NSDA Code

NSQF QUALIFICATION FILE

2019/ITES/ITSSC/3381
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CONTACT DETAILS OF THE BODY SUBMITTING THE QUALIFICATION FILE

Name and address of submitting body:

IT-ITeS Sector Skills Council NASSCOM (SSC NASSCOM)
Plot No. – 7, 8, 9 & 10
Sector – 126, Noida
Uttar Pradesh - 201303

Name and contact details of individual dealing with the submission

Name: Ms Divya Gupta

Position in the organisation: Solutions & Partner Ecosystem lead

Address if different from above: Same as above

Tel number(s): Board No:0120 4990111

E-mail address: [email protected]

List of documents submitted in support of the Qualifications File

1. Functional Analysis Document

2. Occupational Analysis Document
3. Qualification Pack
4. Occupational Map
5. Model Curriculum
6. Summary Sheet
7. Industry Validations

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SUMMARY

1 Qualification Title IoT – Domain Specialist

2 Qualification Code, if any SSC/Q8210
3 NCO code and occupation NCO-2015/NIL
4 Nature and purpose of the - This is a Qualification Pack (QP)
qualification (Please specify containing National Occupational
whether qualification is short term Standards for the job role “IoT – Domain
or long term) Specialist”
- The purpose of the qualification is to help
individuals at this job perform the
application of data analytics solutions at
the cloud/edge level of IoT solutions. The
qualification will also provide them with
the appropriate team working and
decision-making skills to help them lead
team members and manage team
performance to achieve project success
and communicate and build relationships
with others.

5 Body/bodies which will award the SSC NASSCOM

qualification
6 Body which will accredit providers IT-ITeS SSC
to offer courses leading to the Presently, Accreditation is not prescribed;
qualification affiliation is one of the models.
7 Whether accreditation/affiliation Yes. SMART norms for accreditation and
norms are already in place or not, SSC norms are available for affiliation on
if applicable (if yes, attach a copy) SMART portals
8 Occupation(s) to which the Internet of Things
qualification gives access
9 Job description of the occupation Individuals at this job are responsible for
developing business and functional
outcomes and developing models for IoT
solutions. They will be responsible for
managing and collaborating with various
stakeholders involved in the development of
IoT solutions. They will need to have strong
analytical skills to work with stakeholders
and decision makers across multiple teams
to identify opportunities and create models
that aid in the development of use cases.
10 Licensing requirements NA
11 Statutory and Regulatory Though some standards for cyber security

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requirement of the relevant sector exist, currently no standards specific to
(documentary evidence to be Statutory and Regulatory exist for Internet of
provided) Things.
12 Level of the qualification in the 8
NSQF
13 Anticipated volume of 390 hours (145 hours theory, 245 hours
training/learning required to practical)
complete the qualification
14 Indicative list of training tools • Whiteboard and Markers
required to deliver this • LCD Projector and Laptop for
qualification presentations
• Lab equipped with the following: -
• PCs/Laptops
• Internet with Wi-Fi (Min 2 Mbps
Dedicated)
• Chart paper and sketch pens
• Latest version of statistical software
packages and IDEs
• Chart paper, markers, picture magazines
and old newspapers
15 Entry requirements and/or Graduate in any discipline preferably
recommendations and minimum Science/Computer Science/Electronics and
age Engineering /Information Technology who is
at least 18 years of age
16 Progression from the qualification This entry should refer to one or more of the
(Please show Professional and following:
academic progression) - access to other qualifications at the same
NSQF level – Consultant, Product Manager,
Project Manager
- access to related qualification(s) at the
next NSQF level – Practice Lead
17 Arrangements for the Recognition - Response to market forces for RPL.
of Prior learning (RPL) - RPL assessments will be the same as our
normal assessments.
18 International comparability where Not Yet Established
known (research evidence to be
provided)
19 Date of planned review of the 11th March 2020
qualification.
20 Formal structure of the qualification

Mandatory components
Title of component and
Estimated size
identification code/NOSs/Learning Level
(learning hours)
outcomes
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(i) Bridge Modules 29 -

(ii) SSC/N8239 (Design and execute IoT 43 7

solutions for domain use cases)

(iii) SSC/N8240 (Design and develop 73 6

models for IoT solutions)

(iv) SSC/N8241 (Apply analytics 45 6

solutions at the cloud/edge level)

