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APAAR ID

APAAR ID Explained: What Every Parent Should Know

Detailed explainer on the APAAR ID and what steps you need to take to ensure your child's privacy and security.
03 December, 2024
8 min read
Medha GargMedha Garg & Rubayya TasneemRubayya Tasneem
APAAR ID

DPIs in the shadows: MeitY and Education Ministry simply refuse to open up about the APAAR student ID

APAAR, an Aadhaar-based unique ID project for students across India, was initiated in July 2023 and declared a ‘digital public infrastructure’ earlier this year. When asked for its policy documents, nodal Ministries transferred our RTI request 30+ times. We still don't have an answer.
24 October, 2024
9 min read
Internet Freedom FoundationInternet Freedom Foundation
APAAR ID

One nation, One student ID, zero law or policy to back it up #WhatAreYouVotingFor

The BJP manifesto promises “100% implementation” of the Aadhaar-linked APAAR student ID which centrally stores a large volume of student personal and academic data—but the coercive pan-India exercise is operating without any policy document or accountability from Ministries.
01 May, 2024
10 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma
APAAR ID

Aadhaar-based student ID raises alarms for privacy

The APAAR initiative under NEP 2020 envisions creating a unique ID for students, storing their education and extracurricular data in a permanent, life-long, longitudinal registry – all based on their Aadhaar.
27 October, 2023
7 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre

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