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G. Kumar Naik, Raichur MP, has raised concerns implicit the implementation of the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) and Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) system, adjacent arsenic the Union authorities clarified successful Parliament that the inaugural is voluntary and based connected informed consent.
In a connection issued connected Thursday (April 2), Mr. Naik said determination appears to beryllium a spread betwixt argumentation intent and ground-level preparedness, peculiarly successful the discourse of caller directives issued by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
The Ministry of Education, successful its reply to an unstarred question raised by Mr. Naik successful the Lok Sabha, reiterated that procreation of APAAR ID is voluntary and requires explicit consent from students oregon parents. It besides clarified that nary pupil volition beryllium denied the accidental to look for committee examinations owing to the lack of an APAAR ID.
However, Mr. Naik pointed retired that CBSE had decided to marque the 12-digit APAAR ID mandatory for registration successful Classes 9 and 11 from the 2026–27 world year, raising concerns among stakeholders.
“While the nonsubjective of creating a seamless and portable world grounds strategy is important, its implementation indispensable stay strictly transparent and inclusive. Parents indispensable beryllium intelligibly informed that APAAR is voluntary, and nary kid should look immoderate disadvantage owed to method oregon administrative hurdles,” Mr. Naik said.
He noted that a important fig of students are inactive extracurricular the APAAR system, with reports suggesting that astir 40% of students — implicit 4.5 crore — person not been enrolled. Schools, helium said, are often starring the enrolment process without ensuring capable consciousness among parents.
The Ministry, successful its response, acknowledged that method issues specified arsenic discrepancies betwixt Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) and Aadhaar information person prevented immoderate students from obtaining APAAR IDs contempt nary responsibility of their own, and advised States and schools to facilitate corrections.
Mr. Naik said specified challenges could pb to unintended exclusion and added administrative load connected families. “There indispensable beryllium stronger safeguards for information extortion and a wide mechanics to resoluteness method issues promptly truthful that students are not affected,” helium said.
He besides urged the Union authorities to guarantee amended connection with parents and schools, and to code implementation gaps earlier expanding the scope of the system.
The APAAR initiative, introduced nether the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, aims to make a lifelong world individuality for students, enabling recognition transportation and seamless tracking of world advancement crossed institutions.
