OpenCerts is a platform that leverages blockchain technology to achieve a high level of security and transparency. It offers an easy and reliable way to issue and validate academic e-certificates that are tamper-resistant. This minimizes overheads in verifying issued hard copy certificates from Schools and Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) in Singapore, and at the same time, prevents fake certificates as each certificate can be verified on the blockchain.

vPDF is a PDF document with extended feature that leverages blockchain technology to achieve a high level of security.  Like OpenCerts, the vPDF document is tamper proof and self-verifiable.  However, vPDF provides greater convenience than OpenCerts as it is readable upon double clicking to open the file.

To validate the authenticity of the vPDF file, one can drag and drop the vPDF file into the viewer at Verify NUS e-Certificates webpage or the OpenCerts website (best viewed in Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox and Safari browsers).

Yes, after the OpenCerts or vPDF* is dropped in the viewer at Verify NUS e-Certificates webpage or the OpenCerts website, you will be able to see the official degree scroll and/or transcript, similar to the hard copy.

With these soft copy files, there is no need to request for certified true copies from your candidates anymore.

*Note: Only PDF issued after 1 August 2024 is verifiable via the above links.

If the file can be successfully opened in the viewer at Verify NUS e-Certificates webpage or the OpenCerts website (for .opencert file only), with no error message being displayed, the file is verified as authentic.

*Note: Only PDF issued after 1 August 2024 is verifiable via the above links.

Possible Error Message/Issues	What to do
File cannot be read. Please check that you have a valid .opencert file.	Please check your file again and make sure that the extension remains as .opencert
Certificate has been tampered with	You may have accidentally edited the script during downloading. Please download the original file sent from the student/graduate and try again. If this persists, it means that the file has been tampered with. You may write to transcript@nus.edu.sg for clarification.
Certificate has been revoked	The file may have been revoked by us for various reasons. Please approach your candidate for the latest file.
The degree scroll/transcript did not display after a long wait.	You could be using an old version of Internet Explorer. The OpenCerts website works best in the latest version of Chrome, Safari and Firefox. Please try again using one of these browsers.

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A PDF copy converted/printed from OpenCerts will discard all the advanced cryptographic protections that are built into the OpenCerts.

Such copies of the degree scroll and/or transcript are not to be considered authentic. You should request a copy of the OpenCerts file from your candidate to verify its authenticity in the viewer at Verify NUS e-Certificates webpage or the OpenCerts website.

Alternatively, you may request for a verifiable PDF* file from your candidate.  To verify the authenticity of the PDF file, you may drop the file in the viewer at Verify NUS e-Certificates webpage.

*Note:  Only PDF issued after 1 August 2024 is verifiable via the above links.

Graduates will receive their e-degree scroll and e-transcript in their lifelong email account within two weeks from their date of conferment.  (Note: please allow 3 working days from your conferment date for processing and generating the files.)

For students who graduated from July 2024 onwards, you will receive two emails* - one containing the OpenCerts file (in .opencert format) and the other, vPDF file (in .pdf format).  Download the files in 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 Skills Passport of your individual MySkillsFuture account. This is applicable if you had a Singapore Identity Card (NRIC) or a Foreign Identification Number (FIN) when you were studying at NUS. Click here for login information.

*Applicable for Bachelor, Graduate Diploma, Master and Doctoral programmes students only.

The email containing the e-copies of your degree scroll/graduate diploma and transcript (if applicable) is sent to your NUS Lifelong Email account. Please check your Clutter/Spam folder if you cannot find the email in your inbox.

If you have forgotten your email ID and/or password, please click here.

A copy of the .opencert file has also been deposited into the Skills Passport of your individual MySkillsFuture account. You may retrieve your file from here if you could not find the email. Click here for login information.

Please link your mySkillsFuture account to a social media account (e.g. Facebook, Google, LinkedIn) so that you can retrieve your certificates easily in the future. To link, please login first.

For Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents	Login to MySkillsFuture account using your SingPass. Go to Skills Passport > Qualifications and Certificates. Look for your qualification and click on the “OpenCerts Download File” to download and save the copy.
For Foreigners	Go to MySkillsFuture > Access E-Services > Download Certificates Click on “No Portal ID” and answer a few verification questions. Look for your qualification and click on the “OpenCerts Download File” to download and save the copy. See user guide here.

A copy of the e-documents has also been deposited into the Skills Passport of your individual MySkillsFuture account. See login details here.

It is not necessary to login to MySkillsFuture account to download your OpenCerts file if you have already saved a copy from the email sent to your NUS Lifelong Email account.

Yes, you may rename your file but you must retain the extension (.opencert or .pdf). File content can’t be changed.

Printing discards all the advanced cryptographic protections that are built into the OpenCerts, therefore, printing is not recommended. Printed copies of the e-degree scroll and e-transcript are not to be considered authentic.

No, the .opencert file will show readable information only in the viewer at Verify NUS e-Certificates or the OpenCerts website.

If you need to share PDF file, please send the Verifiable PDF document instead.

It is best viewed in latest version of Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Safari.

A quick way to share your Opencerts file with anyone is to use the Email feature in the OpenCerts Website.

Upon successful rendering of your .opencert file at the OpenCerts Website, click on the “envelope” icon and enter the email address of the person you wish to share the file with. The recipient will receive an email from OpenCerts^TM with instructions on how to view your file.

Once issued, the Opencerts/PDF file belongs to you. You have the right to share your e-documents with anyone you choose.

Click here to learn how to share your OpenCerts file with sender named OpenCerts^TM.

For PDF file, send the file and the Verify NUS e-Certificates webpage  link to your intended recipient.  Inform the recipient to drop the file into the viewer to validate your file.

You may direct the institution to the FAQs for Third Parties above to learn more about OpenCerts.

The file will show readable information only in the viewer at Verify NUS OpenCerts webpage or the OpenCerts website.

Possible Error Message/Issues	What to do
File cannot be read. Please check that you have a valid .opencert file.	Please check your file again and make sure that the extension remains as .opencert
Certificate has been tampered with	You may have accidentally edited the script. Please download your .opencert file again from your email or MySkillsFuture account and try again.
Certificate has been revoked	The file may have been revoked by us for various reasons. You should have received an email from us regarding the revocation as well as a replacement file (if any). Do remember to inform those whom you have sent the revoked file to, and send them the latest file if needed.
The degree scroll/transcript did not display after a long wait.	You could be using an old version of Internet Explorer. The OpenCerts website works best in the latest version of Chrome, Safari and Firefox. Please try again using one of these browsers.

The e-documents (OpenCerts and Verifiable PDF) uses file formats which may not fully replicate the hard copy transcript’s appearance. As long as the e-documents may be successfully opened in the viewer at Verify NUS e-Certificates webpage or the OpenCerts website (for OpenCerts file only), it is authentic. 

Yes, all graduates will still be given a hardcopy Degree Scroll/Graduate Diploma and/or a complimentary Transcript upon graduation.

e-Transcript is not available for current students at the moment.

e-degree scrolls and e-transcripts have been issued to the following batches of graduates*:

• First Degrees (Bachelor): those admitted from 2005 onwards
• Higher Degrees (Graduate Diploma, Master, and Doctoral): those admitted from 2004 onwards

*excluding Joint Degree Programmes graduates and those with "holds" on your records

You may download your e-documents from mySkillsFuture > Skills Passport. Please click here for login information.

If you have a question not covered in the FAQs above, please email to transcript@nus.edu.sg.