Lok Sabha Question No. 2359 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-15
Subject: National Credit Framework (NCrF) and Mobility
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Shri Radheshyam Rathiya, Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti, Shri Dulu Mahato, Shri Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel, Dr. Hemang Joshi, Shri Shivmangal Singh Tomar, Shri Mahendra Singh Solanky, Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Shri Amar Sharadrao Kale, Smt. Himadri Singh, Shri Tatkare Sunil Dattatrey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2359

ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025

## National Credit Framework (NCrF) and Mobility

†2359. Shri Radheshyam Rathiya:

Shri Amar Sharadrao Kale:

Shri Dulu Mahato:

Smt. Himadri Singh:

Shri Mahendra Singh Solanky:

Dr. Hemang Joshi:

Shri Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa:

Shri Tatkare Sunil Dattatrey:

Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor:

Shri Shivmangal Singh Tomar:

Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti:

Shri Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel:

Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of specific guidelines issued by the Government to State Boards for mandatory implementation of National Credit Framework (NCrF) from the  academic session 2025-26 particularly in the State of Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) the mechanism in place for monitoring and ensuring compliance by the State Boards in regard to implementation of the said guidelines;
- (c) the measures taken by the Government to ensure smooth mobility between the academic and  vocational  education  streams  under  the  NCrF,  particularly  in  Dahod,  Lok  Sabha Constituency;
- (d)  the  steps  taken  to  ensure  digital  recording  of  all  students'  credits  in  their  DigiLocker accounts, especially in Dahod, Lok Sabha Constituency; and
- (e) the manner in which the NCrF framework is ensuring alignment of vocational credits with the National Higher Education Qualifications Framework (NHEQF) and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (e) The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 emphasises integrating general education and skill education to enable increased mobility and flexibility in education. The NCrF is an enabling framework that lays down basic principles of creditisation of learning from various dimensions, such as academic, skill, and experiential learning. It is a single meta-framework to seamlessly integrate the credits earned through school education, higher education and skill education.

Education  is  part  of  concurrent  list  and  majority  of  schools  in  the  country  are  under  the State/UTs  and  are  affiliated  to  local  School  Boards.  State  Boards,  including  the  Board  of Secondary Education, Madhya Pradesh (MPBSE), have been encouraged to become Awarding and  Assessing  bodies.  The  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  has  conducted multiple regional sensitization workshops, and has notified a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for NCrF implementation in schools for Class 9 to 12. A copy of the notification may be seen at https://cbseacademic.nic.in/web\_material/Notifications/2023/75\_Notification\_2023.pdf.

For monitoring and ensuring compliance, the Government has enabled implementation through digital systems such as the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC), DigiLocker and APAAR-ID. Every student is being assigned unique digital identity APAAR ID through UDISE+, which is automatically linked to their DigiLocker.

To ensure smooth mobility between academic and vocational streams, including in the Dahod Lok Sabha Constituency, the NCrF establishes a unified system that enables recognition and transfer  of  credits  earned  through  classroom  learning,  skill-based  activities,  experiential learning  and  internships,  subject  to  assessment.  The  ABC  facilitates  credit  accumulation, transfer and redemption. The AICTE incorporates NCrF principles supporting multiple entryexit options to promote flexibility and accessibility in technical education. Mobility is further supported  through  lateral  entry  pathways  such  as  progression  from  Diploma  or  D.Voc programmes to B.Tech and other higher education programmes. NIOS supports credit mobility through transfer-of-credit mechanism from recognized boards and skill institutions and aligns its skill courses to NSQF Levels 3 to 4.5 to facilitate progression into higher education.

For digital recording of students' credits, including those in Dahod Lok Sabha Constituency, NCrF has been integrated with digital infrastructure including the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC),  National  Academic  Depository  (NAD)  and  DigiLocker.  Credits  uploaded  by authorized institutions are digitally signed, stored in tamper-proof format and linked to the learner through APAAR-ID authentication.

The  NCrF  ensures  alignment  of  vocational  credits  with  the  National  Higher  Education Qualifications Framework (NHEQF), published in May 2023, which defines higher education qualifications leading to degree/diploma/certificate in terms of learning outcomes. It provides an  integrated  national  framework  for  recognizing  and  accrediting  qualifications  offered  by different  types  of  institutions  engaged  in  higher  education,  including  skill  education  and training, and technical/professional education in India.

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