The document provides information about the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) in India. Some key points: - NBA was established in 1994 and became autonomous in 2010 to function independently in its decision making and financing. - NBA's general accreditation policies focus on accrediting programs offered by approved educational institutions, with at least two batches of graduates. - The purpose of accreditation is to provide feedback on strengths and weaknesses, not find faults. It aims to continuously improve quality rather than define boundaries. - Benefits of accreditation include accountability, commitment to excellence, quality improvement, and recognition. - There is a two-tier accreditation system for autonomous and

1. Prof.M.B.Jhala

2. ABOUT NBA
 Established in the year 1994 under Section 10 (u) of
AICTE Act.
 NBA became Autonomous in January 2010 and in April
2013 the Memorandum of Association and Rules of NBA
were amended to make it completely independent of
AICTE,administratively as well as financially.
 NBA now independent in its functioning, decision
making as well as financially.
 Does not receive any grant either from the Government or
from any regulatory body of technical and higher
education.

3. GENERAL POLICY ON ACCREDITATION
 The following general policies are the guiding principles for
the accreditation of programs:
 1. Programs, and not Educational Institutions, are considered
for accreditation.
 2. Programs to be accredited should be offered by an
educational Institution which has been formally approved as an
educational Institution by the concerned regulatory authority.
 3. Programs from which at least two batches of students have
graduated will be considered for accreditation.
 4. Programs are considered for assessment and accreditation
only at the written request of the educational institution and
after agreeing to abide by the NBA’s accreditation manual,
rules, regulations and notification issued from time to time.

4. WHAT IS NOT THE PURPOSE OF
ACCREDITATION
1. Not to find faults with the institution but to assess the
status-ante of the performance.
2. Not to denigrate the working style of the institution and
its programs but to provide a feed back on their strengths
and weaknesses.
3. Not to demarcate the boundaries of quality but to offer a
sensitizing process for continuous improvement in
quality provisions.
4. Not to select only institutions of national excellence but
to provide benchmarks of excellence and identification
of good practices.

5. BENEFITS OF ACCREDITATION
 Demonstrates accountability to the public.
 Demonstrates commitment to excellence.
 Strengthens consumers confidence.
 Facilitates continuous quality improvement.
 Improve staff moral.
 Recognize achievements/innovations.
 Priority in getting financial assistance.
 Helps the institute to know its SWOT.
 Initiates institutes into innovation and modern methods of pedagogy.
 Gives institute a new sense of direction and identity.
 Provides society with reliable information on quality of education
offered.
 Provides intra and inter institutional interaction.

6. TWO TIER SYSTEM
 Introduction of Two-Tier System based on Types of
Institutions.
 The Tier–I documents: applicable to the
engineering/technology programs offered by academically
autonomous institutions and by
university departments and constituent colleges of the
universities.
 Tierp-II documents: for non-autonomous institutions, i.e.,
those colleges and technical institutions which are
affiliated to a university.
 For both: Same set of criteria have been prescribed for
accreditation.

7. Steps for preparing for NBA
accreditation
 Make up a mind to go for NBA.
 Top management, Director, Principal, Dean etc should
consult any expert or attend any training to
understand thoroughly the process of NBA.
 Have self assessment of the programs, if marks score
are less than 600 ,prepare action plan and target year
to go for it.
 Nominate NBA coordinator, Core NBA team,
Departmental NBA team.
 Conduct SWOT analysis.
 Form Internal Q.A.Cell.
 Comply all points w.r.t. pre qualifier.

8. Constituent of IQAC
 To develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic
action to improve the academic and administrative performance
of the institution.
 To promote measures for institutional functioning towards
quality enhancement through internalization of quality culture
and institutionalization of best practices.
 It Consist of:-
 1. Chairperson: Head of the Institution .
 2. A few senior administrative officers .
 3. Three to eight teachers.
 4. One member from the Management .
 5. One/two nominees from local society, Students and Alumni .
 6. One/two nominees from Employers
Industrialist/stakeholders
 7. One of the senior teachers as the coordinator/Director of the
IQAC

9. Program Fee
 1,50,000 for pre qualifier
 Application allowed only for five program
 Fee is Rs 5,00,000 for one program and subsequent
2,00,000 Rs for each additional program.

10.  evaluation-guidelines-tier-ii-v0.pdf
 pre-qualifiers.pdf
 sar-ug-t-ii-final-ver-06 (1).pdf

11. Basic Definitions
 (a) Vision and Mission statement -- Vision is a
futuristic statement that the institution would like to
achieve over a long period of time, and Mission is the
means by which it proposes to move toward the stated
Vision.
 (b) Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) – Program
educational objectives are broad statements that
describe the career and professional accomplishments
that the program is preparing graduates to achieve.

12.  (c) Programme Outcomes (POs) – Programme
Outcomes are narrower statements that describe what
students are expected to know and be able to do upon
the graduation. These relate to the skills, knowledge,
and behavior that students acquire in their
matriculation through the programme. (d) Course
Outcomes (COs) -- Course Outcomes are narrower
statements that describe what students are expected to
know, and be able to do at the end of each course.
These relate to the skills, knowledge, and behaviour
that students acquire in their matriculation through
the course.

13. Vision and Mission Of GEC BHUJ
 Vision:-GEC Bhuj is to be known for excellence in
Engineering Education.
 Mission:- To deliver technical program and services to
meet the changing needs of society and industry.
 To establish the center of sustainable rural
development and research center.
 To create a better institution ambience.

