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ROLE OF NAAC IN GOVERNING HIGHER

EDUCATION IN INDIA
Dr.V.GOVINDU,
Faculty, Department of Political Science and Public Administration,
Vikrama Simhapuri university, Nellore-524320, AP
Dr.K.S.V.RANGA RAO,
Lecturer in Political Science,
Sri.D.N.R.Govt.Degree College for Women Palakol W.G.Dt.-534260, AP.

Abstract: Higher education plays vital role for creating knowledge and information
based society. The mission and vision of higher education is to educate, train, and
undertake research activities and service to the community. In such condition, it is
necessary to have an effective and efficient quality assurance mechanism in our country.
NAAC is a body established by the University Grants Commission of India to assess
and accredit institutions of higher education in the country. The role of NAAC in
ensuring the quality in defining the element of Higher Education in India through a
combination of self and external quality evaluation, promotion and sustenance
initiatives. In this context we have focused on how NAAC insists for role NAAC in
governing higher education in India and its vision of every higher education institution
and advocates the best practices, benchmarking approach for quality enhancement in
Higher Education.
Keywords: NAAC, Higher Education, Governing Higher Education in India, IQAC
etc.

INTRODUCTION: abundantly clear that the country should

The Indian higher education exploit its excellent potential in higher
system is one of the largest such systems education and training facilities and
in the World. It is estimated that during prepare itself to export the Indian brand
the XIth Five Year Plan period, there will of education to foreign countries. Policy
be a tremendous pressure of numbers on planning and evolving strategies for this
this system and a large number of task are somewhat new for the country.
additional students will be knocking at In this context, an attempt is made in
the doors of higher education institutions this paper to throw light on the role of
in the country. There are also new National Assessment and Accreditation
challenges of management and regulation Council (NAAC) which is playing the
being faced by these institutions, which crucial role in governing higher education
require serious attention, both at the in India.
institutions in the public sector and also HIGHER EDUCATION
those in the private sector now growing GOVERNANCE:
at a fast pace. Besides, the demands of In a society full of diversity,
the society for equity and accommodation ideologies and opinions, higher education
cannot be neglected any more. The new means different things to different
regime under WTO where competence is people. According to Ronald Barnett
the cardinal principle of success in there are four predominant concepts of
international operations has made it higher education:

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i) Higher education as the production grades on the basis of performance and

of qualified human resources. prospects of an institution.
ii) Higher education as training for a
research career. HISTORY of NAAC:
iii) Higher education as the efficient The NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
management of teaching provision. AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL
iv) Higher education as a matter of (NAAC) conducts assessment
extending life chances. and accreditation of Higher Educational
It has been observed that policy Institutions (HEI) such as colleges,
framework is carefully planned at the universities or other recognised
level of the Planning Commission, institutions to derive an understanding
Ministry of Human Resource of the ‘Quality Status’ of the institution.
Development and University Grants NAAC evaluates the institutions for
Commission. However, the policies are its conformance to the standards of
not fully implemented mostly because of quality in terms of its performance
faulty management of the institutions of related to the educational processes
higher education. The administrative and outcomes, curriculum coverage,
structure of the Universities, which was teaching-learning processes, faculty,
devised in the pre-independence period research, infrastructure, learning
seems to be still continuing. The new resources, organisation, governance,
challenges facing the system of higher financial well being and student services.
education in the country cannot be met The milestones in the emergence of
without a total overhaul of the structure NAAC can be identified as follows:
of management of higher education  1986: UGC constituted a 15-member
institutions. This has become all the committee on Accreditation and
more necessary because of globalization, Assessment Council under the
which requires talent, competence, drive, chairmanship of Dr. Vasant
initiative and innovation at several levels. Gowarikar.
This cannot be achieved without  1987-1990: Nine regional seminars
overhauling the administrative set up of and a national seminar organized to
Universities/Institutions. debate Gowarikar Committee report.
 1990: Dr Sukumaran Nair‟s project
NAAC AND HIGHER EDUCATION report submitted to UGC that
The performance of the colleges reflected a consensus to have an
affiliated with universities, autonomous accreditation agency accountable to
colleges and universities is assessed after UGC.
every five years. The programme of  1992: The revised New Education
assessing an institution is based on Policy reiterated all round
international practices and experiences improvement of educational
which the academicians, intellectuals and institutions.
officials connected with the NAAC  1994: Prof. G. Ram Reddy committee
receive. It inspects the infrastructure, appointed to finalize the
facilities and also assesses the memorandum of association and
performance and academic excellence of rules and regulation of the
the teachers of an institution. It gives accreditation board (July 1994).

