UGC asks institutions to upload academic credit data for 2024 by June 2025 to ease APAAR roll-out

NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has reiterated that the deadline for uploading credit data of the last three years on the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) portal is December 31, 2024. To further streamline the process, the statutory body has also requested universities to update the credit information of the exams conducted this year by June 2025.

In line with the National Education Policy (NEP 2020) which aims to create curricular structures promoting a credit-based system that is flexible, integrated and provides multidisciplinary education. The new system has been implemented to replace the traditional rigid boundaries and create a possibility for life-long learning with multiple entry and exit options.

“To ensure the realization of the vision of NEP 2020, the role of Academic Institutions is critical by ensuring timely upload of credits to the APAAR credit repository and mapping them with the students' APAAR IDs. This is essential to facilitate the redemption and transfer of credits,” the statutory body reiterated.

The education ministry brought in the Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR), for around 30 crore students in the country from school level, to help in tracking of students from school to higher education and maintain their academic records. It aims to integrate all education records of school students into its ‘One Nation, One Student ID’ initiative by 2026-27.

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The ministry had directed universities to upload credit data on the ABC portal for academic year 2021, 2022 and 2023 by December 31, 2024; “post which the HEIs shall not be allowed to deposit credits on the ABC eco-system”.

“To further streamline the process of data capture for APAAR, it has been decided that for the examinations/assessment conducted in any month of 2024, the credit information shall be uploaded/mapped with student APAAR IDs by June, 2025. The said data will be freezed and no further modifications will be allowed after the above timeline,” it said.

UGC has instructed the higher educational institutions (HEIs) to prioritise the data upload to meet the deadlines. The universities are also required to review the current status and update the credit information, post completion of assessments and declaration of results.

The UGC has also provided contact details of officers for assistance in uploading the ABC credit data.

• Amit Kumar Verma, Education Officer, UGC, (akverma.ugc@nic.in, 011- 23604205) and (support-nad@gov.in, abc-bureau@ugc.gov.in, 011-23604427)
• Gaurav Khare, Business Development Manager, National e-Governance Division (gaurav.kharel@digitalindia.gov.in, Mob: +91 98910 81761).