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🔔 Notification: NSQF 13-Level Competency Alignment and NCrF Credit Framework guidelines active for Session 2026-27. • 🎓 Candidate Certificate Verification Registry with dynamic QR code verification is active across all accredited centers. • 🏢 Centers are invited to apply for training partner affiliations under our autonomous skill council standards. • ℹ️ Notice: NSQF Council is an independent autonomous body registered under Indian Trusts Act, operating autonomously.
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Objectives & Functions

उद्देश्य एवं कार्यप्रणाली - Statutory Mandates & Operations

Review the formal objectives and core operational functions established by the Council to streamline vocational education and professional certification.

Council Objectives

Primary targets driving our autonomous skill evaluation framework.

Objective 1

Standardization of Qualifications

To establish comprehensive competency-based descriptors across 13 distinct levels, ensuring vocational programs match standard industry requirements.

Objective 2

Outcome-Based Credibility

To replace rigid instructional time with rigorous outcome-based evaluations, guaranteeing that certified candidates possess certified practical capabilities.

Objective 3

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

To provide a structured assessment mechanism that formally validates and certifies the informal work experience of uncertified legacy workforces.

Objective 4

Training Center Quality Assurance

To monitor and oversee affiliated training partners and centers through transparent affiliation norms and infrastructural criteria.

Core Operational Functions

Administrative processes executed by the Council daily.

Function 1

Center Affiliation & Onboarding

Processing institutional infrastructure questionnaires, verifying computer labs and faculty credentials, and issuing authorized center codes.

Function 2

Curriculum & Syllabus Alignment

Reviewing and aligning localized training partner course syllabi with standard National Skills Qualification Framework occupational descriptors.

Function 3

Secure Registry & Verification

Maintaining an encrypted digital database of student certificates and grade sheets, enabling instant online verification for employers.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
AUTONOMOUS CHARTER: NSQF Council is an autonomous, independent skill evaluation and certification registry registered under the Indian Trusts Act.      |      INDEPENDENT STATUS: The Council operates independently as an autonomous body aligned with National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) occupational competency benchmarks. We are an autonomous organization, not a central government ministry or department.      |      VERIFICATION: All student credentials and training partner certificates issued can be verified online through our QR-enabled Verification Hub.