{"id":156843,"date":"2025-02-27T19:34:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T14:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=156843"},"modified":"2025-02-27T19:34:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T14:04:37","slug":"national-assessment-and-accreditation-council","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/national-assessment-and-accreditation-council","title":{"rendered":"National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">removed 900 peer assessors after identifying <\/span><b>irregularities in their evaluation processes.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These assessors were responsible for evaluating higher education institutions in the course of grading the institutions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>NAAC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an <\/span><b>autonomous body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the<\/span><b> University Grants Commission (UGC)which assesses\u00a0 the \u2018Quality Status\u2019 of higher education institutions (HEIs).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Establishment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was <\/span><b>founded in 1994<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> based on recommendations from the <\/span><b>National Policy on Education (1986)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Programme of Action (1992).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Regulatory Role<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Operates under the <\/span><b>UGC Act, 1956, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">overseeing the<\/span><b> assessment and accreditation of HEIs\u00a0 in India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Assessment Process:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Evaluates institutions based on<\/span><b> predefined criteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ensuring quality standards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accreditation Certification:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Grants accreditation valid for five years, with <\/span><b>grades ranging from A++ to D (where D signifies non-accreditation).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarters <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Bengaluru, Karnataka.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Functions of NAAC<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Multi-Layered Evaluation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Uses comprehensive assessment methods to assign institutional grades.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Key Evaluation Parameters: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Curricular aspects, teaching-learning processes, infrastructure, governance, and innovation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Governance Structure:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Chairperson of UGC serves as the President of NAAC\u2019s General Council.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Other Methods of Assessment of Higher Education Institution<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NIRF is a ranking methodology developed by the Ministry of Education, India to assess and rank higher education institutions across the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Launch Year:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was launched in November 2015 and has been releasing rankings annually since then.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Latest Edition:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The 7th edition of NIRF was released in July 2022, while the 2024 edition introduced major changes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Framework:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The NIRF ranks institutions based on a structured methodology that evaluates their performance across multiple categories.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Ranking Categories: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It includes <\/span><b>Overall, Research Institutions, Universities, Colleges, and discipline-specific rankings (Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Law, etc.).<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>2024 Updates:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Three new categories were introduced: <\/span><b>State Public Universities, Open Universities, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Skill Universities.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the<\/span><b> Innovation ranking was integrated into the NIRF framework.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Ranking Parameters and Weightage:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Teaching, Learning and\u00a0 Resources (TLR) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0 30%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Research and Professional Practice (RP) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 30%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Graduation Outcomes (GO) :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 20%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Outreach and\u00a0 Inclusivity (OI) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 10%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Perception (PR) :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 10%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 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