Provisional Accreditation for Colleges, Manual

Manual

PROVISIONAL
ACCREDITATION
FOR
COLLEGES (PAC)

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NAAC
Vision

To make quality the defining element of higher education in India

through a combination of self and external quality
evaluation, promotion and sustenance initiatives.

Mission

• To arrange for periodic assessment and accreditation of institutions of

higher education or units thereof, or specific academic programmes or
projects;
• To stimulate the academic environment for promotion of quality of
teaching-learning and research in higher education institutions;
• To encourage self-evaluation, accountability, autonomy and
innovations in higher education;
• To undertake quality-related research studies, consultancy, and training
programmes, and
• To collaborate with other stakeholders of higher education for quality
evaluation, promotion, and sustenance.

Value Framework

To promote the following core values among the HEIs of the country:

• Contributing to National Development

• Fostering Global Competencies among Students
• Inculcating a Value System among Students
• Promoting the Use of Technology
• Quest for Excellence

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Content

Page No.

1. Introduction 5

2. Guidelines / Eligibility conditions 7

3. Institutional Basic Information 9

4. Quantitative Questions 11

5. Qualitative Questions 14

6. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for PAC 16

7. Specimen Format of Self Declaration 23

8. Specimen Format of Undertaking 24

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1. INTRODUCTION
India has one of the largest and diverse education systems in the world.
Privatization, widespread expansion, increased autonomy, and introduction of
Programmes in new and emerging areas have improved access to higher education.
At the same time, it has also led to widespread concern on the quality and relevance
of the higher education. To address these concerns, the National Policy on Education
(NPE, 1986) and the Programme of Action (PoA, 1992) spelt out strategic plans for
the policies, and advocated the establishment of an independent National
accreditation agency. Consequently, the National Assessment and Accreditation
Council (NAAC) was established in 1994 as an autonomous institution of the
University Grants Commission (UGC), with its Headquarters in Bengaluru,
Karnataka. The mandate of NAAC is to make quality assurance as an integral part of
the functioning of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and to motivate them to
build a strong quality culture within.

The NAAC functions through its General Council (GC) and Executive
Committee (EC) comprising educational administrators, policy makers and senior
academicians from a cross-section of Indian higher education system. The
Chairperson of the UGC is the President of the GC of the NAAC, and the
Chairperson of the EC is an eminent academician nominated by the President of GC
(NAAC). The Director of NAAC is the academic and administrative head of NAAC
and is the member-secretary of both the GC and the EC. In addition to the statutory
bodies that steer its policies, expert advisory and consultative committees
constituted from time to time and a committed team of core staff support and steer
the activities of NAAC.

NAAC has been continuously striving for inculcating quality culture in

higher education by enabling HEIs through Assessment and Accreditation (A&A)
process of NAAC through NAAC awareness programs (NAP) and hand holding
activities. Despite the UGC Regulation for all the HEIs to undergo mandatory
Assessment and Accreditation in 2013, most of the institutions are not coming
forward for A&A process because of various limitations. COVID pandemic has
greatly affected the quality activities of the HEIs, because of these institutions are not
confident to come forward for regular A&A process under RAF of NAAC.

As per AISHE 2019-20 annual report data, there are 42,343 Higher Education
Institutions in the country and since the inception of the NAAC over the past two
decades about 13,800 institutional accreditations have been carried out under
different cycles (Cycle 1, Cycle 2, Cycle 3,…). All over the country out of 42,343 HEIs
only 8,483 HEIs (i.e., 20% of the Colleges) have come forward and got accreditation

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by NAAC. Still, around 33,860 HEIs (i.e., 80% of the Colleges) are yet to come
forward for A&A process of NAAC. PAN India accreditation details are depicted
below.

No. of Institutions Accredited in Past Decades

1032
4194
1999-2008
2009-2018
2019-2021

8568

Table 1: The Details of NAAC Accreditation status

Percentage of
Percentage of
Colleges yet to
State /Union Colleges
Sl. No. No. of Colleges come forward for
Territory accredited by
NAAC
NAAC
Accreditation
1 Andaman &
5 38 63
Nicobar Islands
2 Andhra Pradesh 2,381 13 87
3 Arunachal
31 21 79
Pradesh
4 Assam 346 38 62
5 Bihar 710 19 81
6 Chandigarh 10 60 40
7 Chhattisgarh 673 17 83
8 Dadra & Nagar
5 38 63
Haveli
9 Daman & Diu 8 20 80
10 Delhi 91 49 51
11 Goa 33 43 57
12 Gujarat 1,787 21 79
13 Haryana 755 31 69
14 Himachal Pradesh 273 21 79
15 Jammu & Kashmir 220 30 70
16 Jharkhand 206 36 64
17 Karnataka 3,183 21 79

