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.
The Institution ensures effective curriculum planning and delivery
through a well-planned
and documented process including Academic calendar and conduct of
continuous internal
Assessment
Number of Certificate/Value added courses offered and online courses
of MOOCs, SWAYAM, NPTEL
etc. (where the students of the institution have enrolled and
successfully completed during
the last five years)
Percentage of students enrolled in Certificate/ Value added courses
and also completed
online courses of MOOCs, SWAYAM, NPTEL etc. as against the total
number of students during
the last five years
Institution obtains feedback on the academic performance and
ambience of the institution from various stakeholders, such as
Students, Teachers, Employers, Alumni etc. and action taken report
on the feedback is made available on institutional website
Percentage of seats filled against reserved categories (SC, ST, OBC
etc.) as per applicable
reservation policy for the first year admission during the last five
years
Student centric methods, such as experiential learning,
participative learning and problem
solving methodologies are used for enhancing learning experiences
and teachers use ICT-
enabled tools including online resources for effective teaching and
learning process
Percentage of full time teachers with NET/SET/SLET/ Ph. D. / D.M. /
M.Ch. / D.N.B Superspeciality / D.Sc. / D.Litt. during the last five
years (consider only highest degree for count)
Grants received from Government and non-governmental agencies for
research projects /
endowments in the institution during the last five years (INR in
Lakhs)
Institution has created an ecosystem for innovations, Indian
Knowledge System
(IKS),including awareness about IPR, establishment of IPR cell,
Incubation centre and other
initiatives for the creation and transfer of knowledge/technology
and the outcomes
of the same are evident
Number of workshops/seminars/conferences including on Research
Methodology, Intellectual
Property Rights (IPR) and entrepreneurship conducted during the last
five years
Number of books and chapters in edited volumes/books published and
papers published in national/ international conference proceedings
per teacher during last five years
Outcomes of Extension activities in the neighborhood community in
terms of impact and
sensitizing the students to social issues for their holistic
development during the last
five years.
Number of extension and outreach programs conducted by the
institution through organized
forums including NSS/NCC with involvement of community during the
last five years.
Number of functional MoUs/linkages with institutions/ industries in
India and abroad for
internship, on-the-job training, project work, student / faculty
exchange and collaborative
research during the last five years.
ICT – enabled facilities such as smart class, LMS etc.
Facilities for Cultural and sports activities, yoga centre,
games (indoor and
outdoor), Gymnasium, auditorium etc (Describe the adequacy of
facilities in maximum of 500
words.)
Library is automated using Integrated Library Management System
(ILMS), subscription to e-resources, amount spent on purchase of
books, journals and per day usage of library.
Institution frequently updates its IT facilities and provides
sufficient bandwidth for
internet connection Describe IT facilities including Wi-Fi with date
and nature of updation,
available internet bandwidth within a maximum of 500 words
Percentage of expenditure incurred on maintenance of infrastructure
(physical and academic support facilities) excluding salary
component during the last five years (INR in Lakhs).
Percentage of students benefited by scholarships and freeships
provided by the institution,
government and non-government bodies, industries, individuals,
philanthropists during the
last five years
Number of awards/medals for outstanding performance in sports/
cultural activities at
University / state/ national / international level (award for a team
event should be counted
as one) during the last five years
Average number of sports and cultural programs in which students of
the Institution
participated during last five years (organised by the
institution/other institutions)
There is a registered Alumni Association that contributes
significantly to the development
of the institution through financial and/or other support services
The institutional governance and leadership are in accordance with
the vision and mission of
the Institution and it is visible in various institutional practices
such as NEP
implementation, sustained institutional growth, decentralization,
participation in the
institutional governance and in their short term and long term
Institutional Perspective
Plan.
