DU digital degrees issued to 1,76,790 students on the occasion of its 97th convocation

For the first time in history over 1.7L undergraduate and postgraduate students were issued DU digital degrees on the occasion of the university’s 97th convocation. The university had to resort to the option of giving digital degrees due to the coronavirus pandemic gripping most parts of the country. Delhi University also became the first educational institution in the country to issue the highest number of degrees digitally.

The online portal for issuance of DU digital degree certificates was activated last year to speed up the process for those who graduated up till 2019 but hadn't received their degrees.

Steps to download DU digital degree?

The students who have successfully completed their academic programs and are eligible can follow the following steps to download their degrees digitally:

Visit the official website: digicerti.du.ac.in
Click on ”DOWNLOAD DIGITAL DEGREE FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2020”
Enter your personal details including Type (SOL/NON-SOL), Enrolment number, Examination roll number
Click on verify details
Payment options will appear and students will have to pay INR 750 to get their digital degree

Only after the verification of the details, the digital degree will be issued.

How to access DU digital degrees through DigiLocker?

The detailed steps to access the digital certificate of Delhi University through DigiLocker are given here.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, only medallists and prize winners were permitted to attend the 97th convocation ceremony physically. A total of 1.7 lakh students were issued their degree digitally just by the press of a single button by education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.

The minister said that the University of Delhi can further contribute to nation-building by advancing the Center of Excellence on National Education Policy (NEP).

He also appreciated the efforts of DU in ensuring no disruption in the studies of students during the lockdown by providing quality online education. He said,” It was a major achievement that over 30 crore students went online last year to continue their education.”

DU Vice-chancellor PC Joshi who initiated the proceedings of the convocation said, “Today 670 doctoral degrees, the highest in the last five years despite the COVID-19 pandemics, 156 medals, and 336 prizes will be awarded to the students in person and 1,76,790 going to become a bachelor’s or master’s degree holder in various disciplines in - absentia by initiating a digital process.”

He also congratulated the university for successfully completing the open book exam (OBE) ensuring the safety and health of students

There were many other initiatives of the university that Vice-Chancellor PC Joshi spoke about such as the “Vidya Vistar Yojana” which aims at “maximizing the utilization of existing resources available with the university through academic collaboration and cooperation.

The “Academic Bank of Credits” was also discussed which is set to begin and is a “student-centric initiative providing flexibility and ample opportunities to choose the best combination of interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary courses for abundant knowledge acquisition and skills development”.

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