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Criteria
for Assessment
Any assessment and subsequent accreditation is made
with reference to a set of parameters so that the
standing of an institution can be compared with that
of other similar institutions.
NAAC
has identified the following seven criteria to serve
as the basis of its assessment procedures:
- Curricular
Aspects
- Teaching-Learning
and Evaluation
- Research,
Consultancy and Extension
- Infrastructure
and Learning Resources
- Student
Support and Progression
- Governance and Leadership
- Innovative practices
Units
of Assessment
To
assess and grade the institutions of higher education
using the three step process for accreditation and
make the outcome as objective as possible, NAAC has
developed an instrument. Though the methodology and
the broad framework of the instrument are the same,
there is a slight difference in the focus of the instrument
depending on the unit of Accreditation.
Institutional
Accreditation:
- University:
University
Central Governance Structure along with all the Under
Graduate and Post Graduate Departments.
- College:
Any College - affiliated, constituent or autonomous
with all its departments of studies.
Department
Accreditation:
Any department/school/centre of the University.
Taking
cognisance of differences in the unit of assessment,
NAAC has made changes in the focus of the instrument.
Thus separate instruments have been developed to suit
different units of higher education. The manuals give
details of the criteria on which value judgement on
institutional accreditation will be taken by the peer
as well as operational suggestions to get ready for
the process. Separate manuals and criterion-wise aspects
are being developed by Expert Committees in each subject
for this purpose.
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