LEVEL DESCRIPTORS FOR NSQF LEVELS

(Majority of the parameters listed across every level to apply)

NSQF Level Professional Professional and Aptitude, mind-set, soft Broad Learning Outcomes Responsibility
Theoretical Knowledge Technical Skills/ skills, employment
Expertise readiness &
entrepreneurship skills:
Details Professional Professional and Generic Employment Generic Learning Responsibility Level of
Knowledge and Technical Skills Readiness & Outcomes (Performance the Job
understanding and required and their Entrepreneurship Skills and Criteria and Process
application of such application to Mindset (Communication, Orientation/ Required)
knowledge perform and Digital, Financial and Legal
accomplish tasks Literacy, Entrepreneurship,
inclusion and Diversity,
Literacy and Numeracy,
other Soft/ Life Skills)
Level 1 • Elementary Knowledge • Role confined Skills • Basic employment • Routine/Repetitive Tasks • Helper
Brief • Elementary knowledge • Narrow range of readiness • Perform Routine Works& as helper/ Ground
Outline/ in work demonstrable basic skills while • Very narrow/ basic Repetitive tasks under full level worker, always
Description by recognition or recall carrying out Employability Skills, instructions and close works under
for understanding the directed activities including communication supervision continuous
context of work and processes that skills & basic
instruction and close
are repetitive & understanding of Financial
predictable in nature and Digital literacy, digital supervision.
requiring no payments and Aadhaar
previous practice
Level 1 • Elementary knowledge in • Narrow range of basic • Very narrow/ basic • Perform a well-defined Work task as first level helper/
the area of work skills Employability Skills, including that is routine & repetitive. Ground level worker No
demonstrable by • Has very basic communication skills in native • Acts in a limited pre-defined direct responsibility;
recognition or recall practical skills. Able to Indian language, basic role of a helper/ OR responsibility
• Becomes familiar with understand and • May have basic reading and assistant limited to the assigned
narrow and defined perform instruction writing skills; basic arithmetic • Task is performed under full task
range of common trade based tasks and skills instructions and close
terminology & Carries out directed • Has basic understanding of • Always works under
supervision
instructional words activities and Financial and Digital literacy, continuous instruction
• Focus on practice of repetitive and close supervision.
processes repetitive & digital [Link] Aadhaar
work
predictable in nature

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 meaning and requiring no previous • Familiarity with basic safety •
understanding practice. and general hygiene norms.
• Able to use individual • Carries out directed
knowledge for activity using basic
understanding the tools.
context of work and
some quality parameters
Level 2 • Fundamental • Limited finite skills • Employment readiness • Carry out the Predefined • Assistant
Brief knowledge • Performs • Receive and transmit tasks • Limited
Outline/ • Basic working/ structured tasks written and oral • The candidate may carry responsibility for
Description operational in a limited range messages/ out a job requiring delivery and quality
knowledge in the of functional communication clearly. limited range of routine of work as an
area of work with roles. Uses Have broader but basic and predictable Assistant.
understanding of known solutions Employability Skills activities. Understands
basic materials, to familiar including basic self- basic safety and quality
tools, applications problems. employment/ norms.
in a limited context. entrepreneurial Mind-set
for mini businesses
Level 2 • Basic working/ • Limited related skills • Ability to read and write and • The candidate may carry out • Works mostly under
operational in predefined context. do simple computational math a job requiring limited range instruction and
knowledge in the area • Performs structured – numeracy and literacy. of routine and predictable supervision.
of work. tasks in a limited • Receive and transmit written activities. • Limited responsibility for
• Understands basic range of functional and oral messages/ • Tasks are mostly performed delivery and quality of
materials, tools, roles. communication clearly. under instructions and work.
applications in a • Uses known solutions • Works within a team as supervision • For self-help group
limited context. to familiar problems. assistant • Focus on practice of skill and members, micro-
• For self-help group • Skill to identify and • Understanding of safety, work, both predefined and entrepreneurs (JSS) end
member/ micro- use relevant tools and hygiene and environment, new. to end responsibility of
entrepreneur basic materials in a limited social, political and religious • For self-help group members, production and marketing
working knowledge of context of work and diversity. micro-entrepreneurs (JSS) in local markets.
business activity, raw quality. end to end clear
• Have broader but basic
material, finished understanding of process and
• For self-help group Employability Skills including
product/ service and delivery.
members, micro- basic self-employment/
local market.
entrepreneurs entrepreneurial Mind-set for • Understands basic safety and
• Able to understand working skills for mini businesses general hygiene norms.
and perform repetitive making or • Have understanding of use of
tasks under manufacturing Financial and Digital literacy,
instructions and (handicraft, traditional Aadhar and Mobile, digital
supervision. items, etc) service & payments etc.
• Understand the basic marketing etc.
quality, safety and

