Parliament Question: Issuance of APAAR ID for Board Examination

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5971 ANSWERED ON 30/03/2026 Issuance of APAAR ID for Board Examination 5971.Shri G Kumar Naik: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware that while the Academic Bank of Credits/Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) number for children is stated to be voluntary, the Central Board of Secondary Education has issued instructions to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)-affiliated schools to ensure 100 per cent generation of APAAR numbers and has indicated that APAAR may be made mandatory for appearing in Board examinations, if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the Government is aware that a number of children have been unable to obtain APAAR numbers due to discrepancies in demographic details between UDISE and Aadhaar databases, despite no fault on the part of the children and if so, the details thereof; (c) the total number of children with and without APAAR numbers in Government schools at the elementary and secondary levels, State/UT-wise; and (d) whether it is fact that the rationale for generating APAAR numbers for children in addition to Aadhaar and the safeguards in place to ensure voluntariness and prevent exclusion of students from educational opportunities and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY) (a) to (d): The Ministry of Education has launched the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) Scheme on 29th July 2021 to create a unique id for seamless interaction amongst the stakeholders of the education ecosystem in alignment with National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and One Nation One Student ID Programme. This scheme aims to facilitate flexibility of curriculum framework, multiple entry multiple exits, interoperable academic repository, interdisciplinary mobility of the students with appropriate “Credit transfer”, enabling visibility into student’s progress and targeted decision-making at multiple levels. APAAR ID is designed to accumulate credits awarded from School Education, Higher Education as well as Skill Institutions. Detailed process for enrolment for students/learners and institutions are available on https://www.abc.gov.in. All State/UT Governments have been communicated with the process to be followed for enrolment of the students along with the role of the parents in this process. The generation of APAAR ID is voluntary in nature and is based on informed consent of the student/parent/guardian. As per the guidelines available on the APAAR Portal, explicit consent is required prior to creation of an APAAR ID. In case of technical issues such as discrepancies between UDISE and Aadhaar data, States/UTs and schools have been advised to facilitate data correction mechanisms and necessary technical support is being provided to resolve such issues. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued various circulars to schools that are advisory in nature and encourages adoption for better integration of student records. CBSE has reiterated that APAAR ID for students aims to create a seamless, lifelong identity for every student promoting transparency, accountability and efficiency in academic record management. Accordingly, CBSE has directed CBSE affiliated schools in India to link registration of Class IX/XI with APAAR ID. However, CBSE has not mandated APAAR ID for appearing in Board Examinations and is also not excluding any child from its examinations due to the lack of APAAR ID. Data regarding State/UT wise total number of students in government schools with APAAR ID has been annexed. Data Security and Privacy guidelines prescribed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) have been followed to ensure safety and privacy of data. The Government continues to work with States/UTs and stakeholders to ensure that implementation remains inclusive, non-coercive and student-centric. *************Annexure ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PARTS (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5971 RAISED BY SHRI G KUMAR NAIK, HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026 REGARDING “ISSUANCE OF APAAR ID FOR BOARD EXAMINATION”. Table: State/UT wise total number of students in government schools with APAAR ID generated. Foundational, Preparatory S. Total and Middle Secondary N o State Enrolment Generated Enrolment Generated Enrolment Generated 1 A&N ISLANDS 43,235 42,181 28,016 27,234 15,219 14,947 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 34,55,497 30,63,181 24,56,948 22,69,166 9,98,549 7,94,015 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 1,49,718 57,132 99,388 22,976 50,330 34,156 4 ASSAM 46,38,092 37,46,752 36,01,716 28,36,169 10,36,376 9,10,583 5 BIHAR 1,66,13,821 1,26,95,180 1,22,00,670 91,13,909 44,13,151 35,81,271 6 CHANDIGARH 1,34,745 1,31,554 89,283 86,880 45,462 44,674 7 CHHATTISGARH 36,21,474 32,19,584 26,02,193 23,19,612 10,19,281 8,99,972 8 D&NH and D&D 96,053 51,618 71,360 42,262 24,693 9,356 9 DELHI 22,68,094 18,57,096 14,49,597 11,61,435 8,18,497 6,95,661 10 GOA 35,484 25,915 28,592 20,211 6,892 5,704 11 GUJARAT 52,50,722 36,21,192 49,90,002 34,27,001 2,60,720 1,94,191 12 HARYANA 21,02,558 18,20,683 14,11,288 11,95,724 6,91,270 6,24,959 13 HIMACHAL PRADESH 7,56,301 5,22,347 4,85,868 3,06,898 2,70,433 2,15,449 14 JAMMU & KASHMIR 13,26,396 7,45,241 9,37,598 5,14,571 3,88,798 2,30,670 15 JHARKHAND 47,63,640 26,38,507 35,80,249 20,14,603 11,83,391 6,23,904 16 KARNATAKA 44,65,325 28,41,711 34,56,096 23,33,475 10,09,229 5,08,236 17 KERALA 15,76,755 14,235 9,15,216 9,607 6,61,539 4,628 18 LADAKH 24,063 21,581 16,927 4,744 7,136 6,837 19 LAKSHADWEEP 12,077 11,473 8,944 8,496 3,133 2,977 20 MADHYA PRADESH 78,25,699 55,16,781 56,23,976 38,08,680 22,01,723 17,08,101 21 MAHARASHTRA 48,85,510 43,08,563 45,94,730 40,47,274 2,90,780 2,61,289 22 MANIPUR 1,85,108 39,709 1,43,445 20,410 41,663 19,299 23 MEGHALAYA 3,81,169 7,831 3,62,240 6,360 18,929 1,471 24 MIZORAM 1,15,751 79,397 90,636 58,599 25,115 20,798 25 NAGALAND 1,28,646 33,658 1,02,017 20,491 26,629 13,167 26 ODISHA 50,40,761 31,92,480 41,09,747 25,66,937 9,31,014 6,25,543 27 PUDUCHERRY 67,210 62,376 43,483 39,685 23,727 22,691 28 PUNJAB 25,16,776 17,16,616 17,82,725 11,05,280 7,34,051 6,11,336 29 RAJASTHAN 73,59,012 53,14,844 50,06,311 35,21,136 23,52,701 17,93,708 30 SIKKIM 63,373 39,168 39,986 21,214 23,387 17,954 31 TAMILNADU 42,44,880 11,492 26,70,335 7,056 15,74,545 4,436 32 TELANGANA 26,12,010 18,19,249 17,40,591 12,83,397 8,71,419 5,35,852 33 TRIPURA 4,65,247 3,25,450 3,32,342 2,26,746 1,32,905 98,704 34 UTTAR PRADESH 1,39,78,393 1,14,87,504 1,33,48,178 1,09,81,434 6,30,215 5,06,070 35 UTTARAKHAND 6,75,273 4,95,784 4,36,795 3,24,122 2,38,478 1,71,662 36 WEST BENGAL 1,48,69,494 - 1,08,91,711 - 39,77,783 - Total 11,67,48,362 7,15,78,065 8,97,49,199 5,57,63,794 2,69,99,163 1,58,14,271