
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has revealed that more than 1 crore students have registered at the Academic Bank of Credits.
“We have achieved a remarkable milestone with over 1 Cr. student registrations in ABC, marking a significant stride towards an adaptable & flexible credit system in India,” said M Jagadesh Kumar, UGC Chief.
After achieving this ‘remarkable milestone’, the UGC is urging more students to register at the Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) portal — abc.gov.in.
ABC portal is a national-level facility which is being used to promote flexibility of curriculum framework and interdisciplinary/ multidisciplinary academic mobility of students across the Indian higher educational institutions (HEls) with appropriate “credit transfer” mechanism.
The ABC portal will help in registration of HEIs under the ABC scheme and, opening, closure and validation of academic accounts of students, credit verification, credit accumulation, credit transfer/redemption of students and also promotion of the ABC among the stake holders.
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 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 and upload documents, if needed.
Universities that have introduced this portal are the Delhi University, University Of Mumbai, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jawaharlal Nehru University, National Institute Of Technology Arunachal Pradesh, Tezpur University, Central University Of Punjab, University of Hyderabad, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Vellore Institute Of Technology, O P Jindal Global University, Chandigarh University, Datta Meghe Institute Of Medical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Lovely Professional University,Symbiosis International Deemed University, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Mizoram University, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya and the English and Foreign Languages University
Yes, on the ABC portal, each account holder will be provided with a unique id after they open a unique/individual academic bank account in digital form.