National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
India has one of the largest and diverse education systems in the world. Privatization, widespread expansion, increased autonomy and introduction of Programmes in new and emerging areas have improved access to higher education. At the same time, it has also led to widespread concern on the quality and relevance of the higher education. To address these concerns, the National Policy on Education (NPE, 1986) and the Programme of Action (PoA, 1992) spelt out strategic plans for the policies, advocated the establishment of an independent National accreditation agency. Consequently, 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 mandate of NAAC as reflected in its vision statement is in making quality assurance an integral part of the functioning 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.
Extended Profile
Criteria 1: Curricular Aspects (100)
Criteria 2: Teaching- Learning and Evaluation (350)
2.1 |
Student Enrolment and Profile (40) |
2.1.1 QN | Average Enrolment percentage (Average of last five years) |
2.1.2 QN | Average percentage of seats filled against seats reserved for various categories |
2.2 |
Catering to Student Diversity (50) |
2.2.2 QN | Student- Full time teacher ratio |
2.3 |
Teaching- Learning Process (50) |
2.3.3 QN | Ratio of mentor to students for academic and other related issues |
2.4 |
Teacher Profile and Quality (60) |
2.4.1 QN | Average percentage of full time teachers against sanctioned posts during the last five years |
2.4.2 QN | Average percentage of full time teachers with Ph. D. / D.M. / M.Ch. / D.N.B Superspeciality / D.Sc. / D.Litt. during the last five years |
2.4.3 QN | Average teaching experience of full time teachers in the same institution |
2.6 |
Student Performance and Learning Outcomes (60) |
2.6.3 QN | Average pass percentage of Students during last five years |
Criteria 3: Research, Innovations and Extension (120)
Criteria 4: Infrastructure and Learning Resources (100)
4.1 |
Physical Facilities (30) |
4.1.3 QN | Percentage of classrooms and seminar halls with ICT- enabled facilities such as smart class, LMS, etc. | For Mater Time Table, Click here. |
4.1.4 QN | Average percentage of expenditure, excluding salary for infrastructure augmentation |
4.2 |
Library as a learning Resource (20) |
4.2.2 QN | The institution has subscription for e-resources |
4.2.3 QN | Average annual expenditure for purchase of books/e-books and subscription to journals/e- journals |
4.2.4 QN | Percentage per day usage of library by teachers and students |
4.3 |
IT Infrastructure (30) |
4.3.2 QN | Student – Computer ratio |
4.3.3 QN | Bandwidth of internet connection in the Institution |
4.4 |
Maintenance of Campus Infrastructure (20) |
4.4.1 QN | Average percentage of expenditure incurred on maintenance of infrastructure (physical and academic support facilities) excluding salary component |
Criteria 5: Student Support and Progression (130)
Criteria 6: Student Support and Progression (130)
6.2 |
Strategy Development and Deployment (10) |
6.2.3 QN | Implementation of e-governance in areas of operation |
6.3 |
Faculty Empowerment Strategies (30) |
6.3.2 QN | Average percentage of teachers provided with financial support to attend conferences/workshops and towards membership fee of professional bodies |
6.3.3 QN | Average number of professional development /administrative training programs organized by the institution for teaching and non teaching staff |
6.3.4 QN | Average percentage of teachers undergoing online/ face-to-face Faculty Development Programmes (FDP) |
6.4 |
Management and Resource Mobilization (20) |
6.4.2 QN | Funds / Grants received from non-government bodies, individuals, philanthropers – Opted out by HEI |
6.5 |
Internal Quality Assurance System (30) |
6.5.3 QN | Quality assurance initiatives of the institution |
Criteria 7: Institutional Values and Best Practices (100)