Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated a national conference on Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR): One Nation One Student ID Card, emphasizing its significance as an aspirational and global document for students in India. This initiative, aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) of 2020 and the National Credit and Qualifications Framework (NCrF), aims to provide a unified academic experience by assigning a unique 12-digit APAAR ID to students. With the goal of consolidating academic achievements, 25 crore APAAR IDs have already been created, contributing to India’s growing digital public infrastructure (DPI). Pradhan stressed the importance of interconnectivity between APAAR IDs, Academic Bank of Credit, and Digilocker, emphasizing NEP 2020’s focus on competency-building through skilling alongside knowledge. The conference also featured panel discussions on integrating APAAR IDs and Credit Systems with job profiles, and exploring the evolving role of DigiLocker in education.