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CBSE DADS portal: duplicate marksheet, migration certificate and DigiLocker
My CBSE Class 10 or 12 marksheet or migration certificate is lost, or a college wants one. Where do I get a copy, digital or printed, and what does it cost?
Quick answer
DADS (Duplicate Academic Document System, dads.cbseit.in) is CBSE's portal for a duplicate Class 10 or 12 marksheet, pass certificate or migration certificate. The home page offers two routes. Digital Document takes you to CBSE's DigiLocker repository, where the copy is free; CBSE says the repository holds results from 2004. Printed Document is the paid route, and the fee depends on how many years ago you passed. Check DigiLocker first. From the 2025 exams CBSE no longer prints migration certificates for Class 10 or 12. Colleges get the DigiLocker copy, and UGC has told them to accept it.
CurrentApplies to 2026-27Last checked 29 October 2026
This page may be out of date. It was due for a re-check on 29 April 2027. Confirm every rule with the official source before acting on it.
The fee notice CBSE still links on its duplicate documents page is dated 19 August 2016. The DADS page's own 'Fee Circular' link opens a CTET notice, not a board fee notice. Re-check both before each update.
Do you need a CBSE document copy from DigiLocker, a printed duplicate from DADS, or a correction first?[2]
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Do it now
Passed in 2004 or later: get it from DigiLocker
Look under Issued Documents, or pull it by searching CBSE with your roll number and year. From the 2025 exams the migration certificate exists only there unless you ask DADS for a hard copy.
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Check first
Someone wants paper: ask before you pay
Ask the college or office in writing whether the DigiLocker copy will do. If it must be paper, order a printed document on DADS; the fee depends on the years since you passed.
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Not for you
Wrong name or date of birth: don't order a duplicate yet
A duplicate prints the same record. Get the correction done through the school first.
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Get help
Stuck: DADS helpline or your regional office
Technical problems on DADS: 011-24050336 or 011-24050337. Anything else, such as a pre-2004 record or a mismatch, goes to your CBSE regional office.
Open DigiLocker and look under Issued Documents Any time after the result
Sign in to DigiLocker. Accounts activated with the school's 6-digit access code get the marksheet and migration certificate pushed into Issued Documents on result day.[8]
Have ready
The mobile number registered with your school
The 6-digit access code, if your school gave one
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Not there? Pull it by search
Accounts you made yourself don't get documents pushed. Search for CBSE in DigiLocker and enter your class, roll number and year to pull the document.[8]
Have ready
Roll number
Year of passing
4
Save the PDF and share it from DigiLocker
Keep the PDF and share it from DigiLocker when an institution asks. Colleges and employers can also verify CBSE records online through CBSE's academic repository.[6]
Have ready
A folder on your phone or computer for the PDFs
5
Need paper? Apply on DADS, Printed Document
Open dads.cbseit.in, choose Printed Document and fill in class, roll number, year of passing, your name and father's name exactly as on the document, and an email ID.[5]
Have ready
Roll number (on the admit card or an old photocopy)
Name and father's name as printed
An email ID you check
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Note the application ID and track it
Write down or screenshot the application ID. Track Application shows the status, and Forget Application Id recovers a lost ID.[4]
Have ready
The application ID
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Stuck? Call DADS or the regional office
For technical problems on DADS call 011-24050336 or 011-24050337. For anything else, such as an old record or a mismatch, contact your CBSE regional office.[4]
Have ready
Class, year and roll number
The application ID, if you applied
This route finder runs in your browser and sends nothing anywhere. It never asks for your name, roll number or date of birth. Fees are from CBSE's fee notice of 19.08.2016 and the DADS page, checked 8 October 2026. Pay the amount the DADS portal shows.
