One Nation One Student ID Card: 25 Crore APAAR IDs Created, Says Pradhan

Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan attended the National Conference on APAAR: One Nation One Student ID Card in New Delhi on February 13. While speaking at the conference, Pradhan said that around 25 crore APAAR IDs have already been created.

The aim of APAAR is to establish a unified student identity system called ‘One Nation, One Student ID’. The Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry initiative aims to provide a unique and permanent 12-digit ID to every student which will also have all their academic achievements in one place. It is being introduced in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) of 2020 and the National Credit and Qualifications Framework (NCrF).

The education minister also highlighted the role of NEP2020 in incorporating the provisions of migration and integration without compromising on the quality of education. It is important to make competency aspirational, which comes through skilling, along with knowledge, he added while highlighting the importance of the interconnectivity of APAAR IDs, Academic Bank of Credit, and Digilocker, creating ease of operations. He also mentioned the other important digital assets like Swayam, DIKSHA, etc.

APAAR helps in tracking the vast pool of 260 million students in the country, said Sanjay Kumar while addressing the conference. He informed that a Permanent Education Number for 25 crore children has been created and based on that they have been issued APAAR ID. Reiterating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of making schooling part of ease of living, he emphasized on ease of schooling for the children.

K Sanjay Murthy in his speech mentioned the advantages of having the APAAR IDs and another important DPI, Samarth, its deployment, access, and seamless connection with APAAR. He urged every institution to adopt the Samarth platform as well. He also informed about the Swayam platform and its new version to be launched soon will have content from leading industries to provide relevant courses. For recognition and validation a digital record will be needed, he emphasized.