To make learning more holistic, a credit transfer scheme would be introduced in the education system soon, HRD Minister Smriti Irani said on Wednesday.
"On November 11, we will celebrate education day and launch a credit equivalence programme from Class 9 onwards till post graduation," she said.
The Minister was speaking at a session on skills and employability at the India Economic Summit organised in partnership with the World Economic Forum and the Confederation of Indian Industry.
The scheme would be extended for PhD candidates in January and would make oscillating between workforce and formal learning more fluid, she said.
Irani added that the Ministry is working towards setting up placement cells at all central varsities in the country.