www.naac.gov.in

Prof. H. A. Ranganath

National Assessment and Accreditation Council

Bangalore, India

INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION (NAAC MODEL)

NBA

Higher Education Matrix

The landscape of Higher Education

is extremely complex, diverse and

hetrerogeneous.

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Institutions of Higher Education

Diversity and Pluralism

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State Universities

Private Universities

Deemed Universities

Central Universities

IITs

IIMs

Institutions of National

Importance

IISERs & NISERs

CSIR Academy

Foreign Universities?

Innovation Universities?

etc.?

Emergence of

MONOFACULTY

UNIVERSITIES/INSTITUTIONS

Constituent Colleges

Affiliated Colleges

Government Colleges

Private Colleges – Aided

Aided Colleges with

unaided courses

Totally unaided Colleges

/Self financing

Autonomous Colleges

Rural Vs Urban

Professional Vs Non-

Professional

Digital Vs Non-digital

etc

• With an increase in the demand for higher education,

• leading to rapid expansion,

• establishment of institutions of higher education of heterogenous nature,

• Internationalisationof HE

etc.,

the need for a dependable quality ssurance mechanism has gained importance.

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So Quality is the dominant concern

Therefore, the challenge is

How to establish, evaluate, ensure, monitor and

sustain quality,

in a mosaic of institutions of heterogeneous

nature,

spread all over and located in different and

difficult areas,

following different academic dispensations, and

diversity in management and students.

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To make quality the defining element of

higher education in India through a

combination of SELF and EXTERNAL quality

evaluation, PROMOTION and SUSTENANCE

initiatives

NAAC Vision

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NAAC Mission

• To arrange for periodic assessment and accreditation of

institutions of higher education or units thereof, or specific

academic programmes or projects;

• To stimulate the academic environment for promotion of

quality of teaching-learning and research in higher education

institutions;

• To encourage self-evaluation, accountability autonomy and

innovations in higher education;

• To undertake quality-related research studies, consultancy

and training programmes, and

• To collaborate with other stakeholders of higher education

for quality evaluation, promotion and sustenance

Quality is the focus….. 8

What is Accreditation ?

It is a process to ensure Quality, Accountability and

Improvement with continuity

It is an assurance that minimum standards have been

met and the institution is committed to continuous

qualitative improvement

It is a system which determines whether an

institution or a programme meets acceptable quality

criteria and whether it has the resources to meet its

objectives.

It establishes the status, legitimacy or

appropriateness of an institution through external

quality review.

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It is a Quality Assurance Process generally

based on the application of predefined

standards through evaluation.

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The challenge is to identify relevant and

appropriate diagnostic attributes defining

QUALITY with measurable indicators

Since Higher Education is evolving, the

diagnostic tools also need to be innovative.

NAAC does it continuously.

“HEALTH CHECK UP” OF INSTITUTIONS !

Accreditation

THE EVOLUTION OF

METHODOLOGY AND

GRADING SYSTEM

Based on feedback &

National Consultative Meetings

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NAAC

The present instrument of NAAC to Assess and

Accredit HEIs is an INTEGRATED one with

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS dealing with

Input,

Process,

Output,

Outcome &

Impact

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CURRENT METHODOLOGY

SEVEN CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT

Curricular aspects

Teaching-learning and evaluation

Research, consultancy and extension

Infrastructure and learning resources

Student support and progression

Governance, leadership and Management

Innovative and best practices

For the first time, institutions during A & A are being challenged with

queries on observing gender neutrality, compliance with the needs of the

physically challenged, adoption of energy efficient systems; water

harvesting and conservation efforts, eco-friendliness and quest towards a

carbon neutral campus, promotion of innovations and engagement with

local problems ; Institutional Social Responsibiliy……Any institution with

carbon credits? Etc.,

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Key Aspects Assessment

indicators

1.1 Curriculum Design and Development

1.2 Academic flexibility

1.3 Curriculum Enrichment

1.4 Feedback System

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Criterion I- Curricular Aspects

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Key Aspects

Assessment

indicators

2.1 Student Enrolment and Profile

2.2 Catering to Student Diversity

2.3 Teaching-Learning Process

2.4 Teacher Quality

2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms

2.6 Student Performance and Learning

Outcomes

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Criterion II -Teaching-Learning and Evaluation

