Verifying New Employee's Education Documents in a Startup: Any DIY Tips?

Dear Seniors, One of my friends has joined a start-up organization as an AM-HR in Punjab. Being a small organization, he needs assistance in this situation. Could you please suggest how to verify the educational documents of a new employee without relying on external agencies?

Thank you for your guidance.

Best regards

You can refer the certificates to the boards/universities that issued them and verify their genuineness. You can also write to the college/school in which the individual studied last to verify the genuineness.

With regards,

Without an agency, this could be difficult if the new joiners are from anywhere in India. However, HR could take on the task if the new joiners are graduates from universities in Punjab. Universities charge for verification requests on a per-document basis, it seems.