RISE, an India-based ed-tech platform, is one of the leaders in an ed-tech revolution that is currently taking place in education around the world. Recently, they decided to launch a blockchain-based digital certificate system for their students and alumni. This system is created to counter identity theft and fraudulent activities associated with certificates, making the certificates completely secure and fake-proof.
While this technology was first applied to the Business Analytics and Data Science courses, RISE is now working with various universities in India to apply the same technique for educational certificates of students. The blockchain technology for this system is provided by the Indian start-up Print2Block, which also adds a QR code to each certificate which provides a unique URL for authentication of its authenticity.
Gaurv Bhatia, CEO at RISE, commented on this initiative saying “Security inks, 3D images, and even holographic stickers can easily be faked nowadays. There is no secure method involving human interaction that is completely fake-proof, and this is where blockchain technology comes in. With our decentralized platform, employers are able to easily authenticate our skilling certificates, giving them the assurance of an accurate and secure document.”
RISE was founded in April 2021 with a mission of empowering students and teaching them to become socially and culturally aware leaders of the world. Offering Post Graduate Programs in a wide range of areas such as Business Analytics, Data Science, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, FinTech, Finance & Accounting, Cybersecurity, and Marketing Research, RISE also provides scholarships for women in technology.
The company is also expanding their services in the Indonesian market, where they are working with Indonesian universities to bridge the gap between existing skills and higher education outcomes by providing industry-driven, skill-based courses. With offices in Pune and Bengaluru, the start-up has set a target of fourfold growth in both the number of courses and students in the current financial year.