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 general hygiene
norms. Familiarity
with environmental
aspects.
Level • Range of knowledge • Range of technical • Team readiness & • Carry out Range of tasks • Accountable/
2.5 to 3 • Knowledge involving a skills Enterpreurial readiness and may provide range of responsible - Jr.
defined range of • Required skills for • Team worker, with broad solutions Technician &
Brief Technician
standard procedures, Identification of the employability skills who • The candidate carries out a
Outline/ uses limited discretion problem and issues displays of motivation and job in familiar, predictable, • Takes responsibility for
Description and judgement over a within the range of positive attitude for work. routine, situation of clear delivery and quality of
range of known familiar contexts choice, can focus on range own work and tangible
responses to familiar of application of standard output. Can assist in the
problems. procedures or operations planning of the routine
in production/ services. and predictable tasks
Must be able to identify/ within a specific field.
anticipate the problems
and possible range of
solutions
Level • Possesses knowledge • A range of skills and • Working as a member of a • The candidate must be able • Takes responsibility for
2.5 to 3 involving a defined range technical capabilities team/ within a team. Display to carry out job/ work/ tasks/ delivery and quality of
of standard procedures of carrying out a Personal Motivation. Positive /small project/assignments in own work and tangible
employed in routine choice of processes Attitude & Passion for Work a familiar, predictable, output.
ITI after contexts. and procedures within • Good skills in written and oral routine, situation of clear • At Level 2.5 the candidate
8th • Understands the basic the range of familiar communication with some choice. is a Junior Technician.
concept of timely delivery contexts. clarity, basic knowledge of • Focus on range of application • At level 3.0 the candidate
and Quality. • The ability to gain, and Language to support such of standard procedures or works as a skilled worker/
• Can interpret the where relevant apply communication. operations in production/ technician.
available information & a range of knowledge, • Intermediate literacy and services.
• Take work from the
communicate the same. skills and Numeracy skills • Able to identify/ anticipate the helpers or assistants and
understanding. problems and possible range
• Basic knowledge of • Skills for workshop collaboratively work with
collecting and organizing • Has the required skills calculations and basic of of solutions in production/ junior technician.
information for problem for Identification of the arithmetic and algebraic services
• Able to assist in the
identification and problem and issues principles. • Tasks are mostly performed planning of the routine
solution. within the range of by own and require little
• Have broader Employability and predictable tasks
familiar contexts and instructions and supervision.
• Understands the basic Skills including self- within a specific field.
generate possible
financial and employment and mini- • Understands all safety &
solution.
• Uses limited discretion entrepreneurship skills general hygiene norms and
• Skills to identify the creating job for more than 1 environmental aspects,
and judgement over a
relevant tools and person. together with Risks.
range of known
materials in given
responses to familiar • Can use digital tools, has • For self-help group members,
context.
problems. basic Financial and Digital mini-entrepreneurs end to

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 • Possesses literacy, Aadhar and Mobile, end clear understanding of
operational digital payments etc with production process, quality
knowledge and some proficiency. parameters, delivery and
understanding of the • Basic understanding of social local marketing.
work/ job. political natural and work
• Skill to deliver environment.
job/work with • Basic understanding of
reasonable precision. Constitutional values &
• Citizenship, inclusion and
Diversity
Level • Specialized knowledge • Specialized skills • Team readiness, self- • Specialized/ complex • Self and team
3.5 to 4 • Specialized knowledge • Professionally entrepreneurship readiness jobs/tasks responsibility – Sr.
OR/AND Proficient with skilled with • Highly skilled and versatile • Versatile candidate adept at Technician or Master
Brief
diverse procedural advanced professional with executing specialized tasks Technician
Outline/ knowledge, operational knowledge, capable proficiency in employability with minimal supervision, • Individually
Description understanding, time of successfully skills including applying technical skills accountable,
and quality implementing communication, and problem-solving with collectively
management, data techniques and leadership, clarity. responsible; Capable
interpretation, and delivering work with entrepreneurship, and and confident in non-
financial feasibility precision. digital and financial standard and non-
analysis. literacy. routine tasks

Level • Possesses specialized • Possesses • Have much broader • The candidate must be able • At Level 3.5 the candidate
3.5 to 4 knowledge of procedures specialized Employability Skills including to carry out a specialized job/ is a senior skilled
employed in both routine professional and understanding of career work/ tasks in a familiar/ un- technician
and non-routine technical skills; planning, digital skills, familiar, predictable/ un- • Takes complete
ITI after contexts. displays clarity of financial and legal literacy. predictable, routine/ non- responsibility for delivery
10th • Possesses specialized professional • Good Communication skills, routine, situation of multiple and quality of own work
operational knowledge knowledge and both oral and written. options/ choices. and output as also the
and understanding of the technical skills in • Initiative and Leadership • Focus on range of application subordinates.
work. broad range of of standard and non-standard
Abilities • Shares responsibility for
activities/ tasks. procedures and somewhat
• Has complete knowledge • Advanced literacy and the group tasks.
of concept of time • Can apply the
Numeracy skills
complex operations in
• At level 4 the candidate is
required for delivery; and required knowledge production/ services.
a highly skilled master
Quality for a range of for successfully • Has good skills for self- • Able to identify the problems technician
issues. implementing or employment and
and a wider possible range of
applying techniques/ entrepreneurship skills/ • Can perform all non-
• Has knowledge of solutions with pros and cons
processes in a entrepreneurial Mind-set
in production/ services
standard procedures and
collecting and which may potentially create non-routine tasks with
specific field/ job role
interpreting the available job for more persons (say 3 to • Complex tasks are performed confidence.
information, drawing • The ability to gain, and 5) by himself without much
conclusions & where relevant apply instructions and supervision.
a range of knowledge,

