Who Can Apply?

A professional certification pathway for teaching professionals working in higher education.

Eligibility & Application

Who Can Apply

DRONĀ certification is open to teaching professionals in higher education who meet the required experience and educational qualification conditions.

The Scheme applies to teaching professionals serving in, but not limited to:

The Scheme is generic and applicable across disciplines, including:

A minimum of two years of relevant professional experience, counted from the date you obtained the minimum educational qualification required for your teaching position or role. Experience gained before that qualifying degree does not count toward eligibility.
The minimum educational qualification prescribed for your teaching position, discipline and institution type by the relevant statutory or regulatory authority — for example, UGC or AICTE or NMC norms, or the requirements of your specific professional regulatory body.

At registration, you will be asked to confirm your years of experience and provide identifying and professional details, along with your CV.

Choose a Category

All three categories are assessed against the same five competence domains; the difference is emphasis, not scope.

Greater weight on teaching-learning, student assessment, mentoring and student success.

Greater weight on research, innovation, scholarly contribution and knowledge creation.

Balanced weight across teaching and research competencies.

Requirements around professional ethics, responsible conduct and digital competence remain the same for everyone.

How to Apply

Registration — create your applicant profile with your basic professional details.
Eligibility check — confirm the minimum experience and qualification requirements.
Payment of application fee — the fee covers assessment and certification; payment does not guarantee certification and is non-refundable once paid, including on withdrawal.
Access to the application — after payment verification, access all five competence-domain forms.
Submission of evidence — complete each domain and provide evidence against each indicator.
Acknowledgement — after all five domains are submitted and the final category is selected, the application moves into assessment.

Applicant information is treated as confidential and is visible only to personnel directly involved in reviewing and assessing the application.