The University Grants Commission (UGC) has launched a scheme on skills development based higher education as part of college/university education, leading to a Bachelor of Vocation (B. Voc.) Degree with multiple exits such as Diploma/Advanced Diploma under the NSQF. The curriculum in each of the years of the program is a suitable mix of general education and skill development components.

The curriculum is developed in consultation with the industry. While doing so, the emphasis is on aligning the skills components of the curriculum with the NOSs required for the specific job role in the sector. The practical/hands-on portion of the skills development components of the curriculum can be transacted normally in face-to-face mode, either within the institution or at a specified industry partner location. However, if due to the nature of the skill to be learned, the industry prescribes its acquisition through blended or distance mode, the same may be followed.