MoM of 28th NSQC Meeting held on 29th March 2023

MINUTES OF THE 28th MEETING OF NATIONAL SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS

COMMITTEE (NSQC) HELD ON 29th MARCH 2023

1. The 28th meeting of the National Skills Qualifications Committee (NSQC) under
National Council of Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) was held on 29th March 2023,
through Video conferencing, under the Chairpersonship of Dr. Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi,
Chairperson, NCVET. The list of participants is at Annexure- I.

2. The decisions taken by the Committee, w.r.t agenda items, in the meeting are given in
the succeeding paras.

AGENDA ITEM 01: CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE 27th MEETING OF NSQC
HELD ON 28th February 2023
3. The Committee confirmed the minutes of the 27th meeting of the NSQC held on 28th
February 2023.

AGENDA ITEM 02: ACTION TAKEN REPORT ON DECISIONS TAKEN IN THE NSQC
MEETING
4. The Committee was given a detailed account of the action taken on the Minutes of the
th
27 NSQC meeting. The Committee took note of the action taken and approved the same.

5. The Committee was appraised that two meetings of the “Committee on mapping of
NSQF aligned and approved qualifications with NCO” under the chairpersonship of Executive
Member, NCVET were held on 20.2.23 and 21.3.23 respectively. Subsequently 9 sub-
committees were formed to verify the correctness of NCO codes mapped with the existing
NSQF aligned and approved qualifications. So far 256 qualifications were wrongly mapped to
NCO codes which has been corrected, and 347 qualifications were not assigned NCO codes.
A diligent and extensive exercise in this regard is in progress. The Committee was also
informed that Ministry of Labour & Employment has suggested to conduct a series of capacity
building program for all the NCVET recognized Awarding Bodies (ABs) and NCVET officials to
enable all the stakeholders in proper assignment of NCO codes.

The Committee noted the above progress and advised to expedite the process to
complete the verification and necessary corrections in all the NSQF aligned and
approved qualifications at the earliest.

6. Registration by all NCVET recognized Awarding Bodies on Skill India Portal (SIP)
for generating digital certificates for NSQF aligned and approved qualifications

The Committee was apprised that the NSDC has now communicated about having made
provisions on the SIP wherein all recognized Awarding Bodies (in addition to Skill Sector
Councils, SSCs) may register themselves on SIP and shall be able to generate NSQC

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approved Certificates on the SIP for both government scheme -based and fee-based
trainings/assessments. The NCVET has already shared five (05) NSQC and council approved
certificate templates along with explanatory notes with the CEO, NSDC on 3rd march 2023 for
implementation. However, NSDC has communicated that they would be able to operationalize
their system for generation of scheme based or fee based trainings/assessments with effect
from 20th April 2023 onwards.

7. The Committee appreciated the effort of the NSDC and gave following directions to
NCVET:
7.1. All recognized Awarding Bodies (less Armed Forces due to security reasons) to get
registered on SIP by 26th April 2023 and intimate to NCVET through written
communication.

7.2. NCVET to monitor the progress and update the committee members in the next NSQC
scheduled in the month of April 2023.

7.3. NSDC to expedite completion of the process of generation of certificates including

onboarding of all the recognized ABs on SIP and implementation of NCVET approved
certificate templates. Expressing the concern, the Chairperson, NSQC emphasized
that any further delay would adversely impact all the trainees/ beneficiaries
(without the NCVET approved certificate) from getting them access to the job
market. The committee instructed NCVET to write a mail/ letter to the NSDC
communicating the same.

The status of compliance of all the action taken points is at Annexure II.

AGENDA ITEM 03: GUIDELINES FOR NSQF ALIGNMENT AND APPROVAL OF DIPLOMA
QUALIFICATIONS
8. The Committee was apprised that after due deliberations with all the members including
UGC,AICTE,SSCs and other concerned bodies, the draft guidelines on “NSQF alignment and
approval of ‘Diploma’ qualifications pertaining to vocational education and skilling” were
formulated and subsequently placed for public consultation.
9. After the consultation, the final version of the guidelines after incorporating all the
comments duly concurred by UGC, AICTE has been approved by the Council in its 8th meeting
held on 20th March 2023 and the same is in the process of being notified.