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 communicating the skills and • Skills for accurate workshop/ • Apply related occupational
same.. understanding mathematical calculation and safety & general hygiene
• Understands the • Can clearly identify estimations, and norms and environmental
financial and feasibility the relevant tools; and understanding of arithmetic aspects.
aspect of various work/ has advanced and algebraic principles. • For mini-entrepreneurs end to
solutions options knowledge of • Can comfortably use most of end clear understanding of
materials in most the basic digital tools, has development, production,
routine/ non-routine clear understanding of quality parameters, and
contexts. Financial and Digital literacy, delivery and marketing
• Possesses the Aadhaar and Mobile, uses processes.
required operational digital payments etc. with • Applies range of well -
skills for the work/ job. proficiency developed technical skills
Skill to deliver job/ • Good understanding of with clarity of activities
work with the required Constitutional values & involving clear choices within
precision and in the Citizenship, inclusion and familiar contexts
estimated timelines. Diversity. • Has knowledge and is able to
• Capabilities of • Very Good understanding of continuously improve
carrying out a choice social political and work processes which the
of processes and environment individual uses for concerned
procedures within the job roles
range of familiar / • Has information of associated
unfamiliar contexts. Risks with related job roles
• Uses discretion and
judgement over a range of
known responses to familiar
problems.
Level • Multidisciplinary and • Range of skills • Entrepreneurial mindset, • Judgement / decision • Team leader – Junior
4.5 to 5 specialized knowledge along with self-management making – specialized technical supervisor,
• Possesses broad and specialized domain • A versatile professional • A skilled professional with Technical supervisor or
Brief skills junior/ deputy manager.
deep knowledge and with excellent technical expertise, adept
Outline/ skills to solve • Excellent cognitive communication, digital and at solving complex • Highly skilled Technical
Description problems in skills and technical financial literacy, ethical problems and improving Supervisor responsible
specialized fields. prowess utilized to values, self-management output. for achieving tangible
perform complex and may have outcomes, managing
tasks with ease, entrepreneurial mindset. change, building teams,
project management and mentoring the
expertise, and adept workforce.
at data analysis for
informed decision-
making.

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Level • Possesses knowledge in • Demonstrates • Possesses excellent oral and • Demonstrates a wide range of • Is accountable for
4.5 to 5 multidisciplinary cognitive specialised written communication and specialized professional and determining and
contexts, broadly, within professional and collaboration skills for clearly technical skill in broad range achieving personal and
the chosen fields of technical skills taking the vision of the of activity involving standard /or group tangible
Dip/ UG technology/ skills/ job required for- leaders to the shop floor level and non-standard practices. outcomes
role. performing and workforce. • Apply the acquired • Handles/ / adapts/
• Deeper knowledge and accomplishing difficult • Possesses very good Digital, specialized knowledge and a accommodates change
understanding of tasks relating to the Financial and Legal Literacy range of cognitive and requirements and change
specialized field of chosen field/s of to use them effectively practical skills to accomplish management at the
technology / skills/ job technology / skills/ job • Has a good understanding tasks like basic design, ground/ shop floor level.
role and its underlying role; successfully
the constitutional, humanistic, prototyping, testing so as to • Team Building
principles applying techniques in solve problems by selecting
ethical, and moral values. • Manages processes and
routine or non-routine appropriate information,
• Acquired specialized • Organisation and Time procedures within broad
knowledge and a range • Possesses a range of Management methods, tools, and
parameters for defined
of cognitive and practical professional and materials.
activities.
skills to accomplish tasks technical skills, • Very good in complex • Communication and
calculations, and • Supervises the routine
like basic design, displays clarity of collaboration skills to act as a
mathematical and financial work of others, takes the
prototyping, testing so as knowledge and layer between the senior
analysis skills for applied required responsibility for
to solve a problem by practice in broad management and workforce/
range of activities/ solutions. the evaluation and
selecting appropriate shopfloor.
tasks. • Has well informed practical improvement of work or
information, methods, • Should be able to listen and
• Project Management understanding of the social, study activities.
tools, and materials. understand properly and
Skills political and work • At level 4.5 the candidate
present complex information
• Skill to clearly identify environment. is Highly skilled and works
in a clear and concise manner
the relevant tools or • Exercise self- management as a Junior Technical
sometimes improvise within the work contexts. • make judgement and take Supervisor.
the available tools and decision, based on the
• Constantly motivates,
techniques; and has • Emotional Intelligence analysis and evaluation of
guides, mentors and
advance knowledge • May have an entrepreneurial information, for determining
trainsthe workforce.
of materials in difficult Mind-set for creating a start- solutions to a variety of
situations and up/ small businesses and its unpredictable problems • At level 5.0 the candidate
end to end management. associated with the chosen is a Technical supervisor
different contexts.
fields of learning, or junior/ deputy
• Very good in data manager.
collecting organizing • Takes responsibility for the
nature and quality of outputs. • Is responsible for
information, analysis
managing an
and communication of • Is able to work on processes
results for informed independent work unit/
to improve the quality of
shop floor/ section/
decision making. outputs
business activity/
• Can analyze and synthesize assignment
ideas
• Uses discretion and
judgement over a range of
known and innovative
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 responses to familiar and un-
familiar problems and issues.