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Key Aspects

Assessment

indicators

3.1 Promotion of Research

3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research

3.3 Research Facilities

3.4 Research Publications and Awards

3.5 Consultancy

3.6 Extension Activities and Institutional

Social Responsibility

3.7 Collaborations

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Criterion III - Research, Consultancy and Extension

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Key Aspects Assessment

indicators

4.1 Physical Facilities

4.2 Library as a Learning Resource

4.3 IT Infrastructure

4.4 Maintenance of Campus Facilities

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Criterion IV - Infrastructure and Learning Resources

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Key Aspects

Assessment

indicators

5.1 Student Mentoring and Support

5.2 Student Progression

5.3 Student Participation and Activities

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Criterion V - Student Support and Progression

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Key Aspects

Assessment

indicators

6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership

6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment

6.3 Faculty Empowerment Strategies

6.4 Financial Management and Resource

Mobilization

6.5 Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS)

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Criterion VI - Governance, Leadership and Management

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Key Aspects

Assessment

indicators

7.1 Environment Consciousness

7.2 Innovations

7.3 Best Practices

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Criterion VII - Innovations and Best Practices

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NO. CRITERION KEY

ASPECTS

ASSESSMENT

INDICATORS

I CURRICULAR ASPECTS 4 19

II TEACHING-LEARNING AND

EVALUATION

6 40

III RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY

AND EXTENSION

7 56

IV INFRASTRUCTURE AND

LEARNING RESOURCES

4 23

V STUDENT SUPPORT AND

PROGRESSION

3 23

VI GOVERNANCE,

LEADERSHIP AND

MANAGEMENT

5 38

VII INNOVATIONS AND BEST

PRACTICES

3 5

Total 32 204 21

SEVEN CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT

Assessment and Accreditation of HEIs by NAAC

Transparency & Accountability

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•DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF NAAC

•DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF HEIs

SELF STUDY REPORT

(SSR)

• 1. Profile of the Institution

• 2. Criteria-wise report

• 3. Evaluative report of the Departments

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PROCESS OF

ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION

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ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION

PROCESS OF NAAC

On-line submission of a Letter ofIntent(LOI) by the

Institution

NAAC - In-house scrutiny

On-line Institutional Eligibility for Quality

Assesssment status –IEQA.

Affiliated colleges applying for the first time have to

go through IEQA – Review by an expert committee

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ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION

PROCESS OF NAAC

Universities, Autonomous Colleges, CPE, Institutions applying for Reassessment, Reaccreditation and Professional Colleges need not go through IEQA

Contd…

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Preparation and submission of a Self-Study Report (SSR) by the institution;

HEI to upload SSR on the institution website one month prior to submission of the final document (under intimation to NAAC) and retain the same till the Peer Team Visit is completed

In-house analysis of Self-study Report (SSR) Constitution of a team of Peers – the information is

shared with the Head of the Institution Contd…

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ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION

PROCESS OF NAAC

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Pre-visit and during visit discussion among peers Interaction with the Head of the Institution Visit to departments and common facilities and

interaction with respective faculty members Meetings with stakeholders (Parents, Alumni,

Students, Teachers, Management, Representatives from Government /University)

Verification of documents

On-site Visit

ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION

PROCESS OF NAAC

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Verification of documents Sharing of the Draft report of the Peer

team with the Head of the Institution BUT NOT THE GRADE AWARDED

Exit meeting: Presentation of the report to the head of the institution duly signed by peers and as well the head of institution

On-site Visit

ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION

PROCESS OF NAAC

Director receives the feedback on Peer Team visit

from

(a) the Head of the Institution

(b) the peers

(c) the NAAC co-ordinator

The Executive Committee of NAAC Reviews the

Peer team report and makes a decision.

PROVISION FOR APPEAL

Validity period of accreditation is five years

Provision for Reassessment

Reaccreditation

4000 PEER TEAM REPORTS ON NAAC

WEBSITE 30

A&A PROCESS OF NAAC

CURRENT METHODOLOGY

THE PRESENT GRADING SYSTEM

Range of institutional

Cumulative

Grade Point Average (CGPA)

Letter Grade

Performance

Descriptor

3.01 - 4.00 A Very Good

(Accredited)

2.01 - 3.00 B Good

(Accredited)

1.51 - 2.00 C Satisfactory

(Accredited)

< 1.50 D Unsatisfactory

(Not accredited)

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As of now, the assessment and accreditation is

voluntary.

