NSQF provides a framework that:

• Accommodates the diversity of the Indian education and training systems

• Allows the development of a set of qualifications for each level, based on outcomes which are accepted across the nation

• Provides structure for development and maintenance of progression pathways which provide access to qualifications and assist people to move easily and readily between different education and training sectors and between various sectors and labour market

• Gives individuals an option to progress through education and training and gain recognition for their prior learning and experiences

• Underpins national regulatory and quality assurance arrangements for education and training

• Supports and enhances the national and international mobility of persons with NSQF compliant qualifications through increased recognition of the value and comparability of Indian qualifications

The NSQF is a quality assurance framework it facilitates the awarding of credit and supports credit transfer and progression routes within the Indian education and training system. It seeks to help everyone involved in education and training to make comparisons between qualifications offered in the country, and to understand how these relate to each other.