Lok Sabha Question No. 2429 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: National Credit Framework in Universities/Colleges
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.  2429 ANSWERED ON 04.08.2025

## National Credit Framework in Universities/Colleges

2429. Shri Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

(a) the status of adoption of the National Credit Framework (NCrF) in Universities and Colleges across Gujarat;

(b) whether skill-based or vocational credits are being integrated into degree programs in Gujarat; and

(c)  the  details  about  extent  of  alignment  with  the  National  Higher  Education  Qualifications Framework (NHEQF) in 2024-25?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

(a) to (c): The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 envisages to make education more holistic, flexible, and integrated across academic, skill, and vocational education. In alignment with this vision,  the  National  Credit  Framework  (NCrF)  has  been  launched  as  a  comprehensive  credit framework  encompassing  elementary,  school,  higher  and  vocational  education  &  training, integrating creditization of learning in various dimensions i.e. academics, vocational skills and experiential learning including relevant experience and proficiency/ professional levels acquired.

The NCrF has been jointly developed by University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council for  Technical  Education  (AICTE)  and  National  Council  for  Vocational  Education  &  Training (NCVET)  among  others  and  it  provides  for  creditization  of  all  learning  and  assignment, accumulation, storage, transfer & redemption of credits, subject to assessment; removes distinction and establishes  academic  equivalence  between  vocational  &  general  education  while  enabling mobility within & between them.

As per  the  information  provided  by  the  Government  of  Gujarat,  Gujarat  state  has  proactively aligned its higher education reforms with the National Credit Framework (NCrF) and the National Higher Education Qualifications Framework (NHEQF). Gujarat Government has issued directions and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in July 2023 for the implementation of the Curriculum and Credit Framework for Undergraduate Programmes, based on UGC's NCrF guidelines. Further, 12  State  Public  Universities  in  Gujarat  have  implemented  the  new  credit  structure  from  the Academic Year 2023-24 and all 66 private universities in Gujarat have adopted the framework.

The  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  released  the  guidelines  for  the  National  Higher Education  Qualifications  Framework  (NHEQF)  in  May,  2023.  Accordingly,  Government  of Gujarat, has issued directives to all universities in the state for the adoption and implementation of the NHEQF.

The Ministry of Education, Government of India in collaboration with IIT Madras and eminent Industry  Partners,  have  launched  the  SWAYAM  Plus  platform  on  27 th February  2024.  The platform  offers  high-quality  learning  and  certification  programs  in  partnership  with  leading industry  and  academic  experts  to  students/learners,  helping  them  reskill,  upskill  and  become employment-ready. The Ministry of Education and IIT Madras have signed more than 65 MoUs with the leading industry partners. As of 25 th July, 2025, more than 400 Courses in 16 different sectors are available on the platform, and more than 3 lakh learners have enrolled for their Skill augmentation.

The Ministry of Education has implemented National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) to impart on-the-job training and enhance the employability of youth. In the last 5 financial years, i.e. from FY 2020-21 to 2024-25, the NATS scheme has engaged 12.94 lakh apprentices. For FY 2024-25, over 5.23 lakh apprentices have been engaged.

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