Instructor and campus accounts open as soon as you sign up on the NSDP website. Two things are still checked by NSDP by hand: every course or class before students see it, and your identity. Your identity is checked once, on the Verification page in the menu.
What you upload
| Part | Instructor | Campus |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Your identity document (CNIC, or NICOP, POC or passport if you live outside Pakistan), its photos and a selfie holding it. | The same, for the owner of the institution or the person the owner authorised. |
| Institution | — | Registered name, how it is registered (company, trust, sole proprietor…), the registration certificate, the premises ownership deed or rent agreement, and an authority letter if you are not the owner. |
| Bank account | An account in your own name: bank, IBAN, account title and a cheque leaf, bank letter or statement. | An account in the institution's registered name (or the owner's), with the same proof. |
The automatic checks
As you fill in the form, a panel beside it checks your details. A red item must be fixed before you can submit; an amber one is submitted but looked at closely by NSDP.
- A CNIC, NICOP or POC has 13 digits, and its last digit matches the gender (odd for men, even for women). A passport number is 6 to 15 letters and digits, with its issuing country.
- You are 18 or older, and the document has not expired.
- The document is not already verified for another person on NSDP. Your own other panels (same email) never count as "another account".
- The IBAN is a valid Pakistani IBAN (24 characters, its check digits add up), and the bank it belongs to matches the bank you chose. The Bank list has every bank in Pakistan: commercial, Islamic, government and provincial, foreign, microfinance (including Easypaisa and JazzCash accounts) and digital accounts such as SadaPay and NayaPay. Typing a Pakistani IBAN picks the bank for you.
- The account title matches the name on your document (or, for a campus, the institution's registered name).
- Every required photo and document is attached.
After you submit
What each status means
- Not submittedFill in the form and choose Submit to NSDP. Save draft keeps your progress.
- Waiting for NSDPYou can already send courses and classes for review. NSDP approves them only once your identity is verified. The form is locked while NSDP checks it.
- VerifiedWithdrawals open, to the verified bank account only. The details are locked; to change them use Request a change.
- Verified · change with NSDPYou asked to change your details or bank. Until NSDP approves, everything keeps using the details approved before, and payouts keep going to the approved bank account.
- Verified · change returnedNSDP did not accept the change; its note says why. Your approved details and bank still apply. Correct the change and send it again.
- Changes neededNSDP's note says what to correct. Fix it and submit again.
Sending a course for review
If you choose Submit for review before your identity is submitted, the portal tells you what is missing. Instructors also need a profile photo, a headline and a bio of at least 50 characters on Profile setup, because students see them on your course pages.
Can earnings go to a family member's account?
No. The account must be in your own name, or for a campus in the institution's or the owner's name. This protects you and the students' fees.
How do I change my bank account?
On Verification, choose Request a change, update the bank part with a new proof, and choose Send the change to NSDP. Payouts keep going to your approved account meanwhile; once NSDP approves, the new account is used everywhere (instructor and affiliate). Past payouts keep showing the account they went to.
I verified as an affiliate. Do I verify again as an instructor?
No. One verification per person counts for all your panels with the same email. Open Verification in your instructor panel: it shows the same, already verified record.
My CNIC has no expiry date.
Leave the expiry date empty. The check shows amber and NSDP confirms it from the photo.
I live outside Pakistan. Can I verify?
Yes. Choose NICOP, POC or Passport instead of CNIC (a passport needs only its photo page and the issuing country). For payouts, use a Pakistani account such as Roshan Digital, or a bank abroad: enter its IBAN, or the account number with the bank's SWIFT code.