In spite of this, since 1998, the NAAC has attracted over 5054

colleges and 174 universities for assessment and

accreditation.

NAAC has done the Institutional Accreditation of Central

Universities, Deemed Universities, Professional Institutions

such as Medical, Dental, Yoga, Engineering, IIIT, Law, Social

Work, Management, Education, State Universities,

Autonomous, Constituent, Affiliated, Government and Private

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The journey towards QA, QS an QE does

not stop with the NAAC grading and the

process of quality cannot be stationary but

should continuously strive towards

accomplishing new goals.

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Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

Objective The Primary aim of the IQAC is to develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the institution. NAAC publication on IQAC provides information on the constitution, objectives, submission of annual reports etc.

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Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

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Quality in higher education requires more than responding to standards

Quality must be embedded in the institutional culture, the process must be ongoing rather than just a periodic response to an audit/ inspection/ accreditation process

So integrate quality culture into all levels of activity of institutions

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Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

Institutions need to be developed as “Learning

Organizations” with “Learning Culture”

QA system should not be predominantly on external

demands, but rather, should be focused at improving

the self evaluation procedure.

There is a need to shift from seeing quality as systems

compliance to seeing it as about personal cure and

individual responsibility aimed at making a real

difference classrooms.

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The aim of all these is to

• Internalise &

• Institutionalise the QA, QS & QE processes

so that HEIs become self-sustaining organisations

Primarily Quality of/in higher education institutions is the

responsibility and task of each institution itself.

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OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL

(IQAC)

SINCE THE BEGINNING NAAC HAS

PROMOTED THE CONCEPT OF IQAC

2007 Theme: Promoting Internal Quality

Assurance Systems

3000 HEIs have established IQAC

NAAC sponsored conferences/workshops across the

country

UGC is likely to come up with a regulation to make IQAC

mandatory by providing financial assistance

Quality Initiatives of NAAC

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Therefore

the IQAC has to operate as an internal organ of an institution which would work 24x7x365 for qualitative improvement in all activities of the institution.

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NAAC outreach and Capacity building

State Level Quality Assurance

Coordination Committees (SLQACC):

26 States

• Facilitated 2000 seminars/conferences across the country

on quality related issues through SLQACCs and IQACs

• Regular national and international seminars/workshops

on contemporary A & A related themes

• Dissemination through Quarterly NAAC Newsletter and

interactive website: www.naac.gov.in

National Conventions of Accredited Institutions

Collegium of Assessors

• Assessors’ Interaction Meetings (AIMs)

• Vice-Chancellors

• Directors

• Deans

• Professors

• Senior Academics and

• Principals

QUALITY INITIATIVES OF NAAC

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International connect and Networking

International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education

(INQAAHE)

Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN)

Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

UNESCO

British Council / Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE),

Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), UK

Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA)

Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC) of the Council on Higher

Education (CHE), South Africa

Nepal Quality Assurance Agency

Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT)

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

HOST TO MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ON REGULAR BASIS

*********Internationaliztion of Accreditation

A & A : Our journey so far…

Accreditation status as on March 23, 2013;

Total of 5294 HEIs –175 Universities and 5119 Colleges

Reaccreditation of

74 Universities;

1242 Colleges

A & A is a complex and engaging

process; involvement of over 2500

assessors (experts) and 14,000

assessor visits.

A & A is on voluntary basis

NAAC has a unique and open access repository of ‘Self-study’, Peer team and Annual Quality Assurance

reports of over 4000 institutions; NAAC offers visiting associateships/fellowships to interested scholars to

research this material.

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Grade-wise Distribution

69 100 6

585

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A B C

Universities Colleges

Third Cycle:

2 Universities

41 Colleges

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Assessment & Accreditation

“Accreditation has become a powerful weapon in the battle for talent”

“Competition among HEIs is reflected in the rising

significance and popularity of accreditation that attempt to measure the talent catching capacity”

“Scramble & battle for brain power”:

“STUDENTS AND FACULTY”

Thus

• For better visibility, social recognition, market

acceptability and for better competitive

competence Accreditation is a better option.

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Accreditation =

Assessment + Reformation

of HEIs

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QUALITY EDUCATION IS OUR BIRTH RIGHT

Students…..

THANK YOU

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