The Committee took the note of and concurred the same.

AGENDA ITEM 04: SUBMISSION OF QUALIFICATIONS IN THE REVISED Q-FILE

TEMPLATE AND IN BI-LINGUAL FORMAT
10. REVISED Q-FILE TEMPLATE

The Committee was briefed that five (05) qualification files (Q-Files) templates were approved
during the 25th meeting of NSQC held on 17th Nov 2022, and all ABs were intimated to adopt
these revised templates from 1st Jan 2023 for development or revision of the qualification.

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However, the proposals were still being submitted in the non-prescribed formats.

11. BI-LINGUAL FORMAT

11.1. The Committee was apprised that all the recognized ABs were requested to submit
their qualifications for NSQF alignment and approval in both English and Hindi /
Indian Language(s).

11.2. The qualification developed by the State may be submitted in English and Hindi/
Indian Language(s), with an undertaking/ commitment that the said qualification
shall be developed in the Indian Language(s) concerned before implementation.
These provisions shall be implemented with effect from 15th April 2023.

The Committee took the note of the above and approved the agenda. The Committee
further directed that all recognized ABs to follow the revised Q File Templates and in bi-
lingual format as above in letter & spirit.

AGENDA ITEM 05: REVISED OCCUPATIONAL MAP AND CAREER PROGRESSION

TEMPLATE
12. The Committee was apprised that the Occupational Map (OM) template has been revised
and finalized to align with the National Credit Framework (NCrF) and NCO 2015. The OM
template was put-up in the public domain for public consultation as per prescribed norms. As
no comments were received by due date, the OM template has now been finalized and
submitted for NSQC approval.

13. The Committee approved the Occupational Map (OM) template and accorded
concurrence for its implementation and directed that all the recognized Awarding Bodies need
to mandatorily submit the updated/ revised OM Template while submitting their qualifications
for NSQF alignment with effect from 29th NSQC.

AGENDA ITEM 06: PROPOSAL FOR ACCORDING ‘IN-PRINCIPLE’ APPROVAL OF

EXISTING NSQF ALIGNED & APPROVED FUTURE SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS FOR
IMPLEMENTATION UNDER PMKVY 4.0
14. The Committee was apprised that the MSDE has shared a list of 89 Future Skills
qualifications for implementation under PMKVY 4.0 on 21st March 2023. As all the 89
qualifications have been already NSQF aligned and approved in various NSQCs it was
proposed to accord ‘In Principle’ approval to them. These qualifications may be permitted to
be put up for approval ‘On File’ after scrutiny followed by ratification by the NSQC in its
forthcoming meeting/s. The sector-wise list of future qualifications is as below:

S. No. Sector Total Future Qualifications Submitted

1 Agriculture 01

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2 Automotive 11

3 Electronics 09

4 Green Jobs 19

5 IT-ITeS 44

6 Life Sciences 02

7 Telecom 03

Total 89

The Committee accorded ‘In principle’ approval to all the 89 qualifications for
implementing them for the training/ skilling under PMKVY 4.0. The NSQC, however,
desired the close examination of all the qualifications to ensure their currency and
notion Hours etc. to be line with the requirements of the scheme.
The Committee also advised the Agriculture SSC, Life Science SSC and Telecom SSC
to bring more Future Skills qualifications for the PMKVY 4.0 through the MSDE.

AGENDA ITEM 07: SUBMISSION OF QUALIFICATIONS/ NOS/ MCs FOR NSQF

ALIGNMENT
15. The Committee was given an account of seventy eight (43 New and 35 Revised)
qualifications received till 31st December 2022 for NSQF alignment and approval and being
placed before the Committee. The decision of the committee on all the 78 qualifications is given
in succeeding paras. The detailed status of approval and decision of the committee is at
Annexure III
Awarding Bodies
16. NIELIT: Eighteen (18) new qualifications of the IT-ITeS sector pertaining to future skills,
were placed for approval before the NSQC, the Committee approved all the qualifications.

17. DGT: One qualification namely RPA/ Drone Pilot of Aerospace & Aviation Sector was
revised in the 22nd NSQC. The qualification was re-submitted by DGT as the tool kit has been
revised as per the DGCA norms.

