NAD — National Academic Depository

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Last Updated

9th May 2026

Highlighted Information

India's central digital archive of academic awards from universities and boards — fetch and verify online.

Short Information

The National Academic Depository (NAD) is the central digital archive of academic awards (degrees, diplomas, mark-sheets, certificates) issued by Indian universities, boards and skill agencies. Run jointly by NSDL Database Management Ltd (NDML) and CDSL Ventures (CVL) under the Ministry of Education's mandate, NAD provides a one-stop verification service for employers, embassies, and education regulators. Students register through their academic institution, link Aadhaar or DigiLocker, and access digitally-signed records lifelong. Bulk verification APIs are offered to corporate and international verifiers post-onboarding. NAD interoperates with DigiLocker so candidates can pull their records into either ecosystem.

Department

Ministry of Education (Implemented by NSDL/CVL & NDML)

Stage Level

National

Form Instructions

To verify a degree via NAD: 1) Visit https://nad.digilocker.gov.in/.
2) Sign in with DigiLocker credentials (Aadhaar OTP-based).
3) Connect academic institution(s) and select the awards to be issued.
4) Share the academic record's verification URL or QR code with the verifier.
5) Verifiers without DigiLocker accounts can validate the QR code via the NAD public verifier.
6) Bulk verification (e.g. for HR background-checks) requires onboarding through https://nad.gov.in/ — institutions sign a user agreement and receive an API key.
7) For records not yet uploaded by an institution, students raise a request via the institution's NAD nodal officer.

Common Information

Job Type

Permanent

Exam Mode

Offline Computer Based

Applicants Gender

All

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