UGC asks universities to consider degrees, marksheets available in DigiLocker accounts as valid documents

The Digilocker platform of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has the facility to pull students’ marksheets into the issued documents section in an electronic form once uploaded by the original issuer New Delhi: The University Grants Commission has directed all varsities and colleges to accept degrees, marksheets and other documents available in DigiLocker accounts as valid documents. The Digilocker platform of the Ministry of Electronics and Information technology has the facility to pull students’ degree marksheet and other documents into the issued documents section in an electronic form once uploaded through the DigiLocker NAD platform by the original issuer. These electronic records available on DigiLocker platform are valid documents as per the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000. “To enhance the reach of the NAD programmes, all academic institutions are requested to accept degree, marksheets and other documents available in issued documents in DigiLocker account as valid documents, it added.