To tackle fake marks cards, Karnataka government makes digital academic documents for recruitments official
The Hindu
To avoid the menace of fake marks cards, the Karnataka government has issued an order that recruiting authorities and institutions should consider the marks cards and educational certificates in the National Academic Depository (NAD)-DigiLocker as official during recruitment.
To avoid the menace of fake marks cards, the State government has decided to make digital marks cards and educational certificates official for recruitments.
The government has issued an order that recruiting authorities and institutions should consider the marks cards and educational certificates in the National Academic Depository (NAD)-DigiLocker as official during recruitment.
In addition, from the academic year 2023-24, subordinate departments under the Department of Higher Education, public universities, and all educational institutions have been directed to compulsorily store graduation and postgraduation marks sheets, certificates, and other academic documents in digital form on NAD-DigiLocker.
Higher education students have also been advised to register their credits in the ‘Academic Bank of Credits (ABC).’
The Union government has set up NAD, a digital depository of educational awards (certificates), to bring about administrative and educational reforms in the education sector.
Since the launch of NAD, educational institutions, including Central universities, State universities, private universities, Central higher education institutions, school boards, are uploading their educational awards in NAD. Many users are using NAD services through DigiLocker to get their academic awards online.
The UGC has informed all universities, higher educational institutes, and stakeholders concerned to use NAD services through DigiLocker for institutions seeking to verify academic records.
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