Presentation on
QUALITY
INITIATIVE FOR
ACCREDITATION
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NATIONAL BOARD OF ACCREDITATION
All India Council for Technical Education
AWARENESS
ABOUT
ACCREDITATION
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What is Accreditation ?
Recognition and
Guarantee of
Minimum Quality
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What does Accreditation
mean ?
A Process of quality assurance, giving credit
where it is due, for some clearly visible
and demonstrable strategies of academic
activities and objectives of the
institution, known to be honestly
pursued and efficiently achieved by the
resources currently available, with
potential for continuous improvement in
quality for effective growth.
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Why was the NBA constituted ?
“ To periodically conduct evaluation of
Technical Institutions or Programmes on the
basis of Guidelines, Norms and Standards
specified by it and to it, by AICTE or the
council, or the commission, regarding
recognition and de-recognition
of the institution or programme.”
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NBA
Goal # 1
To develop a Quality Conscious system of
Technical Education where
Excellence
 relevance to market needs and
 participation by all stake holders

are prime and major determinants.
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NBA
Goal # 2
NBA is dedicated to building a technical
education system that will match the
national goals of growth by
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
competence
contributions to economy through
competitiveness and
compatibility to societal development.
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NBA
Goal # 3
NBA will provide
Quality bench marks targeted at
Global and National Stockpile of
human capital
in all fields of technical education.
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What is the Difference?
between
AICTE Approval
and
NBA Accreditation
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Approval of AICTE for new institutions or
for starting new programmes is based on:

Credibility of institutional Management
and the programme providers.

Assurance of compliance to AICTE Norms
and Standards

Prior approval by the state Government
and university or other competent
authority.

Market sensitivity of programme outputs,
to avoid imbalance in supply of qualified
manpower.
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Under-graduate Programmes
Human Resources Faculty
Students
Finance & Physical Resource
Mission, Goals, Governance
Research & Development
Industry Institute Interaction
Supplementary Processes
Teaching Learning Processes
Total
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200
100
120
80
100
50
350
1000
Post-graduate Programmes
Human Resources Faculty
Students
Finance & Physical Resource
Mission, Goals
Research & Development
Industry Institute Interaction
Supplementary Process
Teaching Learning Processes
Total
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200
100
110
40
250
50
250
1000
For Diploma Programs
Human Resources Faculty
Students
Finance & Physical Resource
Mission, Goals
Research & Development
Industry Institute Interaction
Supplementary Process
Teaching Learning Processes
Total
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200
100
110
40
50
50
450
1000
For all Programmes
The visiting Team assesses parameters, not
obvious from quantitative data supplied

Academic Ambience and institutional morale

Level & Relevance of facilities and student work

Capacity of staff, their knowledge/practices

Assessment of student work in theory, practical,
design /project work

Comprehension by management, staff and students
of the issues, problems vide the goals.
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What is the NBA’s Quality Grading ?
Accredited Programme for 5 Years
[when cumulative score is above 750]
signifies that programme meets and in most cases
exceeds the criteria.
Accredited Programme for 3 Years
[when cumulative score is between 650 and 749]
Signifies that programme meets the minimum
criteria with marginal deficiencies which can be
rectified in a short time.
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What is the NBA’s Quality Grading ?
Not Accredited
[when cumulative score is below 650]
Signifies that programme is not accredited in
view of the seriousness of deficiencies.
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What is not the purpose of
Accreditation ?

Not to find faults with the institution
but to assess the status-ante of the
performance.

Not to denigrate the working style of
the institution and its programmes
but to provide a feedback on their
strength and weaknesses.
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What is not the purpose of
Accreditation ?
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Not to demarcate the boundaries of quality
but to offer a sensitising process for
continuous improvement in quality
provisions
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Not to select only institutions of national
excellence but to provide benchmarks of
excellence and identification of good
practices.
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What happens if there is no
Accreditation ?
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Accreditation of a course by the NBA or a college or University
by the NAAC does not merely assure a better standard of
delivery of Education but has serious ramifications in areas like
Foreign Higher Education, Placements in Multi Nationals etc.

Under the GATS ( General Agreement on Trade and
Services) Higher Education is a tradable "commodity " with
countries "exporting" or "importing " education. When the
GATS regime crystallises ( as it is likely to in early 2005) courses
accredited by the accrediting body of a country shall alone carry
credibility and recognition in other countries.
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What happens if there is no
Accreditation ?
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The National Board of Accreditation has proposed
India's membership to the Washington Accord.It is
likely to fructify within a short time. This will have
major ramifications on all the students who aspire
to post graduate ( M.S.) from American Universites
(or Universities in other signatory countries for that
matter)
When India becomes a signatory to the Accord
an Indian student of a non-accredited Engineering
course may not be able to pursue his/her post
graduation( the popular M. S. ) in the United States
or other member countries.
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THE
PROCESS OF
ACCREDITATION
?
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Institution Obtains
priced publications
Manuals & Forms
Institution conducts
a self-study and
submits particulars
in two parts
NBA Secretariat
Scrutinises
application and
authorises visit
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5
6
NBA Secretariat
constitutes visit
Team and details
of visit
7
Results submitted
to Executive
Council of
AICTE
Accreditation team
visits Institution
and makes
recommendations
Sectorial
committee
of NBA reviews
recommendations
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9
Executive Council
of AICTE
approves the results
and authorises
notification
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Results are notified
in Directory of
Accredited
Programmes
Who can apply for Accreditation by
NBA ?
You can!
If your institution and the programmes
are approved by the AICTE
and
if at least two batches of students have
passed out of the programme
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Which programmes come
under Accreditation by NBA ?
All diploma, degree and post graduate
Programmes in following disciplines are
covered under NBA Accreditation !
Engineering and Technology
Management
Architecture
Pharmacy
Hotel Management and Catering Technology
Town and Country Planning
Applied Arts and Crafts
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Let us all take
the
Quality
pledge
Today
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Should
we
take a
pledge
?
I WILL FROM TODAY
SAY WHAT I DO !
I WILL FROM TODAY
DO WHAT I SAY !!
I WILL FROM TODAY
DEMONSTRATE MY
CAPABILITY
TO DO WHAT I SAY !!!
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We are there because the
students are there
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Quality Systems Co.
Enablers for Global Educational Institutions
Thank You
Namaste
Prof. S Narasimha Rao, Vice President,
Quality Systems Co.
23, Perumal Koil Street, West Mambalam, Chennai 600 033 INDIA
Tel/Fax +91 44 2485 1192
email: [email protected]
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Should we now go ahead and
join hands
to get the highest possible
NBA Accreditation Certification
Your Institution
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