1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Training Provider Registry?
NSDA seeks to create a composite directory of all training providers in the country, listing the locations
at which various courses are being offered, the cost associated with each such training programme, and
the outcomes that a learner graduating from each of these courses can expect to achieve.
Accordingly, this Registry seeks information regarding Courses Offered and Training Centers operational
under each Training Provider Organization. With these details being freely available on a Citizen
Information Portal, any aspirant to these programmes would be able to make an informed choice of the
locations, course options and associated costs.
Is there any criterion to register?
Any Training Provider working in skill development space and involved in imparting training can register
irrespective of its legal status (Company/Trust/Proprietors/Partners/Section 25 Company etc.) The
details displayed in the Citizen Portal are as provided by the Training Providers.
What is the procedure to register as a Training Provider?
The Registration process is a two-stage process. In the first step, only basic details of the training
provider organization and its key functionaries are sought. The validity of the training provider and its
chief executive is verified against the respective PANs, and login id and password is sent to the email id
of the Chief Executive (with an SMS alert to her mobile phone). The organization needs to login and fill
in the additional details within 48 hours of the alert being sent, after which the login id lapses and the
registration process needs to be done afresh.
The link for registry is available on NSDA Website as Training Provider Tab on the top ribbon. Login
option from the drop down needs to be selected and necessary details need to be provided after clicking
Register Now.
While registering, what should be done when I get the following alerts:
Organization PAN Number and Name is not matching
Please ensure that the PAN details you are providing are the same as mentioned in your PAN
Card
Chief Executive Name must be different from Organization Name
While registering, Organization Name and Chief Executive Name can be same only if the
organizations legal status is Sole Proprietorship. In all other cases, the two details need to be
different.
Email should be in proper format
Format for Email ID should be user@example.com
Please enter Correct PIN Code
The PIN Code you have entered should be correct 6 digit number belonging to that region
2
Please enter a valid Landline Number with STD Code
A valid 11 digit number starting with zero, followed by STD Code and the number
Please enter a valid 10 digit mobile number
A valid 10 digit number (no need to use zero)
Please enter a valid website in proper format
Should be in proper format, www.example.com
Please enter a name in alphabets only
Chief Executive Name cannot contain numeric values
Please enter same security code
Please check that the security code provided matches the image (these are case sensitive)
You have not specified values for one or more Mandatory fields
Please check if you have missed filling any of the mandatory fields. You need to complete it to
proceed further.
We have two Organizations with the same Chief Executive Officer, but when we try to enter the
details of second organization, it gives a prompt saying A Contact with this profile already exists.
While registering an organization, Chief Executive Officer serves as the unique ID. In case of two
Organizations being run by the same CEO, in the case of the second organization, please provide the
details of another Officer from the management team who is next in line to the CEO.
When do I get my login credentials after registering through the first stage?
Once the registration is done, you would receive an acknowledgement mail within 3-4 hours. If you do
not receive the same, please send a mail to info@nsda.in.
Once details are checked by NSDA to ensure that there is no random letters/gibberish in any of the
fields, you receive the system generated login credentials which is valid for 48 hours
Is there any way to reset my password?
In case you have lost your Login credentials or forgot your password, just browse Training Provider
Login, click on Forgot Password link and provide the necessary details.
What are the next steps after receiving the login credentials?
The validity of the training provider and its chief executive will be verified against the respective PANs,
and a login id and password will be sent to the email id of the Chief Executive (with an SMS alert to her
mobile phone). The organization would need to login and fill in the additional details within 48 hours of
the alert being sent, after which the login id would lapse and the registration process would have to be
done afresh.

Following receipt of all mandatory details as regards Courses and Training centers, the NSDA will do a
sanity check of the information provided, and if all details filled in prima-facie do not appear to be
incorrect, the same will be available on the Citizen Information portal within 7 working days.
3
Simultaneously, the Training provider will receive an email informing the status of Training Centres and
Courses offered has been made public.

What is the procedure to add courses and training centres?
Login to your account on Training Provider Login with Login credentials
Then click on Course Tab.
Finally, Click on Add and provide the necessary information for creating a course

How to add training centres
Login to your account on Training Provider Login with Login credentials
Then click on Training Centre Tab.
Finally, click on Add and provide the necessary information for creating a training centre

How to add courses to a training centre
Click on the Training Centre Tab,
Select the training centre to which course details have to be added.
Scroll down to Courses Offered field,
Click on Add, provide rest of the details and click on submit.

Can I edit/ delete any of the course/training centre?
A Training Provider cannot delete a Course/ Training Centre once created by them. For this you need to
raise a request to NSDA Team for the same. To do so, click on Query and Requests tab and submit
your query.
How can I update the organization details?
The organization details provided at the time of Stage 1 registration are visible to the training provider in
Profile Details tab, as non-editable details. Training providers are allowed to update only the Contact
Person details. If you want to update any the information like Organization details or CEO details, you
will have to raise a request to NSDA Team for the same. To do so, click on Query and Requests tab and
submit your query.

I have hundreds of training Centres being run by my Organization. Is there any way to upload them all
in one go?
If Training centres are more than 20, please drop an email to info@nsda.in asking for Bulk import
facility. In this, we will provide you with a template and you need to fill in the training centre details in
that sheet, which will then be uploaded from our end. Please note that this is a one time activity and
going forward, training providers are required to update the information in the system manually.
4
What is Training Provider Directory?
Training Providers Directory is a composite directory of all the training providers in the country, listing
the locations at which various courses are being offered, the cost associated with each such training
programme, and the outcomes that a learner graduating from each of these courses can expect to
achieve.
My Organization is already registered, but my name is not visible on Training Provider Directory.
After Stage 1 registration of Organization, the training provider is required to complete the stage 2 of
registration process as well, which includes providing details of courses and training centres run by
them.
Once these details are complete and approved by NSDA Team, then the Organization as well as the
Course and Training Centre details are available for the Citizens on Training Provider Directory
What is there next after Training Provider Registry?
We are in the process of formulating norms for accreditation of training providers. Once the
accreditation is done, you will be able to indicate that the organization is NSDA-accredited. NSDA
accredited training providers will be eligible to conduct training programmes for benefit under Section
35 CCD of the Income Tax Act.