CHENNAI: Gone are the days when one had to wait endlessly to get a duplicate of their marksheet. Now, you can apply for these certificates at an e-seva centre close to your home and get them delivered to your address within a week.
As many as 23 different certificates, including conduct certificate, duplicate transfer certificate, duplicate TET certificate, sports-quota certificate, certified copy of mark list, and persons-studied-in-Tamil-medium certificates, can be availed through e-seva centres, according to a government order issued by school education secretary Kakarla Usha.
"It will ensure students can get these certificates without wasting time. It is permitted to add more services in future under this scheme," she said in the order. Officials from the school education department said students will get a duplicate certificate within a week of submitting the application. "People have to apply for the certificates online. After verification, duplicate certificates will be directly sent to their houses within a week," an official said. Moreover, one can take a print-out of the certificate copy of their marksheet and migration certificate immediately after applying.
Earlier, people had to wait for months to get duplicates of their certificates. Officials said the directorate of government examination has digitised all the marksheets till 2021.
"It would save travelling time and money for students and those who lost certificates. The government should also track how it’s being implemented," said P Patric Raymond, general secretary of Tamil Nadu Graduate Teachers Federation. The state has 2,457 e-seva centres offering various services to the public.
