Background: why this record matters
Degree verification is how employers, background screeners and foreign credential assessors confirm that a certificate is real. When a university makes verification hard to obtain, genuine graduates and honest employers both pay the price.
This record is Monad University's reply to an RTI application. The reply does not reproduce the questions, so this page reports only what the university stated.
| Document | PIO reply under RTI Act 2005 |
| Reference | Ref. No.: MU/AD/PIO/24/048 |
| Dated | 14.05.2024 |
| Issued by | Public Information Officer, Monad University |
| Pages | 1 |
What the document says
The PIO's reply is one paragraph. It first states that the information sought “is not related to Right to Information Act, 2005” because it concerns verification of mark sheets and certificates.
It then describes the university's verification policy. Monad University “provides only physical verification of the degrees and certificates issued by it to its students”. The student “has to visit the university personally” and pay a verification fee of Rs. 10,000.
As described, only the student can use this process. The reply does not mention verification by employers or agencies, by post or email, or online, and it names no appellate authority.
Key findings
Rs. 10,000 verification fee
The university states that verification requires payment of a Rs. 10,000 fee.
Student must visit personally
Only the student, visiting the university in person, can obtain verification, according to the reply.
Physical verification only
The university says it provides “only physical verification” of degrees and certificates it issued.
RTI treated as outside the Act
The PIO said the information sought was related to verification of mark sheets and certificates, not to the RTI Act.
No appellate authority named
The reply does not name a First Appellate Authority.
“For that the student has to visit the university personally and to pay the verification Rs. 10,000 fee.”
— Monad University, PIO reply MU/AD/PIO/24/048
What employers and students should know
Employers cannot, on the terms described in this reply, send a verification request directly to Monad University. They depend on the candidate travelling to Hapur and paying Rs. 10,000. If a candidate cannot provide university-issued verification, treat the degree as unverified rather than accepting a photocopy.
Graduates should budget for the fee and a personal visit, and ask the university for written confirmation of any verification it carries out.
- Graduates: contact Monad University in writing before travelling, to confirm the current verification procedure and fee.
- Keep the fee receipt and any verification letter issued.
- Employers: do not accept a degree as verified without documentation issued by the university.
- If you believe an RTI was wrongly refused, consider a First Appeal to the university's appellate authority (not named in this reply).
What this record shows:
- Monad University's PIO stated on 14.05.2024 that it provides only physical verification of its degrees and certificates.
- The stated conditions: the student must visit personally and pay Rs. 10,000.
What it does not show:
- It does not show what the RTI application asked or which documents were to be verified.
- It does not state whether any Monad University degree is genuine or fake.
- It does not show whether the policy is still in force today.
Every statement on this page is drawn from the official document described above. Readers should rely on the original document and the issuing authority for any decision.