About Aakar
Aakar is a Micro-Credential Aggregator Platform designed to help learners collect, verify, and showcase short-term learning achievements from multiple providers in a single, trusted digital portfolio.
Built to align with the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF), Aakar brings together issuer integrations, verification mechanisms (DigiLocker / NCVET / blockchain), and AI-assisted normalization to create a reliable skills record for learners, employers, and policymakers.
The Problem
Learners accumulate micro-credentials across many platforms, but these credentials remain scattered, hard to verify, and often lack interoperability. This fragmentation wastes effort, raises doubts about authenticity, and prevents skill recognition at scale.
Sources:
• 52 % of Indian HEIs currently offer micro-credentials for academic credit (Coursera Impact Report) :contentReference[oaicite:0]
• Globally, 96 % of employers say micro-credentials strengthen a candidate's job application :contentReference[oaicite:1]
• Studies report ~9 % of qualification/experience documents flagged for fraud in India (e.g. Chennai / Bengaluru region) :contentReference[oaicite:2]
Our values
Trust first
Provenance and verification are core — every credential stores its source and verification tier.
Inclusive design
Accessible interfaces, multilingual support, and NSQF mapping to keep opportunities open.
Open interoperability
Pluggable adapters and open APIs so learning providers can integrate easily.
Team Hexadecimal
Core contributors building Aakar for SIH25202.
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