APAAR ID : Mandatory
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has now made it mandatory for students to submit their APAAR IDs while registering for the board exams.
- APAAR stands for Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry. It was envisioned under the New Education Policy, 2020.
- It is an identification number which is linked to enrollment, and a student’s journey from pre-primary to higher education can be tracked through it.
- APAAR assigns a unique and permanent 12-digit ID to every student, offering a comprehensive record of their academic achievements, including degrees, scholarships, awards, and other credits.
- The APAAR ID will be unique and remain the same through one’s education journey.
- It is linked to Aadhaar and stored in DigiLocker for easy access.
- The APAAR ID embodies the vision of “One Nation, One Student ID”, ensuring a unified and accessible academic experience for students across India.
- It serves as a lifelong academic passport, consolidating all achievements and credentials of a student in one place.
- APAAR is generated through Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+).
- Objectives of APAAR
- To accumulate and store students’ academic achievements in a central database
- To facilitate seamless transfer between institutions
- To provide standardized digital records for mark sheets and institutional affiliations.
- To help in educational policymaking and analysis.
