NAAC

1. NATIONAL
ASSESSMENT
AND
ACRREDITATION
COUNCIL
NAAC

2. INTRODUCTION
 NAAC is an organisation that assesses and accredits
higher education institutions in India.
 Established in : 1994
 Founded by : UGC
 Headquartered in : Banglore.
 Based on : National Policy in Education (1986)
 Policy: “to address the issues of deterioration in
quality of education”. POA-1992.

3. VISION
 Contributing to National Development.
 Fostering global competencies among students.
 Inculcating a value system in students.
 Promoting the use of technology.
 Quest for excellence.

4. IMPORTANCE OF INSTITUTIONAL
ACCREDITATION.
 To know the institution’s strengths, weaknesses and
opportunities available.
 Certification provides funding agencies objective
data for performance funding.
 To identify internal areas of planning and resource
allocation.
 Initiates institutions into innovative and modern
methods of pedagogy.
 It provides society with reliable information on the
quality of education offered in the institution.

5. OBJECTIVES OF NAAC
 To assess and accredit higher education institutions
for continuous improvement in the quality of
education.
 To stimulate the academic environment for quality
teaching-learning and research purpose.
 To encourage self-evaluation, accountability,
autonomy and innovation.
 To undertake quality related research study,
consultancy and training programmes.
 To collaborate with other stakeholders.

6. FUNCTIONS OF NAAC
 Devise and establish mechanism for periodic
accreditation and assessment of higher education
learning and institution.
 Assess the quality of institution through an
internationally accepted methodology.
 Set rating parameters and criteria for certifying and
grading.
 Develop an information database to keep abreast
with the latest developments.
 Recommend norms to be followed for quality
improvement in teaching and research.

7. ASSESSMENT OUTCOMES
PEER TEAM REPORT (PTR)
• Qualitative part of the outcome.
• Objective report.
• Evaluative judgements using keywords only.
INSTITUTIONAL GRADING
• Quantitative part.
• Criterion wise quality assessment.
• Resulting through Cumulative Grade Point
Average (CGPA).

8. LETTER GRADE -- PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR.
RANGE OF
INSTITUTIONAL
CGPA
LETTER
GRADE
STATUS
3.76 – 4.00 A++ ACCREDITED
3.51 – 3.75 A+ ACCREDITED
3.01 – 3.50 A ACCREDITED
2.76 – 3.00 B++ ACCREDITED
2.51 – 2.75 B+ ACCREDITED
2.01 – 2.50 B ACCREDITED
1.51 – 2.00 C ACCREDITED
< 1.50 D NOT ACCREDITED
* The accreditation status is valid for five years from the date of approval by
Executive Committee of the NAAC.

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