CHANCHAL GOLA / Ramnagar
Thousands of students who passed high school and intermediate examinations from the Uttarakhand Board of School Education will soon be able to access their old marksheets and certificates online without having to visit the board office in Ramnagar. The Uttarakhand Board of School Education is preparing to upload marksheets and other certificates issued between 1999 and 2016 on DigiLocker. The records from 2017 to 2026 have already been uploaded on the digital platform, said the secretary, Uttarakhand Board of School Education, Vinod Kumar Dhyaniyal.
“A proposal in this regard has been sent to the state Government. Once approved, the work of digitising the old records will be assigned to a firm. After the process is completed, students will be able to access their high school and intermediate certificates through DigiLocker,” he added.
He further said that digitisation of old records would be particularly useful for students who have lost their original marksheets or certificates. “They will be able to access the digital documents through DigiLocker and take a printout when required. Online verification of certificates for government jobs and other recruitments will also become possible,” he stated.
Since the establishment of Uttarakhand Board of School Education in 1999, high school and intermediate examinations in the Kumaon and Garhwal regions have been conducted through the board office in Ramnagar. Around 2.5 lakh students take the high school and intermediate examinations every year.
Speaking of the matter, the board’s deputy secretary Sushma Gaurav said that certificates for the Uttarakhand Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) conducted from 2021 to 2025 have also been uploaded on DigiLocker. “Candidates can access their TET certificates online,” she added.
“Students will also get relief in case of spelling or other errors in their marksheets and certificates,” she said, adding that at present, records requiring corrections are sent to the firm concerned, a process that can take around a month.
Notably, preparations are now underway to enable the board to make corrections at its own level. “After the corrections, the updated certificates will also be uploaded on DigiLocker, reducing the need for students to visit the board office,” she added.
According to the board officials, students will have to enter the required details on DigiLocker to access their certificates. After entering their Aadhaar number, an OTP will be sent to their registered mobile number. Once the OTP is entered, the available certificates can be accessed.
