Friday, October 28, 2016

National Academic Depository

Union Cabinet approved establishment and operationalisation of National Academic Depository (NAD), a Digital Depository for school learning certificates, degrees and other academic awards of Higher Education Institutions, on the pattern of a Securities Depository.NAD will be operationalised by NSDL Database Management Limited (NDML) and CDSL Ventures, Limited (CVL).
How NAD Works:
The NAD will register educational institutions/boards/eligibility assessment bodies, students and other users/verifying entities like banks, employer companies, government agencies and academic institutions.It will provide digital or a printed copy of the academic award with security features to the students or other authorized users. NAD will verify academic awards online on the same day of request initiated by any authorized user.

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