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Apparently, in the US, one can be charged with "criminal possession of a forged instrument" and "offering a false instrument for filing". However, this case concerns a fake degree from a real institution. As noted below, the Diploma Mill case is much more complex. See here for a discussion of the legal issues: https://journals.law.stanford.edu ...
Criterion: Personal Misconduct. Degree revocation is very rare, and is usually a result of academic misconduct that renders the degree itself invalid. However, degrees are occasionally revoked for serious personal misconduct, particularly in Europe. We should first distinguish between honorary degrees and academic degrees.
Many universities have a degree verification service. For example: Confirmation of University of Toronto Degree. The simplest way to eliminate the possibility of an incorrect match is to search using the student number. However, in this case the date of birth can be used as well. The surname, year of graduation, and degree are also required.
4. In mathematics, it is indeed possible to be accepted to a PhD program without a bachelor's degree, but only in special cases. First, the person (the candidate) has to be exceptionally precocious and gifted with mathematical aptitude.
The employer might call the university and ask them to confirm particular information (e.g. the GPA and a couple of randomly selected grades -- this was what my former employer did) The employer might mail a copy of the transcript to the university as you suggested.
a) Look out for the title of the dissertation and the university in the CV. If this information is missing, request it. Once you have this information (and there is no reason to refuse it), look up if the "university" is in fact a diploma mill or something suspicious ("The Great University of Melanesia").
I am from a rural part of India where lecturers (who will be writing letter of recommendations) in my college still don't have official email id (e.g. [email protected]) and they use commercial services (e.g. gmail or yahoo mail). What shall I do? Will it harm my application? I think so, because I doubt how it can be evaluated as not-fake.
It would not normally be appropriate to wear representations of achievement that are unrelated to the degree you are about to receive. If the honor stole/cord has particular significance to you, you can write to your university to explain your situation and to ask for permission to wear it at your convocation. You should then abide by their reply.
The normal duration of the PhD program for full-time students is 6 semesters (24 months). Course work of 18 semester hours may normally be completed in three semesters (12 months). The dissertation may be completed in the remaining 3 semesters (12 months). No PhD program is that short.
In the US, you have a property right to the degree that you earn and pay for (regardless of the ultimate source of funding -- the student has the responsibility to pay), and as long as you don't violate the conditions for obtaining the degree (various forms of dishonesty in admissions and satisfaction of the degree), improper actions after the ...