IIT Bombay held an Awareness Workshop on the National Credit Framework (NcrF) on November 28, 2022. Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director, IIT Bombay, welcomed the Chief Guest, the Hon’ble Minister of State for Education, Smt. Annpurna Devi to the function.

Speaking on the occasion, Smt. Annpurna Devi said that NEP 2020 envisages universalization of credit framework for removing barriers between knowledge, skills, and employability, establishing a credit accumulation and transfer system for all types of learning, and ensuring seamless mobility between learning and skilling pathways.

The Minister stated that NCrF will provide an opportunity to recognize applied aspects of knowledge and skills. It will also create new possibilities for lifelong learning and skilling. NCrF will boost per capita productivity, empower all, and lay a strong foundation for India to lead this century.

Dr. Vinita Aggarwal, Executive Member and Lt. Col. Gunjan Chowdhary, Director, NCVET, Dr. Saroj Sharma, Chairperson, NIOS, Dr. Avichal Kapur, Joint Secretary, UGC, Mr. Nilambuj Sharan, Senior Economic Advisor, MSDE, Prof. Rajive Kumar, Member Secretary, AICTE, Prof. Vinay Swarup Mehrotra, Joint Director, PSSCIVE, Bhopal and Ms. Niti Shankar Sharma, Dy. Secretary, CBSE were the panellists.