(v) SSC/N8242 (Apply analytics 75 6

solutions at the cloud/edge level of
IoT solutions)
(vi) 25 6
SSC/N9006 (Build and maintain
relationships at the workplace)
(vii 25 6
) SSC/N9009 (Empower the team)
25 6
(viii SSC/N9010 (Convince others to
) take appropriate action in different
situations) 25 6

(ix) SSC/N9011 (Manage team

performance to achieve project 25 6
goals)
(x)
SSC/N9012 (Manage and
collaborate with stakeholders for
project success)
Total 390

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SECTION 1
ASSESSMENT

21 Body/Bodies which will carry out assessment:

SSC NASSCOM will carry out the assessment along with the assessment
partners.
22 How will RPL assessment be managed and who will carry it out?
• RPL assessment will be online, objective evaluation in a highly
secure and proctored environment.
• RPL assessments will be the same as our normal assessments.
• All procedures followed will be similar to the normal assessment
methodology.
• Issuance of the qualification will be through the centralise SDMS
(NSDC).
• Quality assurance – By equating performance amongst the multiple
affiliated assessment provider (AAP) and periodic analytical review
and sensitivity analysis for the reliability and validity of all aspects of
assessments.

23 Describe the overall assessment strategy and specific arrangements

which have been put in place to ensure that assessment is always
valid, reliable and fair and show that these are in line with the
requirements of the NSQF.
• SSC NASSCOM carries out online assessments through very robust
platforms and proctoring methodology.
• Conduct of assessment are through trained and certified proctors
under the assessment agency, partnering with SSC NASSCOM
• AAP affiliated to SSC NASSCOM come with strong industry
references and long experience and analytical ability in assessment
methodologies.
• Periodic workshops are held with the vendors to bring them to a
common understanding of the job role, its NSQF level, difficulty level
as well as format and sample of assessment items.
• Internal moderations further ensure the validity and reliability of the
assessments and consistency of difficulty levels of the test questions
across AAPs.
• AAPs work with hirers on similar job roles, they use SMEs from their
network to get industry relevant scenarios and assessment items
aligned to the expected outcomes of the job role/QP.
• Curriculum and real time scenarios facilitate further understanding the
scope of the QP with reference to process knowledge and skills.
• In addition, we conduct workshops with AAPs w.r.t. beta testing,
review of the assessment analytics, performance of the test platform,
moderation of NSQF levels, deployment and invigilation patterns and
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infrastructure requirements including malpractice avoidance.
• Inferences from benchmarking and analytics patterns are taken into
consideration in the development and revision of the assessment
criteria and format of assessment items.
• Reliability and validity of assessment items is standardised among
AAPs.
• Difficulty level of test items with reference to NSQF levels are
ensured, so that the outcomes with reference to performance criteria
of the constituent NOSs are in line with the NSQF level descriptors.
This is achieved through the detailed test matrix design.

Please attach most relevant and recent documents giving further information about
assessment and/or RPL.
Give the titles and other relevant details of the document(s) here. Include page
references showing where to find the relevant information.

ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE

Complete a grid for each component as listed in “Formal structure of the the
qualification” in the Summary.
NOTE: this grid can be replaced by any part of the qualification documentation which
shows the same information – ie Learning Outcomes to be assessed, assessment
criteria and the means of assessment.

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24. Assessment evidences

Title of Component:

Job Role IoT – Domain Specialist

Qualification Pack SSC/Q8210
Sector Skill Council IT-ITeS

Guidelines for Assessment:

1. Criteria for assessment for each Qualification Pack will be created by the Sector Skill Council.
Each Performance Criteria (PC) will be assigned marks proportional to its importance in NOS. SSC
will also lay down proportion of marks for Theory and Skills Practical for each PC.
2. The assessment for the theory part will be based on knowledge bank of questions created by the
SSC.
3. Assessment will be conducted for all compulsory NOS, and where applicable, on the selected
elective/option NOS/set of NOS.
4. Individual assessment agencies will create unique question papers for theory part for each
candidate at each examination/training centre (as per assessment criteria below).
5. Individual assessment agencies will create unique evaluations for skill practical for every student
at each examination/training centre based on this criterion.
6. To pass a QP, a trainee should score an average of 70% across generic NOS’ and a minimum of
70% for each technical NOS.
7. In case of unsuccessful completion, the trainee may seek reassessment on the Qualification Pack.

