NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is initiating a pilot project for the National Credit Framework (NCrF) targeting classes 6, 9, and 11 starting this academic year. Aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, this framework integrates school, higher, and vocational education to enable students to accumulate credits from pre-primary to PhD levels.
In a recent announcement, CBSE invited its affiliated schools to participate in this initiative.The board has developed draft guidelines for implementing the NCrF, which have received approval from the Ministry of Education. To assess their effectiveness in real-world contexts, a pilot implementation is scheduled for the academic session 2024-2025 in CBSE-affiliated schools for classes VI, IX, and XI.
Interested school principals are requested to share their contact details through a provided link. The draft guidelines propose a total of 1200 notional learning hours per year, with 40 credits awarded to students. Additionally, students can pursue extra courses or projects to earn additional credits.
Credits can be obtained through various activities like classroom learning, laboratory work, sports, social work, and vocational education. These credits will be reflected in students’ marksheets or grade cards alongside marks and grades, and will be deposited in the Academic Bank of Credit (ABC), linked with the student’s APAAR ID and DigiLocker.
The government’s Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR), an Aadhaar-verified ID, will be integrated with the Academic Bank of Credit as part of the one nation one student ID initiative.
The board additionally requested interested school principals to share their contact details via the provided link: https://forms.gle/5AB2iuxa1k62r2E3A.