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18 Kerala 1,140 20 80
19 Ladakh 2 60 40
20 Lakshadweep - - -
19 Madhya Pradesh 2,102 13 87
20 Maharashtra 2,698 40 60
21 Manipur 73 28 72
22 Meghalaya 45 33 67
23 Mizoram 10 71 29
24 Nagaland 36 46 54
25 Odisha 800 26 74
26 Puducherry 55 30 70
27 Punjab 801 26 74
28 Rajasthan 3,117 8 92
29 Sikkim 14 36 64
30 Tamil Nadu 1,798 31 69
31 Telangana 1,823 12 88
32 Tripura 31 42 58
33 Uttar Pradesh 7,191 8 92
34 Uttarakhand 391 14 86
35 West Bengal 1,016 28 72
TOTAL 42,343 20 % 80 %

To encourage more and more Institutions to come forward for NAAC’s

process of A&A and to overcome the concern of accreditation, Provisional
Accreditation will help all those institutions to overcome the dismay.

Objectives of PAC:
• To widen the horizon of accreditation adopting quality through accreditation
• To accommodate the Colleges which are not eligible for the Regular (Graded)
Accreditation of NAAC
• To provide feedback to the applicant colleges regarding specific improvement
needed for reaching the threshold level of quality.
• To identify, motivate and handhold the eligible institutions planning to apply for
the Regular (Graded) Accreditation of NAAC.
• “Provisional Accreditation” is the opportunity to the institutions to get prepared,
to be ready and build confidence for undergoing Regular (Graded) Accreditation
of NAAC.

Essentially, this is a process which ascertains the readiness of the institution

towards Assessment and Accreditation. Being an aspirant at this stage means in
effect, that an institution is probably ready for undergoing Assessment and
Accreditation. Provisional Accreditation approach is more comprehensive,

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directional, and with clear objectives. The status of institutional accreditation is

based on the recommendation of the peer team/verification.

GUIDELINES / ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS

➢ Any College offering regular programs of Higher Education at undergraduate
and above levels are eligible to apply for “PROVISIONAL ACCREDITATION
FOR COLLEGES (PAC)” provided such Colleges must have completed at least
“One Academic Year” (consider from student admission to announcement of
results).
➢ The validity of PAC is for “TWO YEARS”.
➢ PAC shall not be associated to any cycles of accreditations
➢ Colleges that have completed the accreditation validity period under any cycle
can apply for PAC
➢ Colleges that are not accredited by NAAC and colleges with “D” Grade
accreditation status can apply for PAC.
➢ Colleges can opt PAC for a maximum of “TWO CONSECUTIVE TIMES” before
or after Regular (Graded) Assessment & Accreditation process.
➢ The validity period of PAC does not restrict the Institution to proceed for
Regular (Graded) Assessment & Accreditation process.
➢ The accreditation fee for PAC shall be Rs. 10,000/- + GST.
➢ Colleges which are not registered with NAAC must register themselves by
using the following link.
https://assessmentonline.naac.gov.in/public/index.php/hei/registration_new
After registration colleges can apply for PAC by submitting the filled
PROFORMA through HEI portal.
➢ Data Validation and Verification (DVV) for the claims made for Quantitative
Questions will be done by the third-party peer verification, and Virtual - Peer
Team Visit (V-PTV) for the institution will be conducted online.
➢ However, onsite Peer Team Visit will be conducted if recommended. In such
cases actual Logistics Fee + GST to be borne by the institution.
➢ Latest completed academic year data to be considered/provided for all the
Quantitative and Qualitative Questions.
➢ The College should comply with public disclosure/hosting of all the documents
submitted to NAAC in the Institutional website in PDF format. Any violation or
modification of documents shall be viewed seriously.
➢ Peer Team shall comprise of Two-Member team, consisting of Vice Chancellor
or equivalent/Professor/Principal.

