Forged certificates could soon become a thing of the past with the Government on Monday unveiling a pilot project which would be the national database of storing academic qualifications in an electronic format.
The database by National Academy Depository would facilitate online verification of academic awards issued by boards and universities, thereby identifying attempts made to use fake and forged academic certificates.
Students do not have to worry about losing a certificate as they too can can access the database anytime and anywhere.
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which had initiated the pilot project, would make available the database of Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2011 and CBSE Board XII exam 2011 on this interface to begin with.
"This will be a national database for all academic qualification in electronic format. It would facilitate online verification of academic awards and therefore we can identify which are fake and genuine degrees," HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said.
The pilot programme was undertaken by Central Depository Services and National Securities Depositories, the only two depositories registered with SEBI.
The Government has drafted a legislation in this regard, whisch is approved by the Union Cabinet and would be presented in Parliament in the upcoming Monsoon Session, he said.
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