Accreditation- Importance &

Need For Educational Institutes

Prof.Dr.D.B.Bagul,
Director,
RJSPMS Institute of computer & Management Research
What is Accreditation ?
Accreditation- Recognition & Guarantee of minimum
quality

For NBA, It is the process of quality assurance in
technical education field

Objectives of NBA
Encourage the institutions to continually strive towards
the attainment of excellence

To identify the strength and weakness of their programme

To assist the institutions in improving the quality and
effectiveness of their programme

NBA- Mission
To assess the qualitative competence of educational
institutions the NBA was set up by AICTE in 1994

To periodically conduct evaluation of technical
Institutions and to make recommendations to AICTE
regarding recognition or de-recognition of the institution
or programme
Necessities of NBA?
NBA Accreditated programme ensures that it has,
1. Excellence in technical education
2. Bench marks of global requirements
3. A national platform to attract better student intake
4. Appraise yourself of your own facilities
5. Vendor of human capital to world-class employers

What does Accreditation signify ?
Sr.No Parameters Significance
1 For The Parents It signifies that their child goes through a teaching-
learning environment as per accepted good practices
2 For The Students It signifies that he has entered the portals of an
institutions, which has the essential and desirable
features of quality professional education
3 For The Employers It signifies that the students passing out has
competence based on well grounded technical inputs

4 For AICTE It signifies that the institutional performance is
assessment through a competent body of Quality
assessors, with its Strengths & Weaknesses

What does Accreditation signify ?
Sr.No Parameters Significance
1 For The Industry &
Infrastructure
Providers
It signifies, identification of quality of institutional
capabilities and Skills & Knowledge
2 For The Country It signifies confidence in the Suitability for
sustaining stockpiles of market sensitive human
capital and a pragmatic national development
perspective
3 For The Alumni It signifies attachment through the pride of passing
out with credentials
4 For The Institution It signifies its strengths, weaknesses and
opportunities for future growth

The Difference
AICTE Approval NBA Accreditation
1. Assurance of Compliance to
AICTE Norms and Standards

2. Ensure prior approval by the
State Government and
University

3. Avoid imbalance in supply of
qualified manpower
1. Assessment by peer groups of
NBA experts, for qualitative
criteria, through a visit to the
institution and making
relevant recommendations to
the NBA
Eight Quality Criteria and Weightages for NBA Accreditation
Sr.No Quality Criteria Weightages
1 Organization and governance 80
2 Financial resources, allocation &utilization 70
3 Physical resources (central facilities) 50
4 Human resources (faculty & staff) 200
5 Human resources (students) 100
6 Teaching-learning processes 350
7 Supplementary processes 50
8 R&D and interaction efforts 100
Total 1000
NBA's Quality Grading Format
Two-part grading system: ACCREDI TED & NOT ACCREDI TED


Sr.No Cumulative Weightages Remark
1 More than 650 marks Accredited
2 Less than 650 marks Not Accredited
3 Between 650 -750 Accredited for a period of 3 years
4 More than 750 Accredited for a period of 5 years
How is assessment done ?
The Chairperson and the programme experts in consultation with
the institution, agree to details of the visit based on NBA guidelines

Team carries out physical verification of infrastructure facilities,
records, interviews faculty, staff, students, alumni, industry and any
other activity deemed necessary and ensure transparency

Who can apply for Accreditation by NBA ?
Institution and the programme are approved by the AICTE

If at least two batches of students have passed out of the
programme

Programme Coming Under NBA Accreditation
Programmes coming under the following disciplines are covered
under accreditation by NBA
1. Engineering and Technology
2. Management
3. Architecture
4. Pharmacy
5. Hotel management and Catering Technology
6. Town and Country Planning
7. Applied Arts and Crafts

Thank You