The Universal Student Number (USN) is a unique identification code for students in educational institutions. It serves as a single reference number for tracking and verification of student-related information. The USN is used by many universities, colleges, and other education providers to identify their students. Most schools assign the USN at the time of enrollment or upon completion of registration formalities. This USN is typically created by combining the students birth year, name, and school details. Every student is allocated an individual and unique Universal Student Number that cannot be used by another student in the same institution or any other institution. A students personal details (including their USN) should not be shared with anyone else without permission from both the student and their school/educational provider.

It is important to note that the USN may differ depending on the institution. For example, the USN number of VTU colleges in Bangalore starts with different codes depending on the college. RV College of Engineering has a specific page on their website for BE-USN-2018-Regular-Lateral, which is the University Seat Numbers (USN) received from VTU, Belagavi, for the students admitted freshly during 2018 for FIRST YEAR B.E and SECOND YEAR B.E.

In summary, the Universal Student Number (USN) is a unique identification code for students in educational institutions. It serves as a single reference number for tracking and verification of student-related information and is used by many universities, colleges, and other education providers to identify their students. The USN may differ depending on the institution.