The Hindu·3 min read·medium
APAAR Scheme: Supreme Court assures parents it will pass order requiring CBSE to provide opt-out, refusal option
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Krishnadas Rajagopal
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The Supreme Court of India has indicated it will mandate that the CBSE make the APAAR student ID scheme voluntary, following an Orissa High Court ruling. The court aims to ensure that parents have a clear 'opt-out' option to protect student privacy.
The Supreme Court agreed to clarify on Monday (July 20, 2026) that the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) implementation of the Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) across India must be voluntary as per an Orissa High Court judgment of last year, which had directed a clear ‘opt-out/refusal option’ in the consent form.
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