diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/apis/config/validation/validation_pluginargs.go b/pkg/scheduler/apis/config/validation/validation_pluginargs.go
index 56304b3e8f1..325a6bc6779 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/apis/config/validation/validation_pluginargs.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/apis/config/validation/validation_pluginargs.go
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/apis/config"
 )
 
+var supportedScoringStrategyTypes = sets.NewString(
+	string(config.LeastAllocated),
+	string(config.MostAllocated),
+	string(config.RequestedToCapacityRatio),
+)
+
 // ValidateDefaultPreemptionArgs validates that DefaultPreemptionArgs are correct.
 func ValidateDefaultPreemptionArgs(path *field.Path, args *config.DefaultPreemptionArgs) error {
 	var allErrs field.ErrorList
@@ -304,10 +310,14 @@ func ValidateNodeResourcesFitArgs(path *field.Path, args *config.NodeResourcesFi
 		}
 	}
 
+	strategyPath := path.Child("scoringStrategy")
 	if args.ScoringStrategy != nil {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResources(args.ScoringStrategy.Resources, path.Child("resources"))...)
+		if !supportedScoringStrategyTypes.Has(string(args.ScoringStrategy.Type)) {
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.NotSupported(strategyPath.Child("type"), args.ScoringStrategy.Type, supportedScoringStrategyTypes.List()))
+		}
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResources(args.ScoringStrategy.Resources, strategyPath.Child("resources"))...)
 		if args.ScoringStrategy.RequestedToCapacityRatio != nil {
-			allErrs = append(allErrs, validateFunctionShape(args.ScoringStrategy.RequestedToCapacityRatio.Shape, path.Child("shape"))...)
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, validateFunctionShape(args.ScoringStrategy.RequestedToCapacityRatio.Shape, strategyPath.Child("shape"))...)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/apis/config/validation/validation_pluginargs_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/apis/config/validation/validation_pluginargs_test.go
index 33a41ec7b6f..fea6000f193 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/apis/config/validation/validation_pluginargs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/apis/config/validation/validation_pluginargs_test.go
@@ -745,6 +745,15 @@ func TestValidateFitArgs(t *testing.T) {
 			args:   config.NodeResourcesFitArgs{},
 			expect: "ScoringStrategy field is required",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "ScoringStrategy: type is unsupported",
+			args: config.NodeResourcesFitArgs{
+				ScoringStrategy: &config.ScoringStrategy{
+					Type: "Invalid",
+				},
+			},
+			expect: `Unsupported value: "Invalid"`,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range argsTest {
@@ -791,7 +800,7 @@ func TestValidateLeastAllocatedScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "resources[0].weight",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.resources[0].weight",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -806,7 +815,7 @@ func TestValidateLeastAllocatedScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "resources[0].weight",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.resources[0].weight",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -825,11 +834,11 @@ func TestValidateLeastAllocatedScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "resources[0].weight",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.resources[0].weight",
 				},
 				{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "resources[1].weight",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.resources[1].weight",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -886,7 +895,7 @@ func TestValidateMostAllocatedScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "resources[0].weight",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.resources[0].weight",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -901,7 +910,7 @@ func TestValidateMostAllocatedScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "resources[0].weight",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.resources[0].weight",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -920,11 +929,11 @@ func TestValidateMostAllocatedScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "resources[0].weight",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.resources[0].weight",
 				},
 				{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "resources[1].weight",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.resources[1].weight",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -965,7 +974,7 @@ func TestValidateRequestedToCapacityRatioScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeRequired,
-					Field: "shape",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.shape",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -981,7 +990,7 @@ func TestValidateRequestedToCapacityRatioScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "resources[0].weight",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.resources[0].weight",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -997,7 +1006,7 @@ func TestValidateRequestedToCapacityRatioScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "resources[0].weight",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.resources[0].weight",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -1017,7 +1026,7 @@ func TestValidateRequestedToCapacityRatioScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "shape[0].utilization",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.shape[0].utilization",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -1032,7 +1041,7 @@ func TestValidateRequestedToCapacityRatioScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "shape[0].utilization",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.shape[0].utilization",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -1051,7 +1060,7 @@ func TestValidateRequestedToCapacityRatioScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "shape[1].utilization",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.shape[1].utilization",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -1092,7 +1101,7 @@ func TestValidateRequestedToCapacityRatioScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "shape[2].utilization",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.shape[2].utilization",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -1107,7 +1116,7 @@ func TestValidateRequestedToCapacityRatioScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "shape[0].score",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.shape[0].score",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -1122,7 +1131,7 @@ func TestValidateRequestedToCapacityRatioScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "shape[0].score",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.shape[0].score",
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/noderesources/least_allocated_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/noderesources/least_allocated_test.go
index 28443f392a6..4306b8f1841 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/noderesources/least_allocated_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/noderesources/least_allocated_test.go
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func TestLeastAllocatedScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				&field.Error{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "resources[0].weight",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.resources[0].weight",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func TestLeastAllocatedScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				&field.Error{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "resources[1].weight",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.resources[1].weight",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func TestLeastAllocatedScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				&field.Error{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "resources[1].weight",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.resources[1].weight",
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/noderesources/most_allocated_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/noderesources/most_allocated_test.go
index 7f7ace6105a..211c397a5f6 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/noderesources/most_allocated_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/noderesources/most_allocated_test.go
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func TestMostAllocatedScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				&field.Error{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "resources[0].weight",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.resources[0].weight",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func TestMostAllocatedScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				&field.Error{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "resources[1].weight",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.resources[1].weight",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ func TestMostAllocatedScoringStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				&field.Error{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
-					Field: "resources[0].weight",
+					Field: "scoringStrategy.resources[0].weight",
 				},
 			},
 		},