What is APAAR? All you need to know about 'One Nation, One Student ID' initiative of govt of India

Union Education Ministry has planned to create a ‘One Nation, One Student ID' which will be a new unique identification for the students of India which will enable them to digitally store their academic achievements and credit score. This comes on lines of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The education ministry has notified the states to initiate the process of introducing an Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry or 'APAAR' card dubbed as ‘One Nation, One Student ID’. The states are directed to obtain the consent of parents of all schools under their jurisdiction to initiate the APAAR ID enrollment process. 

What is APAAR ID?

The full form of APAAR is ‘Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry’. It is an education ecosystem registry system also called ‘EduLocker’ for the students of all states in India. Each student enrolled from pre-primary to higher education will get an APAAR ID in which their academic qualifications, credit scores and certificates will be stored digitally. Any student who will apply for a new course in any institution or get admission in schools will have to use their APAAR ID creating a digital database of all students in the country. 

Benefits of One Nation, One Student ID

The complete academic data like degrees, scholarships, rewards, academic credits and other information of all students will be digitally transferred in the APAAR ID of each student. 

Students who take admission in any school or college will have to register for APAAR ID at abc.gov.in via your Digilocker ID or mobile number once.  

They will then have to download their APAAR ID from the official website of Academic Bank of Credits (ABC).

Students will get a unique 12-digit APAAR ID number which will be used for registration for admissions or other academic work. 

“One Nation, One Student ID “ integrates the idea of a unified educational system. It empowers educational institutions to operate more efficiently and provide a higher quality of education. With the use of this special ID, students will be able to keep all their academic information in Digilocker, the government's digital wallet, along with information on their extracurricular and athletic achievements, which they can later use to apply for jobs and higher education. This system enhances security, ensuring that every student is easily identifiable,” said Dr. Maithili Tambe, CEO of The Academy School (TAS).

Important points to note for APAAR ID

APAAR ID is a government of India initiative.

It is known as ‘One Nation, One Student ID’.

Students from Kindergarten to higher education can register for APAAR ID. 

APAAR ID can be generated from the official website of Academic Bank of Credits website- abc.gov.in

Details needed for APAAR ID registration- Mobile number, Aadhar Card, Name of the institutions, roll number or registration number of the school/college.

Students will have to register if they are new user, using their mobile number/ Aadhar Card. 

Students who are already registered on Digilocker or ABC portal will have to log in using their ID, password or mobile number followed by OTP. 

Academic credits, certificates, training, rewards, scholarships, educational qualification, mark sheets and other academic documents will be digitally stored in ‘EduLocker’ or APAAR ID.