Nearly 4 lakh Noida and Ghaziabad students still await APAAR IDs

Nearly four lakh students in Noida and Ghaziabad are still waiting for their APAAR IDs, as many parents remain hesitant to share Aadhaar details for registration.

In Gautam Budh Nagar, 1,07,076 students across 265 recognised private schools have not generated the 12-digit ID. Ghaziabad has 2,99,142 pending IDs, while 228 schools there have yet to begin the process. Officials put the pendency in both districts at about 38%, with private schools accounting for much of it.

APAAR, part of the government’s “One Nation, One Student ID” initiative, is designed to keep academic certificates and records in one digital account, accessible through DigiLocker. It is also being used in some academic applications, including IGNOU admissions from this year.

The Supreme Court ruled in July that schools cannot force parents to provide Aadhaar consent. Ghaziabad basic education department district coordinator Ruchi Tyagi said schools must address parents’ concerns without coercion, while explaining how the ID could help students retrieve lost academic documents.

The state government is seeking regular district reports and circulating school-wise lists of pending registrations.