A permanent 12-digit student ID that keeps your academic records and credits in one place, linked to DigiLocker.
Ministry of Education
💰 Benefit: Unique lifelong 12-digit academic ID linked to Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) and DigiLocker for storing marksheets, certificates and credits
Always verify eligibility on the official website before applying. Scheme rules may change. Facts last checked against the official source on 14 October 2026.
APAAR (Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry) is a unique 12-digit student ID under the 'One Nation, One Student ID' initiative of the Ministry of Education. It is linked to the Academic Bank of Credits and DigiLocker and stores your academic records in one place.
Yes. The Ministry of Education renamed the ABC (Academic Bank of Credits) ID as APAAR ID, so it is the same ID.
No official age limit is published. However, students under 16 cannot create it themselves on DigiLocker and must get it through their school.
There is no income limit; it is an identity for all students, not a financial benefit. No fee has been published for creating it officially.
Aadhaar is used to fetch and verify your details, and school students must have a PEN in UDISE+. For minors, a parental consent form signed by parents is needed.
After the ID is generated it is pushed to your DigiLocker account. Open DigiLocker and look in the 'Issued Documents' section for the APAAR ID card.
No last date has been announced; APAAR IDs are generated on an ongoing basis. As of 2 July 2026, 26.35 crore verified APAAR IDs had been generated (PIB).