All government as well as private schools in India School will soon have their own unique identification number. As part of the National Education Policy, NEP 2020, Union ministry of education has planned to create ‘One Nation, One Student ID’. It will be called ‘Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR).
To be noted that it will be in addition to 12- digit- Aadhaar ID that every student has. It is for every student from pre-primary to higher education. An Education Ecosystem Registry or Edulocker, APAAR ID will be treated as a lifelong ID number and will track students’ academic journey and achievements.
The state government has asked all schools to take consent from parents of students to create a new identity card for students – Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR)– under the new ‘One Nation, One Student’ scheme launched by the Union government. “APAAR and National Credit Framework will be the QR code for learners across India. Every skill they pick up will be credited here,” said T G Sitharaman, AICTE chairman.
TOI reports that the state school education department has asked educational institutions to organise a meeting of parents and teachers between October 16 and 18 to discuss the importance of creating the APAAR ID. The government has also asked teachers to update blood group, height and weight of students in UDISE data. Data captured on the Aadhaar ID will be the basis of the APAAR ID. School heads said they are already struggling to update the Aadhaar details of students on the portal.
(This is a developing story, it will be updated with more inputs soon)