New Delhi: The Human Resource and Development Ministry on Saturday fastened the process for implementing the National Academic Depository Act (NAD) once the Bill becomes a law.
The NAD Bill was first introduced in 2011 by the then HRD minister Kapil Sibal. The Narendra Modi government made some changes which were vetted by the Law Ministry and the Bill on Saturday awaits Cabinet approval.
Sources indicate that the government is planning to launch the scheme early in August. Unlike the original draft, the present government has done away with private agents.
The government will bear the cost of setting up the hardware and software to manage the National Academic Depository. Students will not have to pay extra to access the database.
According to ministry sources the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be handling NAD and could outsource some of the software development work to private agencies if the need arises.
The scheme could go a long way in curbing the fake degree scams and would highly benefit employers to access a verified database for all academic degrees in India.
The NAD Bill will establish an electronic database of all academic awards. This will help in verifying the awards and there authenticity.
The database will include passing out certificates, marksheets from every academic institution. Xth, XIIth, Bachelors, Masters and professional degrees like engineering, law, medicine will also be included.
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