National Academic Depository

The Government proposes to set up a national data base of academic qualifications in an electronic format by an identified registered depository. It is expected to provide immense benefit to institutions, students and alumni and employers by enabling online access of academic qualifications, eliminating the need for persons to approach educational institutions for obtaining transcripts or for verification and reducing the need for institutions to preserve records in physical form related to academic performance of students for a number of years. The system could also eliminate fraudulent practices such as forgoing of certificates and mark-sheets by facilitating online verification.

At present there is only an in-principle decision to have such a depository.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Smt. D. Purandeswari, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

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