18. The qualification was placed before the NSQC and it was suggested to change the
existing name of the qualification from RPA/ Drone Pilot to RPA/ Drone Pilot (Junior). DGT
apprised that the said qualification was already being implemented in ITIs and other training
centers and requested to reconsider the decision of the committee.

19. The Committee recommended that either the level of the qualification may be increased
from level 3 to level 4 with corresponding changes in other NSQF parameters or the name of
the qualification may be changed to ‘RPA/ Drone Pilot (Junior)’.

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The qualification was not approved. DGT has been advised to resubmit the qualification after
making appropriate changes within 7 days as suggested to be approved on the file.

20. BECIL: One (01) new qualification of Electronic sector presented before the Committee
was approved.

21. Agriculture SSC (ASCI): Thirty-Three (33) revised qualifications were presented
before the Committee. All the qualifications were approved by the Committee subject to the
following:

21.1. Increase the component of OJT in 14 out of the 33 revised qualifications including all
future qualifications which were above the NSQF level of 5 (i.e. level 5, 5.5 and 6).

21.2. Among the 33 qualifications, 23 qualifications were granted 6 months’ approval due
to inadequate numbers of training conducted by the Awarding Body (less than 100).

21.3. The Committee observed that all the qualifications submitted by the ASCI have been
kept at the lowest range prescribed for NSQF Level of NSQC aligned and approved
qualifications. The ASCI was advised to ensure to follow the NSQF norms in a good
spirit to ensure quality VET in the Skill ecosystem. Hence wherever applicable, the
notional hours of the qualifications be enhanced and communicated to NCVET
accordingly.

22. Automotive SSC: Two (02) new qualifications pertaining to future skills, presented
before the Committee, was approved.

23. ESSCI: One (01) new qualification, presented before the Committee, was approved.

24. Iron and Steel SSC (IISSSC): Three (03) new qualifications, presented before the
Committee, were approved.

25. Rubber SSC (RCPSC): Twelve (12) new and One (01) revised qualification presented
before the Committee were approved. The Committee advised to rationalise the NSQF level of
one (01) revised qualification named “Senior Rubber Technician” from 6 to 5.5, which was
agreed upon by the CEO.

26. NASSCOM: One (01) new qualification, presented before the Committee, was approved

27. Tourism SSC (THSC): Two (02) new qualifications, presented before the Committee,
were approved.

28. ASAP, Kerala: One (01) new qualification, presented before the Committee, was
approved.

29. Medhavi Skill University: Two (02) new qualifications, presented before the Committee,
were approved.

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AGENDA ITEM 08: ADDITIONAL AGENDA WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR

30. The Chairperson, NSQC desired all the ABs to provide an indicative photograph for the
job roles/ qualifications being submitted for NSQF alignment and approval. This would provide
more clarity regarding the job description of the qualification to the aspiring trainees. The
photograph is also a requirement for the new Skill India Digital portal of MSDE. Henceforth,
the qualification without the indicative photograph shall not be considered for the NSQC
meeting.

31. The Committee was informed that the Capital Goods SSC, Agriculture SSC and Life
Science SSC have submitted 24, 73, and 23 NSQF aligned and approved qualifications
respectively after rationalization. The rationalization has been done to include Employability
NOS (as per the 16th NSQC meeting decision) and to make notional hours of each NOS/
qualification in multiple of 30 hrs. (To accommodate the “credit award provisions” as per NCrF).
The Committee ratified the same and directed to upload the updated qualifications with
Employability Skills on the NQR.

The Meeting ended with a Vote of Thanks to the Chair.