Level • Advanced • Advanced Technical • Leadership, effective • Judgement in complex • Vertical/ Business unit
5.5 to 6 multidisciplinary and and Managerial resource management problems management –Manager
specialized knowledge Skills • Dynamic leader with • Applies advanced technical or Senior Manager
Brief
• Proficient in • Proficiently skilled exceptional organizational, skills, monitors critical • Accountable leader
Outline interdisciplinary in advanced communication and parameters, evaluates and effectively manages
Description knowledge including cognitive abilities, mentoring skills, capable of improves processes, and independent
tech with specialized project driving innovation for solves complex problems units/projects,
expertise in related management, optimal group with evidence-based delegates, supervises
fields; knowledgeable techno-commercial performance. judgement in complex and drives change with
in emerging trends, aspects, and future problems. full responsibility &
change management, adaptability, with team building.
and problem-solving. social intelligence.

Level • Advanced knowledge • Possesses a range of • Excellent leadership, • Applies advance theoretical • At level 5.5 the candidate
5.5 to 6 about a multi- advanced cognitive, Communication, collaboration knowledge and specialized is a Manager/ Technical
disciplinary/ professional and and organizational skills professional and technical Manager/ product
interdisciplinary/ cross- technical skills • Possesses Administrative skills involving complex Manager or equivalent.
UG/ PG disciplinary field of required for outlook and leadership traits variable environment and • At level 6.0 the candidate
technology/ skills/ job performing and for managing technical contexts is a Senior Manager/
role, with specialized in accomplishing workforce. • Effective understanding, Senior Technical
depth knowledge in one complex tasks relating monitoring and supervision of Manager/ Sr. Product
• Effective mentoring, people
or more related fields. to the chosen fields of critical parameters and KPIs Manager or equivalent.
management, listening,
• Has awareness and technology/ skills/ job or others,
delegation skills • Is responsible for
knowledge of the role.
• Organisation and Time • Evaluation and improvement managing a bigger
emerging and futuristic • Wide range of of processes, procedures and independent unit/
Management
developments and cognitive and practical work or study activities business activity/ project
issues in the chosen skills required to • Creative thinking and
Innovation •, • Responsible for
fields of technology/ create innovative and
• Examine and assess the managing activities like
skills/ job role. feasible solutions to • Good logical and
implications and planning, resourcing,
• Has advanced complex problems mathematical analysis/
consequences of emerging processes, people, within
understanding and and situations in simulation modelling skills
developments and critical broad parameters and
Knowledge about the uncertain • Complete understanding of
issues. with complete
Change management environment. social, political, natural and accountability for
processes and systems. • Project Management work environment. • Make judgement in a range of
determining, achieving
Skills situations by critically
• Acquired advanced • Organizing, analyzing, and evaluating personal
• Understanding and reviewing and consolidating
]knowledge and skills on interpreting and acting on the and group outcomes.
application of techno- evidences & risks
a wide range of sources information and effectively • Effective delegation &
for identifying problems Commercial aspect of communicating and • Constantly and regularly
monitoring
and issues relating to the technology/associate presenting/ using its outcome pursue self-paced and self-
d skills or job role. for decision making. directed learning to upgrade

