academic audit

1. Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat
Department of Education
Government of Gujarat
Dr. Nandini Kannan
Academic & Administrative Audit
(AAA)

2. AAA is all about
Mentoring and not Monitoring

3. AIM
To facilitate awareness among Colleges in the
State about processes and systems that can
ensure quality enhancement and realization of
goals set in higher education.
KCG-Dr Nandini Kannan

4. OBJECTIVES
•To move in the direction of an accreditation and audit
system that enables mentoring more than monitoring
•To review the implementation of Government schemes in all
colleges of the State.
•To arrive at a AAA Score
•The AAA Score to be used as a tool to identify the areas for
special focus and improvement.
SCOPE - All Colleges in the State
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5. THE METHODOLOGY
 Questionnaire/ Self Appraisal Form formulated to collect data in areas
related to :
1. Academic Management
2. Academic Practices
3. Infrastructure and other facilities
4. Government Initiatives
The institutions will be marked for each aspect under these four
categories to get a composite AAA Score.
The AAA Score to be equated with the NAAC Scores based on a
statistical table designed specially for the purpose with qualitative and
other State specific factors taken into consideration.
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6. Differential Weights
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7. AAA QUESTIONNAIRE / SELF APPRAISAL FORM
1. COLLEGE PROFILE
2. ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT
3. ACADEMIC PRACTICES
 Human resources
Teaching-Learning-Evaluation Processes
Research Output
Community Outreach /Extension
Students Support
4. INFRASTUCTURAL FACILITY
Infrastructure –Buildings ,Library
Laboratories
ICT
Canteen Facilities
Sports facilities
Services
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8. 5. GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Sandhan
Saptdhara
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)
Vaanche Gujarat
Gujarat Quiz
Other Initiatives
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9. COLLEGES ASSIGNED BANDS BASED ON SCORES
SCORES BANDS Performance
Descriptor
751-1000 I Very Good
501-750 II Good
301-500 III Satisfactory
< 300 IV Unsatisfactory
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10. AAA SCORE & NAAC GRADE
A B C D*
I A-I C-I
II B-II D-II
III A-III C-III
IV D-IV
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(D* - Institutions which are not yet accredited by NAAC )

11. PLOTTING COLLEGES
VI III II I
A
B
C
D
BANDS
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12. COME LET US JOIN HANDS TO FIND OUT OUR
AAA Score
It is more important to move in the right direction at
the right time rather than just at the right speed !
KCG-Dr Nandini Kannan

13. Thank you
Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat
Department of Education
Government of Gujarat
Block No. 12, 3rd Floor, Dr. Jivraj Mehta Bhavan,
Gandhingar – 382 010
Phone No. 079 232 46292
E-mail Id: aaa.kcg@gmail.com
Website: www.kcg.gujarat.gov.in