APAAR ID

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Recently, 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.

About APAAR ID

• 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+).

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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

Source: IE