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 chosen fields of learning, • Skills to adapt to the • A keen sense of observation, knowledge and skills that will • Exercise full management
and future improvements future of work and to enquiry, and capability for help accomplish complex and supervision of
the demands of the asking relevant/ appropriate tasks or pursue education & unpredictable work;
fast pace of questions, research. • Responsible for the work
innovations and • Managing complex technical • Can identifying problems and of others.
technological or professional activities or issues relating to the chosen • Change agent
developments. projects, requiring effective, fields of learning, and ways of
• Team Building
• Social Intelligence envisioning, planning & full future improvements
personal responsibility for • Exercises judgement based • The exercise of full
output of own work as well as on evaluation of evidence personal responsibility
for the outputs of the group as from a range of sources to and accountability for the
a member of the group/team initiatives undertaken
arrive at a solutions to
and the outputs/outcomes
• Apply leadership skills to complex real-life problems in
of own work as well as of
manage people and chosen fields of technology/
the group as a team
resources for achieving skills/ job role.
member/ leader
organizational objectives and
outcomes. Emotional
Intelligence
Level 6.5 to • Advanced knowledge • Highly specialized • Cross cultural competency • Apply acquired advanced • Business Management
7 with critical skills , , transformational technical skills, technical (like CEO / CXO ,etc.)
understanding of transdisciplinary leadership appraisal and reviews • Visionary leader
Brief
emerging skills, leadership • Highly skilled professional • Proficiently analyzes and accountable for
Outline/ developments skills with cross-cultural creatively resolves organizational growth,
Description
• A capable expert with • Highly skilled and competency, strategic practical problems, complex problem-
extensive knowledge, innovative ideation, time management, utilizing statistical tools solving, staff
critical thinking, and professional with and leadership abilities for while showing leadership development, and data-
application of expertise in complex excellence and technical mastery in driven decisions.
technology to problem-solving, decision-making for
specialized fields while change achieving goals.
pursuing continuous management,
self-development. leadership, and
project
management.
Level 6.5 • Possesses advanced • Has highly specialized • Highest levels of soft-skills • Demonstrates • At level 6.5 the candidate
to 7 knowledge including professional and and competencies including comprehensive, cognitive, is a Director/ CXO/ Dy
processes, methods, and technical skills Social intelligence, Cognitive theoretical knowledge and CEO or equivalent.
techniques about a required for load management, , Cross- practical skills to develop • At level 7 the candidate is
PG specialized field. performing and cultural competency.. creative and viable solutions a Director/ CEO or
• Has acritical accomplishing the • Specialized higher order skills to practical problems. equivalent Responsible
understanding of the complex tasks in the including creative and • Exhibits ability to use for vision and strategic
emerging developments given discipline/ area persuasive communication, appropriate statistical and
of specialization. other analytical tools and

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 relating to one or more • Has the cognitive and critical thinking and problem techniques for analysis of thinking in a given field/
fields of learning technical skills solving skills. data collected. environment/ market.
• Understands required for • Emotional Intelligence, • Critical understanding of the • Responsible for
technological generating original analytical rigor, good subject, demonstrating development of self and
advancements and ideas, communication and mastery and innovation, other staff members
usage and applies it in conceptualizing, innovation skills; Strategic completion of substantial • Responsible for
one or more specific designing, and and forward-looking ideation research and dissertation organisational growth and
fields implementing capabilities (where applicable). development
innovative solutions.
• Knowledge required for • Organisation and Time • Skills to evaluate the • Responsible for decision
performing • Has skills to lead the Management evidence; identify logical making in complex
complex,specialized change management flaws and risks in the
• Creative thinking and technical activities/ tasks
tasks including those process arguments of others; analyze
Innovation involving unpredictable
relating to teaching, and • Project Management and synthesize data from a work/study situations,
• Adapting to the future of work
research and Skills variety of sources; draw generate original
and responding to the
development. • Has skills required for conclusions and support responses to complicated
demands of the fast pace of
• Undertakes self-studyfor transdisciplinary them with evidence and and unpredictable
technological developments
advancement in skills; application of skills to examples, while addressing/ problems and situations.
and innovations that drive
demonstrates intellectual innovatively solve a accommodating opposing
shift in skill needs relating to • Exercising personal
independence, analytical problem. viewpoints;make judgements
work and professional responsibility for output of
rigour and good • Leadership and and take appropriate
practices. own work as well as for
communication. effective decision- decisions
• Exercising given authority, group/team outputs
making skills. • Processes information for
innovation, autonomy, • Data based decision
• Is able to develop decision making and planning
professional integrity, and making in complex
innovative evidence- sustained commitment to the • Undertakes technical situations/ work
based practical development of new ideas, appraisal and reviews and environment.
solutions to complex business models, and takes corrective actions.
• Appraisal and review of
and unpredictable processes including research • Applies the acquired the financial and HR
situations and and [Link] the advanced technical resources
problems. forefront of work or study knowledge of a specialized
• Crisis Manager
• Social Intelligence contexts. field to solve a problem.
• Takes decisions across
• Understands and appreciates • Applies knowledge and
functions requiring the
full constitutional, humanistic, leadership skills to manage
exercise of responsibility
ethical, and moral values in people and resources for
to find solutions to specific
workplace/ personal life, achieving organizational
problems work/ vocation,
global and local citizenship, goals.
or professional practice.
Leadership skills to motivate
people for achieving,
personal and organizational
goals for growth.
• Pursuit of excellence

