What the scheme does
NAPS shares part of the stipend an employer pays an apprentice, so a training programme costs less to run than the headline stipend suggests.
What an apprenticeship programme actually costs.
Enter your numbers and the estimate moves with them. Trade apprentices, typically ITI qualified or fresh entrants being trained on your own equipment and processes.
Running the other scheme as well? Try the NATS benefit calculator.
Your programme
Three figures you already know.
Rs
months
Scheme parameters
Set by notification and revised from time to time. They are editable so you can see exactly what the result rests on. We confirm the current position for your establishment in the written assessment.
%
Rs
Estimated over the full programme
Rs0
net cost after the NAPS share, for 25 apprentices over 12 months
- Total stipend outlay
- Rs 0
- Estimated NAPS share
- Rs 0
- Share per apprentice, per month
- Rs 0
- Effective reduction in programme cost
- 0%
Indicative only. This is arithmetic on the figures above, not a quotation and not advice. Eligibility, apprentice categories and current scheme parameters are confirmed in the written assessment. Administered through the apprenticeship portal run under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
Want this checked against your establishment?
Send us the figures you just entered and we will come back within one working day with a written assessment: what you qualify for, which apprentice categories apply, and what the administration involves.
What the number does not show
The share is the easy part to model. These are the parts that decide whether a programme works.
What it does not do
It does not run itself. Registration on the portal, contracts, stipend disbursal and the statutory reporting are the actual work, and they continue for the whole term.
Where the number really moves
Completion. An apprentice who leaves early takes the training investment with them, which is why supervision and pastoral care matter more than the reimbursement rate.
What we confirm for you
Current scheme parameters, whether your establishment qualifies, which trades apply and what the reporting cycle looks like month to month.
Frequently asked questions about this estimate
Is this estimate binding?
No. It is arithmetic on the figures you enter, using scheme parameters you can see and change. Treat it as a sizing exercise, not a quotation. We confirm the current position for your establishment in the written assessment.
Why can I edit the reimbursement share and the cap?
Because they are set by notification and revised. The calculator shows you exactly which assumptions the result rests on, and lets you change them. Printed figures go stale.
What is the difference between NAPS and NATS?
They are separate schemes for different apprentices. NAPS covers trade apprentices and is administered under the skill development ministry. NATS covers graduate, diploma and vocational apprentices and is administered under the education ministry through the Boards of Apprenticeship Training. Many employers run both. There is a NATS calculator alongside this one.
What happens after I submit?
The figures you entered come to us with your contact details, and we send back a written assessment within one working day: what your establishment qualifies for, which trades apply, and what the administration involves.
Rather ask than read?
Tell us the sites, the roles and the headcount. We will come back with what we would run and what is realistic in your timeline.