Title of NOS/Unit/Component:

Assessment Assessment Criteria Out Skills

Total Marks Theory
outcomes for outcomes Of Practical

1. SSC/N8239 PC1. design and

Design and execute pilot/proof-of-
execute IoT concept for IoT
solutions for solution 10 3 7
domain use
cases PC2. evaluate costs,
resource availability,
access to IoT 100
expertise, access to
IoT tools, and agility
while planning
execution of pilot 5 1.5 3.5

PC3. ensure ease of

adoption for field 5 1.5 3.5
deployment of IoT

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solution

PC4. address
barriers to adoption
by providing targeted
and consumable
solutions 5 1.5 3.5

PC5. establish KPIs

and relevant metrics
to measure business
and functional
outcomes 10 3 7

PC6. continuously
analyze KPIs and
relevant metrics to
maximize business
revenue and
profitability 10 3 7

PC7. employ story-

telling capabilities to
emphasize on the
need for the IoT
solution 5 1.5 3.5

PC8. communicate
findings in a way that
resonates with
relevant stakeholders 5 1.5 3.5

PC9. deploy real-time

UI/UX visualizations 10 3 7

PC10.provide inputs
for scaling IoT
solution 5 1.5 3.5

PC11.design web
and mobile interfaces
that are scalable 10 3 7

PC12.create plan for 5 1.5 3.5

managing devices at

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scale before going

into full production

PC13. create
roadmaps for IoT
solution development 5 1.5 3.5

PC14.drive all stages

of IoT solution
development 5 1.5 3.5

PC15. ensure
solution development
is in line with the
roadmap 5 1.5 3.5

Total 100 30 70

2. SSC/N8240 PC1.organize data

Design and with appropriate tags 15 4.5 10.5
develop
models for PC2.design tags to
IoT solutions be able to effectively
cleanse and pre-
process large sets of
data 15 4.5 10.5

PC3.apply semantic
models to structure
data and develop
designs of 100
subsequent data
models 15 4.5 10.5

PC4.apply
information models to
determine the
structure, lifecycle
and accessibility
requirements of data 15 4.5 10.5

PC5.apply predictive
models to forecast
future outcomes 15 4.5 10.5

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PC6.apply
appropriate physics
models that best
replicate real-world
scenarios 10 3 7

PC7.develop
guidelines for all
stages of data
lifecycle including
acquisition, backup,
maintenance, usage
and destruction 5 1.5 3.5

PC8.create
reusability plan and
evaluate existing IoT
solution 5 1.5 3.5

PC9.enhance
reusability of IoT
solutions and
components 5 1.5 3.5

Total 100 30 70

3. SSC/N8241 PC1.evaluate
Identify requirements and
opportunities create a well-defined
for use case problem statement 20 6 14
development
for IoT PC2.identify assets
solutions required for
development of IoT
solutions 100 15 4.5 10.5

PC3.build value
engineering into
project management
processes 15 4.5 10.5

PC4.ensure that
projects are robust 20 6 14
and commercially

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sound

PC5.create process
models to aid
development of IoT
use cases 10 3 7

PC6.identify core
data modelling
requirements to aid
development of IoT
use cases 10 3 7

PC7.develop
monetization models
for IoT use cases
(e.g., Outcomes as a
Service models) 10 3 7

Total 100 30 70

4. SSC/N8242 PC1. evaluate data

Apply generated by IoT
analytics solution based on
solutions at domain-specific
the knowledge 10 3 7
cloud/edge
level of IoT PC2.apply domain
solutions specific algorithms for
analysis of data
generated by IoT
solution 10 3 7
100
PC3. apply analytics
solutions (including
predictive analytics
and streaming
analytics) for a
variety of IoT use
cases 10 3 7

PC4.deploy solutions
to collect, process 20 6 14
and analyse data at

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the cloud/edge

PC5.run
containerized
workloads at the
cloud/edge level 10 3 7

PC6.derive insights
from data generated
by IoT solution 20 6 14

PC7.present
recommendations
from data insights 20 6 14

Total 100 30 70

5. SSC/N9006 PC1. build rapport

Build and with appropriate
10 3 7
maintain people at the
relationships workplace
at the
workplace PC2. develop new
professional 10 3 7
relationships

PC3. build alliances

to establish mutually
10 3 7
beneficial working
arrangements
100
PC4. foster an
environment where 10 4 6
others feel respected

PC5. identify and

engage a diverse
10 4 6
range of influential
contacts

PC6. obtain guidance

from appropriate
10 3 7
people, where
necessary

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PC7. attentively listen

to ideas and give 10 3 7
constructive feedback

PC8. promptly
resolve conflicts
10 2 8
between team
members

PC9. work with

colleagues to deliver 10 2 8
shared goals

PC10. recognize the

contributions made 10 3 7
by your colleagues

Total 100 30 70

6. SSC/N9009 PC1. encourage

Empower the teams to set goals
team aligned to the vision 10 5 5
and objectives of the
organization