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 Level 8 • Mastery of knowledge / • Most advanced • Significant authority , • Lead large transformational • (Business Vision
Brief Innovation driven/ Technical and transformational leadership projects Chairperson/ Board
Comprehensive Managerial skills , Social intelligence • High-performing leader Member / CMD)
Outline/
knowledge • Highly specialized • Possess highly specialized, with adaptive thinking, • Strategic thinker and
Description
• Mastery of knowledge, professional with creative, and analytical skills, and innovator, accountable
critical innovation, and superior project transformative skills with innovative mindset to drive for organizational
specialized problem- management, values for global large-scale transformation growth and
solving skills to cognitive, technical, citizenship and excellence. and manage resources development, making
generate evidence- transdisciplinary, effectively. data-driven decisions
based solutions for and leadership
complex problems. skills. Redefining
practices with a
cross-cultural
mindset.
Level 8 • Mastery alongwith critical • Has most advanced • Highest levels of soft-skills • Highest levels of
& innovative and highly specialized and competencies including professional competencies
understanding of the professional and, Social intelligence, Cognitive for leadership roles in • At Level 8 a candidate
Highest subject/ disciplines; technical skills load management, Virtual professional skills and is a Board Member/
level CMD or Chairperson
• Possesses highly required for Collaboration, Cross-cultural working including novel and
skills specialized knowledge performing and competency, etc. adaptive & innovative • Responsible for overall
for problem-solving to accomplishing • Highly specialized higher thinking, Trans-disciplinarily, strategizing/ strategic
provide original unpredictable and order skills including creative Design mind-set, quality thinking and
contribution to the complex tasks in the and persuasive concepts Computational envisioning in a given
knowledge creation given discipline/ area communication, critical thinking, new media Literacy, field/ environment/
through research, and of specialization. thinking, and problem-solving sustainability etc. market.
development in the given Highest Project skills. Emotional Intelligence. • To be able to make • Trusted Innovator and
area. Management Skills judgements and take Thought Leader
• Creative thinking and
• Has the cognitive and decisions on the problems,
• Has comprehensive and Innovation • Exercising full
technical skills including real-life problems, personal responsibility
in-depth expertise over • Adapting to the future of work
required for based on the analysis and for all outputs/
the chosen disciplines/ and responding to the
generating original evaluation of info and outcomes of own work
fields of knowledge, demands of the fast pace of
ideas, empirical evidence. and outputs/ outcomes
research, analytical and technological developments
conceptualizing,
/or creative and innovations that drive • Master Integrator and of other including
designing, and various departments,
requirements. shift in skill needs relating to Disruptive thinker
implementing (Managerial Ratios &
• Present the professional innovative solutions, work and professional • Higher order skills to evaluate
knowledge & information with practices, the reliability and relevance of Roles) group efforts
or without etc
pertaining to the results/ application of • Exercising substantial evidence; identify flaws in the
findings of research fundamental and/or authority, innovation, arguments of others; analyze • Responsible for
studies undertaken in a applied research in autonomy, professional and synthesize data from a horizontal and vertical/
well- structured and the chosen field (s). integrity, and sustained variety of sources; draw valid horizontal/ multi-
logical manner. commitment to the conclusions and support dimensional growth of
• Specialised skills
development of new ideas, them with evidence and the organization and
required for

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• Is a keen learner and transdisciplinary business models, and examples and addressing development of self
applies the acquired application of skills to processes including research opposing viewpoints. and people of the
highly specialized innovatively solve a and [Link] the • Applies knowledge and organization.
knowledge to generate problem. forefront of work or study leadership skills to manage • Data based decision
evidence-based • Transformational contexts. people and resources for making in
solutions to complex leadership skills to • Understands and Appreciates achieving organizational unpredictable complex
problems and motivate and mentor full constitutional, humanistic, goals and strategizing for situations/ work
unpredictable situations people for achieving ethical, and moral values in effective growth. environment of
• organizational goals workplace/ personal life, • Is able to lead large work/study.
for effective growth. global and local citizenship, transformation projects • Overall appraisal and
• Design mindset, Work for environment review alignwith
redefine existing preservation and global good improvement of the
knowledge or of society. financial and HR
professional practice • Applies transformational resources & processes
• Cross-cultural leadership skills to motivate • Makes significant
competency and mentor people for judgement and take
achieving organizational decisions across broad
goals for effective growth. range of functions
Pursuit of excellence

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 Table: Standard Norms for Minimum Entry Criteria & Range of Notional Hours etc for National Skill Qualification Framework
(NSQF) aligned Qualifications

NSQF Short Term Training (STT) Long Term Training (LTT)

