Maharashtra Orders Universities to Issue Digital Degrees on DigiLocker After Results

Overview

• The directive, issued Wednesday, tells state universities to post verified degree certificates on DigiLocker, a government app for storing and verifying official documents, right after results.
• Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil said the goal is to help graduates meet deadlines for admissions, scholarships, internships, and jobs.
• He asked the Higher and Technical Education Department to create one uniform upload process and to issue a government resolution to operationalize the shift.
• Under the IT Act, documents in DigiLocker’s Issued section are treated as original records, which can make acceptance and verification easier for universities and employers.
• The move replaces convocation‑only issuance that often took months after results and forced many students to make repeat visits to campuses.