How to check income tax refund status

Do you wait for the refund for filing the income tax payable in the financial year 2017-18.(AY 2018-2019) If you have paid more than your actual tax, you will receive a refund for the tax authorities after the inspection of the tax authorities.
To check the status of your tax refund, you are required to take the following steps:
1. Visit website: www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
2. Login to your account by entering these details: PAN, password, date of birth and captcha code.
3. Click on 'View Returns/Forms'
4. Select 'Income Tax Returns' from the drop down menu and choose the relevant assessment year for which you want to check the income tax refund status.
5. Click on your acknowledgement number, which is a hyperlink.
6. A pop-up will appear on your screen that will show the timeline of filing of returns such as when your ITR was filed and verified, date of completion of processing, date of issue of refund etc.
7. Along with that it will also show details like assessment year, status, reason for failure, if any, and mode of payment. 

On the TIN NSDL website

Alternatively, one can check the status of the income tax refund on the TIN NSDL website as well. Refund status is available on the website 10 days after the refund has been sent by the department to the bank, i.e., SBI.

This is how you can check the status of your income tax refund here:
1. Visit the website: https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/oltas/refundstatuslogin.html 

2. Enter your PAN details
3. Select the relevant assessment year for which you want to check the refund status.
4. Enter the captcha code and click on submit. Depending on the status of your refund, a message will be displayed on your screen.