UIDAI rolls out student biometric update in one lakh plus schoolsThe Unique Identification Authority of India has successfully updated biometrics for 1.2 crore school children. This initiative covered ove...
03 Mar, 2026, 03.53 PM IST
UIDAI completes over 1 crore mandatory biometric updates for school children across 83,000 schoolsA child under the age of five can enrol for Aadhaar by providing the photograph, name, date of birth, gender, address and birth certificate...
08 Feb, 2026, 06.15 PM IST
UIDAI urges schools to ensure biometric updates in Aadhaar for 5-15 years old kidsUnique Identification Authority of India wants schools to help update Aadhaar biometrics for children aged 5-15. CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar asked s...
27 Aug, 2025, 07.08 PM IST
UIDAI to start biometric update of children through schools soonThe UIDAI is set to launch a phased project in two months to update children's biometrics through schools, addressing over 7 crore children...
20 Jul, 2025, 04.55 PM IST
UIDAI to start biometric update of children through schools soonThe Unique Identification Authority of India CEO, Bhuvnesh Kumar told PTI that over 7 crore children have not updated their biometrics for ...
20 Jul, 2025, 04.50 PM IST
How mandatory Aadhaar-linking and PEN are creating trouble for students in TelanganaAadhaar-related issues are impacting Hyderabad schools. Students are dropping out. They are losing access to textbooks, uniforms, and meals...
16 Dec, 2024, 02.29 PM IST
Aadhaar card not mandatory for school admission in Odisha: GovtOdisha government Tuesday said that Aadhaar card is not mandatory or a pre-requisite for the admission of a student in any school in the st...
08 Aug, 2023, 04.59 PM IST
Aadhaar enrollment drive for students began in Assam's Hailakandi districtThe government has made it mandatory for school children up to Class XII in government or provincialised educational institutions for openi...
10 Nov, 2020, 12.23 AM IST
UIDAI cautions schools not to insist on Aadhaar for admissionThe word of caution from UIDAI comes at a time when admissions to nursery and entry-level classes have just begun in over 1,500 private sch...
25 Dec, 2018, 02.17 PM IST
Children be given option to exit from Aadhaar on attaining majority: Supreme CourtThe court said no child shall be denied the benefit of any scheme if, for some reason, he or she is unable to produce Aadhaar number.
26 Sep, 2018, 09.38 PM IST
UIDAI earmarks Rs 200 crore to fund Aadhaar enrolment machines for schools in talukasThe Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has now decided to go a step further to enable such enrolment through provision of Aad...
16 Sep, 2018, 04.30 PM IST
Schools cannot deny admission for lack of Aadhaar: UIDAIThe move by UIDAI is expected to come as a major relief to parents and students who have been facing difficulties due to schools insisting ...
05 Sep, 2018, 01.30 PM IST
Centre looks at Aadhaar to track out-of-school childrenThe recommendation to use the 12-digit unique biometric ID to track children’s education came from a Central Advisory Board of Education (C...
16 Jan, 2018, 07.21 AM IST
No child will be denied a mid-day meal just because he or she didn't have AadhaarSchools are bound to ensure that every student is enrolled for Aadhaar, but no child will be denied a mid-day meal just because he or she d...
09 Mar, 2017, 12.41 AM IST
Government plans to link Aadhaar with five big schemes focussed on childrenThese schemes are Mid-Day Meal Scheme, Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya Madhyanmik Shiksha Abhiyan, Integrated Child Development Services an...
22 Aug, 2016, 06.26 AM IST
Aadhaar carries out enrolment drive for scholarship studentsThe preference to scholarship students is explained by the fact that the government wants to ensure that all students applying for scholars...
26 Jul, 2016, 06.38 PM IST
Maharashtra government to link school admission to AadhaarLinking of students' admission registration number to Adhaar card will facilitate tracking of the child in the education system.
23 Apr, 2015, 05.12 PM IST