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Anjali Prayag

Bangalore, Nov 7 There could soon be a solution to the fake certificate issue plaguing the employment market in the country.

The Bangalore-based security solutions provider Customer Infinity Services Ltd (CISL) has embarked on a pilot with Bangalore University to authenticate all certificates and mark sheets issued by the university to save time and effort in employee verification. CISL has developed Suraksha Mudra, the security seal using RFID technology, for authentication that the consumer may need to establish ownership for documents and products.

RFID is a contact-less technology that allows data stored on a microchip – a tag that is affixed onto a product or certificate - to be read wirelessly.

“This would be particularly useful in the education sector as companies are spending a lot of time and money in verifying marks sheets and other certificates submitted by candidates,” says Mr B.S.R. Badhri, CEO, CISL.

Universities and academic institutions using Suraksha Mudra affix a stamp (an RFID tag) on all certificates issued by them. The verification process involves a reader that organisations need to invest in to decode the information stored in the Suraksha Mudra tag. Data stored on the RFID tag can not be tampered with.

Currently, the employee verification process is a time-consuming and an expensive process. Background check companies charge anywhere between Rs 4000-5000 for a candidate. Verification of certificates by notaries and gazetted officers costs about Rs 400 and would take anywhere between 2-3 weeks time.

With the help of an RFID reader, companies would spend about Rs 200 per candidate and the verification is instant, says Mr Badhri.

In the pilot project, CISL would authenticate about 1000 documents issued by the Bangalore University. The company is also in talks with other universities and institutes for similar tie-ups, Mr Badhri said.

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