Why CBSE Making APAAR Mandatory for Board Exam Registration Has Sparked Privacy Debate
Zenaira Bakhsh | 15 August 2025 | The Print
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has made it mandatory for students to submit their 12-digit APAAR Ids while registering for their Class 10 and 12 board exams, sparking a debate around data security and privacy.
The Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) was introduced through the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. It is an identification number linked to a student’s enrollment and contains details of his or her academic journey. It is a lifelong record of a student’s educational scores, achievements and related statistics, and is voluntary...