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Annexure- I

List of Participants

National Skills Qualifications Committee (NSQC) Members

1. Dr Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi, Chairperson, NCVET
2. Dr Vinita Aggarwal, Executive Member, NCVET
3. Dr Neena Pahuja, Executive Member, NCVET
4. Dr.K.K Dwivedi- JS, MSDE
5. Dr Biswajit Saha, Director, CBSE
6. Sri Rajesh, Asst Dir Training, Mission Director, GOA
7. Dr. Neetu Bhagat, AICTE
8. Dr T.N. Giri, Director (Voc. Edn.), NIOS
9. Sri Sankha Roy DS DoSEL

NCVET Officials
1. Col. Santosh Kumar, Director, NCVET
2. Lt. Col Gunjan Chowdhary, Director, NCVET
3. Mr Sushil Agarwal, Director, NCVET
4. Mr Purnendu Kant, Director, NCVET
5. Mr. Harish Chander, DD, NCVET
6. Mr. Pradeep Thota, DD, NCVET
7. Mr. Milan Sahu, DD, NCVET
8. Mr. Shourya Sangam, Consultant, NCVET
9. Ms. Sarika Dixit, Consultant, NCVET
10. Mr Lav Bhardwaj, Consultant, NCVET
11. Mr Amit Sharma, Consultant, NCVET
12. Ms. Ojasvi Goyal, Consultant, NCVET
13. Mr Ajit Jaiswal, Consultant, NCVET
14. Mr. Amir Waheed, Consultant, NCVET
15. Mr. Balaji Baskaran, Consultant, NCVET
16. Ms. Sheetal Bhandari, Consultant, NCVET
17. Mr. Amresh Kumar, Young Professional, NCVET
18. Mr. Abhinav Mishra, Young Professional, NCVET
19. Ms. Srishti Jha, Young Professional, NCVET
20. Ms. Ratna Priya Kanchan, Young Professional, NCVET
21. Mr. Parkishit Yadav, Young Professional, NCVET
22. Ms. Pragya, Young Professional, NCVET
23. Mr. Baiju, Young Professional, NCVET

Representatives from sectoral stakeholders

1. Mr. George Kuruvilla, CMD, BECIL
2. Ms. Jagriti Singh, DGM, BECIL

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3. Mr. Rajneesh Kumar Asthana, Addl. Dir., NIELIT Hqrs.

4. Brig Yogesh Kapoor, VSM (Retd); WMPSC
5. Col Anil Pokhriyal, CEO, Management SSC
6. Dr . P. Saxena CEO Green Jobs
7. Dr Swapna Mishra (Textile SSC)
8. Mr. Goutam Bhattacharya (CEO, LSSSDC)
9. Mr. Krishan Kumar (CEO- Handicrafts & Carpet SSC)
10. Ms. Mona Gupta, CEO DWSSC
11. Mr. Rajan Bahadur, CEO, THSC
12. Mr. Saif.M (CEO - Rubber Chemical & Petrochemical SSC)
13. Mr. Sunil Marwah, CEO, Food Processing SSC
14. Mr. Abhinav Mishra NIELIT Gorakhpur
15. Mr. Abhisek Mishra (WMPSC)
16. Mr. Akash Srivastava, Head-Standards (IISSSC)
17. Mr. Aman-HCSSC
18. Mr. Ankur (FICSI)
19. Mr. Apoorv-SCMS
20. Mr. Bhuvnesh Kr. Verma (SSDF)
21. Mr. Bishwajeet Singh, PSSC
22. Mr. C B Sinha-IASC
23. Mr. Deepak Rai (SCGJ)
24. Mr. Dharam BECIL
25. Dr. Amiya Singh (Medhavi Skills University)
26. Dr. Sarwan Singh NIELIT Chandigarh
27. Mr. Gaurav Birla - MESC
28. Ms. Gunjan Aneja (WMPSC)
29. Mr. Hakim Mamka, PCSC
30. Mr. Kapil - ESSCI
31. Mr. Manish, NIELIT
32. Ms. Monalisa Baruah(RCPSDC)
33. Ms. Nandhini LSC
34. Mr. Pinaki Paul, WBSCTVESD
35. Mr. Praveen Sirohi (TSSC)
36. Mr. Pravesh Dudani (Medhavi Skills University)
37. Mr. Rachit Bhatnagar, Aviation SSC
38. Mr. Rajan, CSDCI
39. Mr. Rajesh Rathnam Leather SSC
40. Mr. Raminder, NIELIT
41. Mr. Reena, LSC
42. Mr. Rupesh Kumbhare (Wipro/NASSCOM)
43. Mr. S RAMACHANDRAN NTTF
44. Mr. Saket, NIELIT
45. Mr. Santosh Saha (MEPSC)
46. Ms. Shilpa Adlakha (RCPSDC)
47. Mr. Shivi_MEPSC
48. Mr. Shubham Agrawal, FFSC

