What is APAAR ID?
The government is planning for a ‘One Nation One ID’, with respect to all school students, of both government and private schools; this unique identity will be known as the Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) ID. The APAAR ID is a unique identity number for all school students in India. This unique identity number will not replace the Aadhaar ID that every student has but will be an addition to it.
Benefits of the APAAR ID
This groundbreaking program aims to digitally centralize academic data, including degrees, scholarships, rewards, and other credits for students. This identity number will be for all students, from pre-primary to higher education. An APAAR ID will be a lifelong ID number and will primarily serve as a gateway to the Centre’s digitization service ‘DigiLocker’, allowing students to store their academic records and retrieve them for entrance tests, admissions, scholarship disbursement, transfer of government benefits, and employment. The system will also enable tracking education progress and monitoring drop-outs by government agencies.
According to TG Sitharaman, AICTE Chairman, “APAAR and National Credit Framework will be the QR Code for learners across India. Every skill they pick up will be credited here.”
Government’s Call for Parental Consent
According to a report, the educational institutions have been asked to conduct meetings with teachers and parents between October 16 to 18 for the discussion of the importance and significance of creating an APAAR ID for the students, by the state education departments. The teachers have also been asked to update the blood group, height, and weight of all students as data on the Aadhaar ID will be the basis of the APAAR ID. It has been assured by the government that the data of the students will remain confidential and will only be shared with government agencies when required. Parents who give consent for their child’s APAAR ID to be made can also withdraw that consent at any time. For registration of APAAR ID, visit nalandaopenuniversity.com
