NASSCOM NSR Registration: What It Is and Which IT Companies Ask for It

Last updated: 13 October 2026 · By the Asuraa Team

Quick answer: NSR registration creates your profile on the National Skills Registry, a NASSCOM initiative run by NDML that stores verified personal, academic and employment details for IT and ITeS staff. It costs Rs 400 plus taxes, including the first year's usage fee, and gives you a 12-digit ITPIN. As of October 2026, subscribers listed on NSR include TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL, Cognizant, Accenture, Capgemini and Tech Mahindra.

Key takeaways

• The National Skills Registry is a NASSCOM initiative set up and managed by NDML, a wholly owned NSDL subsidiary, to hold verified records of IT and ITeS professionals.
• NSR registration costs Rs 400 plus taxes (Rs 300 registration plus Rs 100 first-year usage), and the annual usage fee after that is Rs 100 plus taxes.
• After KYC through Aadhaar XML or Video KYC and payment, NSR issues a 12-digit ITPIN by SMS and email that stays with you across job changes.
• Only you, your present employer and companies you authorise can view your NSR profile, with up to 10 active authorisations of up to 60 days each.
• NSR's participating companies list includes TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Cognizant, Accenture, Capgemini, Tech Mahindra, IBM India, LTIMindtree, Mphasis and Genpact.

What is NASSCOM NSR registration?

NSR registration means creating your profile on the National Skills Registry, a NASSCOM initiative that stores verified personal, academic and employment details of people working in IT and ITeS. NSR is set up and managed by NSDL Database Management Limited (NDML), a wholly owned subsidiary of NSDL, which NASSCOM engaged to run it as part of its Trusted Sourcing effort (NSR About Us).

The registry holds your personal details and photograph, your academic qualifications, and your employment periods and designations. It does not capture your skills or performance ratings (Know NSR). Background checkers empanelled by NASSCOM and NDML verify those details, and once a detail is verified it does not need to be verified again.

After registration you get a 12-digit IT Professional Identification Number, the ITPIN, by SMS and email (NSR FAQ). The NSR homepage reported more than 37 lakh web registrations, over 25 lakh ITPINs generated and 337 subscriber companies as of October 2026 (NSR).

NSR is one piece of the wider hiring check. For the full sequence of employment, education, address and criminal checks, see our guide to the background verification process in India.

Which IT companies ask for NSR registration?

Companies that subscribe to NSR are the ones that can ask you to register and view your profile, and the subscriber list includes most large Indian IT services firms. As of October 2026, the NSR participating companies page lists Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Cognizant, Accenture, Capgemini, Tech Mahindra, IBM India, LTIMindtree, Mphasis and Genpact, among many others. The homepage logo wall also shows global banks such as Citi, HSBC and JP Morgan (NSR).

Being on the list means the company can use NSR; it does not mean every role or every location uses it in the same way. Your offer letter, joining email or onboarding portal will say whether NSR registration is part of your joining formalities. If it is, the registration form lets you choose "My Future Employer" and enter the offer or job ID reference (NSR checklist).

NSR's fee page says the Rs 400 registration and the Rs 100 annual maintenance "can be paid by employer or employee" (NSR fees), so ask HR before you pay.

Is NSR registration mandatory?

NSR describes registration as a right of anyone working or aspiring to work in IT and ITeS, including people who are not currently employed, rather than a legal obligation (NSR FAQ). In practice it becomes a requirement only when your employer makes it part of onboarding. If a subscriber company asks for it as a joining condition, treat it like any other joining document and complete it on time.

How much does NSR registration cost?

NSR registration costs Rs 400 plus applicable taxes, which covers Rs 300 for registration and Rs 100 for the first year's usage, and after that the annual usage fee is Rs 100 plus taxes (NSR FAQ). The checklist also mentions lifetime and discounted membership options for future maintenance fees (NSR checklist).

Background verification is a separate charge. If you ask for your own record to be verified, NSR's Baseline Verification costs Rs 1,800 plus taxes plus any institution fees, paid to the empanelled agency (NSR background checkers). When your employer orders the check, the company and its agency settle the terms. Our post on background verification cost and agencies in India covers those fees in more detail.

How do you register on NSR, step by step?

Registration takes about 15 minutes online if your documents are ready, according to the NSR registration checklist.

1. Keep ready your offer ID or employee ID, personal details (including mother's maiden name), present and permanent addresses, PAN and passport details if you have them, qualification certificates, and past employment dates.
2. Open the NSR site, click Register Now, and read the process, fees and terms.
3. Choose who requested the registration: present employer, future employer or on your own.
4. Enter personal, qualification and career details exactly as they appear on your documents.
5. Pick where the NSR card should be delivered.
6. Click Submit & View, check every field, and correct errors now.
7. Complete KYC through Aadhaar XML KYC or Video KYC, then pay online.
8. Save the acknowledgement number shown on screen and sent by email.
9. Wait for the quality check; your ITPIN arrives by email and SMS.

