Education

Leading Indian University Slashed boosted Trust while reducing Verification Costs by up-to 80%

Blockchain-Powered Digital Credentials

50%'

Reduction in Verification costs for Students, universites & Business

50%'

Reduction in Verification costs for Students, universites & Business

60%

Faster Document Verification and Processing time

60%

Faster Document Verification and Processing time

30%

Increase in Global Trust and Recognition University's Reputation

30%

Increase in Global Trust and Recognition University's Reputation

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Executive Summary

Executive Summary

The customer is a prominent multi-disciplinary university in India, with over 10,000 students graduating each year. Each graduate receives original academic documents, such as degrees and marksheets, which are essential for pursuing higher education or job opportunities, both within India and internationally. However, many institutions do not accept photocopies, requiring students to repeatedly present original documents for verification. This not only increases the risk of document damage or loss but also creates unnecessary delays. For students applying abroad, the challenge becomes even more complex. Foreign universities often lack a reliable way to verify Indian academic credentials, leading to prolonged verification timelines and uncertainty. The university’s existing manual verification process was slow, expensive, and prone to human error, affecting student experiences, operational efficiency, and the institution’s overall reputation. The university sought a solution to streamline the verification process by providing digital versions of their degrees, result sheets, and other academic credentials.

The customer is a prominent multi-disciplinary university in India, with over 10,000 students graduating each year. Each graduate receives original academic documents, such as degrees and marksheets, which are essential for pursuing higher education or job opportunities, both within India and internationally. However, many institutions do not accept photocopies, requiring students to repeatedly present original documents for verification. This not only increases the risk of document damage or loss but also creates unnecessary delays. For students applying abroad, the challenge becomes even more complex. Foreign universities often lack a reliable way to verify Indian academic credentials, leading to prolonged verification timelines and uncertainty. The university’s existing manual verification process was slow, expensive, and prone to human error, affecting student experiences, operational efficiency, and the institution’s overall reputation. The university sought a solution to streamline the verification process by providing digital versions of their degrees, result sheets, and other academic credentials.

The Challenge

The Challenge

The university faced several challenges with its existing digital certification and verification process:

The university faced several challenges with its existing digital certification and verification process:

Reliance on Third-Party Providers

Reliance on Third-Party Providers

Time-Consuming Government System Uploads

Time-Consuming Government System Uploads

Compliance Issues with NFT Standards

Compliance Issues with NFT Standards

Access Control

Access Control

Self-Verifiability

Self-Verifiability

Government Uploads

Government Uploads

Reliance on Third-Party Providers

The university was using a third-party tech provider for digital certification, but it had to depend on these providers for certificate verification, leaving it vulnerable if the provider was no longer available.

Time-Consuming Government System Uploads

According to regulatory norms, the university had to upload physical copies of certificates to government systems. This process was not only tedious but also time-consuming, requiring substantial administrative effort.

Compliance Issues with NFT Standards

The existing vendor used NFT-based standards for issuing certificates. However, these standards were causing compliance issues, particularly with data protection laws and government regulations that did not fully support or recognize NFTs as a valid certification method.

Additionally, the university had specific requirements for improving the certification process:

Access Control

Students should never lose access to their degree certificates, even if the tech provider is no longer associated with the university

Self-Verifiability

The certificates should be self-verifiable to ensure that students do not face issues if the tech provider is no longer available to verify the credentials.

Government Uploads

The process for uploading certificate copies to government systems should be streamlined and easy to execute.

Solution

Solution

The university adopted Hypersign’s Verifiable Credential Infrastructure, which addressed all of the challenges and requirements effectively:

The university adopted Hypersign’s Verifiable Credential Infrastructure, which addressed all of the challenges and requirements effectively:

1. Blockchain-Based Digital Certificates

Using blockchain technology, the university created tamper-proof, self-verifiable digital certificates. This ensured that students could always access their certificates, even if the tech provider was no longer associated with the institution.

2. Self-Verifiability

By implementing Verifiable Credentials (VCs), the university ensured that students could verify their certificates independently, eliminating the need to rely on third-party providers for validation.

3. Compliance with Global Standards:

Hypersign Verifiable Credentials utilizes the Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) standard, which is a globally accepted framework for privacy-preserving digital data sharing. This ensured full compliance with data protection regulations, eliminating the compliance issues previously caused by NFT standards and ensuring the certificates were recognized universally.

4. Simplified Government Uploads:

The platform enabled easy uploading of certificates to government systems, streamlining the verification process and saving time for both the university and students.

Conclusion

By adopting Hypermine’s Verifiable Credential Infrastructure and blockchain technology, the customer successfully transformed its credential verification process. This implementation not only reduced operational costs by 50% and improved the speed of verification by 60%, but also increased the global trust and recognition of the university’s credentials. The use of digital, tamper-proof credentials has streamlined the university's processes, improved student satisfaction, and enhanced its reputation in the global education ecosystem.

This case study highlights how Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) and blockchain can revolutionize the higher education sector, providing significant cost savings, efficiency gains, and global credibility in a digital-first world.

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Want to future-proof your credentialing process?

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