Following National Standards is NOT optional – it’s a MUST
Can’t imagine some institute not following National Standards Is your knowledge on NHEQF, NSQF, NCrF, NCCF, NCVET and the role of Standards setting n’ Sector Skill Councils only surface deep? What’s their core purpose ? How to map curriculum and courses with the set national standards to ensure that your degrees and diplomas stay valid […]
Essential Research Infrastructure for Universities
*Looking at the direction to which the next NAAC manual is heading, and even otherwise a compelling need to boost research, I recommend that every multidisciplinary university should at least subscribe to the following basic research needs:- 1. Core Databases (University-wide) (a) Scopus │ Web of Science │ Turnitin (Plagiarism Check) (b) INFLIBNET / e-Shodh […]
Board of Studies (BOS): A bullet train to academic destination
Last week, a wonderful university invited me to interact with their middle and higher level leadership and listen to them. I loved this idea of their Pro Chancellor. The young Pro Chancellor with a thinking- head further said that I should listen to them much as Dr listens to a patient, arrives at the diagnosis, […]
Whom does NAAC benefit? A case for the struggling private colleges
If you read the objective of NAAC it talks of (a) quality assurance (b) quality promotion. Does it deliver on “quality promotion” ? Perhaps, NOT for the struggling low quality private colleges. The input of poor performance is not captured and no government funding institution comes for the needed help to uplift the standard. Private […]
NAAC and a story of successive distortions
3-year ago, NAAC had kept benchmarks on various metrics under the hood. Only a fistful institutions made it to the NAAC A++ HEIs. Meanwhile, a number of applying HEIs started figuring out grade related benchmarks from the available data of accredited HEIs on their respective websites. A few started colluding with the staff, peer teams […]
You can do a lot for your students
Just as a mother bird nudges her chicks out of the nest so they may take flight, we too must encourage our students to take bold steps into the future. Let’s implement some of these in our institutions right away, if not done as yet:- Enabler 1 Opportunities Ahead” – A Student-led Innovative Event At […]
Do HEIs need a NAAC , NIRF or Foreign Accreditation & Ranking Consultant or Mentor?
Anyone can’t pick up a bag and start heading towards a university or college claiming a rare class mentor or consultant. It is not like an artisan who in earlier times would do ‘Kalai’ to your old cooking utensils, a tinning by coating the inside of brass or copper utensils to create silvery smooth utensils […]
As Dir IQAC or Dean (A) or as a faculty, like to add a New Dimension to the OBE in your institute ?
How many of you follow competency and performance indicators-based teaching-learning and assessment in your institute? I know about health sciences. Their entire Outcome Based Education (OBE) is competency-based medical education (CBME) model, and I found it very useful. After all, Engineering and technology is no less skilling. Let’s see how competencies can be the new […]
Making sense of COs and POs, Competencies and Performance Indicators
POs shouldn’t worry you much. POs are just like old parents. They don’t much move around or change their attitude. For example, UG Engineering POs are sacrosanct, and you shouldn’t unnecessarily bother them; tweak or fiddle around with them, except for adding an attribute or two to a unique programme like AI, ML, Cybersecurity etc. […]
Ex- UGC and NAAC employees have a field day
I begin with the disclaimer that no aspersions is hereby intended to be caused to anyone, and hence not to take an umbrage to what you read. In any case, constitution provides freedom to pursue a profession of one’s choice. Pursuant to the UGC advisory to institutes to be careful regarding some consultant claiming to […]
