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Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 taken up in Lok Sabha
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 is an improvement on the 2024 legislation that penalises leakages of papers and examination fraud with stringent measures, setting up fast-track courts, and making investigations time-bound. The bill seeks to ensure that merit is safeguarded, there is transparency, restoring public confidence, and strengthening the credibility of exams in India.
APAAR ID Explained: One Nation One Student ID
The Supreme Court in July 2026 directed the Centre and CBSE to add an opt-out option to the APAAR consent form and ruled that all student data under the scheme is governed by the DPDP Act, 2023. Complete UPSC analysis of APAAR, NEP 2020, the Academic Bank of Credits and the privacy debate.
Female Enrolment in Higher Education Rises 42% Since 2014
According to the AISHE 2023-24 report, enrollment in India’s higher education system stood at 4.5 crore, with an increase of 42.2% in women’s enrollment since 2014-15 and a Gender Parity Index of 1.08. Enrollment of students belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Other Backward Classes has also gone up substantially.
Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) & APAAR
The Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) is a UGC-regulated digital repository that enables students to store, transfer, and redeem academic credits across recognised institutions. APAAR provides a lifelong 12-digit digital student ID linked to Aadhaar, DigiLocker, and ABC. Introduced under NEP 2020, these reforms promote flexible learning, student mobility, secure digital records, and seamless credit recognition while supporting lifelong education.