The Government of India and the Ministry of Education have launched the One Nation One Student ID card. This card is referred to as an APAAR card. Moreover, this card is created to give unique ID numbers to school students all over India as per the National Education Policy NEP 2020. Furthermore, this card will provide various benefits to students who are required to complete their academic data such as rewards, scholarships, degrees, and other credits.
APAAR ID
APAAR stands for Automated Permanent Academy Account Registry. The Government of India and the Ministry of Education have launched APAAR ID cards. Moreover, this is a One Nation One student ID card. This card will provide additional benefits to students in their whole Academy career providing scholarships, rewards, and other credits. All their Academy data will be electronically transmitted in their APAAR ID. Now, students studying in school or college first have to enroll for a Nation ID card. Furthermore, they register after visiting the official website abc.gov.in.
APAAR ID for Students
The Automated Permanent Academy Account Registry (APAAR) ID cards are digital ID cards for students studying in various government or private schools in colleges all over India. The Government of India and the Ministry of Education have launched these cards so that students can collect their academic credits easily. Moreover, they can also get their degrees and various information digitally.
APAAR ID will track students’ academic achievement and their journey. This is a lifelong ID number and will also help students to transfer from one school to another without facing any difficulty. Apart from this, each school and college will have to give these cards to students who have enrolled for education in their institution.
Students will have to apply for their APAAR card and after that, they can download their card. Moreover, this card has 12 digits which is their APAAR number. An APAAR number is a unique identification number that a student can use to get the benefits of an APAAR ID. Apart from that, this card is linked with the Aadhar card. Furthermore, the Government of India has taken a significant step towards the development of a student.
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How to Apply for APAAR ID Online
To apply for an APAAR ID, students must have a valid Aadhar card. Moreover, students must have their accounts on DIGilocker so that they can be used later for e-KYC. Furthermore, consent from parents is the most important factor. Schools can only proceed to create a student’s APAAR ID after their parent’s consent. The process to apply for APAAR ID are:
- First, visit the official website of the academic Bank of Credits (ABC Bank) i.e., abc.gov.in.
- Now select the “student” option after clicking on “my account”.
- Click on the signup option. Provide all necessary details like mobile number address and Aadhar card details. After that digilocker account will be created.
- Now, log in to Digilocker by providing all the necessary information.
- After that digilocker will take your Aadhar Card details along with ABC for KYC verification. Here select the “I agree” option.
- Now, enter various details like school or college name, course, Class student name, etc.
- Lastly, submit the application and an APAAR ID will be generated.
How to Download the APAAR ID Card
After creating an APAAR ID, candidates have to follow steps to download the APAAR ID Card:
- First, visit the official website of the academic Bank of Credits (ABC Bank) i.e., abc.gov.in.
- After visiting the homepage click on the APPAR ID or ABC ID download option.
- One will see their APAAR ID Card on the screen
- Now, we can download and print their APAAR ID Card.
- Lastly, they can print their downloaded APPAR ID Card.
What are the Benefits of an Automated Permanent Academy Account Registry (APAAR ID Card)?
APAAR ID Card works as an identification card for students. Allows them to track their Academy career and different achievements.
- One Nation One student ID card will store students’ academic data like: learning outcomes, health cards, report cards, exam results, extracurricular achievement, rankings in different olympiads, special skills, etc.
- APAAR card will be linked with the academic Bank of Credits ( ABC Bank). So, when a student completes any academic course it will be reflected in ABC.
- Kids can use their credit score present on the APAAR Card for their higher education.
- Students’ complete information will be available on their APAAR Card like: the student’s name, date of birth, address, gender, educational details, photo scholarships, sports activities, various awards, etc.
- Students will also get a Digilocker account along with an APAAR Card.
- Along with this, Students will get benefits from different government schemes directly through their APAAR Card.
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Challenges in APAAR Card
APAAR Card is beneficial for students and helps them to get additional benefits in their studies. But, there are some challenges with the APAAR Card:
- Data Breach
- Necessary burden on schools
- Academic impact
- A lot of burden on teachers
- Privacy challenges
Conclusion
The Automated Permanent Academy Account Registry (APAAR) ID cards are digital ID cards. Moreover, this One Nation One student ID card will maintain the academic accomplishments of students. However, to get this card students need to apply for this. This card will work as an identification card for them to track their academic career and different achievements. APAAR Card also includes the student’s name, date of birth, address, gender, educational details, photo scholarships, sports activities, various awards, etc. Furthermore, after receiving consent from the student’s parents, institutions can register students for the APAAR Card.
