New Service for CSC - Launch event of ABC ID

We are happy to inform you about the launch of  new service Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) .

About Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) .

As per the National Education Policy 2020, the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) has been envisaged to facilitate the academic mobility of students with the freedom to study across the Higher Education Institutions in the country with an appropriate "credit transfer" mechanism from one program to another, leading to attain a Degree/ Diploma/PG-diploma, etc.

ABC shall deposit credits awarded by registered institutions into students' accounts. The Academic bank credit(s) can only be shared from institutions, not directly from the student. Only credits submitted by an authorized institution will be accepted for storage and validation by the ABC.

CSC Role

VLE can go to Digital Seva Portal or https://abccard.csccloud.in/ to start registering the applicant .

VLE will take Rs 30 per ABC card and on each duplicate download from the applicant.

VLE would get Rs 22.80 for every ABC Card

Features

• Allows academic institutions to lodge and maintain the integrity of the credits.

• Maintains the authenticity and confidentiality of student credits.

• Easy credit transfer through digital mode.

• Faster credit recognition.

Benefits

• Allows multiple entry, multiple exits for students.

• Stores student credit for a minimum shelf life of 7 years.

• Transfer credit through a single window after approval of source and destination academic institution

• Only verified academic institutions can upload credits.

• Improves transparency and helps to build a more flexible approach to curriculum design and development.

Process

The credits earned by students will be deposited in their ABC ‘Academic Account.’ If the student moves to a different institution, the accumulated credits get transferred to the account of the new institution. Credits may be transferred from an institution to be accumulated in another programme offered by the same or another institution. Once the credit is redeemed for the award of the above, it would be irrevocably debited from the respective student’s ‘Academic Account’ of ABC.

Where to apply

Link to apply for ABC through CSCs: https://abccard.csccloud.in/

By.

Nambirajan