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49. Mr. Snehasis (NASSCOM)

50. Mr. Subbaiyan - IESC
51. Mr. Sudhir Jain TSSC
52. Ms. Vidhya NIELIT
53. Mr. Vigneshraja - Textile SSC

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Annexure- II
Compliance Report on Decisions Taken in the 27th NSQC Meetings:

S.No Subject Matter Decision of NSQC Action Taken/

pertains to Status of
Compliance

1 Grant of RASCI was advised to submit list of The list of the new/
recognition as new/future qualification proposed Future
an AB to RASCI to be submitted by them during qualifications has
by NCVET their sub- committee review. been shared by the
SSC with NCVET.
The same is under
evaluation.

2 Logistics Sector Qualification- Commercial Compliance has

Skill Council Vehicle Driver- LMO- was been met.
conditionally approved subject to
addition of one NOS on the oxygen
component and its safety.

3 Tourism and Activation of two archived

Hospitality SSC qualifications on account of
receiving training request -

1.Cleaner Roadside Eateries’ The two

qualifications have
been de-archived
2. ‘Food Server Roadside and activated on
Eateries’
NQR

4 AICTE’s NCVET to issue a letter indicating Compliance has

Request modification of the entry criteria of been met.
all the qualifications (up to level 6)
for candidates who have
completed B.Tech./ B.E to include
B.Tech. / B.E. 3rd year pursuing
candidates, so that the outreach of
the qualification can be maximized.

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Annexure- III

List of Qualifications placed for alignment and approved in the 28th NSQC Meeting.
Sl. Qualification Name New/ NSQF Approval Status
No. Revised Level

NIELIT
1 Internet of Things (IoT) New 3 Approved
Assistant
2 Internet of Things (IoT) New 4 Approved
Associate
3 Internet of Things (IoT) New 4.5 Approved
Developer
4 Data Analysis Assistant New 3 Approved
5 Data Analysis Associate New 4 Approved
6 Junior Data Analyst New 4.5 Approved
7 Cyber Security Assistant New 3 Approved
8 Junior Cyber Security New 4 Approved
Associate
9 Cyber Security Associate New 4.5 Approved
10 Cloud Computing Assistant New 3 Approved
11 Junior Cloud Computing New 4 Approved
Associate
12 Cloud Computing Associate New 4.5 Approved
13 Artificial Intelligence New 3 Approved
Assistant
14 Artificial Intelligence New 4 Approved
Associate
15 Artificial Intelligence New 4.5 Approved
Application Developer
16 Office Automation, New 3 Approved
Accounting and Publishing
Assistant
17 Computer Applications and New 4 Approved
Business Accounting
Associate
18 Cyber secured Web New 4 Approved
Development Associate
DGT
1 Remotely Piloted Aircraft Revised 3 Not Approved
(RPA)/ Drone Pilot (Junior)
BECIL
1 Integrated Command New 4 Approved
Control Center Operator
Agriculture Skill Council of India
1 Group Farming Practitioner Revised 4 Approved
2 Institution Development Revised 5.5 Conditionally Approved
Manager

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3 Lac Cultivator Revised 3 Approved