14. TIER II Marks
Criteria
No
Criteria Marks
Weight
age
1 Vision, Mission and Program Educational Objectives 60
2 Program Curriculum and Teaching – Learning Processes 120
3 Course Outcomes and Program Outcomes 120
4 Student Performance 150
5 Faculty Information and Contributions 200
6 Facilities and Technical Support 80
7 Continuous Improvement 50
8 First Year Academics 50
9 Student Support Systems 50
10 Governance, Institutional Support and Financial Resources 120

15. Phase-1
Activity Who/Whom Time Line
Sensitization Management/faculty/stu
dents
Two weeks
Formation of
committees
All the departments/
institute level committee as
well
One week
PreQualifier
Performa
All the departments One week
Identification of
Eligbile Departments
All Departments / Institute level
committee
One week

16. Phase-2
 Register on NBA portal
 Pay required FEES for
PreQualifiers for eligible
department
 Start faculty workshops for
NBA
 Facilitate them with
required documents of
NBA
 In case Prequalifiers are
not accepted, work on the
deficiencies
 In case the Prequalifiers
are accepted, prepare for
SAR

17. SAR Preparation- Criteria-1 (60)
Activity Who/
Whom
Time
Line
Revalidate Vision /Mission/PEO of
Institute & Department by Involving
stockholders (5 +5)
Enlist PO/CO/PEO of the Program
Disseminate Vision/Mission/PEO/PO at
Dept/website/Labs/Class rooms(10+25)
PEO-Mission Consistency (15)
Dept/I
nst
One
Month

18. Criteria-2 (120)
 2.1 Program Curriculum (20)
 Curriculum- Map Each PO with Curriculum, Define process
 If curriculum Gap identified, then address it, inform
university.
 2.2 Teaching Learning Process(100)
 Improve quality of T&L Process
 Collaborative learning, real world examples etc
 Quality of Question paper, assignments, evaluation.
 Student projects.
 Industry interaction/ Internships.
 The departments will improve and provide necessary
document of Assignment, self study Tutorials by
providing self study learning materials, NPTEL Video,
expert lecture from reputed institute.

19. Criteria-3 (120)
 CO & PO
 Make CO-PO Rubrics with relevant documents (Six)
 PO matrix including first year course.
 Attainment of CO- Direct/Indirect tools-- Set target values.
 Attainment of PO and PSO.

20. Criteria-4 (150)
 Student’s Performance
 Collect the actual result/enrollment data for past three years
–find success rate with /without backlog
 Do result analysis and try to find the weakness.
 Academic performance in third and fourth year.
 Take steps to improvise Placement, Higher studies,
Entrepreneurship.
 Start professional activities, student chapters, magazines,
newsletters.

21. Criteria-5
(Faculty Information and Contributions) (200)
 Fill the post as per cadre ratio, SFR
 Improvise upon Faculty qualifications, retention
 Faculty should do research, innovation, attend sttps, interact
with outside world
 Publish papers, sponsored research, Developmental activities,
consultancy
 Faculty appraisal process review
 Visiting/ Adjunct faculty on Board of Dept.

22. Criteria-6 (Facility and Technical
support) (80)
 Labs should be made well equipped with proper technical staff.
 Necessary displays, manuals, signboards should be placed
 Develop project laboratory.
Criteria-7 (50)
 Continuous Improvement
 Document the action taken for PO and PSO attainment

23. Criteria 8 (First Year Academics) (50)
 1. First Year student Faculty Ratio. If it is greater than 25
than you will get zero marks. (5)
 2. Qualification of faculty teaching first year (5)
 3.First year academic performance(10)
 4. Attainment of course outcomes of first year subject.(10)
 5.Attainment of program outcomes (20)

24. Criteria 9 Student support system (50)
 Mentoring system
 Feedback and reward system
 Feedback on facilities.
 Self learning
 Carrere guidance, T n P cell
 Entrepreneurship cell
 Co curricular extra activities.

25. Criteria 10 (Governance, Institutional
support and Financial resources) (120)
 Organization , Governance and transparency (40)
 Budget allocation, utilization (30)
 Program specific Budget allocation and utilization (30)
 Library and internet (20)

26. Institute level
 Maintain all account related records with necessary
proofs.
 Develop Student support system.
 Well maintained Library, net connection, supply etc.
 Define governance structure , policy, well documented.


27. Action Plan for Institute
 Canteen facility is to be developed/modified/polished at campus
 Student stationary store is to be developed at campus.
 At Institute level First Aid Room / Ladies room should be developed
and necessary safety certificate of Building and Electricity to be
obtained from PWD and Fire safety certificate from Municipal
corporation and Fire fighting equipment is to be refilled and keep
updated.
 Green Dustbin for outside and ,dustbin to be placed in Department
and administrative block.
 Mission and Vision statement to displayed in all department and
offices and on institute web site.
 Campus location plan to be displayed at Institute Main Gate.
 Medical practitioner visit in hostel / campus to be arranged and
display in Time and Day of Visit on notice board.

28.  Only Students who graduate during the validity period of
accreditation of a course will be deemed to have graduated
with an NBA accredited degree.
 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).

29. Some PEOs
 Our graduates will be able to apply their technical
knowledge and take on higher responsibilities in industry,
academics and diverse fields of Electrical Engineering
 They will be in a position to pursue a continual path of
professional development, interspersed with advanced
education and continuing enhancement programs, relevant
to their specific career goals.
 They will be able to channelize their knowledge base,
business links and social contacts into socially beneficial
activities.

30. Some POs
 Engineering knowledge.
 Problem analysis.
 Design/development of solution.
 Conduct investigation of complex problems.
 Modern Tool Usage.
 The engineer and society.
 Environment and sustainability.
 Ethics.
 Individual and team work .
 Communication.
 Project management and finance.
 Life long learning.

31. Thank You