The proposed EER is a repository of academic and skill-based achievements of students, faculty and institutions. (Representational image)
The initiative is in line with the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which envisages an authentic digital database in the form of an education ecosystem registry. It is being developed under the Union Ministry of Education along with other government stakeholders including NIC and UIDAI
Students and faculty at all levels across the country will be issued a single, generic identity authenticated by Aadhaar as a national repository under the Education Ecosystem Registry (EER) scheme, which will be launched by August 15, a top official said.
The plan to be launched under the National Educational Technology Forum (NETF) proposes a digital registry for all students (from primary school to higher education), schools, colleges, universities and institutions, both government and private. Apart from academic institutions, academic and industry partners including start-ups under one roof.
The initiative is in line with the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which envisages an authentic digital database in the form of an education ecosystem registry. It is being developed under the Union Ministry of Education along with other government stakeholders including NIC and UIDAI.
The proposed EER is a repository of academic and skill-based achievements of students, faculty and institutions. It enables users to verify and maintain their data, digitally transforming the education sector. This allows for an integrated system for stakeholders to track learner outcomes and inform policy-making processes.
While it is not mandatory for institutions to submit their data as of now, according to officials, they will be asked to actively participate in the registry.
“The EER portal is ready. The types of sectors to be kept in the database and other technical details can be worked out by the departments concerned in consultation with the steering committee,” said NETF chairman Professor Anil Sahasrabuddhe.
A steering committee, headed by Sahasrabuddhe, comprising members from key ministries and other agencies, was formed last year to implement the registry project. The registry will allow important linkages to other departments and datasets, including the Academic Bank of Credit (ABC), where student documents are stored digitally.
“Having a National Education Registry is of utmost importance to connect all learners, education providers and institutions across the country to an authentic database that tracks key performance indicators and allows efficient exchange of verified and updated information. This will help in providing equal access to diverse groups with diverse needs, trace the journey of students and empower them through policy interventions,” he said.
After detailed discussions, he said, it was decided that there is a need for a single, general, student and faculty registration across departments. It should not happen that when a student has a different ID in school and when the same student is in college or any other higher education institution, he has a different ID.
“The idea is to have a unique, single, common ID for authentication of data (available in the form of a digitally signed certificate). The Student Registry will provide the ID based on Aadhaar authentication by UIDAI, which will be used by the Student Registry as a simple, digital ID for
Also, for those who do not want to provide Aadhaar details, PAN-authenticated or ABC IDs can be issued as normal IDs for students and teachers. ABC IDs have already been issued to a section of students and faculty.
In case of State Governments, which maintain their own data, they will be allowed to continue, provided they follow the same standard and structure as given in the EER, so that it can be accessed through an API (Application Programming Interface). can be shared with. of data between two systems).