4 Timber Grower Revised 4 Approved
5 Vineyard Grower Revised 4 Approved
6 Vineyard Worker Revised 3 Approved
7 Makhana Grower cum Revised 4 Approved
Processor
8 Jute and Mesta Cultivator Revised 3 Approved
9 Agri Warehouse Supervisor Revised 5 Conditionally Approved
10 Controlled Atmosphere (CA) Revised 5 Conditionally Approved
Store Technician
11 Cold Storage Manager Revised 6 Conditionally Approved
12 Cold Storage Supervisor Revised 5 Conditionally Approved
13 Ripening Chamber Operator Revised 4 Approved
14 Agri Research Analyst Revised 6 Conditionally Approved
15 Agri Commodity Quality Revised 5 Conditionally Approved
Assayer
16 Agri Commodity Risk Revised 6 Conditionally Approved
Analyst Manager
17 Agri Commodity Revised 5.5 Conditionally Approved
Procurement Manager
18 Agri Commodity Electronic Revised 5 Conditionally Approved
Trading Supervisor
19 Commodity Account Revised 5 Conditionally Approved
Manager
20 Produce Mapping Surveyor Revised 5 Conditionally Approved
21 Agri Commodity Fumigation Revised 4 Approved
Operator
22 Stud Farm Worker Revised 3 Approved
23 Gardener cum Nursery Revised 4 Approved
Raiser
24 Heritage Gardener Revised 5 Conditionally Approved
25 Essential Oil Extractor Revised 3 Approved
26 Goat/Sheep Farmer Revised 3 Approved
27 Piggery Farmer Revised 3 Approved
28 Spice Crop Cultivator Revised 4 Approved
29 Water Resource Supervisor Revised 5.5 Conditionally Approved
30 Water Resource Community Revised 4 Approved
Mobilizer
31 Water Resource Coordinator Revised 4.5 Approved
32 Para Geohydrologist Revised 4 Approved
33 Water Resource Assistant Revised 3 Approved
Automotive SSC
1 Automotive Smart New 7 Approved
Manufacturing Head
2 Automotive Data Science New 7 Approved
Head
ELECTRONICS SSC (ESSCI)

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1 Assistant Technician- Smart New 3 Approved

Meter
Iron and Steel SSC (IISSSC)
1 Electric Arc Furnace (EAF)- New 5.5 Approved
Process Control Engineer
2 Sponge Iron / Direct New 5.5 Approved
Reduced Iron (DRI)-Process
Control Engineer
3 Induction Furnace-Process New 5 Approved
Control Operator
Rubber SSC (RCPSC)
1 Rubber Technician New 4 Approved
2 Rubber Associate New 4.5 Approved
3 Rubber Specialist New 5.5 Approved
4 Rubber Technologist New 6.5 Approved
5 Agarwood Chip Cutter- New 2.5 Approved
General Worker
6 Agar Tree Artificial New 3 Approved
Inoculation Technician
7 Chemical Plant Assistant New 3 Approved
Operator
8 Analytical Instruments New 4 Approved
Operator (Chemical &
Petrochemical)
9 Chemical Effluent Treatment New 4 Approved
Plant operator
10 Chemical Storage & New 4 Approved
Handling Operator
11 Chemical Maintenance Plant New 3 Approved
Assistant Operator
12 Chemical Manufacturing New 4 Approved
Plant Operator
13 Senior Rubber Technician Revised 5.5 Approved
NASSCOM
1 Embedded Software New 5 Approved
Development & Validation
Engineer
Tourism SSC (THSC)
1 Food styling Photographer New 4 Approved

2 Assistant health chef New 3.5 Approved

ASAP, Kerala
1 RUST Developer New 4 Approved
Medhavi Skill University
1 Digital Content Developer New 4.5 Approved

2 Digital Communication and New 4.5 Approved

Collaboration Associate

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Annexure IV
Rationalized NSQF Aligned and Approved Qualifications submitted by recognized
ABs

