Lok Sabha Question No. 12 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-04
Subject: One Nation One Student ID
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *12 ANSWERED ON 04.12.2023

## One Nation One Student ID

## *12. PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  'One  Nation,  One  Student  ID'  initiative  under  Automated  Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) and its key objectives;
- (b) whether there is any role and involvement of the Ministry in this initiative;
- (c) whether it aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020's emphasis on gender parity and equal opportunities in education;
- (d) the details of the enrolment process for APAAR followed by schools and the role of the parents in this regard;
- (e) the measures being taken by the Government to ensure the data privacy and security of the students' information collected for APAAR; and
- (f) the details on the benefits of APAAR for students and how it will help them in tracking their academic journey and achievements?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

Part (a) to (f) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) IN RESPECT OF LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *12  FOR  REPLY  ON  04.12.2023 REGARDING  'ONE  NATION  ONE  STUDENT  ID'  ASKED  BY  PROF.  RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI, DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, HON'BLE MEMBER(S) OF PARLIAMENT

(a) to (f) The Government of India has launched National Educational Policy 2020 with an aim to provide holistic and multidisciplinary education with multiple entry and exit facility. It also  aims  to  ensure  universal  access  to  education  at  all  levels,  equitable  and  inclusive education and lifelong learning ecosystem.

To achieve these objectives, a registry framework is required to identify each entity to track the academic and skilling journey of the students/learners throughout his life with many uses such as transfer of  credits,  transfer  from  one  institute  to  other  institute  etc.  It  also  aims  to facilitate and track, the integration of programme with skill component, choice-based courses, planning and improvement in curriculum as per the requirement of stakeholders.

Accordingly, Ministry of Education has launched Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) Scheme on 29 th July 2021 to create unique id for seamless interaction amongst the stakeholders of the education ecosystem. Scheme aims to facilitate flexibility of curriculum framework, multiple entry  multiple  exits,  interdisciplinary  mobility  of  the  students  with  appropriate  'Credit transfer', and enables visibility to progress and targeted decision-making at multiple levels.

Detail process for enrolment for individual students/learners and institutions are available on https://www.abc.gov.in/. All State Governments have also been communicated with process to be followed for enrolment of the students along with the role of the parents in this process.

Data Security and Privacy guidelines prescribed by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has been followed to ensure safety and privacy of data.

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