What is ABC ID and How to Create and its Importance

What is ABC ID?

The ABC ID card digitally stores academic credit and student information on it for safety and security. The National Education Policy initiated this scheme as a UGC initiative. It is under a program by the Union Ministry of Education and the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

The ABC ID in India would be a 12-digit unique code that will supply, in digital form, non-transmissible banks of credits for a student regarding management, storage, and access to academic credits given certificate, diploma, and degree details, details of training, and co-curricular achievements. This ABC ID is to be linked with DigiLocker concerning secure storage of vital documents, including mark sheets of examinations.

The National Academic Depository provides students with academic credits for the ABC ID. The credits accredited to a student for any program by an accredited institution are digitally stored. They may be shared or transferred among the institutes with ABC upon the consent of the students. This reduces authentication in case of admission or jobs relating to verification of academic records.

Full form of ABC ID:

ABC ID-Academic Bank of Credits. The name itself says that it will keep the records of a student's higher educational credits from any UGC-recognized institution and those which can be transferred from one institution to another.

The Purpose of ABC ID:

The Academic Bank of Credits has been one of the significant propositions in the Indian education system and finds more vitality under the National Education Policy, NEP 2020. This would grant flexibility and enrich students' entering into higher education. Here's a breakdown of its purpose:

1. Accumulation of Credits: ABC should allow students to accrue academic credit earned from various accredited institutions. These would be kept in a particular virtual individual account, accessible during the learner's education.

2. Flexibility within Education