Guidelines for Recognition and Regulation of Assessment Agencies’ have been formulated by laying the objective, foundation principles & approach, structure, proposed models of assessment for recognizing and regulation of Assessment agencies under NCVET.

Assessment Strategy should outline the detailed process of delivery of assessment and
ensure adherence to the same before, during and after assessment.

The National Education Policy, 2020, lays emphasis on providing vocational exposure to
children at early ages especially in middle and secondary school and integration of quality
vocational education into higher education in order to ensure that every child learns at least one
vocation and is exposed to several more. Where training in specific job oriented vocational
qualification.

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The critical processes of assessment delivery will be standardized using best available practices.
This would lead to a learner being assessed in a consistent way, ensuring uniformity of
assessment and competency evaluation.

- “The
National Council for Vocational Education and Training shall be entrusted with the
development, qualitative improvement and regulation of vocational education and training, for
granting recognition to and monitoring the functioning of awarding bodies, assessment agencies,
skill information providers, and training bodies, and to perform other incidental functions as
specified in this Resolution.”

NCVET recognizes the fact that the use of technology in conducting assessments is a key area of
good practice which helps in addressing many issues within the assessment process, including
improving the accessibility of assessments for trainees in remote areas, and reducing costs for
assessment agencies. Sectors where use of technology for assessments is limited, will be
encouraged to adopt a blended model to conduct assessments.

Self-Regulation and Self-Monitoring
NCVET seeks to envision a self-regulated ecosystem where the assessment agencies
administer stringent controls on their operations to act in accordance to the mandate set by NCVET

Strengthening Quality
NCVET strives to strengthen the quality in assessment systems across short-term and longterm skill ecosystem and move towards greater use of technology for conducting
assessments to strengthen efficiency

Strengthening Governance
NCVET strives to ensure effective role separation of the assessment and awarding functions
in the skilling ecosystem.