The ladder, level by level
The modules listed against each level describe what a provider's curriculum is mapped against. The institute assesses and certifies; it does not teach them.
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1Spark₹299
Capabilities
- Keeps a personal knowledge base and captures what is learnt
- Finds own notes faster than searching the web
Modules mapped to this level
- Personal knowledge base; capture what you learn
Assessment 25 min adaptive live oral and practical with the AI examinerPass mark 70%Validity 24 months
Sit level 1 in strand 7 -
2Torch₹699
Capabilities
- Turns repeated work into reusable skills and playbooks that load themselves
- Keeps continuity: resume files, handoffs across sessions and agents
Modules mapped to this level
- Skills: turn repeated work into reusable playbooks that load themselves
- Continuity: resume files, handoffs, working across sessions and agents
Assessment 45 min practical task in a live sandbox, then a vivaPass mark 70%Validity 24 months
Sit level 2 in strand 7 -
3Beam₹1,499
Capabilities
- Builds retrieval over own documents and measures its quality
- Chooses chunking and retrieval settings from evidence
Modules mapped to this level
- RAG: AI over your own documents; chunking, retrieval quality, evaluation
Assessment 90 min performance exam in a live sandbox plus portfolio reviewPass mark 75%Validity 18 months, annual currency pulse
Sit level 3 in strand 7 -
4Beacon₹3,999
Capabilities
- Runs enterprise knowledge with permissions, freshness and provenance
- Designs the knowledge architecture for an organisation
Modules mapped to this level
- Enterprise knowledge: permissions, freshness, provenance
Assessment Portfolio, two-hour defended case, peer panel of twoPass mark 75%Validity 18 months, annual currency pulse
Sit level 4 in strand 7 -
5Luminary₹9,999
Capabilities
- Sets knowledge standards across organisations
- Examines candidates at levels 1 to 3
- Licensed independent trainer for this strand
Modules mapped to this level
- Examiner practicum
Assessment Panel of three human examiners, teaching demonstration, contribution recordPass mark Panel decisionValidity Annual contribution record
Sit level 5 in strand 7 -
6NovaBy nomination
Contribution
Level 6 is the same in every strand: a documented contribution to the strand that others have adopted (a method, tool, dataset, curriculum, standard or published finding), examined by the standards council on nomination by two Luminaries.
Assessment Standards council review, by nomination onlyValidity Lifetime, listed in the public register
Currency
Levels 3 and 4 need one 20 minute currency pulse a year to stay valid, in this strand as in every other.
Currency pulses and subscriptions · Fees and pass marks for every level