National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)

The NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NAAC) is an autonomous body established by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India to assess and accredit institutions of higher education in the country. It is an outcome of the recommendations of the National Policy in Education (1986) that laid special emphasis on upholding the quality of higher education in India.

The system of higher education in India has expanded rapidly during the last fifty years. In spite of the built-in regulatory mechanisms that ensure satisfactory levels of quality in the functioning of higher education institutions, there have been criticisms that the country has permitted the mushrooming of institutions of higher education with fancy programme and substandard facilities and consequent dilution of standards.To address the issues of deterioration in quality, the National Policy on Education (1986) and the Plan of Action (POA-1992) that spelt out the strategic plans for the policies, advocated the establishment of an independent national accreditation body. Consequently, the NAAC was established in 1994 with its headquarters at Bangalore.

Governance

The NAAC functions through its General Council (GC) and Executive Committee (EC) where educational administrators, policy makers and senior academicians from a cross-section of the system of higher education are represented. The Chairperson of the UGC is the President of the GC of the NAAC, the Chairperson of the EC is an eminent academician in the area of relevance to the NAAC. The Director of the NAAC is its academic and administrative head, and is the member-secretary of both the GC and EC. The NAAC also has many advisory and consultative committees to guide its practices, in addition to the statutory bodies that steer its policies. The NAAC has a core staff and consultants to support its activities. It also receives assistance from a large number of external resource persons from across the country who are not full time staff of the NAAC.

Vision and Mission

The activities and future plans of the NAAC are guided by its vision and mission that focus on making quality assurance an integral part of the functioning of higher education institutions.

The vision of the NAAC is:

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 statements of the NAAC aim at translating the NAAC's vision into reality, defining the following key tasks of the organisation:

To arrange for periodic assessment and accreditation of institutions of higher education or units thereof, or specific academic programme 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 programme.

To collaborate with other stakeholders of higher education for quality evaluation, promotion and sustenance.

Guided by its vision and striving to achieve its mission, the NAAC primarily assesses the quality of institutions of higher education that volunteer for the process, through an internationally accepted methodology.

The Methodology

For the assessment of a unit, the NAAC follows a three-stage process which is a combination of self-study and peer review. The three stages are:

The preparation and submission of a self-study report by the unit of assessment.

The on-site visit of the peer team for validation of the self-study report and for recommending the assessment outcome to the NAAC.

The final decision by the Executive Committee of the NAAC.

The self-study report to be validated by peers is the backbone of the whole exercise. Manuals have been developed to suit different units of higher education, with detailed guidelines on the preparation of the self-study report and the other aspects of assessment and accreditation.

National Assessment and Accreditation Council
P. O. Box No. 1075, Nagarbhavi
Bangalore -560072
Karnataka
India

Tel. No.: +91-80-23210267, 23005112, 114, 115.

Fax : +91-80-23210268

Reception: +91-80-23210261,62,63,64,65

EPBAX Numbers: +91-80-23005100,111

Fax : +91-080-23210270

Email ID : [email protected]

Website : www.naac.gov.in

Colleges under National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
  • Cheran Arts And Science Colleges (S.M.S. College), Coimbatore


    (Part of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)) Affiliated to Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
    Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
     
    Courses:
    • Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
    • Bachelor of Commerce in Chartered Accountant (BCom CA)
    • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
    • Bachelor of Science (BSc Mathematics)
    • Bachelor of Science (BSc Information Technology)
    • and -5 more
  • Annai Violet Arts & Science College, Chennai


    (Part of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)) Affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai
    Chennai, Tamil Nadu
     
    Courses:
    • Bachelor of Computer application (BCA)
    • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
    • Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
    • Bachelor of Commerce (BCom Corporate Secretaryship)
    • Bachelor of Commerce (BCom Accounting and Finance)
    • and -5 more
  • Sree Ayyappa College, Eramallikkara


    (Part of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)) Affiliated to University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
    Alappuzha, Kerala
     
    Courses:
    • Bachelor of Science (BSc Computer Science)
    • Bachelor of Science (BSc Electronic Science)
    • Bachelor of Science (BSc Bio Chemistry)
    • Bachelor of Science (BSc Mathematics)
  • Dr BMN College of Home Science, Mumbai


    (Part of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)) Affiliated to SNDT Women's University (Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University)
    Mumbai, Maharashtra
     
    Courses:
    • Bachelor of Science (BSc Home Science)
    • Bachelor of Science (BSc Nutrition and diet)
    • Bachelor of Science (BSc Food Service Management and Dietetics)
    • Master of Science (MSc Nutrition Science)
  • Vivekanand College, Kolharpur


    (Part of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC))
    Kolhapur, Maharashtra
     
    Courses:
    • Bachelor of Arts (BA)
    • Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
    • Bachelor of Science (BSc)
    • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
    • Bachelor of Computer application (BCA)
    • and -5 more
  • Atma College, Bangalore


    (Part of All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi) Affiliated to Bangalore University, Bangalore
    Bangalore, Karnataka
     
    Courses:
    • Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
    • Master of Commerce (MCom)
    • Master of Business Administration (MBA Marketing)
    • Master of Business Administration (MBA Finance)
    • Master of Business Administration (MBA Human Resources Management)
    • and -5 more
  • Sir PT Sarvajanik College of Science, Surat


    (Part of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)) Affiliated to Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat
    Surat, Gujarat
     
    Courses:
    • Bachelor of Science (BSc Chemistry)
    • Bachelor of Science (BSc Physics)
    • Bachelor of Science (BSc Mathematics)
    • Bachelor of Science (BSc Biology)
    • Bachelor of Science (BSc Zoology)
    • and -5 more
  • J B Dharukawal Mahila Arts College, Surat


    (Part of University Grants Commission (UGC)) Affiliated to Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat
    Surat, Gujarat
     
    Courses:
    • Bachelor of Arts (BA)
  • Dinshaw Daboo Law College, Navsari


    (Part of Bar Council of India (BCI), New Delhi) Affiliated to Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat
    Navsari, Gujarat
     
    Courses:
    • Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
  • B J Patel College of Education, Bardoli


    (Part of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)) Affiliated to Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat
    Surat, Gujarat
     
    Courses:
    • Bachelor of Education (BEd)

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