National Academic Depository
National Academic Depository (NAD). 1)Various Major Universities with affiliated Colleges and also by the Center of learning in the country institutions issue academic awards to students including degrees, diplomas and certificates along with mark sheets and evaluation reports. Institutions also dispense certificates, diplomas and advanced diploma. Those who are entering into employment or pursuing higher studies require provide a credible, authentic and convenient mechanism for access, retrieval and validation of such academic awards, to the students passing out of the institute Retrieval of old academic records maintained in paper form is cumbersome. 2)Academic records maintained in paper form are susceptible to hazards such as spoilage and forgery. Students often face difficulties in obtaining copies of their certificates/mark-sheets whenever they are lost or destroyed. Maintaining academic awards in a digital depository would enable educational institutions, students and employers online access/retrieval/ verification of digitized academic awards and shall eliminate fraudulent practices such as forging of certificates and mark-sheets. 3)Towards this end the college is working with Osmania University which in turn has initiated the process of working with a digital repository to be part of a National Academic Depository (NAD). 4)It is hoped that the students will be able to use this
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