PC2. express
confidence on the
team’s ability to 10 5 5
accomplish certain
tasks

PC3. encourage 100

team members with
diverse viewpoints to 10 5 5
express their
concerns

PC4. recognize
individual
contributions and 20 5 15
acknowledge team
accomplishments

PC5. assist team 15 5 10

members in delivery

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of their work

PC6. support team

members in taking 15 5 10
independent action

PC7. develop
mechanisms to
incorporate and 20 5 15
develop ideas from
the team

Total 100 35 65

PC1. gather needs of

10 0 10
concerned people

PC2. adapt
arguments to
15 0 15
consider diverse
7. SSC/N9010 needs
Convince
PC3. use small wins
others to
as milestones to gain 25 10 15
take
support for ideas 100
appropriate
action in PC4. persuade with
different the help of concrete
situations 25 10 15
examples or
evidences

PC5. take defined

steps to reach a
25 10 15
consensus on the
course of action

Total 100 30 70

PC1. create realistic 10 3 7

8. SSC/N9011
schedules for
Manage team
projects and direct
performance 100
your efforts in
to achieve
implementing it as
project goals
per the plan

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PC2. identify the 5 1.5 3.5

sequence of tasks
and the resources
needed to achieve a
goal, and prioritize
key action steps

PC3. ensure 5 1.5 3.5

evaluation processes
are in place to
measure project
benefits

PC4. constantly 5 1.5 3.5

monitor the progress
and delivery of the
project

PC5. plan your own 5 1.5 3.5

work to meet the
deadlines

PC6. prioritise work 5 1.5 3.5

in line with key team
or project
deliverables

PC7. identify and 10 3 7

consult the
stakeholders in
planning work

PC8. inform relevant 10 3 7

stakeholders in case
of inability to meet
the deadlines

PC9. use appropriate 5 1.5 3.5

project management
tools and give access
to relevant
stakeholders

PC10. regularly 5 1.5 3.5

update/communicate
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the team and

stakeholder about the
project progress

PC11. efficiently 5 1.5 3.5

allocate resources to
meet needs of the
project or the
organisation

PC12. optimize the 5 1.5 3.5

use of resources to
provide for
unforeseen changes
in priorities,
schedules and client
expectations

PC13. check for 5 1.5 3.5

errors in work in
order and ensure
delivery of high
quality of work

PC14. use quality 5 1.5 3.5

assurance processes
across the team as a
feedback mechanism
to improve
performance

PC15. ensure that all 5 1.5 3.5

the team members/
new employees in the
project are trained on
relevant modules of
the project

PC16. create training 5 1.5 3.5

or reference
documents so that
the team can refer
when in need

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PC17. organise 5 1.5 3.5

training sessions
regularly and when
necessary on-board a
subject matter expert
to help train the team
as per the
requirement

Total 100 30 70

PC1. identify the 10 3 7

larger business and
organizational
context behind the
requirements of the
stakeholder

PC2. manage 5 1.5 3.5

fluctuating
stakeholder priorities
and expectations

PC3. consult 10 3 7
9. SSC/N9012 stakeholders early in
Manage and critical organisation-
collaborate wide decisions
with 100
stakeholders PC4. use formal 5 1.5 3.5
for project communication
success methods to
collaborate with
stakeholders (such
as meetings,
conference calls,
emails etc.)

PC5. keep 10 3 7
stakeholders updated
on changes in project
requirements

PC6. define the 10 3 7

frequency of
communication with
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all the stakeholders

PC7. use suitable 10 3 7

tools to represent
numbers and pictures
to present details

PC8. respond to 10 3 7
requests in a timely
and accurate manner

PC9. take feedbacks 5 1.5 3.5

from stakeholders
regularly

PC10. continuously 15 5 10
improve work
deliverables/service
based on stakeholder
feedback

PC11. plan 10 3 7
deliverables based
on stakeholder needs

Total 100 30 70

Outcomes to be Assessment criteria for the outcome

assessed/NOSs to be
assessed

Means of assessment 1
Proctored online assessments (LAN and Web based), carried out using a variety of
question formats applicable for linear / adaptive methodologies; performance criteria being
assessed via situation judgement tests, simulations, code writing, psychometrics and
multiple-choice questions etc.

