Formed 1994 Agency executive D.P. Singh, Director Parent agency UGC | Jurisdiction India Parent department MHRD | |
Headquarters Bangalore, Karnataka, India | ||
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an organisation that assesses and accredits institutions of higher education in India. It is an autonomous body funded by University Grants Commission of Government of India headquartered in Bangalore.
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History
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 Plan of Action (POA-1992) laid out strategic plans for the policies including the establishment of an independent national accreditation body. Consequently, the NAAC was established in 1994 with its headquarters at Bengaluru.
Grading
Institutions wishing to be accredited are graded:
The seven criteria based on which the grading is done are:
- Curricular Aspect
- Teaching- Learning & Evaluation
- Research, Consultancy & Extension
- Infrastructure & Learning Resources
- Governance, Leadership & Management
- Innovation & Best Practices
- Student Support & Progression
Accreditations
As of November 2015, the NAAC has accredited the following number of institutions in India.
South
- Andhra Pradesh - 5 Universities, 159 Colleges
- Telangana - 4 Universities, 112 Colleges
- Karnataka - 15 Universities, 411 Colleges
- Kerala - 4 Universities, 135 Colleges
- Puducherry - 2 Universities, 14 Colleges
- Tamil Nadu - 35 Universities, 497 Colleges
West
- Gujarat - 7 Universities, 177 Colleges
- Goa - 1 University, 18 Colleges
- Madhya Pradesh - 8 Universities, 118 Colleges
- Maharashtra - 24 Universities, 720 Colleges
North
- Delhi - 11 Universities, 20 Colleges
- Haryana - 11 Universities, 193 Colleges
- Himachal Pradesh - 1 University, 32 Colleges
- Jammu Kashmir - 2 Universities, 49 Colleges
- Punjab - 4 Universities, 124 Colleges
- Chandigarh - 6 Colleges
- Rajasthan - 9 Universities, 127 Colleges
- Uttarakhand - 5 Universities, 33 Colleges
- Uttar Pradesh - 17 Universities, 377 Colleges
East
- Arunachal Pradesh - 1 University, 5 Colleges
- Assam - 3 Universities, 90 Colleges
- Bihar - 3 Universities, 45 Colleges
- Chhattisgarh - 3 Universities, 49 Colleges
- Jharkhand - 9 Universities, 16 Colleges
- Manipur - 13 Colleges
- Meghalaya - 9 Colleges
- Mizoram - 1 University, 11 Colleges
- Nagaland - 1 University, 11 Colleges
- Odisha - 3 Universities, 70 Colleges,
- Sikkim - 1 University, 2 Colleges
- Tripura - 1 University, 5 Colleges
- West Bengal - 3 Universities, 101 Colleges