Level Minimum entry criteria for undergoing Short Term Training (STT) Minimum Employability Minimum entry Minimum Employability
attained
Range of Skills (ES) to criteria for Range of Skills (ES) – to
after
Notional hours be Included in undergoing Long Notional be Included in
VET/
- In Multiple of the notional Term hours – In the notional
Skill Trg
30) hours Training (LTT) Multiple of hours
(STT/ LTT)
30)
Min Education/ Vocational Education, Training and Minimum Required
Skilling required for undergoing Short Term Experience* for undergoing
Training (STT) Short Term Training (STT)
Level 1 No formal education No Experience 150-210 30 hours No LTT course Nil Nil
Hours
Level 2 • No formal education No Experience 210-270 30 hours No LTT courses Nil Nil
• May require ability to read and write for some However, 1 year relevant Hours
qualifications experience may be desirable
for some qualifications
Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 1 No Experience

Level 2.5 • 9th Grade pass No Experience 240-300 30 hours 8th Grade 1200 hours 120 hours
• 8th Grade pass and pursuing continuous Hours Pass
schooling AND (for
8th grade pass 1 year relevant experience NTC only)
5th grade pass 4 year relevant experience 150 hours
of project
Ability to read and write 5 year relevant experience work
Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 2 6 months of relevant experience

Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 1 1.5 year relevant experience

Level 3 • Grade 10 pass No Experience required. 270-390 30/ 60 hours 9th Grade 1200 hours 120 hours
• Grade 8 pass with two year of (NTC/ NAC) after Hours Pass
8th 8th Grade 2400 hours 180 Hours
• Grade 8 pass and pursuing continuous schooling Pass AND (min 90 hours
in regular school (in case of 2 year prog) (for NTC module in 1st
• Grade 9 pass and pursuing continuous schooling only) 150 year)
in regular school hours of

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 9th Grade pass 1 year relevant experience project
8th grade pass 2 year relevant experience work
5th grade pass 5 year relevant experience

Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 1.5 year relevant experience

2.5
Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 2 3 year relevant experience

Level 3.5 • 11th Grade pass No Experience required 360-420 30 /60 hours 10th Grade 1200 hours 120 hours
• Completed 1st year of 3-year diploma after 10th. Hours Pass
• 10th grade pass and pursuing continuous
AND
schooling.
• 8th grade pass with two years of NTC plus 1 (for NTC
year NAC/CITS only) 150
hours of
project
• 10th Grade pass One year relevant Experience work
• 8th grade pass with two years of any combination required
of NTC/NAC/CITS or equivalent.

8th Grade pass 3 year relevant experience

Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 3 1.5 year relevant experience

Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 3 year relevant experience

2.5
Level 4 • 12th grade pass No Experience required. 390-480 30 hours/ 60 11th Grade Pass 1200 hours 120 hours
• Completed 2nd year of 3-year diploma (after Notional hours or equivalent
10th) Hours of
• Pursuing 2nd year of 3-year regular Diploma Training
(after 10th) 10th Grade Pass 2400 hours 180 hours
• 10th grade pass with two years of any or (min 90 hours
combination of NTC/NAC/CITS or equivalent. equivalent AND module in 1st
• 8th pass plus 2-year NTC plus 1-Year NAC plus (for NTC year)
1-Year CITS only) 150
• 10th grade pass and pursuing continuous hours of
schooling (for 2 year program) project
• 11th Grade Pass and pursuing continuous work
schooling

11th Grade Pass 1 year relevant experience

10th Grade Pass 2 year relevant experience

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 Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 1.5 year relevant experience
3.5
Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 3 year relevant experience
3.0
Level 4.5 • Completed 1st year of 3-year/ 4-years UG No Experience required 450-510 60 Hours 12th grade pass 1200 hours 120 hours
• Pursuing 1st year of 3-year/ 4-years UG and Notional or AND
continuing education Hours of equivalent (for NTC
• Pursuing 3rd year of 3-year diploma after Training only) 150
10th and continuing education hours of
• Completed 3-year diploma after 10 OR project
• Completed 1st year of 2 year diploma after 12th work
• Pursuing 2nd year of 2- year diploma after For UG
th
10 Grade pass 3600 hours 240 hours
12 and continuing education Students - 450 or equivalent (Min 90 hours
• 12th Grade pass with 1-year NTC/NAC Hours of module in 1st
• 10th grade pass with 3 year of any combination Internship + year)
of NTC/NAC/CITS or equivalent. project work
12th Grade Pass 1 year relevant experience with
10th grade pass with 2 year of any 1 year relevant experience Assessment
combination of NTC/NAC/CITS or
equivalent.
8th Grade pass with 2-year NTC plus 1year 1 year relevant experience
NAC plus 1-year CITS
10th Grade pass 3 year relevant experience
Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 4 1.5 year relevant experience

Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 3 year relevant experience

3.5
Level 5 • Completed 2nd year of 3-year/ 4-years UG No Experience required 480 to 570 60 hours Completed 3 1200 hours 120 hours
• Pursuing 2nd year of 3-year/ 4-years UG and Notional year diploma
continuing education Hours of after
• Completed 2nd year of diploma (after 12th) Training 10th Grade
• Pursuing 2nd year of 2-year diploma after 12th Completed 1st 1200 hours 120 hours
OR year UG or
12th pass with 2 year of any combination of No Experience required For UG equivalent
NTC/NAC/CITS or equivalent. Students - 510
Hours of
• Completed 3-year diploma after 10th 1 year relevant experience Internship + 12th Grade pass 2400 hours 180 hours
• 12th Grade pass with 1-year of NTC/NAC project work or equivalent (Min 90 hours
• Completed 1st year of 3-year/ 4-years UG with course module in 1st
12th Grade pass 2 year relevant experience Assessment year)
10th Grade pass 4 year relevant experience

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 Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 1.5 year relevant experience 10 Grade pass 1200 120 Hours
4.5 plus 2 year NTC
Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 4 3 year relevant experience plus
1year relevant
experience (only
for CITS)

OR
10th grade pass
plus 1 year NTC
plus 2 year
relevant
experience
(only for CITS)
Level 5.5 • Completed 3rd year of 3-year/ 4-years UG No Experience required 540 to 600 60 hours/ Completed UG 2400 hours 180 hours
• Pursuing 3rd year of 3-year/ 4-years UG and Notional 90 hours 1st year or (Min 90 hours
UG continuing education Hours of equivalent module in 1st
Degree • Completed 12th grade with 1-years of NTC plus Training year)
1-year NAC plus 1-year CITS
• 12th Grade Pass with 2 years of any 1 year relevant experience OR
combination of NTC/NAC/CITS or equivalent
• Completed 2nd year diploma after 12 For UG Completed UG 1200 hours 120 hours
• Completed 2nd year of 3-year UG Students - 550 2nd year or
Hours of equivalent
Internship +
• 12th Grade pass with 1-year NTC/ NAC 2 year relevant experience project work
• Completed 3-year diploma (after 10th) with
Assessment
Completed 3-year diploma after 10th 2 year relevant experience
12th Grade pass 3 year relevant experience
Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 5 1.5 year relevant experience
Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 3 years relevant experience
4.5
Level 6 • Pursuing first year of 2-year PG program after No Experience Required 570 to 660 90 hours Completed UG 1200 hours 120 hours
completing 3-year UG degree Notional degree (3
• Pursuing 1-year PG diploma after 3-year Hours of year)
UG degree Training OR
• Completed 4th year UG (in case of 4-year UG) Equivalent
• Pursuing 4th year UG (in case of 4-year UG) and OR
continuing education
Completed 3-Year UG Degree 1 year relevant experience For UG/ PG

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 • 12th Grade Pass with 2 years of any combination 2 year relevant experience Diploma
of NTC/NAC/CITS Students - 600
• Completed 2 year of diploma after 12th Hours of
Completed 1st year of 2 year diploma after 12th 3 year relevant experience Internship +
Grade project work
with
12th Grade pass 4 years of relevant experience Assessment
Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 1.5 years relevant experience
5.5
Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 5 3 years relevant experience

Level 6.5 • Pursuing PhD (after 4-year UG honours with No Experience Required 630 to 690 90 hours Completed 4 1200 hour 120 hours
research) Notional Hours of year UG degree
• Pursuing 2nd year of 2-year PG (after 3 year UG
Degree)
Training OR
• Pursuing 1st year of 2-year PG (after 4 year UG OR Completed PG
Degree) For PG Diploma after
• Completed 2-year PG degree (after 4 year UG ) Students - 660 3 year degree
Hours of OR completed
• Completed 4-year UG program 1 year relevant experience Internship + 1st year of 2
• Completed 1st year of 2-year PG after 3-year UG project work year PG
degree with program
Completed 3-years UG 2 year relevant experience Assessment
Completed 2-year Diploma after 12th Grade (in 3 years of relevant experience
any field)
12 Grade Pass with 2 years of any combination of 3 years relevant experience
NTC/NAC/CITS
Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 6 1.5 years relevant experience

Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 3 years relevant experience

5.5
Level 7 Pursuing PhD No Experience Required 660 to 750 120 hours
Pursuing 2nd year of 2-year PG after 4 year UG No Experience Required Notional
PG Engg program Hours of
Completed 2-year PG degree after 3-year UG 1 year relevant experience Training
OR
For PG
Completed 4-year UG degree 2 year relevant experience Students - 720
Completed 3-year UG degree 3 year relevant experience Hours of
Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 1.5 years relevant experience Internship +
6.5 project work
Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 6 3 years relevant experience with

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 Assessment
Level 8 PhD in the relevant field No Experience Required 750 onwards 120 hours
PhD in any field 1 year relevant experience Notional
PhD/ 2-year PG in relevant field 3 year relevant experience Hours of
More than Training
2-year PG in any field 4 year relevant experience
19 years
3-year UG in relevant field or 4-years UG 5 year relevant experience
OR
3-year UG in any field 6 year relevant experience810 Hours of Internship &
Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 4.5 years relevant experience project
6.5
Previous relevant Qualification of NSQF Level 7 3 years relevant experience

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