HC tells Delhi University to release timeline for results and marksheets

NEW DELHI: Delhi high court has directed Delhi University (DU) to provide a timeline for declaration of results, issuance of marksheets and holding convocations on an annual basis for students.
Justice Pratibha M Singh said, “In order to ensure that there is a comprehensive, streamlined procedure for declaration of results, issuance of transcripts, marksheets and degree certificates, etc., DU ought to have a prescribed timeline….”
The court was of the opinion that students shouldn’t be inconvenienced every semester and be compelled to move court for obtaining their transcripts, marksheets and degree certificates.
A previous affidavit filed by the university in this regard had turned out to be unsatisfactory for the court, which noted that it had no specific timelines for the issuance of digital degree certificates and for transmission of data to ‘DigiLocker’ in addition to being “quite cryptic”.
The court also asked it to provide the timeline for issuance of digital transcripts for those students who are planning further education or employment besides for transmission of data relating to marksheets/transcripts to DigiLocker after the same has been announced by DU.
The varsity will have to file the affidavit within six weeks with the hearing scheduled for February 17.
Earlier, the high court had directed DU to issue within seven working days digital degree certificates to students who have already graduated and urgently require the documents.