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Means of assessment 2
NA
Pass/Fail
1. Criteria for assessment for each Qualification Pack will be created by the Sector Skill
Council. Each Performance Criteria (PC) will be assigned marks proportional to its
importance in NOS. SSC will also lay down proportion of marks for Theory and Skills
Practical for each PC.
2. The assessment for the theory part will be based on knowledge bank of questions
created by the SSC.
3. Assessment will be conducted for all compulsory NOS, and where applicable, on the
selected elective/option NOS/set of NOS.
4. Individual assessment agencies will create unique question papers for theory part for
each candidate at each examination/training centre (as per assessment criteria below).
5. Individual assessment agencies will create unique evaluations for skill practical for
every student at each examination/training centre based on this criterion.
6. To pass a QP, a trainee should score an average of 70% across generic NOS’ and a
minimum of 70% for each technical NOS.
7. In case of unsuccessful completion, the trainee may seek reassessment on the
Qualification Pack.

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SECTION 2
25. EVIDENCE OF LEVEL

Title/Name of qualification/component: IoT – Domain Specialist Level: 8

NSQF Key requirements of the job role How the job role relates to the NSQF level NSQF
Domain descriptors Level
Process Requires a command of wide-ranging The individual in this role must work in a
specialised theoretical and practical skills, constantly changing environment where he/she
involving variable routine and nonroutine needs to actively engage with other stakeholders
contexts. including Applied Scientists.

 Evaluate costs, resource availability, To perform his/her role effectively, the individual
access to IoT expertise, access to IoT requires a vast understanding of the procedural
tools, and agility while planning execution knowledge, guidelines, rules and service level 8
of pilot agreements. He/she needs to adapt to changing
 Establish Key Performance Indicators and circumstances while working within the
relevant metrics to measure business and organization’s processes and guidelines.
functional outcomes
 Drive all stages of IoT solution
development
 Evaluate requirements and create a well-
defined problem statement
Professional Wide-ranging factual and theoretical The individual in the role must have a vast
knowledge knowledge in broad contexts within a field amount of knowledge across organizational
of work or study. policies, data warehouses, data integrations and 8
data pipelines.
 How to develop and execute proof-of-

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Title/Name of qualification/component: IoT – Domain Specialist Level: 8

NSQF Key requirements of the job role How the job role relates to the NSQF level NSQF
Domain descriptors Level
concepts Since this is a role that requires the application
 Knowledge of the needs of the audience to of knowledge across different changing
structure visualizations effectively scenarios, deep and vast knowledge is a
 Knowledge of modelling techniques and necessity.
analytical models
 How to develop real-time visualizations
 Different methodological approaches for
normalizing the dataset such as standard
score, feature scaling, etc.
 How to assess and key attributes of a
solution such as cost, value and function
 How to apply predictive and streaming
analytics solutions
Professional Wide range of cognitive and practical skills The role demands a skillset that allows the
skill required to generate solutions to specific individual to design and execute IoT solutions for
problems in a field of work of study. domain use cases. To do so, the individual
needs to have prior experience in a related field
 Apply domain specific algorithms for and must have the analytical ability to put these 8
analysis of data generated by IoT solution skills in practice.

 Deploy solutions to collect, process and

analyse data at the cloud/edge

 Run containerized workloads at the

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Title/Name of qualification/component: IoT – Domain Specialist Level: 8

NSQF Key requirements of the job role How the job role relates to the NSQF level NSQF
Domain descriptors Level
cloud/edge level

 Present recommendations from data

insights

Core skill Good logical and mathematical skill The individual should possess in depth
understanding of social political and knowledge of the tools required for executing
natural environment and organising pilots and developing solution roadmaps for
information, communication and specific domain use cases. Apart from the ability
presentation skill. to use these tools, the individual needs to know
the application of various models such semantic
 Design and execute IoT solutions for models, information models, predictive models
domain use cases and physics models to the solution. To do so,
he/she must have a strong understanding of 8
 Develop various models for IoT solutions
techniques like data tagging, model
depending on the context
development, data lifecycles and reusability
 Explore opportunities for the development plan.
of IoT solutions

 Apply analytics solutions at the cloud/edge

level and define how data must be used
appropriately

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Title/Name of qualification/component: IoT – Domain Specialist Level: 8

NSQF Key requirements of the job role How the job role relates to the NSQF level NSQF
Domain descriptors Level
Responsibility Full responsibility for output of group and The role demands working in a team to
development. identify opportunities and creating models
that aid in the development of use cases.
 Responsible for strategic direction, The individual in the role will be
evolution, design, documentation, responsible for working problem
implementation, validation and support statement, asset identification, value
critical for IoT solution development. engineering and process, data and
 Providing leadership, motivation and models. 8
direction for all issues and planning
solutions in IoT solution development.
 Driving compliance with industry best
practice for system implementation and
technical architecture standards.
 Drive a high velocity team that is expected
to deliver solutions in a few weeks from
concept to delivery.

