The school education department started registering students for APAAR (Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry) IDs last year, but there are still many challenges in completing the process.
Recent data shows that 526,821 students in Madhya Pradesh still don't have their APAAR IDs. This includes 106,379 students from government schools and 420,442 from private schools.
The biggest issue is in over 20 districts, including Dhar, Bhopal, and Indore, where many schools have not yet finished the registration. The "One Nation, One Student ID" programme requires every student to have a unique ID to track their academic progress. Dhar, Bhopal, and Indore have the most delays.
In Dhar, 18.6 per cent of schools (795 out of 4,263) haven't registered their students, affecting 47,082 students. In Bhopal, 26.5 per cent of schools (753 out of 2,840) still need to complete the process, impacting 43,602 students.
Indore, with 71,273 students affected, has 23.1 per cent of schools (746 out of 3,227) not yet registered. These delays in big cities could prevent the state from meeting its deadline by January. The delay is caused by several issues.
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One major problem is getting parental consent for Aadhaar verification, which is needed for APAAR registration. Some Aadhaar details are incorrect, and some students do not have an Aadhaar card at all. Many parents do not understand what the APAAR ID is, which makes the process slower.
Schools are working hard to explain the APAAR ID to parents and ensure that the registration is completed quickly. Despite these challenges, the APAAR ID system could be helpful.
It will act as a lifelong academic record, store student information in DigiLocker, and connect with the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) to help with future education and career opportunities.
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