Apaar ID for students: Does it require parental consent? Key details

The Karnataka government has begun issuing 12-digit Automatic Permanent Academic Account Registry (Apaar) identity cards to students in government, aided, and private schools across the state.

Karnataka’s Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) is spearheading the initiative, which has drawn criticism from experts who argue that the state already has an existing ID system, the Student Achievement Tracking System (SATS).