The NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NAAC) conducts assessment and accreditation of Higher Educational Institutions (HEI) such as colleges, universities or other recognised institutions to derive an understanding of the 'Quality Status' of the institution.

As per NAAC accreditation, institutions get an excellent opportunity to-

• Multiply its productivity & efficiency
• Figure out the shortcomings & academic strengths
• Enhance teaching-learning processes
• Continuously improve the plan of action
• Thus, the NAAC accreditation stands for a reliable methodology to maximize student & institutional success.

NAAC Criteria:

As per NAAC assessment relies on the following set of 7 criteria.

#1: Curricular Aspects

Curriculum & syllabus is one of the basic pillars of quality education. It's crucial to have a relevant, detailed, well-organized syllabus to boost the student learning outcomes & skills.

#2: Teaching, Learning, And Evaluation

This criterion takes the first criteria of curriculum designing one step ahead. It involves teachers implementing teaching-learning activities & keeping a tab on the results to enhance student progress.

#3: Research, Innovation, And Extensions

This criterion suggests that institutions must focus on directing students towards research & innovation and also addressing real-life problems & solutions to enable students to grow personally.

#4: Infrastructure And Learning Resources

This criterion focuses on having good classrooms, labs, edTech tools, and various other infrastructure & resources to ensure a good educational environment.

#5: Student Support And Progression

This criterion recommends institutions to pay attention to students’ requirements and guide them at every step of their academic life.

#6: Governance, Leadership, And Management

Faculty empowerment is vital when it comes to the quality of education. This criterion suggests authorities of the institution to plan strategies for institutional growth by mentoring faculties.

#7: Institutional Values & Best Practices

This criterion focuses on ensuring the best practices by following institutional values. It suggests that institutions must develop values & then follow them with utmost honesty.

Benefits Of Obtaining NAAC Accreditation For Colleges

• Here are the top advantages of obtaining NAAC accreditation for higher education institutions...
• Helps the institution identify its weaknesses, strengths, opportunities, and threats using a continuous evaluation process
• Helps to understand the need for planning in the internal areas and allocating resources
• Improves campus collegiality
• The result provides objective data from funding agencies on performance financing
• Introduces institutions with modern and innovative educational methods
• Elevates the institution image and offers a new direction of success
• Provide the market with consistent details about the quality of courses offered
• An organization that recruits candidates have a reach to these details about the educational quality provided by the college
• Makes inter-and-intra institutional communication possible