National Credit Framework, Objectives, Purpose, Proposed

CBSE Urged the affiliated School Principals to Consider Subject Credit Allocation in Accordance with the National Credit Framework (NcrF). Know all about National Credit Framework.

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Context: CBSE Urged the affiliated School Principals to Consider Subject Credit Allocation in Accordance with the National Credit Framework (NcrF).

About National Credit Framework

What Is It?: It is an umbrella framework encompassing all other qualification frameworks for school, higher and vocational education (such as the National School/higher education qualification framework and National Skill qualification Framework).
Aim: To integrate academic education and skilling in India.
Launched: As a part of the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which advocates that there should be “no hard separations” between vocational and academic streams.
Developed by: A high-level committee, including members from the UGC, AICTE, National Council for Vocational Education and Training, NCERT, CBSE and other educational departments.
Credit Learning: NCrF assigns credit-based value to different levels of learning such as academics, skilling, experiential learning, etc.
- It will be a way to recognise and quantify the learning levels and learning outcomes at different stages of education/vocation.

National Credit Framework Objectives

Integration of academic and vocational domains to ensure flexibility and mobility between the two.
Mainstreaming of skilling and vocational education by inter-mingling school and higher education with vocational education and experiential learning.
National Credit Framework NCrF will also enable students who have dropped out of mainstream education to re-enter the education ecosystem.

Components of National Credit Framework

The National Credit Framework NCrF encompasses the following three components.

National Higher Education Qualification Framework (NHEQF)
National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)
National School Education Qualification Framework (NSEQF)

Purpose of National Credit Framework

To enable the integration of academic and vocational domains to ensure flexibility and mobility between the two.
To open options for further progress of students and blend – schools & higher education with vocational education & experiential learning.
To enable students who have dropped out of mainstream education to re-enter the education ecosystem.

Proposed Credit Regime under National Credit Framework (NCrF)

All academic assessments from elementary to higher education, including vocational and skill development courses, are eligible for credits, which can be accumulated in the Academic Bank of Credit (ABC).
The framework extends to non-academic activities such as sports, games, yoga, physical activities, performing arts, handicrafts, and bag-less days.

Academic Bank of Credits (ABC)

It is a digital storehouse that contains information on credits earned by individual students throughout their learning journey.
It is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.

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News Summary

Initial Implementation: Schools are encouraged to start using a sample credit framework for Classes Nine and Eleven in preparation for an official notification next year.
Current Requirements: A student must pass in 5 subjects (two languages and three main subjects: maths, science, and social science) to pass. With the new National Curriculum Framework, students in Classes Nine and Ten will study ten compulsory subjects.
Credit Storage: Credits earned will be stored in the Academic Bank of Credit within students’ digilockers.
Global Reconciliation: The Ministry of Education is developing systems to reconcile credits for students studying abroad, aiming for compatibility with higher education assessments.