What is ABC ID and How to Create and its Importance
                     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: The student can 
take credits from different institutions that can 
then be inter-university transferred. This opens 
up opportunities within course structuring 
whereby students can take courses from varied 
institutions and structure education in the best 
way that fits their interests and career paths.
 
Importance of ABC ID:
1. Flexibility in Education
Facility ABC enables students to earn bank and 
transfer credit in academic learning across 
courses, institutions, and programs. The above 
flexibility would facilitate students to choose 
diverse subjects and enjoy a gap in their 
education without losing their accrued credits.
 
2. Encourages Interdisciplinary Learning
The ABC allows for inter-disciplinary learning 
with its learning outcomes and assessment 
modes. Students compile credits from various 
institutions and disciplines towards the degree 
to be awarded. Credits taken from science, 
humanities and the arts, among others, can be 
combined into a more rounded education.
Conclusion:
 
The Academic Bank of Credit is akin to a new 
answer to the ever-changing face of the Indian 
education system, which will bestow more 
flexibility, mobility, and individualization on 
students' journeys. Hence, ABC works out 
customized and modular modes of learning 
whereby students can accumulate and transfer 
their credits across various programs and 
institutions.
 
Step 1: First, the applicant must log in to the 
official website of DigiLocker. If the candidate is 
an already registered user, then they can sign 
in with the option 'Sign? In' that appears on the 
screen. Otherwise, they may click on the 'Sign 
Up' option and create a new account to sign in.
 
Step 2: Log in using your username and 
password or the Aadhaar number with your 
mobile number. 
 
Step 3: Tap the 'Search Document' option once 
you log in.
 
Step 4: Under the option 'Education and 
Learning,' click on 'Academic Bank of Credits.' 
 
Step 5: Click the 'APAAR/ABC ID Card' option.
 
Step 6: The information to be provided in the 
given space includes name, sex, date of birth, 
year of admission, institute's name, Value of 
Identity, etc. Fill in all the information, select 
the consent box in the given space, and click 
on a button called 'Get Document.'