PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 28 -- The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) has advised schools to enter the APAAR (Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry) IDs of students in Classes 9 to 12 while completing academic registration and examination formalities. The unique 12-digit ID enables students to digitally store, manage and access their academic records, including scorecards and marksheets. The board has directed schools to record the APAAR IDs of Class 9 and 11 students during advance registration and those of Class 10 and 12 students while submitting examination forms. UP Board secretary Bhagwati Singh said principals have been asked to ensure that APAAR IDs of all students are entered before the deadline for advance registration. Singh clarified that providing an APAAR ID is "not mandatory" for registration or examination forms. However, in the interest of students and to safeguard their digital academic records, the board has urged principals, teachers and parents to have students generate APAAR IDs and enter them in the relevant forms. Schools have also been asked to guide and extend full cooperation to parents in the process. The board secretary said the initiative aims to keep students' academic records transparent, accurate and secure. Under the government's "One Nation, One Student ID" initiative, APAAR gives a permanent 12-digit digital identity through which their academic can be maintained from school to higher education. According to the board, maintaining data through APAAR can also help ensure seamless access to scholarships, welfare schemes and other educational facilities based on verified records....