A special cell has been created by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) for issuing digital certificates/degrees to its students. The step will prevent wastage of paper and these certificates will be preserved digitally under the National Academic Depository (NAD). It is kind of a bank where students will have digital accounts for procuring and preserving their digital documents issued by the university to them." (Read: Degrees awarded to students should have photos and Aadhaar number: UGC)Unlike the present scenario, students will not have to visit the university in emergency situations to get their certificates. "For first two years, NAD will provide free services to users and after that it will charge a nominal fee for preserving documents.

Source: India Today July 26, 2017 06:11 UTC