TNN Aug 19, 2013, 02.43AM IST
GURGAON: With the beginning of next academic session, city students will be required to have Aadhaar number for college admissions and government schemes like grants and scholarships.
On directives of the district administration, a private agency has started operating from Government PG College in Sector 14 to register both students and staff members for Aadhaar cards.
During the 15-day drive, students and staff members will be registered after submitting necessary documents. Recently, the education department had instructed all colleges to provide Aadhaar card and voter card facilities within college premises soon after completing the admission process.
The college authorities said there was a huge rush of applicants on day one. Many of them who were not aware about the mandatory documents were told to apply again. The registration process is free and college authorities can't charge any fee for the same.
Kajal Singh, a student, said, "It is good initiative as students find it hard to go to far away centres to apply for Aadhaar. Also, the presence of the faculty and staff members in schools is additional benefit as they can guide us in case of any confusion."
According to a senior official, the Aadhaar card will be a must for college admission and other government schemes from the coming academic session. Though the provision was to be implemented from this session, the admission process was carried out as many students did not possess the card. On the other hand, the education department has also appointed nodal officers for each college to process these amendments.
Meanwhile, the facility will be started in other city colleges also in coming weeks for the convenience of students and staff members.