Like it or not, you simply have to lump the NAAC Process
Impression Institutes applying for the NAAC are mostly innocent, and a bit laid back-lackadaisical too . They go by what is given to them in the manual and rarely raise critical issues. While preparing for the accreditation response, however, a large number of professors leading the system get frustrated with the kind of metrics they […]
NAAC Needs a Massive Overhaul in ACCREDITATION
NAAC requires a massive overhaul in its ‘Quality Indicator Framework’. In its current form, it is replete with a number of irrelevant, inapplicable and avoidable metrics which at least 95% of colleges in India can’t demonstrate even 5% of the desired response. Institutes can’t even opt out from some of these. On the other hand, […]
What lets down a University or a College in NAAC Grading ?
1. In a devil’s hurry to apply: Institutes which go for the NAAC accreditation in a jiffy, half-prepared, immediately after becoming eligible i.e.6 years’ of establishment or 2 batches passed out, are bound to meet a waiting disaster. Only if an institute gets ‘A’ series NAAC grade, the chances are that its brand credibility would […]
NAAC PREPARATION- MADE EASY
If you are preparing for the top grade in NAAC accreditation and wish to seek a total clarity on the criteria, key aspects and the metrics, read below to see how experts at the ‘Accreditation-Edge’-India’s top consultancy services provider in NAAC, analyze each issue in minutest of details to ensure that institutes demonstrate their fitness […]
How to search for the most suitable NAAC or NBA Consultant?
Taking consultancy services for the NAAC and NBA accreditation from some of the top NAAC consultants in India, is an undoubtedly a fruitful enabling step. Even NAAC has now realized that institutes do require a hand-holding, and has thus advertised to recruit ‘education consultants’ to mentor institutes. In developed countries too, accrediting agencies make it […]
Don’t go for a Consultant in NAAC accreditation or NBA accreditation if you meet 10 points
1. You should be having an effective IQAC and highly capable Steering Committee with a Chairman who enjoys a good rapport with various faculty and Management, and holds potential to inspire/engage Heads/Deans to own specific criteria, and who is able to consistently monitor the progress made by each key resource Head in his/her respective criteria […]
Reasons why you should always go for mentoring on NAAC/NBA accreditation by an expert
A very few people in academics, NAAC or NBA are aware that a Mentor, Chair or Consultant is a mandatory requirement with the world’s top accrediting bodies, namely ABET, AACSB and others. However, in India, these services are sadly discouraged. It is however, undeniable that an expert , be it from the accrediting agencies or […]
Don’t even think of settling down for less than a ‘top grade’ in NAAC & NBA Accreditation
A loss of clarity and commitment in preparing for the NAAC and NBA accreditation, and/or living with a false sense of preparedness can potentially land an institute into a poor grade of C or B, B+ or B++. Once in B or C grade, it pulls down an institute’s credibility very badly, leading to all […]
Prerequisites of a Good NAAC and NBA Consultant
Most credible accreditation bodies of the world like ABET, AACSB and others require institutes applying for accreditation to compulsorily utilize the services of their mentors/chairs who guide them in fulfillment of their accreditation goals. In India, it is just the opposite. Here, mentoring is often taken as a weakness. Nonetheless, when an institute lands up […]
Accreditation Advantage
Yes and No. Yes, if an institute is badly requiring to start a new program or increase intake or in case, an accreditation is a “must do” regulatory requirement. On the other hand, a top grade can place institute in an exclusive league of institutes, even make it an ‘institute of eminence’ thereby opening wide […]
