Your teacher profile tells students who you are and tells NSDP how to reach you and what you can teach. It has seven sections. Each field is marked either Shown on your public teacher page or Only NSDP staff see this.
Editing your profile
Step 2: Fill in a section
Change any field. The section shows Unsaved, the preview on the right updates, and a save bar appears at the bottom of the screen.
Step 3: Choose Save changes
Only the sections you changed are saved. You see Saved and the completeness ring updates.
Step 4: Or choose Discard
Every unsaved change is dropped and the form goes back to what is stored.
The seven sections
| Section | What it holds |
|---|---|
| 1 About you | Profile photo, full name, professional headline, short bio, full bio, cover image, gender, date of birth. |
| 2 Contact | Country, province, city, phone, WhatsApp, address. |
| 3 Expertise | Subjects and skills, teaching languages, teaching modes, years of experience, levels taught. |
| 4 Qualifications | Highest qualification, education, certifications, work experience. |
| 5 Online presence | LinkedIn, website or portfolio, YouTube, GitHub, intro video. |
| 6 Availability | Preferred days and time windows, whether you can teach on-site, and where. |
Public and private fields
Fields are grouped under one of two labels. Private fields are never shown to students, never sent to the NSDP website and never included in course pages.
| Shown on your public teacher page | Only NSDP staff see this |
|---|---|
| Full name, headline, short bio, full bio, photo, cover image | Gender, date of birth, login email |
| Country, province, city | Phone, WhatsApp, address |
| Subjects, languages, teaching modes, years of experience, levels | Preferred days and times, on-site answer, on-site cities, preferred campus |
| Highest qualification, education, certification names, work experience | Uploaded certificate documents |
| LinkedIn, website, YouTube, GitHub, intro video | Your CNIC and bank account (on the Verification page) |
Your certificate documents (and where the CNIC went)
The fields
Fields on this form
- Full nameRequired2–120 characters
- Your public teacher name. It is also the name shown in the portal and on your replies to students.
- Login emailRead-only
- The address you sign in with. You can't change it here.
- Professional headlineUp to 160 characters
- One line about what you teach. Make it clear and concrete; avoid a bare job title.
- Short bioUp to 300 characters
- Two or three sentences for teacher lists and cards.
- Full bioUp to 4000 characters
- Your background, teaching style, who you help and what learners can expect. Aim for 30 words or more.
- Profile photoRequiredSquare, 400 × 400 px or larger; JPG, PNG or WebP; up to 5 MB
- At the top of About you. Choose Upload, pick an image, then crop it to a square in the editor; or choose Media library to reuse one you uploaded before. Change replaces it, Adjust re-crops it and Remove clears it (your initials are shown instead). A complete profile needs a photo.
- Cover image16:5, best at 1600 × 500 px; JPG, PNG or WebP; up to 5 MB
- Optional. A wide banner shown across the top of your public teacher page. It is cropped to 16:5 in the same editor. Without one, the green band is shown.
- Phone and WhatsAppCountry code + number
- Pick the country code, then type the number without the leading 0. Fill in WhatsApp only if it differs from your phone.
- Country, province, city
- Country starts as Pakistan. For Pakistan you choose the province and search the city list; you can type a city that is not listed.
- Subjects and skillsUp to 20
- Type a subject and press Enter or comma, or tap a course category to add it.
- Teaching languages and modes
- Tap every language you can teach in and every mode: online live, recorded courses, on-site at a campus.
- Education, certifications, work experience10 / 15 / 15 rows
- Choose Add for each row. A row needs at least its degree, certificate name, or role and organisation. A certification can carry an uploaded document (PDF, image or Word, up to 10 MB); only you and NSDP staff can open it.
- LinksMust start with https://
- LinkedIn, website or portfolio, YouTube and GitHub.
- Intro videoLink, or MP4/WebM/MOV up to 100 MB
- Paste a link to a video, or upload a file.
Details from your application
The first time you open the page, empty fields are filled in from your approved teacher application or your campus's teacher request: phone, city, subjects, qualification, links and availability. A note at the top says how many. They are suggestions and are not saved until you choose Save changes. Once you have saved a section, it is never filled in again, so a field you clear stays empty.
Profile completeness
The ring at the top shows how complete your profile is, with a label: Needs work, In progress, Strong or Complete. It counts what you have saved, not what you are typing. Each section shows a Complete tick when all of its checks pass. Completeness is a guide. To send a course for review you need a photo, a headline and a bio of at least 50 characters, plus your identity on the Verification page.
| Section | Checks |
|---|---|
| About you | Name (2+ characters), headline (12+ characters), short bio, full bio (30+ words), photo. |
| Contact | Phone number; city and province. |
| Expertise | A subject, a teaching language, a teaching mode, years of experience, a level. |
| Qualifications | At least one education row; at least one work experience row. |
| Online presence | At least one link or an intro video. |
| Availability | Preferred days, preferred times, the on-site question answered. |
What you can't change here
- Email address: ask NSDP administration if it must change.
- Password: change it under Account & security (account menu), where you can also sign out other devices. See Teacher account and security.
- Your campus links, your earnings share and your permissions are set by NSDP.
Common errors
Messages you might see
“This image is 300 × 300 px. Use one that is at least 400 × 400 px.”
WhyThe picture is too small for a profile photo (the numbers show its size).
FixChoose a larger photo.
“Enter at least 2 characters.”
WhyThe full name is empty or one character.
FixEnter your full name.
“Enter a full link starting with https://”
WhyA link is missing https:// or is not a web address.
FixPaste the whole address from your browser's address bar.
“CNIC must be 13 digits”
WhyThe CNIC number is incomplete.
FixType all 13 digits; the dashes are added for you.
“Enter the degree, or remove this row.”
WhyAn education, certification or work row was added and left empty.
FixFill the row in, or choose Remove on it.
“Couldn't save — try again”
WhyThe save didn't reach the server, for example because the connection dropped.
FixCheck your connection and choose Save changes again. What you typed is still in the form.
“Too many profile saves.”
WhyThe profile was saved many times within a minute.
FixWait for the time shown, then save again.
FAQ
Do profile changes go to NSDP for review?
No. They are saved and shown straight away.
Who can see my phone number, address and CNIC?
Only NSDP staff. They are not shown to students, are not on your course pages and are not sent to the NSDP website.
I closed the page before saving. Is my work lost?
No. What you typed is kept on this device for 7 days. Open the page again and it is restored; choose Start over to drop it.
Why are some fields already filled in?
They come from your approved teacher application. Check them and save; nothing is stored until you do.
Where will students see my bio?
On the public detail pages of courses you teach, and on your teacher page on the NSDP website.
The page shows figures like Courses, Reach and Review Queue. Where do they come from?
They are the same totals as your dashboard: your courses, their enrollments, courses under review and comments waiting for you.