Stuck Without My Certificates After Resigning: How Can I Get Them Back?

My regards to everyone. CiteHR has always helped seekers with valuable advice and suggestions. I need your help now. I was working in an engineering college for the last year and had to leave the college in the middle of the session for personal reasons. Though I did not give any prior notice, I completed the entire portion and replaced myself with another candidate. I did all that I could so that my students and management would not suffer. The problem is that the management is not returning my original certificates. I have even paid them one month's salary, yet they are not returning my certificates. What should I do? Please help. I just can't let my certificates go like this. I have not signed any bond nor did I receive any appointment letter. Please, friends and seniors, advise me on what to do.

Feel sorry for you. You must have returned the documents before paying the dues. This is where people do not realize that their properties are with the organizations to be retrieved.

Approach the Vice-Chancellor

You can go and sit directly in front of the Vice-Chancellor and ask for the certificate. If the management wants you to rejoin, you can put forth an agreement to have the original certificate returned and then join with a proper appointment letter. After joining, if you decide to leave the organization without notice after a month, even if this fails, you can file a case against the college management.

Steps to Obtain a Duplicate Certificate

Do you have a photocopy of the certificate? If not, you can file a First Information Report (FIR) stating that the certificate is lost. Additionally, place an advertisement in newspapers declaring the loss of your certificate, including your certificate number. Keep these FIRs and go back to the university to apply for a duplicate. Obtain the duplicate copy and forget about the old one.

This is a learning experience for you. Do not repeat this in the future.

Further to Manthra's post, do keep everything in writing. Request the certificates in writing, take acknowledgment, and wait for a reply. Follow up 4-5 times, and you may take the route that Manthra has suggested.