Indian opens central student data repository

A platform that will serve as a central data repository for India's One Nation One Student ID is due to start operation in February 2024. The 12-digit student ID (Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry) is liked to students' Aadhaar biometric IDs and has so far been issued to 20 million students in higher education. The new database will eventually aggregate data that until now has been held separately by various educational institutions. The Union government has directed that full integration should be complete by the beginning of the 2026-2027 academic year. 
 

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Publication: Biometric Update
Writer: Ayang Macdonald