NAAC

About NAAC

With the concern on the quality and relevance of the higher education and as per therecommendations of the National Policy on Education (NPE, 1986) and the Programme of Action (PoA, 1992), the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) was established in 1994 as an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission (UGC) with its Head Quarter in Bengaluru. The NAAC is striving in different dimensions on assuring quality in education sector as an integral part of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

The NAAC functions through its General Council (GC) and Executive Committee (EC) comprising educational administrators, policy makers and senior academicians from a cross-section of Indian higher education system. The Chairperson of the UGC is the President of the GC of the NAAC, the Chairperson of the EC is an eminent academician nominated by the President of GC (NAAC). The Director is the academic and administrative head of NAAC and is the member-secretary of both the GC and the EC. In addition to the statutory bodies that steer its policies and core staff to support its activities NAAC is advised by the advisory and consultative committees constituted from time to time.

The vision of NAAC

To make quality the defining element of higher education in India through a combination of self and external quality evaluation, promotion and sustenance initiatives.

The mission of NAAC

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 in 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.

The NAAC works with five core values:

Contributing to National Development
Fostering Global Competencies among Students
Inculcating a Value System among Students
Promoting the Use of Technology
Quest for Excellence

NAAC assesses HEIs on seven Criterion with 34 key indicators basis which comprised of 72 quantitative and 35 qualitative metrics. The criterions and weightage for each are given below:

Curricular Aspects
Teaching-Learning and Evaluation
Research, Innovations and Extension
Infrastructure and Learning Resources
Student Support and Progression
Governance, Leadership and Management
Institutional Values and Best Practices

The weightage for assessment of Autonomous colleges:

Criterion	Weightage of Scores
Criterion	Weightage of Scores
1.Curricular Aspects	150
2.Teaching- Learning and Evaluation	300
3. Research, Innovations and Extension	150
4.Infrastructure and Learning Resources	100
5. Student Support and Progression	100
6.Governance, Leadership and Management	100
7.Institutional Values and Best Practices	100
Total	1000

Institutional Grades and Accreditation Status

Range of Institutional Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)	Letter Grade	Status




3.51-4.00	A++	Accredited

3.26-3.50	A+	Accredited

3.01-3.25	A	Accredited

2.76-3.00	B++	Accredited

2.51-2.75	B+	Accredited

2.01-2.50	B	Accredited


1.51-2.00	C	Accredited


≤ 1.50	D	Not Accredited

Accreditation Certificates

NAAC SELF STUDY REPORT FOR 4th CYCLE OF ACCREDITATION

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