What's National Credit Framework(NCrF) 2023 and how it works?

About NCrF : An initiative under New Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

The NCrF is a broad enabling framework for all regulatory organizations and all universities, including institutions of national importance. It is drafted in line with the National Education Policy (NEP 2020). The framework will "seamlessly integrate the credits earned through school education, higher education, and vocational and skill education," the chairman said in a statement.

Credit earning criteria

Credit is the recognition that a learner has completed a prior course of learning, corresponding to a qualification at a given level. Simply put, one credit corresponds to 30 notional learning hours in a year of two semesters. Every semester a student is required to earn a minimum of 20 credits. A student earns 40 credits in one year corresponding to 1200 notional learning hours. But students can also earn more than 40 credits in a year.

The National Credit Framework has divided education into eight levels. The school education is assigned Level 0 to 4. And when a student completes Class 5, they are placed at level 1. Clearing Class 8 and Class 10 corresponds to level 2 and 3 respectively. Once the student completes Class 12, he/she will reach level 4.

Higher education levels start from Level 4.5 and end at Level 8. A three-year bachelor's degree will have levels 4.5, 5, and 5.5 corresponding to the first year, second year, and third year. Every year, a student has to earn 40 credits to move to the next level, and by the end of a three-year bachelor's degree, the student will have earned 120 credits.

“Level 6 corresponds to 4-year bachelor's degree, Level 6.5 corresponds to a two-year master's degree for those with a three years bachelor's degree, and Level 7 corresponds to a two-year master's degree for those with a four-year undergraduate engineering degree and PhD degree is at level 8. When a student completes a PhD, the earned credits would be 8x40 = 320.

NSQF Levels for vocational, skill education

Vocational and skill education is spread from level 4.5 to level 8. There is equivalence between general and vocational and skill education regarding credits earned at each level.

How to redeem credits earned

There are three kinds of credits a student can earn.

Credits earned by virtue of completed academic education
Credits earned by virtue of undergoing vocational education, training/ skill program
Credit points earned by virtue of relevant Experiential learning, including relevant experience and proficiency/ professional levels acquired

Transfer of credits

For example, an ITI pass out (2 years after Class 10) along with an additional language course from NIOS attains equivalence of Class 12th certificate along with ITI-National Trade Certificate, which will enable the students to join in a University like any other Class 12 pass out student.

Transfer of credits internationally

The International equivalence and transfer of credits shall be enabled through various multilateral/ bilateral agreements between respective regulators of the countries concerned,”

“NCrF would lend credibility and authenticity to the credits being assigned and earned under various programmes in India, making these credits more acceptable and transferable internationally.

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