New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released an official notification directing the higher education institutions (HEI) not to print the full Aadhaar card number on the students’ p
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released an official notification directing the higher education institutions (HEI) not to print the full Aadhaar card number on the students’ provisional certificates and degrees issued by the universities. As per UGC, it has been brought to the notice from news reports appearing in a section of the media that some State Governments are considering the printing of the full Aadhaar number of university students on provisional certificates and degrees issued by the universities, for subsequent in verification of the said documents at the time of recruitment or admission.
“Attention is invited to sub-regulation (3) of regulation 6 of the Aadhaar (Sharing of Information) Regulations, zo16, which provide that no entity in possession of the Aadhaar number shall make public any database or record containing the same, unless the Aadhaar number has been redacted or blacked out through appropriate means,” UGC in an official notification said. The Higher Education Institutions are, therefore, requested to strictly comply with the rules and regulations of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
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Students can check the official notification by visiting the official website – https://www.ugc.gov.in. The Aadhaar Card, a 12-digit unique identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India, has become the most important document of identification. It is used as a digital identity proof for availing of a host of government subsidies and benefits.