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➢ Colleges who are “Not Accredited”, under PAC are eligible to apply again after a
period of Six Months from the date of result declaration with a fee of Rs.10,000/-
+ GST.
➢ The outcome of PAC shall be binary in nature, viz., “Provisionally Accredited”
or “Not Accredited”
➢ The evaluation outcome of Qualitative and Quantitative Questions is on a
Three-point scale (0, 1 and 2). That means each question is awarded with either
0 or 1 or 2 based on the verified input.
➢ Therefore, a college has to mandatorily secure a Minimum Score of 20 out of 50
for getting provisional accreditation.
➢ The OUTCOME of Provisional Accreditation is a Peer Team Report (PTR) and
Digital Certificate.
➢ Provisional Accreditation is similar to Graded Accreditation for any claim
benefits, accorded to colleges wherever grade-based benefits are not insisted on.
➢ The Colleges shall be provisioned with independent ombudsmen for grievance
redressal.
➢ The Fees paid for PAC shall not be refunded/adjusted under any
circumstances.

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INSTITUTIONAL BASIC INFORMATION

1. AISHE ID: (Upload Certificate)

2. Institution Name
3. Date of establishment
of the Institution
4. Institution has its own
Yes /No
Building
5. Institutional Website
Link
6. Name of the Head of
the Institution and
Designation
Address
State/UT
City
Pin
Phone No
Mobile No
Registered Email
7. Name of the Internal
Quality Assurance
System (IQAS)
Co-ordinator /Director
Phone No.
Mobile No.
Email:
8. Location of the College Urban/Rural/Semi-urban
/Tribal/Hilly
9. Has the institution
Yes/No
completed One
(If YES, mention the academic year and
Academic Year?
provide supporting document)
Upload Document
Academic year XXXX-XXXX
10. Type of the College By Shift Day/ Night/Evening
By Gender Boys/Girls/Co-Education

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Un-Aided
Private
By Aided
Management Government

11. Status of Affiliation Affiliated College

Upload Document Stand Alone Institution
12. Name of the Affiliating
University
Upload Document
13. Statutory Regulatory NMC, DCI, PCI, INC, SNC, AICTE, BCI,
Authorities (SRA) COA, NCTE, AYUSH, Any other
(If applicable)
Upload Document
14. Association of Indian Yes / No
Universities (AIU)
Degree Equivalence
Certificate (Applicable
to Stand Alone
Institutions Only)
Upload Document
15. Number of Faculty
with Doctoral Degrees
or Equivalent
16. Number of Programs (Specimen copy is on page no. 23)
Offered*
Upload Self Declaration
17. List of Mandatory
Committees
18. Management Yes/No
Information System is
in place
19. CBCS Implemented Yes/No

20. Undertaking in the (Specimen copy is on page no. 24)

prescribed format on
college letterhead*
Upload Undertaking

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QUANTITATIVE QUESTIONS
(Latest completed academic year data to be provided)

Question Scores and Benchmarks

Questions
Number 0 1 2
1. Percentage of teachers against <50 50 - 75 >75
sanctioned posts for full time teachers

1.1 Total number of fulltime teachers

appointed ________
1.2 Total number of fulltime teachers
sanctioned _______

𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒
𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑
Formula= 𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 X100
𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑑

Upload Documents
2. Student - Teacher Ratio >50:1 30:1 - <30:1
50:1
2.1 Total number of students in the
institution ________
2.2 Total number of fulltime teachers in
the institution _______

Formula = students: fulltime teachers

Upload Documents
3. Percentage of students undertaking <10 10-20 >20
project work/ field work / internship
/dissertation / skill-based learning

3.1 Total number of students

undertaking project work/ field work
/ internship /dissertation / skill-based
learning in the institution ________
3.2 Total number of students in the
institution ________

Formula=
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠
𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘,
𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 ,𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝,
𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 X100
𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑖𝑜𝑛

Upload Document

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4. Pass percentage of students <30 30-50 >50

4.1 Total number of students passed in

the examination ________
4.2 Total number of students appeared
for the examination ________

Formula=
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑
𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 X100
𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

Upload Document
5. Number of research papers/books / <2 2-5 >5
book chapters/conference
proceedings/patents published_______

Upload Document
6. Student - Computer Ratio >50:1 30:1 - <30:1
50:1
6.1 Total number of students in the
institution ________
6.2 Total number of computers in the
institution ________

Formula = students: computers

Upload Document
7. Percentage of classrooms and seminar 0 1-10 >10
halls with ICT facility

7.1 Number of classrooms and seminar

halls with ICT facility in the
institution________
7.2 Total number of classrooms and
seminar halls in the institution________
Formula=
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑
𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟 ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐼𝐶𝑇
𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑖𝑜𝑛
.
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 X100
𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟 ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑜𝑛

