The Punjab School Education Department has begun developing a unique ID and unified data system for around 15 million students enrolled in government schools across the province, aiming to create a centralized digital record covering the entire public school network.
Under the new system, education authorities will be able to track individual students and retrieve key information with a single click, including pass or fail status, class, age, health records, and city of residence. The unique ID will remain linked to each student even after a school transfer, ensuring their academic record stays intact throughout their education.
Secretary School Education Mudassar Riaz Malik said the unified system is being introduced to strengthen administrative management and improve education standards.
According to him, the first phase of the project will focus on assigning unique IDs to students in government schools, after which the requirement will be extended to private educational institutions. He added that the project will be formally implemented once it receives approval from the Punjab Chief Minister.
The move follows a similar initiative in Sindh, where the provincial government announced earlier this month the full digitisation of the student enrolment system across all public and government-supported schools.
Under this framework, every student will be issued a unique admission identification linked to their B-Form, creating a single digital profile that will remain with them throughout their academic journey.
The decision was announced by Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah during a meeting with senior NADRA officials.
The proposed system includes integrating education data with NADRA and maintaining enrolment records, attendance, academic performance, examination history, and school transfers through a centralised digital platform.
