Document details
| Reference number | Ref. No.: MU/AD/PIO/24/048 |
| Date of reply | 14.05.2024 |
| Issued by | Public Information Officer, Monad University |
| Public authority | Monad University, N.H. 24, Delhi Hapur Road, Distt-Hapur-245101 (U.P.) — established by UP State Govt. Act No. 23 of 2010 & U/S 2(f) of U.G.C. Act, 1956 (as printed on the letterhead) |
| Applicant | Kamesh |
| Subject | Information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 |
| Response | Information said not to be related to the RTI Act; university provides only physical verification, in person, on payment of Rs. 10,000 |
Questions and official answers
The reply does not reproduce the questions asked. Its single paragraph is set out below.
| No. | Point | Official reply |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Information sought in the application (not reproduced in the reply). | “That the information sought in your application is not related to Right to Information Act, 2005. It is related to verification of Marksheets & Certificates. University provides only physical verification of the degrees and certificates issued by it to its students. For that the student has to visit the university personally and to pay the verification Rs. 10,000 fee.” |
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.
Timeline from the record
Reply MU/AD/PIO/24/048
Verification only in person for Rs. 10,000.
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.