Printed duplicate fee by years since passing
The over-20-years fee is in CBSE's 2016 notice but not on the DADS page. Source[1]
What a printed duplicate costs
Years since passing (CBSE's wording)
Fee
Listed on
Up to 5 years from year of passing
₹250
Fee notice 2016 and DADS
More than 5 and up to 10 years
₹500
Fee notice 2016 and DADS
More than 10 and up to 20 years
₹1,000
Fee notice 2016 and DADS
More than 20 years
₹2,000
Fee notice 2016 only
Migration certificate or its duplicate copy
₹250
Fee notice 2016 only
Urgent (tatkal) fee for a duplicate, on top
₹500
Fee notice 2016 only; no urgent option on DADS
CBSE counts from the year of passing. The DADS page lists the first three bands and no line for over 20 years, so check the amount the portal shows before you pay.[1]
Which route for which case
Your case
Route
Cost
Passed in 2025 or later, need the migration certificate
DigiLocker (hard copy only on request through DADS)
Free
Passed in 2004 or later, a digital copy will do
DigiLocker, Issued Documents or pull by search
Free
An office wants paper
DADS, Printed Document
Fee by years since passing
Passed before 2004
DADS, Printed Document (the year list starts at 1975)
Fee by years since passing
Wrong name or date of birth on the document
Correction first, through the school
Separate rule
From CBSE's notification of 04.09.2024, its DigiLocker access-code manual, its note on face matching (repository from 2004) and the DADS form (years from 1975).[2]
What goes wrong
A duplicate ordered with the old mistake on it
What happens: It copies the board's record, so the wrong spelling or date of birth comes back.[3]
Fix: Order the correction through the school first, then the duplicate.
Nothing under Issued Documents in DigiLocker
What happens: Accounts not activated with the school's access code don't get documents pushed.[8]
Fix: Pull the document by search with your roll number and year instead of waiting.
Paying for a paper migration certificate nobody asked for
What happens: From the 2025 exams the DigiLocker copy is the one used for admission, and UGC has told colleges to accept digital copies.[2]
Fix: Ask the college in writing before you order paper.
Wrong year of passing on DADS
What happens: The record lookup and the fee band both depend on it.[5]
Fix: Use the year printed on your final marksheet.
Fix: Use Forget Application Id on DADS instead of applying, and paying, a second time.
Variants: when the steps change
If this is you
What changes
Class 10 or Class 12 migration certificate
CBSE gave every Class 12 student a migration certificate, and Class 10 students only if they asked for one. From the 2025 exams both are digital only.[2]
Regular or private candidate
Regular students get the printed marksheet-cum-passing certificate through their school. Private candidates get it by post at their registered address; those under the Delhi East and Delhi West regional offices may collect it from their exam centre.[9]
Students abroad or without Aadhaar
CBSE's face-matching option compares a live photo with the admit-card photo and emails the certificate.[7]
Passed before 2004
CBSE's note says its digital repository holds results from 2004, so older records need a printed document from DADS.[7]
Getting the DigiLocker copy
If your school gave you a 6-digit access code and you activated DigiLocker with it, CBSE pushes the marksheet and migration certificate into Issued Documents on result day. If you made the account yourself, nothing arrives on its own: search for CBSE in DigiLocker and pull the document with your class, roll number and year.[8]
Ordering a printed copy on DADS
On dads.cbseit.in choose Printed Document. The form asks for the class, roll number, year of passing (the list runs from 1975), your name and father's name as printed on the document, an email ID and a captcha. Keep the application ID: Track Application shows the status, and Forget Application Id recovers a lost one.
CBSE's DADS page doesn't state a processing time, payment method or postage charge, and neither does any current CBSE page we could read, so we don't give one here.[4]
Tips and tricks
After a compartment or second exam, search DigiLocker with the roll number and year printed on your final marksheet.
Type your name and father's name on DADS exactly as printed, initials and spacing included. The form asks for them as per the document.
Before ordering paper, ask the college or employer in writing whether the DigiLocker copy is enough.
Keep one compressed PDF of the DigiLocker marksheet for upload forms with a 100 KB or 200 KB limit.
