian or Foreign nationals), who has been previously vaccinated outside India, second dose can be administered at the interval of 4-6 weeks (28-42 days from the date of administration of 1^st dose) & Precaution dose can be administered at the interval of 26 weeks (182 days from the date of administration of 2^nd dose) at all GCVCs & PCVCs.

Please carry your proof of vaccination taken outside India (WHO EUL Vaccines) along with prescribed photo ID card (Please refer Q.7). e.g. passport etc before visiting vaccination Center. Although registration can be done with international mobile number, it is always recommended to use Indian Mobile Number for registration to allow future access to the account.

A COVID Vaccine Certificate (CVC) issued by the government offers an assurance to the beneficiary on the vaccination, type of vaccine used, and the certificate also provides the next vaccination due. It also is an evidence for the beneficiary to prove to any entities which may require proof of vaccination specially in case of travel. Vaccination not only protects individuals from disease, but also reduces their risk of spreading the virus. Therefore, there could be a requirement in future to produce certificate for certain kind of social interactions and international travel.

In this context the certificate issued by Co-WIN has built in security features to guarantee genuineness of the certificate which can be digitally verified using approved utilities which are provided in Co-WIN portal. The certificates can be verified by visiting verify.cowin.gov.in and scanning the QR code.

The Vaccination Center is responsible for generating your certificate and for providing a printed copy post vaccination on the day of vaccination itself. Please do insist on receiving the certificate at the Center. For Private Hospitals, the charges for providing a printed copy of the certificate are included in the service charge for vaccination.

You can download vaccination certificate from the Co-WIN portal (www.cowin.gov.in) or the Aarogya Setu app or through Digi-Locker by following the simple steps. You may do so by using the mobile number used at the time of registration.

No, there is no limitation in the number of times one normally logs in to Co-WIN portal and accesses the certificate. However, if one tries innumerably, the system treats such cases as a bug. If one inadvertently enters a wrong OTP, a waiting period of 180 seconds is to be maintained before one can request another OTP.

No, if you have given wrong OTP 3 times, the system will not allow to login from the same instance. To login again refresh the browser to create a new instance and login with your mobile no. and new OTP.

You can find vaccination certificate in DigiLocker under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under Health category. Click on COVID Vaccine certificate and enter Beneficiary Reference ID to access the certificate.

Yes, if you are not vaccinated and your vaccination certificate is generated, in this case you may revoke your vaccination status from Precaution dose to fully vaccinated, from fully vaccinated to partially vaccinated or from partially vaccinated to non-vaccinated through raise an issue option in your Co-WIN account. You would be issued new Vaccination Certificate after taking due vaccine dose.

A confirmation SMS is sent by the Co-WIN system immediately upon successful recording of the vaccination event. If the beneficiary does not receive the confirmation SMS, it is recommended that the beneficiary should contact the vaccination center and ask for the vaccination certificate before leaving the vaccination Center (refer FAQ 61 & 62). In case the date of vaccination is incorrectly recorded on the vaccination certificate, an option has been provided under “Raise an Issue” Tab on the dashboard, for ‘Vaccination date correction’, through which the request for corrections in vaccination dates can be submitted. At the time of submission of such request, the documentary proof for the requested correction must also be uploaded. District Immunization Officer of respective districts would examine the matter and would resolve the issue. The status of the request can be tracked by the beneficiary through the “Track Status” tab. Once the request is resolved, an update is also sent to the beneficiary through SMS.

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has introduced the International Travel Certificate which complies with international standards for travel abroad. The certificate is a proof that you have received all doses of vaccination for travelling internationally. This certificate lets you enter countries without any hassle of quarantine or testing for COVID-19.

Any individual who has received all the doses of vaccination can apply for International Travel certificate.

Entry requirements vary across different countries. You may be able to enter some countries with this certificate, while you may have to provide a range of test results in others.

You can visit www.cowin.gov.in and click on “Register/Sign In”. Log in with the registered mobile number that you used at the time of registration. Click on the “International Travel Certificate” tab against your dose 2 details. You will be required to enter your date of birth and passport number and click on Submit.

Alternatively, you can click on “Raise an Issue” tab on the Account Details page. Select “Add Passport Details to my vaccination certificate for travelling abroad”. You will be required to select the member, enter date of birth and passport number and click on Submit.

You can download it from the “International Travel Certificate” tab under “Show Certificate” option against Dose 2 details.

International Travel Certificates are generated within 2 hours of your request. You can download your certificate 2 hours after applying for it.

If you have experienced any side effect after COVID-19 vaccination, it can be reported for vaccinated beneficiary on Co-WIN using registered mobile number.

Beneficiaries who have received at least one dose of vaccination can raise an issue in the Co-WIN portal after signing in to their account.

You can sign in to your Co-WIN account. On the dashboard, click on “Raise an Issue” tab.

You can raise the following issues on Co-WIN:
1. Correction in certificate regarding Name, Age, Gender and Photo ID
2. Merging two dose 1 certificates
3. Addition of passport details to vaccination certificate
4. Report an unknown member registered to Co-WIN account
5. Transfer registered members to another account
6. Regenerate Final Certificate
7. Vaccination date correction
8. Revoke Vaccination

For detailed guidelines on how to raise an issue, go to https://prod-cdn.preprod.co-vin.in/assets/pdf/Grievance_Guidelines.pdf .

All issues raised in the portal are resolved within 24 hours. Beneficiaries can track the status of the issues raised by clicking on the “Track request” tab next to “Raise an Issue” tab, only once a request has been raised.For revoke vaccination status, the changes may take 3-7 days after submitting the request successfully.

In case of any issue/grievance not falling under the five categories mentioned above, beneficiaries may reach out to the below contact details:
1. Helpline Number: +91-11-23978046
2. Technical Helpline Number: 0120-4783222
3. Helpline Email Id: support@cowin.gov.in