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Madhya Pradesh Students to Receive Aadhaar-Like APAAR IDs
Madhya Pradesh plans to give every school student a special 12-digit APAAR ID.
It is like a digital identity for a student’s education records.
The ID will connect information about the student’s schooling and achievements.
Officials say about 1 crore IDs have already been created.
They also say this covers 78.5 per cent of students.
The system is meant to keep educational details safe in digital form.
It can help students move their records between schools and other institutions.
It can also make it easier to recognize and transfer academic credits.
Madhya Pradesh will issue every school student a unique 12-digit APAAR ID.
The ID will digitally integrate students’ academic and other education-related information.
Around 1 crore APAAR IDs have been generated so far.
Official information says IDs have been created for 78.5 per cent of students.
The rollout is part of the One Nation, One Student ID programme and supports academic credit transfers.
- Who
- School students in Madhya Pradesh and the state’s School Education Department.
- What
- A unique 12-digit APAAR ID will integrate each student’s academic information.
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, India.
- When
- The department announced the rollout; no specific completion date was provided.
- Why
- To store education records digitally and simplify academic transitions, credit recognition, and credit transfers.
Key facts
- ID name
- APAAR, or Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry
- ID format
- 12-digit unique student ID
- Coverage
- Every school student in Madhya Pradesh
- IDs generated
- Around 1 crore
- Reported coverage
- 78.5 per cent of students
- National programme
- One Nation, One Student ID
- Policy alignment
- National Education Policy of 2020
Quotes
Madhya Pradesh School Education Department
The state department announcing the APAAR ID rollout
“Madhya Pradesh school students to have unique ID like 'Aadhaar'”
NDTV
“All student information to be integrated in 12-digit APAAR ID”
NDTV
Sources
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