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Notes 13.3.7 Objectives of NAAC

The activities and future plans of the NAAC are guided by its vision and mission that focus on
making quality assurance an integral part of the functioning of higher education institutions.
The NAAC has the following prime objectives : to make quality the defining element of higher
education in India through a combination of self and external quality evaluation, promotion
and sustenance initiatives; to arrange for periodic assessment and accreditation of institutions
of higher education or units thereof, or specific academic programme or projects; to stimulate
the acadmic environment for promotion of quality of teaching-learning and research in higher
education institutions; to encourage self-evaluation, accountability, autonomy and innovations
in higher education; to undertake quality-related research studies, consultancy and training
programme; to collaborate with other stakeholders of higher eduction for quality evaluation,
promotion and sustenance.
Guided by its vision and striving to achieve its mission, the NAAC primarily assesses the
quality of institutions of higher education that volunteer for the process, through an
internationally accepted methodology. For the assessment of a unit, the NAAC follows a three-
stage process which is a combination of self-study and peer review. The three stages are:
• The preparation and submission of a self-study report by the unit of assessment.
• The on-site visit of the peer team for validation of the self-study report and for
recommending the assessment outcome to the NAAC.
• The final decision by the Executive Committee of the NAAC.

The NAAC certifies institutions of higher learning (Colleges, Universities,
Institutes, etc) in the country; however, it does not include the institutes providing
technical education. The approval of technical education is done by National
Board of Accreditation (NBA), an organization established by All India Council
for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi.

13.4 Functions of NAAC CELL

The National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC) stresses on making quality assurance,
an integral part of the functioning of higher education institution. The mission statements of
the NAAC aim at translating the NAAC's vision into reality, defining the following key tasks
of the organization:
• To arrange for periodic assessment and accreditation of institutions of higher education or
units thereof, or specific academic programme or projects.
• To stimulate the academic environment for promotion of quality of teaching-learning and
research in higher education institutions.
• To encourage self-evaluation, accountability, autonomy and innovations in higher
education.
• To undertake quality-related research studies, consultancy and training programme.
• To collaborate with other stakeholders of higher education for quality evaluation,
promotion and sustenance.
• Collect the statistical data with regards to seven criteria
• Get the ‘School Profile’ prepared
• Get the ‘Profile of the Administrative Section’ prepared
• Submission of LOI (Letter of Intent)
• Collect the School wise & Administration section wise data based on Questionnaire of
NAAC

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