The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) was established in 1994 as an autonomous body under the University Grants Commission. NAAC assesses and accredits higher education institutions in India on certain criteria through a self-study report and peer review process. Its accreditation is mandatory for universities to be eligible for UGC grants and financial aid. NAAC has accredited over 122 universities and 2,486 colleges so far.

1. PRESENTED BY:
TOM JOSE JV,
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH,
ST.XAVIERS COLLEGE OF
EDUCATION,
PALAYAMKOTTAI.
TOPIC: ROLE OF NAAC

2. ROLE OF NAAC
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3. INTRODUCTION
 Education plays a vital role in the development of any nation.
 Therefore the higher education is to be best on both quantity and
quality.
 There has been a great increase in the number of Universities and
Colleges in India
 To check and assess the quality of these institutions, an
autonomous and independent organization called the National
Assessment and Accrediation Council(NAAC) was established
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4. NAAC
 NAAC is an autonomous institutions established by the University
Grants Commission in 1994.
 NAAC’s responsibility is to assess and accredit institutions of higher
education that volunteer for the process, based on certain criteria.
 NAAC’s process of assessment and accrediation involves the
preparation of a self-study report by the institution, its validation by the
peers and final decision by the Council.
 122 universities and 2486 colleges/institutions have been accredited by
NAAC so far.
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5. VISION OF NAAC
To make quality, the defining element of higher
education in India through a combination of self and
external quality evaluation, promotion and sustenance
initiatives
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6. MISSION OF NAAC
To arrange for periodic assessment and accrediation of
institutions of higher education or specific academic
programme or projects
To stimulate the academic environment for promotion
of quality of teaching-learning and research in higher
education institutions.
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7.  Contd…
 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
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8. FUNCTIONS OF NAAC
Primary functions
Complementary functions
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9. PRIMARY FUNCTIONS
 Assessing and Accrediting
Institutions/Departments/Programmes
 Evolving appropriate instruments of accrediation and
fine tuning them whenever necessary
 Identifying, enlisting and creating a pool of
dependable assessors
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10. Contd…
 Providing appropriate training to assessors
 Preparing in-house pre-visit documents for the
persual of assessors
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11. COMPLEMENTARY FUNCTIONS
Develop pre and post accrediation strategies
Organize Seminars/Workshops/Conference to share and
discuss education quality-related issues
Provide guidance to institutions for preparing their Self-
study Reports(SSR)
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12. ROLE OF NAAC IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Naturally the criteria of rating can be used very profitably for
institutional improvement and accountability at the higher
education level with some suitable modifications at the school
level also.
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13. PROCESS AND METHODS USED
Three stages for Assessment and Accrediation:
 Preparation of the Self-study Report by the institution based on
parameters defined by NAAC
 Validation of the Self-study report by a team of peers through site
visit; presentation of detailed quality report to the institution
 The final decision on assessment and accreditation by the
Executive Committee(EC) of NAAC
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15. BENEFITS OF ACCREDIATION
Categorizes internal areas of planning and resource
allocation
Enhances collegiality on the campus
Initiates institution into innovative and modern methods
of pedagogy
Gives the institution a new sense of direction and
identity
Promotes intra-institutional and inter institutional
interactions
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16. RE-ASSESSMENT
Institutions which would like to make an improvement in the
accrediated status in institutional grade may volunteer for re-
assessment after completing at least one year, but not after the
completion of three years
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17. RE-ACCREDIATION
 Re-Accrediation Report(RAR) should be submitted to the NAAC
by the first half of the fifth year, so that the process of assessment
visits could be completed by the end of the fifth year
 In particular, the re-accrediation makes a shoft in focus in
assessing the developments with reference to three aspects
 Quality Sustenance
 Quality Enhancement
 Action based on the Assessment Report
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18. Importance of NAAC Accreditation
 NAAC accreditation is mandatory for all the higher learning institutes, particularly
state universities.
 Without NAAC accreditation, universities are not eligible for UGC grants, RUSA
grants, financial aid etc. On the other hand, NAAC accreditation determines the quality
of the institute in terms of education, infrastructure, research, teaching & learning etc.
Institutes with top NAAC grades such as 'A++', 'A+' and 'A' are most sought-after
institutes, as they offer high-quality education.
 On the other, all the recognized institutes of UGC must apply for NBA/ NAAC/ any
other accreditation after the completion of the first or second batch of courses.
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19. REACHOUT OF NAAC
 Awareness programmes, region wise
 Assessors’ Interaction Meetings
 Meetings of Directors of Higher Education
 Newsletter: NAAC News
 Website: www.naac.gov.in
 Press conference and press releases
 Special articles in newspaper and magazines on the NAAC
activities
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20. SUMMARY:
 The National Assessment and Accreditation Council
(NAAC) was established in 1994 as UGC autonomous body.
NAAC accreditation for colleges is an integral part of the
functioning of higher education institutions in India. NAAC
accreditation is mandatory for all the higher learning
institutes in India and only NAAC-accredited universities in
India are eligible for UGC grants.
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21. References:
 https://www.collegedekho.com/articles/national-
assessment-and-accreditation-council-naac/
 http://www.naac.gov.in/assessment-accreditation
 Meenakshi Sundaram, A. (2014). Education in the
Emerging Indian Society. Dindugal: Kavyamala
Publishers.
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