Get ready to view degrees in digital
form from end of 2017
The government has sent the ball rolling for the
creation of an online database where all academic certificates will be
available in digital format by the end of next year.
Minister of Human Resource Development- Prakash
Javadekar inaugurated national conference for generating awareness of the plan
among stakeholders here on Friday "Establishment of a National Academic
Depository is a step towards the Digital India vision of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi", Mr.Javadekar said. " It is high
time academic awards are verified and authenticated accessed and retrieved in a
digital Depository".
Secretary in the Ministry Vinay Sheel Oberoi said
the idea was to make available information in any award to any person other
than the student, " only with the explicit consent of the student ".
He requested all academic institutions to get board promptly to make the NAD a reality.
This database can also
enable recruiters to ensure that the degree of a candidate are genuine.He requested all academic institutions to get board promptly to make the NAD a reality.
This would also help the degree - holders themselves, as the database would be secure in the Depository
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