**Policy Summary: Mandatory Biometric Updates (MBU) for Children's Aadhaar**
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), in collaboration with the Department of School Education and Literacy, is initiating a nationwide campaign to ensure timely Mandatory Biometric Updates (MBU) for children aged 5-15 years enrolled in schools across India. This initiative addresses the approximately 17 crore Aadhaar numbers with pending biometric updates.
To facilitate this, UIDAI has partnered with the Department of School Education and Literacy to integrate Aadhaar MBU status into the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE) platform. This integration allows schools to identify students requiring MBU. CEO UIDAI Shri. Bhuvnesh Kumar has urged the Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories to organize targeted MBU camps within schools to expedite the process.
Timely MBU is essential for maintaining the accuracy of children's biometric data in Aadhaar and prevents potential difficulties in authentication for government schemes and registration for competitive/university examinations (e.g., NEET, JEE, CUET). The UDISE platform, an educational management information system, will provide schools with the necessary visibility to track and facilitate pending MBUs. This collaborative effort aims to streamline the biometric update process for children's Aadhaar, ensuring ease of access and preventing last-minute rushes for updates.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Electronics IT: The Indian government ministry responsible for electronics and information technology policy.
UIDAI: Unique Identification Authority of India, the authority responsible for Aadhaar.
Aadhaar: A 12-digit unique identity number issued to all Indian residents.
Mandatory Biometric Updates MBU: Required biometric updates for children enrolled in Aadhaar at the ages of 5 and 15.
Chief Secretaries of States UTs: Administrative heads of States and Union Territories in India, being urged to complete MBUs.
Ministry of Education: The Indian government ministry responsible for education.
Unified District Information System for Education Plus UDISE: An educational management information system used to capture statistics related to school education in India.
Shri. Bhuvnesh Kumar: CEO of UIDAI.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
UIDAI Calls on Schools across India to Ensure
Timely Aadhaar Mandatory Biometric Updates
(MBU) for Children in the age group of 5 to 15 years.
CEO UIDAI writes to Chief Secretaries of States &
UTs urging them to complete the pending MBUs by
organising camps in schools
UIDAI and Ministry of Education join hands to
facilitate pending MBU in Aadhaar on Unified District
Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+)
platform for Nearly 17 Crore Children
Posted On: 27 AUG 2025 5:29PM by PIB Delhi
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has joined hands with the Department of School
Education and Literacy, to provide the Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) status pertaining to Aadhaar of
school children on the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) application – a
move that will facilitate MBU in Aadhaar for crores of students.
Timely completion of MBU in Aadhaar is an essential requirement for children at the age of five and once
again at fifteen years of age. It is crucial for maintaining the accuracy and reliability of biometric data of
children in Aadhaar. There are approximately 17 crore Aadhaar numbers where the mandatory biometrics
update is pending.
Updating biometrics in Aadhaar is important for the child otherwise later it may lead to difficulties while
carrying out authentication for receiving benefits under various Govt. schemes, registering in competitive and
university examinations like NEET, JEE, CUET etc. It is noted that many times students and parents rush for
Aadhaar updates at the last moment leading to anxieties. This can be avoided with timely biometric updates.
CEO, UIDAI Shri. Bhuvnesh Kumar has also written to all the Chief Secretaries of states and union territories
apprising them of the initiative and requesting them to support in conducting targeted MBU camps.
“It was thought that a camp approach through the schools could help in completing the pending MBUs. The
main question was how the schools would know which students have not done the biometric updates. The
technology teams of UIDAI and Department of School Education and Literacy, Govt of India have worked
together to successfully implement a solution through the UDISE+ application. Now all the schools can have
the visibility of the pending MBUs,” CEO UIDAI has written in his letter.
About UDISE+
The Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) is an educational managementinformation system under the Department of School Education & Literacy and captures various statistics
related to school education.
This joint initiative from UIDAI and Department of School Education is expected to go a long way towards
providing ease of updating biometrics of children.
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Dharmendra Tewari\Navin Sreejith
(Release ID: 2161254)