The State government, which had made Aadhaar mandatory for school students, is likely to reverse this after the apex court verdict that schools cannot seek these details for admissions.

Speaking on the sidelines of a programme on Saturday, Primary and Secondary Education Minister N. Mahesh said they would relax the clause. Currently, under the Student Achievement Tracking System — the database maintained by the Education Department — students have submitted their Aadhaar numbers.

Mr. Mahesh, however, pointed out that linking Aadhaar to several government schemes had helped streamline programmes and weed out duplicates. However, the State will remove the clause to submit Aadhaar following the SC order, he said.

Last year, the Department of Public Instruction tweaked their rules and stated that the department would not insist that class 10 students fill their Aadhaar number in the online application form. This was done after a student approached the High Court of Karnataka.