CBSE APAAR ID Mandatory for Class IX and XI Registration 2026-27

CBSE has made the APAAR ID mandatory for every student registered in Class IX and Class XI, and has linked it to LOC (List of Candidates) filling for the 2026-27 board cycle. The CBSE circular dated 15 September 2025 states plainly: “This year, APAAR ID of each student who will be registered for Class IX / XI is being made mandatory.” Schools generate the ID for each child through a parental consent form and the UDISE+ portal.

If you are short on time, jump to the numbered steps below: consent form to the school, then UDISE+ generation against the student PEN, then Aadhaar name match, then APAAR allotment.

This is the CBSE board-exam mandate specifically. For the general APAAR and ABC explainer that covers what these IDs are and how to verify them, see APAAR ID and ABC ID explained.

APAAR stands for Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry. It is part of the central government's One Nation, One Student ID programme, aligned with the National Education Policy 2020. It is a unique 12-digit code that stores a student's academic credits and records for life.

CBSE wants every Class IX and XI student to already have an APAAR ID before they fill their LOC for the Class X and XII board examinations. Students registered this year in Class IX and XI will fill their LOC in 2026-27. The Board has directed that, by then, all such students must hold a valid APAAR ID.

The circular is blunt about the consequence path. Where an APAAR ID is not generated because parents refused consent, the school records “REFUSED” against that student in the LOC and keeps the written denial on file. Where it is not generated for other reasons, the entry is “NOGEN”. In all other cases, the APAAR ID is shown.

The school drives the process. Parents supply consent and correct data. The numbered steps below follow the official APAAR generation flow.

The school explains APAAR at a parent briefing and hands out the physical consent form. APAAR cannot be generated without a parent or guardian signing this form. Keep a copy of what you sign.

Sign the consent form and return it to the class teacher. If you do not consent, tell the school in writing so it can record “REFUSED” in the LOC. You can read the official flow at the government APAAR portal.

The student's name, date of birth and gender in the school's UDISE+ record must match the Aadhaar record exactly. The official rule is direct: the name in UDISE+ must match the name as per Aadhaar. Any mismatch must be corrected first, or the ID will fail to generate.

Once consent and data are in order, the UDISE+ system generates the 12-digit APAAR ID against the student's PEN (Permanent Education Number). The ID is then pushed to the student's DigiLocker account.

On the CBSE registration portal, the school opens the “Update APAAR ID” tab, sees the candidate list, and enters each valid APAAR ID along with the consent to share that ID. This links the APAAR ID to the board registration record.

APAAR is a 12-digit permanent academic ID that holds a student's academic credits and records across schools and, later, higher education. The official portal lists the benefits: a unified lifelong academic identity, smoother transitions across levels, credit transfer between institutions, and simpler verification at admission and employment. The general explainer page covers the Academic Bank of Credits angle in detail.

The LOC is the List of Candidates a school submits to register students for the Class X and XII board examinations. CBSE has linked the APAAR ID of every Class IX and XI candidate to this registration data, framing it as transparency, accountability and seamless academic mobility. So the APAAR field is now part of the registration record that feeds the eventual board-exam LOC.

Consent is the parent's choice. If you refuse, the school maintains your written denial and records “REFUSED” against your child in the LOC. The CBSE circular provides this exact route, so refusal is contemplated and does not by itself block registration in the current cycle.

Note: the circular makes APAAR mandatory for registration and directs schools to ensure all Class IX and XI students hold an APAAR ID by the time they fill LOC in 2026-27. If you are unsure how refusal affects your child's later board record, ask the school in writing and keep the reply. You can use an RTI application to a public school's Public Information Officer if you get no clear answer.

• Name spelled differently in school records and Aadhaar. Fix the mismatch first.
• Date of birth differs between the birth certificate, school record and Aadhaar.
• Consent form not signed or not returned to the class teacher.
• Student PEN not created or not linked in UDISE+.
• Old or incorrect Aadhaar details that have not been updated.

• Check your child's name and date of birth match exactly across the school record, the birth certificate and Aadhaar.
• Find the APAAR consent form from the school. Sign it or note in writing that you decline.
• Ask the school for your child's PEN and confirm it is active in UDISE+.
• Open your child's DigiLocker to see if an APAAR ID is already issued.
• Keep a copy of every form and reply for your records.

Yes for the registration process. The CBSE circular dated 15 September 2025 says the APAAR ID of each student registered for Class IX or XI is being made mandatory this year, and the Board has linked it to the registration data for both classes.

The school generates it through the UDISE+ system. The parent's role is to sign the consent form and make sure the child's name, date of birth and gender match across school records and Aadhaar.

If parents decline consent, the school keeps the written denial and enters “REFUSED” against that student in the LOC. If the ID is not generated for any other reason, the entry is “NOGEN”. In all other cases the APAAR ID is shown.

The generation flow validates the student's name against Aadhaar, and the official rule is that the UDISE+ name must match the Aadhaar name. A mismatch must be corrected before the ID can be generated, so accurate Aadhaar data matters.

Students registered this year in Class IX and XI fill their LOC in 2026-27 for the Class X and XII board examinations. CBSE has directed that all such students should hold a valid APAAR ID by then, with any Aadhaar, UDISE+ or school data corrected in advance.

The circular “Submission of Registration Data, Class IX and XI” dated 15 September 2025 is on cbse.gov.in. Annexure-J of that circular covers the APAAR ID mandate, the consent route and the REFUSED and NOGEN entries.

• CBSE circular, Submission of Registration Data for Class IX and XI, Session 2025-26, dated 15 September 2025, including Annexure-J on APAAR ID. cbse.gov.in.
• APAAR official portal, apaar.education.gov.in, on the 12-digit ID, consent, UDISE+ generation against PEN and Aadhaar name match.
• CBSE Circular No. CBSE/IT and Projects/APAAR ID/2025 dated 24 January 2025 on APAAR implementation.

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