ABC
Academic bank of Credit
Academic
Bank of Credits (ABC)
The University Grants Commission
with the concurrence of Ministry of Education had notified “The University
Grants Commission (Establishment and Operation of Academic Bank of Credits in
Higher Education) Regulations.2021” in the Gazette of lndia
on 28th July, 2021. The Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) platform has
been developed by the National e- Governance Division (NeGD)
of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
under DigiLocker framework. Academic Bank of Credits
(ABC) will digitally store the academic credits earned by students from higher
education institutions registered with ABC, for awarding degree/Diploma
/Certificates taking into account credits earned by students. Academic Bank of
Credit is a national-level credit-based, student-centric, and highly flexible
digital platform for students to store their academic credits earned from
various recognized Higher Educational Institutions. ABC can be considered as an
authentic reference to check the credit record of the student at any given
point in time. The concept of ABC is fuel to boost the efficiency of faculty
and help students embrace a multi-disciplinary educational approach. The idea
is to make students “Skillful Professionals” and help
their overall growth.
Feature
of ABC
The following features will be
available for the students in the ABC application:
1.
Registration
for a unique ABC ID (which can be shared between Academic Institutions for any
course)
2.
Viewing
of total credit accumulated under one window
3.
Selection
of multiple credits of convenience for transfer or redemption
4.
Viewing
of the Transfer request status
5.
Reinitiating
credit transfer at their conveyance.
Benefits
of ABC
1.
Increases
the student’s freedom in choosing their courses and academics.
2.
Enables
the student to drop out in any year and then exchange the credits earned so far
with a certificate/diploma if they are eligible.
3.
They
can redeem the credits and rejoin the same or any
other institute in the future and continue their education.
4.
The
institutes cannot keep the students in the courses against their will to earn
money
5.
Students
must provide this ABC ID to the corresponding academic institutions where they
are pursuing/completed their courses, to enable the academic institutions to
upload credits against the student’s ABC ID on DigiLocker
– National Academic Depository.
*ABC
Registration
Steps to register students
through Digilocker portal
Step 1: Signup Digilocker if you dont have an
account in Digilocker portal, if you already have an
account login using that credential.
Step 2: Click on Search
Documents — Education — Academic Bank of Credits
Step-3: Click on ABC ID logo
& select the Institutions Type, Institution Name
Step-4: Click on the Get Document
to get your ABC ID.
Steps to register students at
the ABC portal.
Step 1: Visit the Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) portal: abc.gov.in.
Step 2: On the home page, click
on the link for ‘my account’ available on the top right side top corner, and
choose ‘student’ option.
Step 3: You will be redirected
to a new window. Login/register using your username/ mobile number or
government-issued identification cards.
Step 4: Key in all the required
information.
Important Links
·
Academic-Bank-of-Credits_User_Manual_V3
·
User Manual: Student Registration and Credit Transfer under ABC
How to create ABC ID : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw3DUHaJg1c