Ignore sites selling duplicate CBSE marksheets. CBSE's own channels are DigiLocker and DADS.
Free printable
Print the working copy
CBSE duplicate document: the one-page checklist: one A4 page, black and white, with the decision, every step with a date box, and blanks to fill in.
CBSE duplicate document: the one-page checklist
Class 10 and 12 students and parents who need a copy of a CBSE marksheet or migration certificate
Decide
Do you need a CBSE document copy from DigiLocker, a printed duplicate from DADS, or a correction first?
Do it now: Passed in 2004 or later: get it from DigiLocker
Check first: Someone wants paper: ask before you pay
Not for you: Wrong name or date of birth: don't order a duplicate yet
Get help: Stuck: DADS helpline or your regional office
Checklist
Done
Step
Date
Name and date of birth on the original are right (if not: correction first)
Checked DigiLocker Issued Documents
Pulled it by search, if it wasn't there
Saved the PDF
Asked the institution whether a digital copy will do
Applied on DADS, Printed Document, if paper is needed
Noted the application ID
Tracked the application
Class (10 or 12) and year of passing
Roll number
Fee band from the route finder
DADS application ID and date applied
Regional office phone
Source: CBSE notification dated 04.09.2024. Check the official circular before you act. correctpath.in/cbse/duplicate-documents/
Every step above cites a numbered source; the full list is at the end of the page. If the board issues a newer circular, it overrides this page.
Questions people ask
What is the CBSE DADS portal?
DADS stands for Duplicate Academic Document System. It is CBSE's site at dads.cbseit.in for getting a copy of a lost Class 10 or 12 marksheet, pass certificate or migration certificate. Digital Document opens DigiLocker, where the copy is free. Printed Document is a paid application for a paper copy, and the same page lets you track it.[4]
Which passing years can I apply for on DADS?
The printed-document form lists every passing year from 1975 to 2026. Pick the year printed on your old marksheet; the fee goes up the longer ago you passed.[5]
Is there a DADS login for students?
You don't create an account. The Printed Document form asks for the class, roll number, passing year, your name and father's name as printed on the document, and an email ID, then a captcha.[5]
Can I get a duplicate CTET certificate on DADS?
Yes. The DADS page has a separate CTET section with its own Printed Document form and tracking. CBSE's notification of 17 January 2020 set the fee for a duplicate CTET certificate or mark sheet at ₹500.[11]
Is a DigiLocker CBSE marksheet valid?
Yes. DigiLocker says the documents it issues are at par with the originals, and CBSE's notification of 4 September 2024 says UGC has told colleges and universities to accept digital copies of Board certificates for admission.[2]
Does CBSE still give a printed migration certificate?
Not by default. From the 2025 exams CBSE stopped printing migration certificates for Class 10 and 12 and stopped charging the migration fee with the LOC. If an institution needs a hard copy, you can request one through DADS.[2]
How much does a duplicate CBSE marksheet cost?
A printed duplicate costs ₹250 if you passed up to 5 years ago, ₹500 for more than 5 and up to 10 years, and ₹1,000 for more than 10 and up to 20 years. CBSE's 2016 notice lists ₹2,000 for more than 20 years. The DigiLocker copy is free.[1]
Where do I apply for a duplicate CBSE marksheet online?
On CBSE's Duplicate Academic Document System at dads.cbseit.in. Choose Printed Document and enter your class, roll number, year of passing, your name and father's name as printed, and an email ID.[5]
I don't remember my roll number. What now?
It is on your admit card and on any photocopy of the marksheet. If you have neither, ask your school. For an old record, ask the CBSE regional office for your area.[3]
How do I track my DADS application?
Use Track Application on the DADS page. If you lost the application ID, use Forget Application Id on the same page instead of applying again.[4]
Can I get my Class 10 marksheet from 1998 in DigiLocker?
Probably not. CBSE says its digital repository holds results from 2004. Try a DigiLocker search anyway, then apply for a printed copy on DADS.[7]