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SECTION 3
EVIDENCE OF NEED

26 What evidence is there that the qualification is needed? What is the

estimated uptake of this qualification and what is the basis of this
estimate?

The surge in IoT solution development over the past few years has not been
fuelled due to the evolution of IoT’s underlying technology, but because of the
evolution of IoT business cases. IoT is therefore a business-driven
phenomenon and for this, there is a need for specialists who have in-depth
knowledge of their particular domain of expertise. They must be able to
combine their domain expertise with their understanding of domain related
analytics solutions in order to develop effective IoT solutions. This is why there
is a need for a “Domain Specialist”.

Some of the skills that Domain specialists require include program

management for overseeing the entire project, industrial design (especially for
consumer facing products), sound knowledge of software / cloud / mobile
technologies for gathering and displaying business intelligence and UI/UX
expertise.

There is therefore a need for specialists who can combine all these skills and
develop effective IoT solutions.

https://sites.google.com/site/mwcea874blog/home/topic-8---final-
development/c-the-importance-of-a-domain-architect

https://hackernoon.com/the-5-domain-experts-you-need-to-build-an-iot-device-
8c030ce0ce2c

27 Recommendation from the concerned Line Ministry of the

Government/Regulatory Body. To be supported by documentary
evidences

In place. MeitY has approved all the 9 QPs w.r.t. Internet of Things.
Currently, there are no regulations on AI & Big data by the government or any
other industrial body. However, NASSCOM is working with NITI Aayog to build
national policies.

28 What steps were taken to ensure that the qualification(s) does (do) not
duplicate already existing or planned qualifications in the NSQF? Give
justification for presenting a duplicate qualification
Cleared by QRC at NSDC. There is only no other qualification in the NQR with
respect to the Internet of Things, which is – ‘IoT – Domain Specialist.’ This is a

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specific role that is responsible for performing different aspects of data quality
management.

29 What arrangements are in place to monitor and review the

qualification(s)? What data will be used and at what point will the
qualification(s) be revised or updated? Specify the review process here
 Monitoring and review of the qualifications is a project executed every
two years.
 While adoption by industry and academia is one good indicator for the
usefulness of a qualification pack, we adopt multiple approaches for
periodic review and maintenance of the qualifications.
1. Sub-sector wise Industry council, headed by council chair is a formal
part of our governing structure. The council participates and steers the
qualifications creation and upkeep. This council is a body elected by
over 1800 member companies of NASSCOM.
2. Special interest groups are formed for a more focused and detailed
review of the qualifications in the light of emerging knowledge and skill
areas.
3. Events and workshops are conducted periodically to validate, monitor
and review the qualification.
4. As a part of due diligence process for affiliating Training providers,
we do ask them for validation from their hirers – thus covering even
medium, small and micro segment of the hiring companies.
5. Any institution / individual is welcome to send feedback, which is
recorded and considered during next review cycle.
The above data is used to update the Qualification and this revision is
published annually. Nonetheless, if a major feedback is received prior to the
planned review period, the change is considered in consultation with the
industry council.

Please attach most relevant and recent documents giving further information about
any of the topics above.
Give the titles and other relevant details of the document(s) here. Include page
references showing where to find the relevant information.

 NASSCOM Talent Demand and Supply Report – Internet of Things

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SECTION 4
EVIDENCE OF PROGRESSION

30 What steps have been taken in the design of this or other

qualifications to ensure that there is a clear path to other
qualifications in this sector?
Show the career map here to reflect the clear progression

The Career /Occupational Map reflects horizontal and vertical mobility

emanating from’ Job Families‘ and ‘Tracks’ across NSQF and experience
levels.
Presently 9 of the most popular job roles/ QPs in this Internet of Things
Occupation have been articulated as per IT-ITeS industry’s direction and
aspirations.

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Please attach most relevant and recent documents giving further information about
any of the topics above. Give the titles and other relevant details of the document(s)
here. Include page references showing where to find the relevant information.

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