New Delhi, June 15: With an aim of eliminating scope of fake certification, government has prepared a bill which envisages creation of a database of academic degrees and provides for Rs 10 crore penalty or 10-year jail term in case of wrong endorsement by officials of the databank.
According to the draft National Academic Depository (NAD) Act 2010, data of all academic certificates issued by universities and central and state school boards will be maintained in electronic form.
The National Academic Depository, to be set up for the purpose, will adopt adequate system of safeguards for storage, access and retrieval of records while ensuring its confidentiality, fidelity and authenticity.
–Agencies