# Mumbai University makes APAAR ID must for hall tickets 2026-08-20T09:26:14+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Mumbai University has made APAAR ID mandatory for students to download exam hall tickets from the 2026-27 academic year. Students must also report to the exam hall 30 minutes before the scheduled start. The Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) is a 12-digit ID that digitally stores academic records. The university has organised an Aadhaar facilitation camp on August 19 and 20, 2026, to help students facing issues with APAAR creation, ABC ID linking or Aadhaar authentication. Students are advised to carry their Aadhaar cards and other documents. The rule follows approvals from the Board of Examinations and Evaluation, Management Council and Academic Council. The early reporting is meant for identity verification and seating. Affiliated colleges have been asked to communicate and implement the directive. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The APAAR ID is part of the central Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) system under the National Education Policy 2020, designed to create a single digital repository of academic records across institutions. Students who fail to link their APAAR ID may face delays in hall ticket access and could miss exams. The camp on August 19-20 is a last-minute window for thousands of students across Mumbai University's nearly 800 affiliated colleges. The next test will be whether the university extends the deadline if glitches emerge on camp days. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in Straight news report of university circular, no editorialising. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Aadhaar, Academic Bank of Credits, APAAR, Mumbai University, National Education Policy 2020 Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-university-makes-apaar-id-must-for-hall-tickets/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-university-makes-apaar-id-must-for-hall-tickets/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/