Hyderabad: Grades awarded to students of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University now available online for companies to cross verify authenticity. The move is in the context of the increasing use of fake diplomas and certificates unworthy candidates for working the land in companies.

University officials also said that all certificates issued by JNTU-Hyderabad would be the address of the Web site to inform employers to check online for authenticity. It is also expected that other universities in the state to join the system soon.

NASSCOM, the umbrella body for IT companies, had approached the chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao Telangana minister asking him to take action against the threat of false certificates. He had asked officials to put authentic certificates online for companies to check again.

The Web site is now up and running, allowing companies to verify the authenticity of the credentials of prospective employees. "IT companies had also asked the police to control this menace, but they can stop a group or two groups, but such a system will kill all the gang as fraudulent be deterred candidates who do not deserve it," said Registrar JNTU-H Dr. NV Ramana Rao.

He added that the certificates issued in the future have the details of the portal. Council on Higher Education of the State of Telangana will be the nodal agency for this system.

"Any company can verify the authenticity of a candidate and to be done quickly, so even the candidates will not have to suffer. We will give the details of all certified companies to verify the authenticity of the candidates who are hiring" Dr. Ramana Rao said.

However, the public will not be able to access the system. It is also expected that other universities in the state to join the system suddenly degrees upload their records. "There is a debate over whether universities should upload the details of the last 10 years or five years, etc. He will," said Dr. Ramana Rao.