Display of Aadhaar numbers on provisional certificates and degree not permissible: UGC

 STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: The University Grants Commission (UGC) asked all the universities and colleges not to display the Aadhaar numbers of the students on the provisional certificates and degree certificates.

In a letter to all vice chancellors of universities and college principals, the UGC stated that “it has been brought to our attention from news reports that some state governments are considering the printing of the full Aadhaar number of university students on provisional certificates and degrees issued by the universities for subsequent use in verification of the said documents at the time of recruitment or admission.”

“In this regard, attention is invited to sub-regulation (3) of regulation 6 of the Aadhaar (Sharing of Information) Regulations, 2016, which provides that no entity in possession of the Aadhaar number shall make public any database or record containing the same, unless the Aadhaar number has been redacted or blacked out through appropriate means. Under the regulations as they currently stand, printing the Aadhaar number on provisional certificates and degrees is not permissible. The higher education institutions are, therefore, requested to strictly comply with the rules and regulations of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI),” the letter further stated.

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