If your ITPIN has not arrived within a few days of finishing KYC and payment, NSR asks you to email its helpdesk with your acknowledgement number. A failed payment that was debited is refunded automatically within 7 days (NSR common problems).

Who can see your NSR profile?

Only you, your present employer (to confirm current employment) and companies you specifically authorise can see your NSR data (NSR FAQ). You can keep up to 10 active authorisations at a time, each valid for a maximum of 60 days, and every access is logged in an audit trail. Your current employer is not told which other companies you have authorised, which matters when you are interviewing elsewhere.

A company viewing a verified profile pays NSR Rs 300 plus tax if it is a NASSCOM member and Rs 500 plus tax if not, while unverified profiles are free to view (NSR fees).

What if your NSR details are wrong or a verification remark is incorrect?

You can correct unverified details yourself, but anything already verified or under verification cannot be edited (NSR FAQ). For key fields such as name, date of birth, gender, photo or PAN, NSR's common-problems page points you to the "Change Key Fields of NSR Profile" option with OTP confirmation and an upload of a PAN card showing the correct details (NSR common problems).

If an empanelled agency's remark is wrong, you can send clarifications or documents and the agency may re-verify and correct its report (NSR FAQ). Keep copies of everything you submit. Our guide on what happens if background verification fails covers how to handle a disputed result.

What do most guides on NSR registration get wrong?

Most guides treat NSR as a background check in itself, but registration only creates your record; verification is a separate step done by an empanelled agency and paid for separately. A fresh ITPIN tells an employer who you are, not that your degree or past job has been confirmed. Each component of the profile shows its own verification status (Know NSR).

The second common error is advice to create a new NSR profile when you change jobs. The NSR FAQ describes the profile as permanent: you keep the same ITPIN through job and qualification changes and simply authorise your new employer (NSR FAQ). Creating duplicates only creates confusion during your next check.

Finally, some older guides describe in-person enrolment steps. The current checklist describes identity confirmation through Aadhaar XML KYC or Video KYC, so follow the instructions on the live site rather than old screenshots.

How should freshers prepare NSR alongside other joining tasks?

Do NSR at the same time as the rest of your onboarding paperwork, because it uses the same data. The names and dates you enter must match your marksheets, Aadhaar and offer letter, since mismatches surface later during verification.

Our joining documents checklist lists what to keep scanned, the EPF UAN activation guide helps you set up the PF record that employers also check, and the first job guide from offer to joining shows where NSR fits between offer acceptance and day one.

This is general information, not legal advice.

Related guides

• Your First Job in India: From Offer Letter to Joining Day and Beyond
• Background Verification Cost in India and Which Agencies Companies Use
• What Happens If Background Verification Fails? Reasons and Options
• BGV for Freshers With a Career Gap, Backlogs or a Changed College

FAQ

What is NASSCOM NSR?

NSR, the National Skills Registry, is a NASSCOM initiative managed by NDML, a subsidiary of NSDL. It stores the personal details, photograph, academic qualifications and employment history of IT and ITeS professionals, along with background check results from empanelled agencies. Each registered person gets a 12-digit ITPIN, and companies can see the profile only with that person's authorisation.

Is NSR registration mandatory for IT jobs?

NSR presents registration as a right of anyone working or hoping to work in IT and ITeS, not as a legal obligation. It becomes a requirement when your employer makes it a joining condition. Many large IT employers, including TCS, Infosys, Wipro and Cognizant, are listed as NSR subscribers, so check your offer letter or onboarding portal for instructions.

How much does NSR registration cost?

As of October 2026, NSR registration costs Rs 400 plus taxes: Rs 300 for registration and Rs 100 for the first year's usage. After that, the annual usage fee is Rs 100 plus taxes. NSR says either the employer or the employee can pay, so ask HR before paying. Background verification on your profile is a separate charge.

Do I need a new NSR registration when I change jobs?

No. NSR describes the profile as permanent, so you keep the same ITPIN across job and qualification changes. When you join a new employer, you authorise that company to view your profile instead of registering again. Duplicate profiles create confusion during later background checks, so recover your old ITPIN if you have lost it.

Who can see my NSR profile?

Only you, your current employer (to confirm present employment) and companies you authorise can see your NSR data. You can have up to 10 active authorisations at once, each valid for up to 60 days, and every access is logged. Your current employer is not told which other companies you have authorised.

How do I recover a forgotten ITPIN?

On the NSR website, go to Access your Profile and choose Forgot ITPIN. Enter your acknowledgement number, or your mother's maiden name and date of birth, and the system shows your ITPIN if it finds a match. If your ITPIN was never generated after KYC and payment, email the NSR helpdesk with your acknowledgement number.

Final thoughts

NSR registration is a one-time Rs 400 profile that IT and ITeS employers use to identify you and store verified background checks, and it follows you across jobs through a single ITPIN. Register only when your employer asks or when you want a verified record, enter details exactly as your documents show, and keep control of who can view it. When you are ready for the next role, browse current openings on Asuraa.