SFLC.in wrote to the University of Mumbai regarding concerns about the ongoing college admission process, where APAAR ID has become mandatory for the college allocation process. Making APAAR mandatory for admission goes against the Ministry of Education’s stand that APAAR is voluntary.
As the APAAR ID presently depends solely on possession of an Aadhaar number, this requirement risks excluding students who do not have an Aadhaar. This practice also
raises serious apprehensions about the potential misuse of children’s data.
Aadhaar, being the sole basis for the creation of APAAR ID, contradicts the Supreme Court’s judgement in Justice K.S. Puttaswamy and Anr. vs. Union of India (2019) as it restricts students without Aadhaar access to benefits.
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