National Assessment and Accreditation Council

National Assessment and Accreditation Council
NAAC logo
Agency overview
Formed1994; 30 years ago (1994)
Jurisdiction India
HeadquartersBengaluru, Karnataka, India
MottoExcellence • Credibility • Relevance
Agency executive
  • Anil Sahasrabudhe, (Director)[1]
Parent departmentMinistry of Education
Parent agencyUGC
Websitewww.naac.gov.in

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is a public autonomous body that assesses and accredits Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in India. It is funded by the University Grants Commission and headquartered in Bengaluru.[2]

History

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NAAC was established in 1994 in response to recommendations of National Policy in Education (1986). This policy was to "address the issues of deterioration in quality of education", and the Programme of Action (POA-1992) laid out strategic plans for the policies including the establishment of an independent national accreditation body.[3][4] Consequently, the NAAC was established in 1994 with its headquarters at Bengaluru.

Grading

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The NAACs grades institutes on an eight-grade ladder:[5]

Range of institutional CGPA Letter Grade Performance Descriptor
3.51 – 4.00 A++ Accredited
3.26 – 3.50 A+ Accredited
3.01 – 3.25 A Accredited
2.76 – 3.00 B++ Accredited
2.51 – 2.75 B+ Accredited
2.01 – 2.50 B Accredited
1.51 – 2.00 C Accredited
≤ 1.50 D Not Accredited

Accreditations

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As of June 2023, 820 universities and 15501 colleges were accredited by NAAC.[6] The process of NAAC is done by colleges and universities with the help of Internal quality assurance cell.

Results

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NAAC published a consolidated list of higher education institutions with valid accreditation as of 11 March 2020.[7] The outcome of the recent cycles of accreditation process is tabulated below.

Accredited Universities—Top Ranked
University State CGPA Accreditation Valid up to
Tata Institute of Social Sciences Maharashtra 3.89 18/02/2023
Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education Madhya Pradesh 3.79 27/03/2022
Institute of Chemical Technology Maharashtra 3.77 26/11/2022
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Tamil Nadu 3.70 16/08/2028
Indian Institute of Science Karnataka 3.67 25/09/2023
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute West Bengal 3.66 27/03/2024
Mumbai University Maharashtra 3.65 27/03/2024
Alagappa University Tamil Nadu 3.64 01/05/2024
Banasthali Vidyapith Rajasthan 3.63 10/03/2022
Jamia Millia Islamia Delhi 3.61 13/12/2026
Andhra University Andhra Pradesh 3.6 18/02/2023
Savitribai Phule Pune University Maharashtra 3.6 21/02/2024
University of Madras Tamil Nadu 3.59 21/08/2028
Accredited Colleges—Top Ranked
University State CGPA Accreditation valid up to
Government Mohindra College Punjab 3.86 18/02/2021
B.M.S. College of Engineering Karnataka 3.83 27/03/2024
Subodh College Rajasthan 3.82 29/10/2024
Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Education Tamil Nadu 3.82 11/09/2022
New Arts, Commerce and Science College, Ahmednagar Maharashtra 3.79 29/10/2022
KTHM College, Nashik Maharashtra 3.79 29/10/2024
St. Joseph's College, Bangalore Karnataka 3.79 29/10/2024
St. Xavier's College, Kolkata West Bengal 3.77 22/01/2024
Cotton College, Guwahati Assam 3.76 04/11/2021
St. Joseph's College, Devagiri Kerala 3.76 15/09/2023
Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu 3.75 13/02/2027
Deogiri College, Aurangabad Maharashtra 3.75 16/03/2021
VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology Telangana 3.73 15/08/2023
Loyola College of Social Sciences Kerala 3.72 09/12/2021
St. Ann’s College of Education, Mangaluru Karnataka 3.71 09/12/2021

References

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  1. ^ "Director NAAC". NAAC. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. ^ "NAAC - Home". www.naac.gov.in. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. ^ "NAAC - An Overview", National Assessment and Accreditation Council, archived from the original on 25 March 2012, retrieved 10 April 2012
  4. ^ "Higher Education in India". Government of India Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of Higher Education. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Assessment Outcome". www.naac.gov.in.
  6. ^ "NAAC - Statistics".
  7. ^ "Universities accredited by NAAC whose accreditation period is valid". National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Bengaluru. 11 March 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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