Upload Document
8. Internet connection and / or Wi-Fi <3 3 - 10 >10
facility available in the MBPS MBPS MBPS
Institution________

Upload Document

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9. Number of curricular / co-curricular / 0 1-3 >3

extra-curricular/ cultural / sports
programs organised by the
institution_________

Upload Document
10. Number of Faculty Development 0 1-3 >3
Programs/Professional Development
Programs, administrative training,
orientation, capacity building
programs organised by the institution
_________

Upload Document

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QUALITATIVE QUESTIONS
(Minimum 100 to 300 words for each Question to be written)

1. How does the College assess the learning levels of the students after admission
and what are the special measures taken to cater to the differential needs of
students? Upload Document

2. Describe the student centric methods, such as experiential learning, participative

learning, problem-solving methodologies etc., adopted for enhancing learning
experiences? Upload Document

3. Specify the ICT- enabled tools, including online resources for effective teaching
and learning processes used by the teachers? Upload Document

4. Mention the extension activities conducted in the neighbouring community in

terms of impact and sensitizing the students to social issues and holistic
development? Upload Document

5. Describe the facilities available for teaching - learning viz., classrooms,

laboratories, computing equipment and other facilities for cultural activities,
yoga, games and sports etc.,? Upload Document

6. Provide details regarding the library facilities available in the college? Upload
Document

7. How does the college reflect academic and administrative pursuits in line with
its vision and mission? Upload Document

8. How does the college effectively reflect leadership in various practices like
decentralization and participative management? Upload Document

9. Explain the Institutional Developmental Plan (IDP) and strategies for achieving
long and short-term goals fixed by the college? Upload Document

10. Describe the quality initiatives, sustenance and enhancement measures taken by
the Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS) of the College? Upload Document

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11. Explain the capacity building and skills enhancement initiatives taken by the
institution such as soft skills, language and communication skills, Life skills,
yoga, physical fitness, health and hygiene, ICT/computing skills. Upload
Document

12. Does the institution have a transparent mechanism for timely redressal of
student’s grievances including sexual harassment and ragging cases? Upload
Document

13. Describe the sensitization initiatives taken up by the institution, for students
and employees regarding constitutional obligations: values, rights, duties and
responsibilities of citizens. Upload Document

14. Describe the performance of the Institution in one area, distinctive to its
priority and thrust. Upload Document

15. Describe the unique strength, weakness, challenges, opportunities and

achievements of the College and why the College needs Provisional
Accreditation? Upload Document

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Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for

PROVISIONAL ACCREDITATION FOR COLLEGES (PAC)
A: General Guidelines for HEIs:

Note: Relevant original documents signed by the concerned authorities, and/or members of the committee should be scanned
and uploaded. Insertion of signature(s) and insertion of the header of the Institutional letterhead in the documents for proof of
evidence shall not be acceptable.
• The NAAC HEI Portal supports only 5MB data for each question. If the attachments exceed 5MB, the HEI should host the
supporting documents on the HEI‟s website.
• Provide the details and links for the relevant supporting documents as per the format provided under
questions were ever necessary on the institutional letterhead with competent authority signature.
• Data/supporting documents should not be provided on Google Drive, Microsoft one drive, Amazon Cloud or any third-
party websites. Any such uploads will not be considered for the data validation and verification process.
• While providing the links of the HEI‟s website where the supporting documents are hosted, the institution should provide
the link in the HEI‟s clarification box.
• While providing the links in the running text, to enable the hyperlink, press “Enter Key”, then paste the link, and again
press, “Enter Key”. Provide the relevant supporting documents as per the SOP during the SSR submission to facilitate
speedy DVV clarification process.
• It is mandatory to respond to all clarifications raised by the DVV for the items in the institutional basic information and
Quantitative Questions, within the stipulated time.

• Once the data is uploaded and the links are submitted to the NAAC, changes/ additions are not permissible and such
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changes in the documents (if any) will be tracked and viewed seriously, which may lead to actions against the HEI.
While providing links, the institution should ensure that links are operational.
• The institution should give the links as appropriate to the questions and not general links whose landing page is the
HEI‟s home page. In case the links do not work during the DVV validation/clarification stage, the decision of NAAC will be
final.
• If the content of the supporting documents are in regional language it should be translated to English and must be duly
signed by the Head of the Institution. The translated copy should be uploaded along with the original regional language
document for verification.
• All supporting documents submitted along with the PAC SSR and additional documents submitted during
the DVV clarification process should be duly certified by the competent authority.