The institutional perspective plan is effectively deployed and
functioning of the
institutional bodies is effective and efficient as visible from
policies, administrative
setup, appointment, service rules, and procedures, etc
The institution has performance appraisal system, effective welfare
measures for teaching
and non-teaching staff and avenues for career
development/progression
Percentage of teachers provided with financial support to attend
conferences/workshops and
towards membership fee of professional bodies during the last five
years
Percentage of teaching and non-teaching staff participating in
Faculty development
Programmes (FDP), Management Development Programmes (MDPs)
professional development
/administrative training programs during the last five years
Institution has strategies for mobilization and optimal utilization
of resources and funds from various sources (government/
nongovernment organizations) and it conducts financial audits
regularly (internal and external)
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) has contributed significantly
for institutionalizing
the quality assurance strategies and processes. It reviews teaching
learning process,
structures & methodologies of operations and learning outcomes at
periodic intervals and
records the incremental improvement in various activities
Institution has initiated the Gender Audit and measures for the
promotion of gender equity during the last five years. Describe the
gender equity & sensitization in curricular and co-curricular
activities, facilities for women on campus etc., within 500 words
Quality audits on environment and energy regularly undertaken by the
Institution. The institutional environment and energy initiatives
are confirmed through the following
Green audit / Environment audit
Energy audit
Clean and green campus initiatives
Beyond the campus environmental promotion activities
Describe the Institutional efforts/initiatives in providing an
inclusive environment i.e., tolerance and harmony towards cultural,
regional, linguistic, communal socioeconomic and Sensitization of
students and employees to the constitutional obligations: values,
rights, duties and responsibilities of citizens (Within 500 words).
Institution obtains feedback on the academic performance and
ambience of the institution
from various stakeholders, such as Students, Teachers, Employers,
Alumni etc. and action
taken report on the feedback is made available on institutional
website(Yes or No)
Percentage of seats filled against seats reserved for various
categories (SC, ST, OBC,
Divyangjan, etc. as per applicable reservation policy during the
last five years
Percentage of full time teachers with NET/SET/SLET/ Ph. D. / D.M. /
M.Ch. / D.N.B
Superspeciality / D.Sc. / D.Litt. during the last five years
(consider only highest degree
for count)
Grants received from Government and non-governmental agencies for
research projects /
endowments in the institution during the last five years (INR in
Lakhs).
Number of workshops/ seminars/ conferences including on Research
Methodology, Intellectual
Property Rights (IPR) and entrepreneurship conducted during the last
five years
Number of books and chapters in edited volumes/ books published and
papers published in
national/ international conference proceedings per teacher during
last five years
Number of extension and outreach programs conducted by the
institution through NSS/NCC/Red
cross/YRC etc., (including the programmes such as Swachh Bharat,
AIDS awareness, Gender
issues etc. and/or those organized in collaboration with industry,
community and NGOs)
during the last five years
The number of MoUs, collaborations/linkages for Faculty exchange,
Student exchange,
Internship, Field trip, On-the- job training, research and other
academic activities during
the last five years
Percentage of expenditure incurred on maintenance of infrastructure
(physical and academic
support facilities) excluding salary component during the last five
years(INR in Lakhs)
Number of students benefitted by scholarships, freeships, etc.
provided by the institution /
non- government bodies, industries, individuals, philanthropists
during the last five years
Capacity building and skills enhancement initiatives taken by the
institution include the
following 1. Soft skills 2. Language and communication skills 3.
Life skills (Yoga, physical
fitness, health and hygiene) 4. ICT/computing skills
Number of awards/medals for outstanding performance in
sports/cultural activities at
national/international level (award for a team event should be
counted as one) during the
last five years
Percentage of teachers provided with financial support to attend
conferences/workshops and
towards membership fee of professional bodies during the last five
years
Percentage of teachers attending professional development programs
viz., Orientation
Program, Refresher Course, Short Term Course, Faculty Development
Program during the last
five years
Environmental consciousness and sustainability/Alternate energy
initiatives such as: 1.
Percentage of power requirement of the Institution met by renewable
energy sources