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Delhi University degree certificates will now come with more than a dozen ''currency-like'' security features such as a hidden image, invisible ink logo, and micro-text to make them 'nearly impossible' to forge.
New Delhi: Delhi University has announced that it will confer new degrees to the graduating students from this year. The new degrees have been designed with security features similar to that of currency notes. It will have a hidden image, invisible ink logo, and micro text to make them "nearly impossible" to forge.
According to the official statement, this special degree will be awarded to more than 2.25 lakh students during DU's centenary convocation in February. The new degrees will also have the image of the candidate and mother’s name for the first time.
According to Ajay Arora, Officer on Special Duty, Examination, "These special degrees will be nearly impossible to forge as they will have over a dozen security features like the ones present in currency notes. The quality of the paper is also being enhanced to make it 100 per cent water, heat, and electricity resistance thereby making them everlasting,"
He said if a degree is photocopied, the duplicate will spell out an indicator message such as "void" or "copy" because of the presence of the void/copy pentagraph security feature.
The gold, silver, red, and rainbow colour foiling in the background and a logo which will not only make the new degrees visually appealing but also tamper-proof due to the fine line design which is hard to copy.
A QR Code will also be provided to scan the details of the students. Apart from this, there will be a watermark logo security feature, a bar code and variable serial number for the unique identity of each certificate, and relief text to make the degree visibly distinguishable from a forged one.
The hidden image, invisible ink logo along with reverse microtext feature present in the certificate will work like a currency note that will help people easily recognise and differentiate between a real and a fake degree, as said by Ajay Arora.
Furthermore, the new degrees will be printed on a paper made up of polyethylene/terephthalate, among other chemical compounds which will make it non-tearable, eraser protected and weatherproof and durable.
It will have a thickness of 280 microns and 350 GMS with a glossy finish and archival quality, Arora said. The degree certificate will also be heat-resistant and will not deteriorate in quality even at 200 degrees Celsius.
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