B: Guidelines for specific operations:

Geo-tagging: Kindly follow the following steps to obtain a Geo-tagged photo:

(1) While setting your digital camera, set the location on.
(2) If you are taking photos using a smart phone, then set the location on.
(3) Take pictures only after setting the location on‟ mode.
(4) Download the pictures on to a computer system and examine the properties. In
properties, click on the details tab, scroll down to see GPS: you will see a
picture as shown below, the value entries for latitude and longitude will
determine the location where the photo is taken.

• Any other clarifications may be sought from the NAAC, by the HEIs

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Quantitative Questions - Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)

Sl. Questions Documents Needed Specific Instructions to Not to be Included

No. HEIs /Considered

1. Percentage of teachers • Sanction letters indicating number of posts • Appointment orders of selected • Mere appointment
against sanctioned posts (including Management sanctioned posts) teachers may be asked during letters provided in
for full time teachers signed by competent authority. clarification stage regional language may
not be considered.
1.1 Total number of • Appointment order copies. • All teachers with at least 90
percentage of prescribed • Avoid inclusion of Part
fulltime teachers
• List of full-time teachers appointed along workload should be counted as time teachers.
appointed full-time teachers
with their departmental affiliation on the
institution letterhead signed by competent
1.2 Total number of authority. (For providing details use the
fulltime teachers format given below)
sanctioned

Nature of appointment (Against Sanctioned post, Name of the

Name of the teacher Designation Year of appointment
temporary, permanent) Department

2 Student - Teacher ratio • Provide copy of List of students approved • Include the total number of • Even semesters students
by the affiliating University, duly certified students on rolls across all the not be considered/
2.1 Total number of by competent authorities programs (consider 1st, 2nd, 3rd included.
students in the years etc., of each program) for
institution • List of full time teachers appointed along latest completed academic • Avoid inclusion of Part
with their departmental affiliation on the year. time teachers.

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2.2 Total number of institution letterhead signed by competent • Consider only the students on
fulltime teachers in the authority. rolls during the odd semesters
institution (1st, 3rd, 5th…) if the program is
of semester scheme for latest
completed academic year.

• All teachers with at least 90

percentage of prescribed
workload should be counted as
full-time teachers for latest
completed academic year.
3 Percentage of students • The project work/ field work/ • Only latest completed • Mere list of students
undertaking project internship/dissertation / Skill based academic year data to be cannot be considered
work/ field work / learning, program-wise in the latest considered. without relevant
internship /dissertation / completed academic year along with supporting documents.
skill-based learning the details of title, place of work etc., • One student involved in
to be provided for multiple field works and/or
3.1 Total number of a. Students list project work and/or
students undertaking b. Internship completion internship in the same
project work/ field work / certificate/project work academic session should be
internship /dissertation / completion certificate, along with counted as one.
skill-based learning in the the duration to be provided
institution c. Report of the field work/ sample • Internship completion
geo tagged photographs of the field certificate / project work
3.2 Total number of work / permission letter from the completion certificate given
students in the institution competent authority to be to the students by the host
provided. organization will be asked
during DVV process with
specific students list.

• In case of field work,

mentioning objectives and
outcomes of field work along
with field work report.

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4 Pass percentage of • List of number of students appearing • Mere list of students

students for the examination as reflected cannot be considered
appearing sheet of examination without relevant
4.1 Total number of section or Result Sheet signed by the supporting documents.
students passed in the competent authority.
examination
(For providing details use the format
4.2 Total number of given below)
students appeared for the
examination

Program Name Number of students appeared in the examination Number of students passed in the examination

5 Number of research • List of the research papers/books / book • Publication of the authors • Incomplete information
papers/books/book chapters/conference proceedings/ with Institution affiliation will not be considered.
patents published and link landing to the will be considered only.
chapters/conference paper/article /book/ journal website/e-
proceedings/patents book to be provided. • Journals with ISSN number,
published Books with ISBN number
• Indicating the presence of the paper in only to be considered.
the UGC CARE list/Scopus/Web of
Science etc.,

• The HEI to provide screenshots of

research articles clearly showing the
title of the article, affiliation, name of the
journal, year and authors name. If the
links and DOI number are not available.
(For providing details use the format given
below)

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Name of the author/s, title of the research papers, Link/ Digital Object Identifier (doi) number Links to books/ chapters/conference
journal name, Year of publication and ISSN number landing to the research papers published in proceedings/patents
and UGC Care list/Scopus/Web of Science/other
Name of the author/s, title of the book /chapters/
conference proceedings/patents published and ISBN
number

6 Student - Computer Ratio • Number of Computers available for • The computers for office
academic use. and faculty use will not
6.1 Total number of be considered.
students in the institution • Bills for the purchase of computers.

