Certificate fraud costs Indian employers an estimated ₹2,400 crore annually in bad hires, re-hiring costs, and reputational damage. The root problem is simple: paper certificates carry no mechanism for verification that cannot be forged.
The QR verification model
Every certificate issued on ExamRankers contains a QR code that encodes a unique certificate ID. Scanning the QR opens a verification page on examrankers.com/verify that displays the candidate name, exam name, score, and issuing institution — fetched live from the certificate registry.
Blockchain anchoring
For institutions that require the highest level of assurance, ExamRankers supports anchoring the certificate hash to a public blockchain. This creates an immutable, timestamped record that cannot be altered even by ExamRankers — because it exists on a decentralised ledger outside any single organisation's control.
Instant employer verification
Instead of calling the institution's registrar and waiting 3–7 days, an employer scans the QR and sees a verified result in under 5 seconds. Our verification page is public and requires no login — designed for HR departments, not just the institution.
Adoption in the market
Since 2024, NASSCOM, NSDC, and several state skill development missions have mandated digital verifiable credentials for all certification programmes. Institutions still issuing paper certificates are increasingly out of compliance with sector-level standards.