NAAC introduces new methodology for accreditation

Bangalore, Mar 31 (UNI) With a view to make the assessment and accreditation process more rigorous and its outcome more credible, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) will introduce a new methodology of assessment and accreditation from tomorrow.

The new methodology of Institutional Assessment and Accreditation of NAAC had been designed to overcome some of the limitations of its earlier methodology. The user-friendly new methodology envisaged significant reduction in inter-team assessment variations and was expected to enable NAAC to assess a large number of institutions effectively in a short period, a NAAC release here said today.

There would be a shift from the existing nine point grading to three point grade in assessment and accreditation of higher educational institutions in the country. Besides, a cumulative grade point average on a four point scale would be used, instead of numerical scores, the release said.

NAAC said a two-step approach would be introduced for affiliated and constituent colleges -- determining institutional eligibility for quality assessment, and Assessment and Accreditation on a four point CGPA scale.

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