UGC asks academic institutions to lodge all academic awards digitally on NAD-digilocker

The Digilocker-NAD platform is a 24/7 online mode through which academic institutions across the country can upload their academic awards that will help in-turn help in validating their authenticity, their safe storage, and easy retrieval.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has urged various Universities, Central Higher Educational institutions, School Boards, etc., to upload their academic awards on National Academic Depository (NAD) through the Digilocker-NAD platform. On 9th July, 2017, NAD was launched which is an online storehouse of academic awards (Degrees, Diplomas, Certificates, MarkSheets, etc.) lodged by the Academic lnstitutions in a digital format.

The Digilocker-NAD platform is a 24/7 online mode through which academic institutions across the country can upload their academic awards that will help in-turn help in validating their authenticity, their safe storage, and easy retrieval. The Ministry of Education had designated the UGC as an authorized body to implement the NAD as a permanent scheme without levy of any user charges in co-operation with the DigiLocker as a single depository of NAD. 

UGC in its notification said, "Many academic institutions including various Universities, Central Higher Educational institutions, School Boards etc., are uploading their academic awards on NAD through Digilocker-NAD platform. Also, many users are using NAD services through DigiLocker for accessing their academic awards online and verification-seeking entities are also using NAD services through DigiLocker for verification of academic awards."

To enhance the reach of the NAD programme, all academic institutions (i.e. universities/ IlTs/ NlTs/ lllTs/ llsERs/ llMs/ AllMSs/ NIPERs/ NlDs/ School Boards/ eligible assessment bodies) are requested to do the following: .

• Register their Academic institutions on NAD through the DigiLocker-NAD platform
• Upload / Link their institution's academic award data with Digilocker-NAD
• Advise their students to register on DigiLocker and access their awards.
• Create a hyperlink of NAD URL t.e. https://nod.gov.in/ in their respective websites
• Depute Nodal Officers and set up a NAD cell for implementation of NAD and reflect their details on their websites
• Create awareness about NAD among the student through Video/Audio/Poster of NAD on their social media platforms
• Video/Audio in 11 languages & posters are available on the NAD website

The UGC also informed academic institutions that the realization and effectiveness of NAD depend upon how quickly all academic institutions, students and verification-seeking entities get registered with it and start accessing the NAD system. 

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