High Court asks DU to prepare protocols for issuing online Degree Certificates, Marksheets

On Thursday, the High Court of Delhi asked the Delhi University (DU) to take immediate steps to prepare the protocol related to issuing online degree certificates, mark sheets, transcripts, & other documents with digital signatures & security features.

A Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh also issued notice to National Academic Depository (NAD) & asked for a senior official to join the proceedings on Aug 4, the next date fixed for hearing.

The Court has directed NAD, a digital database of academic awards provided by Indian Govt., to inform the bench about the status of the NAD-DU agreement & the data to be received by the varsity.

Meanwhile, DU Dean (Examination) Vinay Gupta & DU Computer Centre Joint Director Sanjeev Singh were present during the hearing & apprised the court that the university has issued a short tender for printing the degree certificates & it has expedited steps.

The Court was hearing a plea filed by 5 doctors who graduated their MBBS course from Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi in 2018 but have not received their degree-certificate to date.

In the petition filed through Lawyer Sarthak Maggon, the doctors submitted that they wish to apply for their residency programmes in the United States & to sit in the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) examination.

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