S. No. Name of Qualification NSQF Level Validity till

Agriculture Sector Council of India
1. Agri Service Input Dealer 5 27-01-2025
2. Animal/ Aqua Feed technician 4 30-12-2024
3. Aquarium Technician 4 24-02-2025
4. Barefoot Technician 4 31-03-2025
5. Freshwater Aquaculture Farmer 4 30-12-2024
6. Hatchery Operator 3 25-11-2024
7. Packhouse Worker 3 27-01-2025
8. Paddy Farmer 3 28-04-2025
9. Soil & Water Testing Lab Analyst 5 27-01-2025
10. Sugarcane Cultivator 3 24-02-2025
11. Supply Chain Field Executive 4 27-01-2025
12. Tea Plantation Worker 3 24-02-2025
13. Tractor operator 4 30-12-2024
14. Quality Seed Grower 4 30-12-2024
15. Poultry Hatchery Supervisor 5 25-11-2024
16. Seed Processing Worker 3 30-12-2024
17. Urban Forest Developer 4 26-05-2025
18. Technician- Coir Grow Media 4 25-08-2025
19. Hydroponics Technician 4 31-03-2025
20. Custom Hiring Service Provider 5 27-05-2024
21. Community Service Provider 4 31-03-2025
22. Fishing Boat Driver (Small Mechanized vessels 4 31-03-2025
upto 24 OAL)
23. Poultry Farm Worker 3 25-11-2024
24. Rice Transplanter Machine Operator Cum 4 25-11-2024
Mechanic
25. Shrimp Farmer 4 30-12-2024
26. Soil & Water Testing Lab Technician 4 27-01-2024
27. Tropical/Subtropical Fruit Grower: 4 25-02-2024
(Option: Pomegranate, Mango, Banana, Citrus
Fruits, Guava, Ber)
28. Vegetable Grower: 4 25-02-2024
(Electives: Cole Crops , Leafy Vegetables ,
Salad Vegetables , Root Vegetables , Cucurbit
Crops , Solanaceous Crops , Pod Vegetables ,
Bulb Vegetables , Perennial Vegetables , Tuber
Vegetables , Okra)
29. Village Level Milk Collection Center Incharge 4 31-03-2025
30. Coldwater Aquaculture Farmer 4 11-08-2023
31. Seed Processing Plant Supervisor 5 30-12-2024
32. Laboratory Animal Attendant 4 20-11-2023
33. Stray Animal Catcher 3 20-11-2023
34. Zoo Animal Keeper 4 20-11-2023
35. Agriculture Machinery Demonstrator 5 27-01-2025

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36. Deep Sea Fisher 4 31-03-2025

37. Seed Analysis In-charge 5 30-12-2024
38. Seed Processing Plant Technician 4 30-12-2024
39. Tea Maker (Production) 4 28-04-2025
40. Tea Factory Assistant 4 28-04-2025
41. Agriculture Field Officer 4 24-02-2025
42. Aquaculture Technical Supervisor 5 20-12-2024
43. Agriculture Machinery Repair and Maintenance 5 27-05-2024
Service Provider
44. Aquatic Animal Health Lab Supervisor 5 31-03-2025
45. Assistant Gardener 3 30-12-2024
46. Brackish water Aquaculture Farmer 4 24-02-2025
47. Bulk Milk Cooler (BMC) Operator 4 24-02-2025
48. Chilling Plant Technician 4 31-03-2025
49. Combine Harvester Machine Operator 4 25-11-2024
50. Dairy Farm Supervisor 5 31-03-2025
51. Dairy Worker 3 24-02-2024
52. Farm Workshop Service Manager 6 25-11-2023
53. Fishing Boat Deckhand 4 24-02-2025
54. Fishing Boat Mechanic 4 24-02-2025
55. Fishing Boat Maintenance Worker 3 24-02-2025
56. Fishing Equipment Technician (Electronics) 4 24-02-2025
57. Fishing Gear Technician 4 24-02-2025
58. Greenhouse Installer 4 25-02-2024
59. Hatchery Production Worker 3 20-12-2024
60. Mariculture Farmer 4 24-02-2025
61. Milk Procurement & Input Supervisor 5 31-03-2025
62. Operator-Reaper Thresher and Crop Residue 4 27-05-2024
Machinery
63. Poultry feed, food safety and labelling 5 31-03-2025
Supervisor
64. Poultry Farm Supervisor (Electives: 5 31-03-2025
Breeder/Layer, Broiler)
65. Solanaceous Crop Cultivator 3 27-01-2025
66. Tractor Service Mechanic 4 25-11-2024
67. Service and Maintenance Technician-Farm 4 27-05-2024
Machinery
68. Power Tiller Operator 4 27-05-2024
69. Horticulturist-Protected Cultivation (Electives: 5 25-02-2024
Nursery, Vegetable, Flower)
70. Friends of Coconut Tree 3 24-02-2025
71. Neera Technician cum Primary Processor 3 31-03-2025
72. Milk Tester 3 24-02-2025

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S. No. Sector Name of the QP NSQF Valid Till

