Vijayawada: Parents of prospective students , and those who are seeking a transfer to schools in the city are facing problems, as several institutes have made Aadhaar card mandatory for the admission process.

With an exception of a few schools, where the admissions happen without an immediate need of the card and on the condition to procure one within a stipulated time period, most institutes in the city have stringent rules for producing Aadhaar card during the admission process. Owing to lack of awareness, and fast approaching admission dates, parents are facing troubles in getting Aadhar cards on time.

Parents who want to get their children admitted at premier schools are the most affected. The admission process has already begun at many city schools. In fact, admissions at VPS Public School were completed for the Class I by the end of December.

According to T Ramakrishna Reddy, principal at DAV Public School, the pressure to link Aadhaar card to student information has forced many schools to ask for the card.

For every student, a code has to be generated on Unified District Information System (Udise). The student’s information must be added to the entity created, said GS Srinivas of Brilliants High School. He said parents are not aware of this process.

Subrahmaniam, principal at TRMC Municpal School, said: “Without linking the card, students are not eligible for any benefits.” Benefits such as scholarships and bicycles to girl students once they reach Class IX, will not be covered without Aadhaar cards,” he said.

These problems are not limited to those seeking first-time admissions. Parents are also facing problems at the time of school transfer. Producing a transfer certificate (TC) at the time of admission is not enough any more, said Srinivas. “Parents have to make sure that the school management updates the student information after issuing TC,” he said. “Without updating the information, the school the child wants a transfer to, will not be able to access the student account,” he said.

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Mission Admission

- It takes more than 20 days to get Aadhaar card

- Confusion among parents because of lack of awareness coupled by the fast approaching for admission dates at premier schools

- Aadhaar cards from Class I admissions onwards

- Students with no Aadhaar cards not qualified for any government benefits

quote:

“Producing a transfer certificate (TC) at the time of admission is not enough any more. Parents have to make sure that the school management updates the student information after issuing TC.” — GS Srinivas, Brilliants High School

