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Detailed explanation-1: -Union Minister of Education and Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched the draft of National Credit Framework (NCrF) for public consultation here today.

Detailed explanation-2: -Press Trust of India The government has developed the National Credit Framework meant to seamlessly integrate the credits earned through school education, higher education and vocational & skill education for public consultations, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan informed Parliament on Wednesday.

Detailed explanation-3: -The National Credit Framework (NCrF), is the first of its kind framework in India, which aims at integrating academic education and skilling in India. The NCrF is a unified credit accumulation and transfer framework applicable to school, higher and vocational education.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is the National Credit Framework (NCrF)? About: The new framework is a part of the National Education Policy. According to the framework, an academic year will be defined by the number of hours a student puts in. Credits will be provided to them accordingly at the end of each academic year.

Detailed explanation-5: -The NHEQF is an instrument for the development, classification, and recognition of qualifications along a continuum of levels from 5 to 10, with levels 1 to 4 of the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) covering school education.