Level

Capital Goods Sector Skill Council

1 Capital Operator- Conventional Milling 3 31/03/2025
Goods
2 Capital Operator -Conventional Surface 3 31/03/2025
Goods Grinding Machines
3 Capital Calibration Technician 4 31/03/2025
Goods
4 Capital Designer Mechanical 5 31/03/2025
Goods
5 Capital Draughtsman - Piping 4 31/03/2025
Goods
6 Capital CNC Setter and Operator - 4 31/03/2025
Goods Electro Discharge Machine
(Spark Erosion)
7 Capital Operator- Conventional 3 31/03/2025
Goods Turning
8 Capital Polisher 2 31/03/2025
Goods
9 Capital Lab Technician - Metal Testing 4 31/03/2025
Goods
10 Capital Lab Technician - Radiographic 4 31/03/2025
Goods Testing
11 Capital Oxy Fuel Gas Cutter 2 31/03/2025
Goods
12 Capital Resistance Spot welding 3 31/03/2025
Goods Machine
Operator
13 Capital Stud Welding Operator 4 31/03/2025
Goods
14 Capital Tungsten Inert Gas Welder 4 31/03/2025
Goods (GTAW)
15 Capital Senior Tungsten Inert Gas 5 31/03/2025
Goods Welder
(GTAW)
16 Capital Quality Inspector - 4 31/03/2025
Goods Manufactured
Components
17 Capital Maintenance Fitter - 4 31/03/2025
Goods Mechanical
18 Capital Forger 4 31/03/2025
Goods
19 Capital Service Engineer- Installation 4 31/03/2025
Goods and Commissioning

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20 Capital Senior Manual Metal Arc 4 31/03/2025

Goods Welder/
Shielded Metal Arc Welder
(Optional: Submerged Arc
Welder (SAW))

21 Capital Sheet Metal Worker - Hand 2 31/03/2025

Goods Tools and
Manually Operated Machines
(Optional: Grinder - Hand and
Hand Held Power Tools

22 Capital Tool and Die Maker 5 31/03/2025

Goods
23 Capital Design Engineer - Hull and 7 31/03/2025
Goods Structures
24 Capital Design Engineer - Marine 7 31/03/2025
Goods Piping and Engineering

S. No. Name of Qualification NSQF Level Validity till

Life Sciences Sector Skill Development Council (LSSSDC)
1 Associate- Regulatory Affairs and 5 28.07.2025
Intellectual Property
2 Associate- Regulatory Affairs and 5 28.07.2025
Intellectual Property ( IVD and
Medical Devices)
3 Chemist-Store (Pharma, 4 28.07.2025
Biological Products and Medical
Devices)
4 Chemist- Retail Pharmacy 5 28.07.2025
5 Medical Sales Representative 4 30.12.2024
6 Manager-EHS(Manufacturing or 7 31.03.2025
Research facility for
Pharma/Biological
Products/Medical Device)
7 Associate-Clinical Research 5 31.03.2025
Management (Pharma, Biologics
and Medical devices)
8 Executive- Telesales (Pharma, 4 31.03.2025
Biologics, Medical Device and
other health services)
9 Chemist - Production (Pharma, 5 31.03.2025
Cosmetics & Biologics)
10 Lab Technician-Research and 3 30.12.2024
Quality Control

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11 Analyst/Chemist-Quality Control 5 30.12.2024

12 Microbiologist-Quality Control 5 30.12.2024
13 Chemist- In-process Quality 5 30.12.2024
Assurance(Pharma, Biologics and
Medical Device)
14 Assistant- Secondary & Tertiary 2 30.12.2024
Packing (Pharma, Biologics and
Medical device)
15 Research Assistant cum 5 30.12.2024
Engineer-Bioprocess
16 Assistant- Maintenance 3 30.12.2024
(Pharma,Biologics and Medical
Device Facility)
17 Supervisor- Maintenance 5 30.12.2024
(Pharma,Biologics and Medical
Device Facility)
18 Engineer-Cleanroom 4 30.12.2024
19 Effluent Treatment Plant 4 22.09.2023
Operator – Life Sciences
(Pharma, Bio-Pharma Research)
20 Production Machine Operator – 4 30.09.2025
Non sterile formulation
21 Production Machine Operator – 4 30.09.2025
Sterile Formulations
22 Bioinformatics Associate/ 4 25.06.2023
Analyst
23 Bioinformatics Scientist 5 25.06.2023

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