National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)

Cookie Policy

COOKIES POLICY

Last Updated: 10 July 2026

www.nsdcindia.org (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”), is a website controlled and managed by the National Skill Development Corporation (together with its associate company(ies), subsidiaries, and international affiliates, hereinafter referred to as “Us,” “We,” or “Our”) having its registered office at 5th & 6th Floor, Kaushal Bhawan, New Moti Bagh, New Delhi, 110023.

This cookies policy, as amended from time to time (“Cookies Policy”), governs the generation and storage of cookies through your (“User” or “You” or “Your”) usage of Our Website. This Cookies Policy is to be read in conjunction with the Disclaimer, Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy of the Website, as amended from time to time and published on the Website (collectively, the “Governing Policies”). All terms and conditions set out in the Governing Policies shall apply to all Users of the Website and are deemed to be incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Cookies Policy and any of the Governing Policies, the terms of the relevant Governing Policy shall, to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency, prevail.

“Cookies” are small text files or pieces of data that an internet website sends to Your browser when You access information on that website. First-party cookies are set by the website You are visiting, while third-party cookies are set by other domains, as further described below.

The Website uses the following types of cookies to enhance Your experience and interactivity:

Analytics cookies for anonymously remembering Your computer or mobile device when you visit Our Website to keep track of Your browsing patterns.
Service cookies for helping Us to make Our Website work efficiently, remembering Your registration, login credentials such as Your username/ user id and password stored in hashed form, and settings preferences, and keeping track of the pages you view.
Non-persistent cookies or per-session cookies which serve the technical purposes of providing seamless navigation. These cookies do not collect Personal Data (as defined in the Privacy Policy) of users, and they are deleted as soon as You leave Our Website. These cookies do not permanently record data, and they are not stored on Your computer’s hard drive. The cookies are stored in memory and are only available during an active browser session. Once You close Your browser, the cookie disappears.
Essential cookies (First party cookies) are sometimes called “strictly necessary” as without them We cannot provide many services that you need on the Website. For example, essential cookies help remember your preferences as you move around the Website.
Third-party cookies are used for several reasons, like protecting your data and account, helping Us see which features are most popular, counting visitors to a page, understanding how You engage with web content improving Our Users’ experience, keeping Our services secure, providing relevant advertising, and just generally providing You with a better, more intuitive, and satisfying experience.

Use of Cookies: Cookies enable Us to store information about Your preferences and We use them to improve the functionality of Our Website and Your experience when using it. The type of information a cookie collects includes the date and time at which you visited the Website, Your browsing history, Your preferences, and Your username. We may use cookies for marketing and analytics purposes by using information collected from our cookies to identify user behavior, to track visitors across the Website and to understand how you interact with a particular service. These insights allow services to both improve content and build better features that enhance your experience.

Children’s Data: Where We are aware that a User is a child (an individual below the age of eighteen (18) years), We will not use cookies to undertake behavioural tracking, monitoring, or targeted advertising directed at such User, and any processing of such User’s data through cookies will be undertaken only in accordance with the additional consent requirements applicable to children under Our Governing Policies and applicable law.

Web Beacons: Web beacons which include internet tags, pixel tags and clear GIFs are clear electronic images that can recognize certain types of information on Your computer, such as the type of browser used to view a Website page, when You viewed a particular site linked to the web beacon, and a description of a site tied to the web beacon. Conversion pixels are small codes located on a particular web page which are triggered when someone visits a page resulting in an increase in the conversion count. We may use web beacons, conversion pixels or other technologies to operate and improve the Website and to determine whether messages have been opened and links clicked on. Web beacons do not place information on your device, but they may work in conjunction with cookies to monitor website activity.

Save for essential or strictly necessary cookies (which are required for the Website to function and do not require Your consent), We will set non-essential cookies, including analytics, advertising, and third-party cookies, only after obtaining Your consent. When You first visit the Website, We will present You with a cookie consent notice that allows You to accept or decline each such category of cookie separately. Your consent is sought on a free, specific, informed and unambiguous basis through a clear affirmative action, and You may review or withdraw Your consent at any time, as easily as it was given, through the ‘Cookies Consent Manager’ or the browser settings described below. However, please note that if You configure Your browser to refuse cookies, it is possible that the Website may not function properly, or it may limit Your access to certain features of the Website.

If You wish to withdraw Your consent at any time, please note that internet browsers allow You to change Your cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu of Your internet browser. In order to understand these settings, the following links may be helpful. Otherwise, you should use the ‘help’ option in your internet browser for more details.

If You have any questions, requests, or grievances regarding Our use of cookies, please write to Us on grievance@nsdcindia.org