The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) has advised schools to enter the APAAR (Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry) IDs of students in Classes 9 to 12 while completing academic registration and examination formalities. The unique 12-digit ID enables students to digitally store, manage and access their academic records, including scorecards and marksheets.
The board has directed schools to record the APAAR IDs of Class 9 and 11 students during advance registration and those of Class 10 and 12 students while submitting examination forms. However, in the interest of students and to safeguard their digital academic records, the board has urged principals, teachers and parents to have students generate APAAR IDs and enter them in the relevant forms. The creation of an APAAR ID is a simple and secure process and is carried out with the consent of parents, officials shared. UP Board tightens scrutiny of date-of-birth correction requests The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) has stepped up scrutiny of applications seeking correction of students’ dates of birth, with officials flagging discrepancies in records submitted as evidence for such changes. In several cases, verified transfer certificates (TCs) from primary or upper-primary classes are submitted as evidence of the correct date of birth.
UP Board secretary Bhagwati Singh said principals have been asked to ensure that APAAR IDs of all students are entered before the deadline for advance registration. Singh clarified that providing an APAAR ID is “not mandatory” for registration or examination forms. The board secretary said the initiative aims to keep students’ academic records transparent, accurate and secure. Under the government’s “One Nation, One Student ID” initiative, APAAR gives students a permanent 12-digit digital identity through which their academic records, including credits and report cards, can be maintained from school to higher education. Maintaining accurate student data through APAAR can also help ensure seamless access to scholarships, welfare schemes and other educational facilities based on verified records, according to the board. UP Board secretary Bhagwati Singh said cases related to correction of students’ dates of birth continued to reach the board headquarters through its regional offices.
