RTI Application for marksheet verification

To
The Central Public Information Officer
[Name of the University]
[Full postal address, pin code]

Subject: Request for information under Section 6(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

Sir,

1. I am a citizen of India. I apply under Section 6(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 for the information set out below.

2. My particulars for identification of the record are as follows.
   Name of candidate     : _____
   Course or degree      : _____
   Roll number           : _____
   Registration number   : _____
   Year of examination   : _____
   Name of college       : _____

3. Please supply the following information in the form of certified copies.
   (i)   Certified copy of my consolidated marksheet as recorded in the University records.
   (ii)  Certified copy of the convocation register entry pertaining to my degree, showing the date of award and the signing authority.
   (iii) Whether the marksheet with the particulars at item 2 above has been issued by the University to the candidate. If so, the certified date of issue.
   (iv)  If the records show that the marksheet was not issued, the certified copy of the entry or note so indicating.

4. I am enclosing the prescribed application fee of ten rupees by way of Indian Postal Order in favour of the Accounts Officer. For State-level fees, see [[:rules:start|RTI Rules]].

5. Please send the reply to my postal address below by registered post. Please also raise any demand for photocopy or certified-copy charges under the Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005, before despatch.

Yours faithfully,

Signature
Name    : _____
Address : _____
Date    : _____

• A university established or substantially financed by government is a public authority under §2(h) — and so is its record-keeping.
• You are asking for your own academic record: no privacy balancing, no third-party notice, no §8(1)(j) argument to fight.
• The certified date-of-issue query ([iii]) is the piece that settles “was this marksheet ever actually issued?” — the exact question a verification request asks.
• The reply is admissible-grade paper: a certified copy under the Act carries its own evidentiary weight with employers and visa officers.

Private universities and deemed universities vary; where the RTI Act does not reach, the alternative is the university's statutory verification route or the UGC's grievance channels. A quick test: check whether the institution appears in any list of public authorities, or whether it was established by a State/Central Act — most older state universities plainly are.

30 days under §7(1) from receipt by the CPIO — usually faster than the verification counter, and with an appeal ladder behind it.

That is a third party's personal information: expect §8(1)(j) balancing (and, since 14 November 2025, the DPDP-amended test — see the practitioner note). The cleaner route for employers is the candidate's own authorisation with the university.

A portal condition cannot displace the Act: a public authority cannot reroute or refuse a statutory request (§5(3), §6(1)); file the RTI and let the clock run.

Query [iv] gets you the certified copy of that entry — which is exactly the evidence you need to demand reissue.

• Guide for applicants. The procedure, fee, and appeal path.
• Template: first RTI application. A general-purpose first-application format.
• All sample RTI applications. The full index.
• The RTI Playbook book

1. The Right to Information Act, 2005, Sections 6(1), 7, and 19.
2. The Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005, Central Government.

Last reviewed on: 27 August 2026. Boilerplate description rebuilt; why-it-works (public authority, own record, certified issue date), the private-university boundary and an FAQ added.