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Academic Bank of Credits (ABC)
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Academic Bank of Credits (ABC)
A national-level digital repository that stores academic credits of students from across higher education institutions, enabling multiple-entry/exit from degree programmes and transfer of credits between institutions.
Context & Background
Operationalised under NEP 2020; each student gets an ABC ID via DigiLocker; launched 2021; over 57 million ABC IDs created as of 2025; mandatory for UG enrolment in universities implementing NEP from 2024-25.
UPSC Exam Relevance
Key NEP 2020 reform for flexible higher education; allows students to exit with a certificate (1 year), diploma (2 years), or degree (3–4 years) and re-enter; 57 million IDs but only ~5.9 million credit-linked accounts — adoption gap; integration with PARAKH and SWAYAM.
Seen in UPSC Question Papers
- Mains 2024 · GS4 · 20 marksEnvironmental Ethics
- Mains 2016 · GS4 · 12 marksCorporate Ethics / Development Ethics / CSR
Each entry is a real UPSC previous-year question whose text mentions “Academic Bank of Credits (ABC)”. Practice the full question sets in the Social Justice PYQ bank.
