Five Criteria essential to identify a best of best NAAC Consultant for your institute
Five Criteria essential to identify a best of best NAAC Consultant for your institute Criterion 1: Institutes should fact-check credentials of a Consultant and engage only an academician who is well-versed with various nuances and best practices in academics, particularly in the major disciplines/programs run by the institute. For example, a professor of engineering or […]
How you should begin implementing NEP 2020
How you should begin implementing NEP 2020 * There are a few initiatives, your University/college can take now and be ahead of others in implementing NEP-2020. 1. If yours is at least “A”NAAC or within 100 NIRF rank institute, plan your programs to be delivered in 2022-23 now, to be uploaded on the Academic Bank […]
Students Satisfaction Survey” when ignored can pull the institute down like a ripe coconut by a hook, in NAAC grade
It is hard to root in a perception of “positivity” in students for their “Alma Mater” at not so great a time when SSR is getting uploaded on the NAAC portal. The best is to genuinely create a highly impactful support system of skilling and new learning opportunities for students over a sustained period and […]
New changes in the NAAC Accreditation Manual needs an urgent thinking by the HEIs
The latest Dec 22 changes, will impact HEIs greatly. The research has taken a centre stage. Some not so relevant and easy scoring metrics have been removed. Some metrics weightage has been enhanced. The benchmarks in the public domain are also steep and hard to get. The ultimate cake-pudding on the New Year for the […]
Looking beyond NAAC as you set your aim to become a Highly Cited Researcher (HCR) ?
We look at enhancing research citations with a prism to get a top grade in NAAC. That is very narrow thinking. Any NAAC consultant or Mentor who doesn’t focus on building academic and research capability in an institute is not worth calling a NAAC consultant or mentor. I join you in accumulating knowledge and passing […]
Trailing in NAAC DVV score
Trailing in NAAC DVV score ? You can still score over 80% in the peer team visit. Let us take a look, what creates a first big impact on a Peer team :- 1. Sometimes, a VC or Director’s words might not strike the chord with the peer team. For example, a few months ago, […]
ODLs might sink many low quality HEIs ?
ODLs might sink many low quality HEIs ? Any student would want a degree from a top Indian university. After all, every one aspires to build one’s career profile with a stamp of an eminent institute. UGC has since removed, if at all there was any difference between regular and online/distance mode of learning degrees. […]