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January 2010 / Times of India / Mumbai Edition |
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Online edu certificates coming
New Delhi: As part of the ongoing exercise to clean up higher education, HRD minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said the ministry was planning to create a national database of academic qualifications in electronic format which would authenticate and reissue certificates.
The ministry is planning to bring a bill for the creation of a depository which would store certificates issued by school boards and universities in an electronic format for any future use. “Forged certificate is a major problem. There is no verification process with the employer. The credibility of our institutes come under question. We are contemplating establishing a national database in an electronic format by an identified registered depository,’’ Sibal said.
All institutes, including school boards, IITs, NITs, polytechnics and state school boards will have direct linkages to the depository. The certificates could be stored in electronic format. “It would be a secured depository. Anybody who loses his certificate can get an authentic one. Anybody who wants to verify the authenticity of a certificate can do so by contacting the depository,’’ Sibal said. For verification or reissue of certificates, the applicant would have to pay a fee to get the service.
The depository could be in place from 2011. The government has set up a task force headed by IIT-Kanpur director Sanjay Dhande to prepare a roadmap for its implementation.
As per the plan, anybody who has passed out before 2011 can also update his certificates in that depository. The technology-based solution would ensure security and authenticity and enable online verification and easy retrieval of academic qualifications.
E-certificates will help spot fake univs
New Delhi: The HRD ministry plans to create a national database of educational certificates in electronic form. At present, two depositories—the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) and the Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL)—are registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
The initiative will not involve any spending on part of the government. At the same time, it will help identify non-recognised and fake institutes. The certificates of such institutes will not be available in the depository. The task force will prepare detailed terms and conditions for implementation.
The task force members include IIM-Kozhikode director Debasis Chatterjee, AICTE chairperson S S Mantha, CBSE chairperson Vineet Joshi and UGC vice-chairperson Ved Prakash.
The task force will identify a registered depository to whom the work of creation and maintenance of the national database can be entrusted. It will draft the legislation to provide legal mandate to the holding of academic qualifications in an electronic depository, HRD minister Kapil Sibal said. It is expected to submit its recommendations by March 31.
This initiative will provide immense benefit to educational institutions, students, alumni and employers by enabling online access of academic qualifications, Sibal said.
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