Skill Based Programs

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has launched a scheme on skills development-based higher education as part of college/university education, leading to Bachelor of Vocation (B.Voc.) Degree with multiple exits such as Diploma/Advanced Diploma under the NSQF. The B.Voc. programme is focused on universities and colleges providing undergraduate studies which would also incorporate specific job roles and their NOSs along with broad-based general education. This would enable the graduates completing B.Voc. to make meaningful participation in accelerating India’s economy by gaining appropriate employment, becoming entrepreneurs and creating appropriate knowledge.

Objectives:

To provide a judicious mix of skills relating to a profession and appropriate content of General Education. To ensure that the students have adequate knowledge and skills so that they are work-ready at each exit point of the programme.
To provide flexibility to the students by means of pre-defined entry and multiple exit points.
To integrate NSQF within the undergraduate level of higher education in order to enhance employability of the graduates and meet industry requirements. Such graduates apart from meeting the needs of local and national industry are also expected to be equipped to become part of the global workforce.
To provide vertical mobility to students coming out of 10+2 with vocational subjects.

Skill Based Courses

Eligibility Criteria

Academic band/ Hours of Learning per year	Academic Grade/ Levels- School Education & Higher Education	Vocational Education Long Term Training/Short Term Training (LTT/STT)	National Credit Framework (NCrF) Credit levels	Credits Earned/Year	Credit Points Earned	Assessment Stage and Equivalence
4-Year UG with honors/ Honors with Research / B.E /B.Tech. OR 3 Year UG (1200 Hrs/Yr)	4-year UG with honors/ Honors with Research/ PG- 1st Yr	NSQF Level 6 STT	6.0	40	240	UG- Degree (Hons)/ PG – Diploma/B.Tech/B.E
	UG – 3rd Year	10th + 5-Yr NTC/NAC/CITS, 12th + 3-Yr NTC/NAC/CITS, NSQF Level 5.5 STT	5.5	40	220	UG- Degree/B.Voc/B.Sc Eng
	UG- 2nd Year	10th + 4-Yr NTC/NAC/CITS, 12th + 2-Yr NTC/NAC/CITS, NSQF Level 5 STT	5.0	40	200	UG- Diploma
	UG- 1st Year/ Equivalent	10th + 3-Yr NTC/NAC/CITS, 12th + 1-Yr NTC/NAC/CITS, NSQF Level 4.5 STT	4.5	40	180	UG- Certificate