NUS issues self-verifiable electronic degree scrolls/graduate diplomas and official transcripts to the following cohorts:
- First Degrees (Bachelor): those admitted from August 2005 onwards
- Higher Degrees (Graduate Diploma, Master, and Doctoral): those admitted from August 2004 onwards
Note: e-degree scrolls are not issued to graduates from Joint Degree Programme currently.
To verify graduates with no OpenCerts, in particular those conferred/awarded before March 2006, please click here.
Electronic (e-) Degree Scrolls and Electronic (e-) Transcripts come in two formats.
1. OpenCerts
OpenCerts,developed by the GovTech Singapore, is a platform that leverages blockchain technology to achieve a high level of security and transparency.
NUS issues e-degree scrolls and e-transcripts in OpenCerts format (.opencert) to our students as part of the government's Smart Nation initiatives.
2. Verifiable PDF+
Verifiable PDF also leverages the blockchain technology to achieve a high level of security. The contents can be viewed by simply double clicking to open the file, hence providing greater convenience.
+Only issued for graduating class of 2025 onwards
For more information on OpenCerts and Verifiable PDF, please refer to our FAQs.
Click to view a short video on OpenCerts.
Benefits:
- Graduates need not request for additional official transcripts or certified hardcopies of their degree scrolls any longer, hence saving time and money.
- Graduates can simply share the electronic files with third parties such as their prospective employers or other institutes of higher learning together with their applications.
- The recipient may easily validate the authenticity of the e-scrolls/graduate diploma and e-transcripts using the viewer at Verify NUS e-Certificates and/or the OpenCerts website (for OpenCerts only).
How It Works (For Graduates)
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For students who graduated from July 2024 onwards, you will receive two emails* (in your NUS Lifelong Email Account) from the Office of the University Registrar.
Download the OpenCerts file (in .opencert format) and the vPDF file (in .pdf format) from the respective emails into a secured folder in your personal computer/device for ease of future retrieval and use.
A copy of the OpenCerts file has also been deposited into the Careers and Skills Passport of your individual MySkillsFuture account. This is only applicable to Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents.
*Applicable for Bachelor, Graduate Diploma, Master and Doctoral programmes students only.
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To view the OpenCerts file, drag and drop the file into the viewer at Verify NUS e-Certificates webpage or the OpenCerts website (best viewed in latest version of Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox and Safari browsers).
To view the vPDF file, simply double click to open the file. To check the authenticity of the file, drag and drop the file into the viewer at Verify NUS e-Certificates webpage.
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There are numerous ways to share your files.
OpenCerts
vPDF
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Important: Graduates are personally responsible for managing the privacy, ownership and consent of access to the electronic documents issued to them.
How It Works (For Third Parties)
Important: The handling of the e-documents must comply with the data protection obligations of the PDPA.