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Delhi University 2026 admissions process faced document verification concerns; the university plans an AI verification tool to detect fake certificates and altered records.

After detecting multiple cases of AI-generated and digitally manipulated documents during the ongoing admissions process, the University of Delhi (UoD) is planning to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-based verification tool for the next admission cycle. The proposed system aims to strengthen document verification and detect forged certificates more efficiently.

In its advisory, the university asked applicants to avoid uploading AI-generated, digitally altered or heavily edited documents while applying for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. It said the admission branch had come across manipulated certificates, mark sheets and identity proofs during the verification process, prompting the warning.

Speaking to PTI on Monday, Dean of Admissions Prof. Haneet Gandhi said colleges have reported multiple cases of manipulated documents during the ongoing undergraduate admissions process. She noted that the university has come across digital certificates with QR codes that, upon verification, were found to be fake or AI-generated. In some instances, scanning the QR codes displayed the details of a different person, indicating that the digital records did not match the applicants’ information.

Gandhi told PTI that such cases have been reported across different categories of applications, including those submitted under the Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) quota, category certificates and other admission documents across colleges. She added that while university and college teams have been identifying manipulated records, verifying documents for over 90,000 applicants is a challenging process.

We will certainly look at developing an AI tool for next year’s admissions so that such cases can be filtered out completely,” she said.

DU has instructed candidates to upload only scanned copies of their original documents. It also cautioned that anyone found submitting fraudulent or AI-altered records at any stage of the admission process could have their candidature or admission cancelled without prior notice, face legal action, and would not be eligible for a refund of the admission fee. The university has further urged applicants to review the documents they have uploaded and ensure they comply with the admission guidelines.

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The University of Delhi (DU) has tied up with the Central Board of School Education (CBSE) to inspect all the document of newly-admitted students to ensure nobody gets admission fraudulently.

As per a recent Delhi High Court order, colleges of DU will have to return the original documents to students immediately after the admission process gets over; however, this won’t stop the Varsity from verifying the documents after the intake is done. The order will facilitate students to withdraw from the college with ease, in case they wish to switch colleges, or quit the course.

The verification will either be forensic or with the respective boards. “During the verification, if any college finds any certificate to be fake, the admission will be cancelled immediately. It is a criminal offence to submit fake documents,” a DU official said. Some colleges like Ramjas and Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa had previously conducted forensic tests of all documents during the admission period. For the CBSE students, the marks details are uploaded during the registration process itself from this year, reports Times of India.

Depending on their schedule, the colleges will ask for the documents after the admission. “Then these documents will be verified. For the authentication of documents, DU administration has tied up with CBSE. The document of students from Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and state boards will be examined by the Varsity itself,” they added.

A member of the standing committee of Academic Council explained to The Morning Standard that 80% of the application that the University receives come from CBSE pass-outs. The other 20% come from ISCE or state boards. “CBSE has undertaken the task to verify the documents of its students, while the University will verify the documents of students from other boards,” the official added.

This decision comes an academic year after the infamous controversy of Ankiv Basoya, who, after being alleged of submitting a fake degree, and the allegations proving right, lost his position as the President of Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU). His admission was cancelled by the Department of Buddhist Studies on 14th November last year.

“Returning the documents is a great step. Not only will it help students switch to other colleges easily, but the documents will also be safer with us,” said Tuba Afreen, a second-year student pursuing a five-year integrated course at DU. “In the month of March when there was a fire in our college, all the documents were kept in the room on the same floor. Fortunately, there was no incident but it could have ruined our lives even if a single document would have caught fire.”

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