6.2 Total number of • Highlight the entries of computers

computers in the purchased, entered in the stock
institution registers.
7 Percentage of classrooms • Geo-tagged photographs of ICT enabled • Geo-tagged photographs • Labs and
and seminar halls with classrooms /seminar halls with caption of ICT enabled classrooms workshops with
ICT facility /seminar halls with ICT facility not to
caption to be considered be considered.
7.1 Number of classrooms
and seminar halls with
ICT facility in the
institution

7.2 Total number of

classrooms and seminar
halls in the institution

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8 Internet connection and / • Bills for any one month/one quarter Mere Snap shot of speed
or Wi-Fi facility available maximum three months old of the test for wifi/internet
in the Institution assessment year indicating internet facility will not be
connection and / or Wi-Fi in the HEI‟s considered
name.

• Portable data services may be

considered for which bill should be in
the name of HEI
9 Number of curricular / • Report of the program/along with • The competitions
co-curricular / extra- photographs appropriately dated and organised by the
curricular/ cultural / caption institution without the
sports programs . participation of their
organised by the • Copy of circular/brochure indicating own students will not be
institution such kind of activities. considered here

• List of students participated in different

programs.
10 Number of Faculty • Refresher course/Faculty Orientation • Certificates of selected
Development or other programmes as per regulatory Teachers may be asked.
Programs/Professional authority’s guidelines.
Development Programs,
administrative training, • List of programs conducted with
orientation, capacity duration of the program not less than a
building programs week.
organised by the
institution • Annual reports highlighting the
programs conducted.
(For providing details use the format
given below)

Title of the program Duration (from – to) (DD-MM-YYYY)

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Specimen Format
(The following should be given on letterhead of the Institution)

Date:

Self Declaration

This is to declare that XYZ College, new Colony, West Bengal is affiliated to the ABC University and /
or recognized by the SRA (if applicable) and the following programmes offered in the institution are
listed here under.

Current
Year of
Name of the Programme Programme Affiliation Status
Sl. No introduction of
leading to Degree Duration Permanent/
Programme
Temporary
1. B.A. Hons. in Bengali, English, 1984 Three years Permanent
Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit,

Signature: _____________

SEAL Name of the Institution/Head of the Institution: _____________

PS:

• If the institution gives false information with respect to affiliation and any other information the
Accreditation given by NAAC will be withdrawn and disciplinary action initiated as per law.

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Specimen Format: Undertaking

(The following should be given on letterhead of the Institution) Undertaking

This is to declare that.....................................................................................................College Address:

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……….................. adheres to the provisions of Statutory Regulatory Authorities (SRA- like UGC, AICTE,
MCI, DCI, INC, AYUSH, PCI, RCI, BCI, and others) as applicable to the institution, and also undertakes
to adhere to changes, if any, from time to time

Further this is to declare and undertake that:

A. The institution has valid approval / University affiliation for all the programme offered by the
institution.
B. The institution has obtained necessary approval / permission / recognition from appropriate SRA
as under law and is valid / applied for renewal as applicable.
C. The information / responses provided in PAC SSR are genuine and valid.
D. At the time of submission of PAC, it is certified that the institution is not debarred of made
ineligible for further renewal of affiliation /recognition etc., by any competent authority / court
of Law.
E. The students who have graduated from this Institution have been issued degree / PG certificate
from the legally designated authorities.
F. No Government body has declared the institution as an illegal entity.
G. The institution undertakes to inform NAAC of any changes in the status indicated during / after
submission of PAC SSR & thereof i.e., till the validation of the accreditation status bestowed
upon them.
H. PAC SSR has been prepared & submitted online from within the institution with an IP
address.......................................................................... of computer belonging to the Institution.
I. Acceptance of PAC SSR by NAAC is only provisional and the onus of adhering to eligibility norms
lies with the Institution
J. Institutional website is fully functional.

In case information provided is found to be contrary to the fact, it shall result in cancellation of
NAAC accreditation, along with initiation of legal action. It will be the total responsibility of the
Institution to substantiate claims made by the Institution in its application to the satisfaction of
NAAC when ever called for.

SEAL
Date: Name and Signature with seal of the
Head of the Institution
Note: The above declaration will be displayed in the website of institution from the date of
submission of PAC SSR till the accreditation by NAAC is valid.

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