The document discusses the details of pre-qualifiers for NBA accreditation. It explains that NBA accreditation is a process that ensures quality in higher education. It operates on a two-tier system for autonomous and non-autonomous institutions. Pre-qualifiers include basic institution details, program information, faculty and student details, and criteria like student intake percentages and faculty-student ratios. Meeting these pre-qualifiers is essential before applying for NBA accreditation. The duration of accreditation has also been revised to 3 years provisional and 6 years full accreditation.

1. Details of Pre Qualifier for NBA
Accreditation
By
(Dr. M K Manik)
HOD.mechccetb@gmail.com

2. What is NBA?
National Board of accreditation(NBA) is a process of quality
assurance for attaining excellence in the field of education that
gives credit to the academic activities and objectives of the
institutions
.

3. What is tire-I and Tire –II Classification of NBA
accreditation?
Due to the vastness of our educational system in India, the
NBA exercises a two-tier system of accreditation.
The TIER-I system is designed for the technical programmes
offered by autonomous institutions and university
departments.
The TIER-II system, designed for non-autonomous
institutions, both private, and government controlled,
affiliated to a university.

4. The following institutions are eligible to apply
for Accreditation under Tier I and Tire-II system
The TIER-I system is designed for the technical programmes offered
by autonomous institutions and university departments.
Institutions of National importance: (Such as IITs, IISc, IIITDM, IISERs, IIITs
National Institutes of Technology (NITs)
Central Universities
State Universities(Imparting programs in their campus itself)
Private Universities
Deemed-to-be Universities
Autonomous Institutions
The TIER-II system, on the other hand, is for the needs of the non-
autonomous institutions, such as :
Both private, and government controlled, affiliated to a university.

5. Is NBA accreditation mandatory?
 Any programmes not accredited will have to be removed as per the
new norms.
 At present, only 15 per cent of the programmes have accreditation
status
For improvement of quality of education, AICTE has decreed that
most programmes will have to be accredited by NBA in the
coming years.
Commencement of Accreditation Period will be as
follows:
In case visit of the Expert Team to an Institute is conducted during 1st
July - 31st December, the Period of accreditation would commence
from the on-going academic year(i.e. 1st July of that year).
In case visit is conducted between 1st January to 30th June, the
accreditation period would be from the next academic year(i.e. 1st
July of the next academic year).

9. Documents for Undergraduate/Diploma
Programme
Tier-I
Pro-forma for Pre-
Qualifiers
Self Assessment Report*
(Jan, 2016)
Evaluation Guideline*/
Evaluation Report* (Jan, 2016)
Tier-II
Pro-forma for Pre-
Qualifiers
Self Assessment
Report*(June, 2015)
Evaluation Guideline*/
Evaluation Report* (June, 2015)
Are the pre-qualifiers applicable for all the programs
being considered for accreditation by NBA?
**Pre Qualifier is applicable for UG Programme only

10. What are the pre-qualifiers?
Pre qualifiers are the set of Documents that an Institution is
suppose to comply before applying NBA, These are as follows:
Name, Adders and year of Establishment of the College
Head of the Institution
Contact details of Head of the Institution
Name of the Affiliating University
Type of the Institution
Ownership Status
 Students Admissions (Institute level considering all UG programs)
Campus Information
Names of programs offered by the College
UG
PG
Note: Please mention department wise.
Programs to be considered for Accreditation vide this application.

11. PART B- Program information as per points
Provide separate Information for each program applied for (including
shifts if any):-
Note: Please mention all increase intake starting from the first
increase for all programs
Write applicable For 1st time/ Provisional / Granted accreditation/
Not accredited/ Withdrawn/ Not eligible/ Eligible but not applied
Student Admissions (Program specific):-
 Information of Faculty
No. of the Available Faculty
NOTE : At least one Professor or Associate professor with PhD. degree on regular
basis should be available exclusively for the department of the program under
consideration
Detail of Head of the Department for the program under
consideration
Student Faculty Ratio (No of Faculty as per the sanctioned intake)

12. Calculation of Student faculty ratio as follows:
No. of Students in UG 2nd Year= u1
No. of Students in UG 3rd Year= u2
No. of Students in UG 4th Year= u3
No. of Students in PG 1st Year= p1
No. of Students in PG 2nd Year= p2
No. of Students = Sanctioned Intake + Actual Admitted lateral entry students
(The above data to be provided considering all the UG and PG programs o
the department)
S=Number of Students in the Department = UG1 + UG2 +.. +UGn + PG1 +
…PGm
F = Total Number of Faculty Members in the Department (excluding first
year faculty)
Student Teacher Ratio (STR) = S / F , To be maintained 20 : 1
Note: Minimum 75% should be Regular/Full Time faculty and the
remaining shall be Contractual Faculty* as per AICTE norms
*The contractual faculty who have taught for 2 consecutive semesters in
the corresponding academic year on full time basis shall be considered
for the purpose of calculation in the Student Faculty Ratio

13. Essential Criteria for qualifiers
Vision, Mission & PEOs
Whether the programs is approved by AICTE
Whether admissions in the undergraduate programs is maintained
more or equal to 50%
(average of the previous three academic years including current
academic year)
Whether faculty student ratio in the department under
consideration is better than or equal to 1:25 averaged over previous
three years
At least one Professor or one Associate Professor on regular basis
with Ph.D. degree is available in the respective Department during
previous two academic years including current academic year
Number of available Ph.Ds. in the department is greater than or
equal to 10% of the required number of faculty
Whether two batches have passed out in the programs under
consideration

15. Two main Criteria's that are very essential
Percentage of Admission should be more than 50%
Placement of the final year students should
be more than 50% for individual program
What is the revised duration of award of
accreditation?
NBA has revised the duration of award of accreditation
 3 years of Provisional Accreditation
 6 years for Full Accreditation in lieu of present 2 years
Provisional Accreditation
 5 years for Full Accreditation.