No more queues: now, get your education documents verified online
Punjab News: Ending long queues, paperwork and weeks of waiting that students have long been forced to endure, the Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday rolled out E-Sanad, a fully digital platform for verification and authentication of educational documents, making Punjab only the second state in the country to introduce the reform.
With the launch of the Punjab School Education Board’s E-Sanad service, students and alumni can now get their mark-sheets and certificates verified online within days instead of 40–45 days, a move the government says will benefit thousands of Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) pass-outs every year, strengthen the global credibility of Punjab’s educational certificates and make document verification for studies and employment abroad faster, paperless and citizen-centric.
Launching the E-Sanad service on Monday, Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said that the facility is now available for students and alumni of the Punjab School Education Board who require verification of PSEB-issued mark-sheets and certificates for higher education, employment, professional requirements and official use abroad. “Punjab has become the second state in the country to implement the E-Sanad service, reflecting PSEB’s strong commitment to digital governance and ease of service delivery, while also enhancing the global credibility of educational certificates issued by the Board,” he said.
Explaining the scope of the initiative, the Education Minister said that nearly three lakh students pass out from PSEB-affiliated schools every year and, along with past pass-outs, can now seamlessly avail this service. “Under E-Sanad, documents are digitally verified by PSEB against its records and are then authenticated by the Ministry of External Affairs. The service covers both Hague Convention countries through Apostille and non-Hague countries through MEA attestation, with embassy attestation wherever required,” he said.
Highlighting the impact of the reform, Minister Harjot Singh Bains said that the launch of E-Sanad would benefit thousands of students and alumni annually and has drastically reduced service delivery timelines from 40 to 45 days to just a few days. “This ensures far greater efficiency, transparency and convenience for applicants, especially those seeking opportunities abroad,” he said.
Providing details on the application process, PSEB Chairman Dr. Amarpal Singh said that the E-Sanad portal link, online payment gateway and detailed step-by-step instructions have been made available on the official website of the Punjab School Education Board at www.pseb.ac.in. “The entire process is completely online and paperless and applicants are not required to visit the PSEB Head Office at any stage,” he added.
