The transcript is an official summary of your academic performance and progress to date. It is one of the key documents you have to submit when you are applying for admission to a doctoral or master’s program of studies in an American college or university (the others are the statement of purpose, recommendation letters, a resume and of course your GRE and TOEFL scores). In order for the transcript to be acceptable to American universities as an official document, it must conform to the following specifications – it should be:
- printed on the university or college letterhead
- signed by the appropriate college or university authorities i.e. the college principal or registrar or the university registrar
- in the format required by American universities (not in the ordinary mark sheet format usually provided by Indian colleges and universities)
