NSQF organises qualification according to a series of levels of

The NSQF organises qualifications into levels defined by Knowledge, Skills and Aptitude.

Experience is not one of the three descriptors used to define the levels.

Aptitude, not experience, pairs with knowledge and skills in the framework.

Achievement is likewise not a defining descriptor of NSQF levels.

The framework has ten levels, moving from the simplest to the most complex learning outcomes.

NSQF, notified in 2013, links vocational and general education through a common ladder.