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PUNE: The Symbiosis Law School ’s move of making Aadhaar card mandatory has drawn flak from students.

A screen shot of an email sent to its students, and which is circulating on twitter, says that without Aadhaar number, marksheet will not be generated.

However, when contacted, Shashikala Gurpur, director, Symbiosis Law School (SLS), said it was a wrong assumption that Aadhaar has been made mandatory as the students can opt for a non-Aadhaar option during the online registration process.

The mail says: “Many students have not uploaded their Aadhaar card information till date. We are sending reminders again and again to upload Aadhaar information.”

“It is mandatory to update Aadhaar information. Your Aadhaar number will be printed on the marksheet. So, without the Aadhaar number, the marksheet will not be generated,” the mail adds.

“We have not made Aadhaar compulsory. We are following the guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC). Those who have given their Aadhaar number, we are printing it on the grade sheet. To create a National Academic Depository ID, the registration can be done using either Aadhaar or non-Aadhaar option. Thus, it is regulatory compliance to ensure authenticity and avoid fake degrees. The Bar Council, too, had come out with stringent verification norms,” Gurpur said on Friday.

The Symbiosis Law School, too, tweeted a clarification from its official Twitter handle, @Pune_SLS, after the screenshot of the mail became a talking point on the microblogging site, with many calling it ironical as the college that teaches law has allegedly issued a mail on Aadhaar even before the Supreme Court could come out with a verdict clearing the air on compulsion of linking Aadhaar to many services.

