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Educational Management Dinesh Kumar, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 32: UGC-NAAC as an Apex Body in Educational

Planning and Management

CONTENTS

Objectives
Introduction
32.1 Structure of UGC NAAC
32.2 Aims of UGC NAAC
32.3 Eligibility for the Assessment by NAAC
32.4 Methodology for Assessment
32.5 Criteria for Assessment
32.6 Weightage
32.7 The Assessment Outcome
32.8 Accreditation of Specialised Institutions
32.9 Universities/Colleges recognised under 2F and 12B : UGC support for Accreditation
32.10 Quality Promotion and Sustenance Activities
32.11 Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
32.12 Summary
32.13 Keywords
32.14 Review Questions
32.15 Further Readings

Objectives

The Objectives of this unit can be summarized as below :
• to explain of about aim and structure of NAAC.
• to discuss about eligibility.
• to describe about methodology.
• to discuss about the criteria for assessment.

• to describe about weight, age and assessment outcome.
• to explain about accreditation of specialised institutions.
• to discuss about quality promotion and sustenance activities.
• to explain about internal quality assurance cell (IQAC).

Introduction

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an autonomous body established
by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India to assess and accredit institutions of higher
education in the country. It is an outcome of the recommendations of the National Policy on Education

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