What is ‘One Nation One Student’? Know everything about APAAR card

Updated: Sep 21st, 2024

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Under the Centre’s ‘One Nation, One Student’ initiative, as part of implementing the National Education Policy (NEP 2020), a process is currently underway to create a unique ID for all students from school education to higher education across the country.

Following the introduction of the Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) ID for higher education students last year, this year, the process has begun to create an APAAR (Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry) ID for school students.

Under this initiative, the Union Ministry of Education has instructed the Commissionerate Of Schools in Gujarat to create APAAR IDs for all students from grades 9 to 12 in all secondary and higher secondary schools under the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB). 

According to the Commissionerate Of Schools 2022 statistical report, there is a total enrollment of 28 lakh students across various grades in government, aided, and private schools under the GSEB from grades 9 to 12.

Now, these students will receive APAAR IDs. The APAAR ID is part of the ‘One Nation, One Student’ initiative by the Ministry of Education, designed to maintain digital records.

APAAR IDs to be linked with DigiLocker 

The APAAR ID of students in grades 9 to 12 will be linked with DigiLocker and, in the future, with the ABC for higher education.

This APAAR ID will stay with the student for a lifetime and will help them access educational resources. It will also serve as a gateway to access DigiLocker.

With this ID, students will be able to digitally store and access their results, comprehensive assessment report cards, Olympiad achievements, sports awards, skill training records, and various other credentials. 

Students can use this credit score for higher education and employment. Furthermore, the system will help reduce dropout rates and make it possible to track out-of-school children.

The objective of APAAR is ‘One Nation, One Student ID’. APAAR has been conceptualised under the NEP 2020 in which all college/university-going students are required to register on ABC, i.e., ABC. According to the new rule, it is necessary to have an ABC ID to be admitted to any college or university.

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