The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has introduced the Unified Credit Framework National Higher Equation Qualification Framework (NHEQF) and National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) for the movement from professional and vocational education to engineering and technology. The AICTE officials further state that the aim is to align it with the objective of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The AICTE officials further stated that as per the credit framework, after the completion of Class 10, students will receive 3 credits, at the end of Class 12 or the second year of diploma, 4 credits will be given. A student will get 6 credits after completing BE or BTech and 7 after ME or MTech. Students will get 8 Unified Credit Level (UCF) after a PhD degree.Â
The AICTE officials stated that all the AICTE approved institutions/technical universities are requested to make necessary amendments in their statutes and implement the same from this academic year 2022-23
The AICTE officials further stated that the NHEQF was introduced to ensure that a student is employable after exiting their education and the credit levels would help clarify the same. As per the information brochure by AICTE, a credit framework allows vertical and lateral mobility within the vocational education system and between the current education systems. The credit framework defines the rules for credit allotment and follows the NSQF regulatory framework.
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