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 1994: National Assessment and institutions are represented. Senior

Accreditation Council established at academics and educational
Bangalore (September 1994). administrators are nominated as
members on these two bodies.
VISION AND MISSION President- General Council: -
Vision:- To make quality the quality Prof. Ved Prakash has held eminent
defining element of higher education in positions in a number of premier
India through a combination of self and organizations dealing with Higher
external quality evaluation, promotion education, School education, and
and sustenance initiatives. Personnel selection. Chairman- Executive
Mission:- Committee: -Clause 19(b) of the Rules of
i) To arrange for periodic assessment and NAAC- Every meeting of the executive
accreditation of institutions of higher committee shall be presided over by the
education or units thereof, or specific Chairperson of the executive committee
academic programmes or projects; and in his/her absence by the Vice
ii) To stimulate the academic Chairman of UGC, and in the absence of
environment for promotion of quality of both the senior most member of the
teaching-learning and research in higher Executive Committee.
education institutions; NAAC functions through its
iii) To encourage self-evaluation, General Council (GC) and Executive
accountability, autonomyand innovations Committee (EC) and other academic,
in higher education; advisory and administrative sub
iv) To undertake quality-related research committees. NAAC draws its expertise
studies, consultancy and training from senior academics of undoubted
programmes, and integrity from all over India. Important
v) To collaborate with other stakeholders committees under NAAC are as follows:
of higher education for quality 1. General Council
evaluation, promotion and sustenance. 2. Executive Committee
Guided by its vision and striving 3. Finance Committee
to achieve its mission, the NAAC 4. Building Committee
primarily assesses the quality of 5. Appeals Committee
institutions of higher education that 6. Purchase Committee
volunteer for the process, through an 7. CRIEQA Committee
internationally accepted methodology.
FUNCTIONS OF NAAC:
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF NAAC has been entrusted with
NAAC: the following functions, which are
NAAC‟s working is governed expected to reflect the above mentioned
by the General Council (GC) and the vision, mandate and core value
Executive Committee (EC) on which framework.
University Grants Commission (UGC), Primary Functions:- To assess
All India Council for Technical Education and accredit higher education institutions
(AICTE), Ministry of Human Resource which include the following: 1. Assessing
Development (MHRD), Association of and Accrediting Institutions/
Indian Universities (AIU), Universities, Departments/ Programmes, 2. Evolving
Colleges and other professional appropriate instruments of accreditation

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and fine tuning them whenever consequent shift in values have been
necessary. 3.Identifying, enlisting and taken into cognizance by NAAC while
creating a pool of dependable assessors, 4. formulating the core values. Accordingly,
Providing appropriate training to in order to ensure external and internal
assessors, 5. Preparing in-house pre-visit validity and credibility, the QA process of
documents for the perusal of assessors NAAC is grounded within a value
and 6. Co-coordinating the ‘on-site’ visit framework which is suitable and
to its effective completion. appropriate to the National context. The
Complementary Functions:- To accreditation framework of NAAC is thus
organize promotional activities related to based on five core values detailed below.
quality in higher education, and (i) Contributing to National
Assessment & Accreditation, which Development:- Most of the HEIs have a
include the following: 1. Develop pre- and remarkable capacity to adapt to changes
post-accreditation strategies, 2. and at the same time, pursue the goals
Disseminate the NAAC processes and and objectives that they have set forth for
quality enhancement mechanisms themselves. Contributing to national
through relevant publications, 3. development has always been an implicit
Organize Seminars/Workshops/ goal of Indian HEIs. The role of HEIs is
Conferences to share and discuss significant in human resource
education quality-related issues, 4. development and capacity building of
Provide guidance to institutions for individuals, to cater to the needs of the
preparing their Self-study Reports economy, society and the country as a
(SSRs), 5. Partner with stakeholders for whole, thereby, contributing to the
promoting A/A, 6. Promote the development of the Nation. Serving the
establishment of Quality Assurance cause of social justice, ensuring equity
units, 7. Internal Quality Assurance and increasing access to higher education
Cells(IQAC), 8. State level Quality are a few ways by which HEIs can
Assurance Co-ordination Committee contribute to the national development.
(SLQACC), 9. State Quality Assurance It is therefore appropriate that the
Cell (SQAC) and 10. Establish ssessment and Accreditation (A&A)
collaborations with other National and process of NAAC looks into the ways
International professional Agencies of HEIs have been responding to and
A/A. contributing towards national
CORE VALUES OF NAAC: development.
Throughout the world, Higher Education (ii) Fostering Global Competencies
Institutions (HEIs) function in a dynamic among Students:- The spiraling
environment. The need to expand the developments at the global level also
system of higher education, the impact of warrant that the NAAC includes in its
technology on the educational delivery, scope of assessment skill development of
the increasing private participation in students, on par with their counterparts
higher education and the impact of elsewhere in the world. With
globalization (including liberal cross- liberalization and globalization of
border and trans-national educational economic activities, the need to develop
imperatives), have necessitated marked skilled human resources of a high caliber
changes in the Indian higher education is imperative. Consequently, the demand
system. These changes and the for internationally acceptable standards

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in higher education is evident. Therefore, desirable values are being inculcated in

the accreditation process of the students, by the HEIs.
NAAC needs to examine the role of HEIs (iv) Promoting the Use of
in preparing the students to achieve core Technology:- Most of the significant
competencies, to face the global developments that one can observe today
challenges successfully. This requires can be attributed to the impact of Science
that the HEIs be innovative, creative and and Technology. While the advantages of
entrepreneurial in their approach. using modern tools and technological
Towards achieving this, HEIs may innovations in the day-to-day-life are well
establish collaborations with industries, recognized, the corresponding changes in
network with the neighborhood the use of new technologies, for teaching
agencies/bodies and foster a closer learning and governance of HEIs, leaves
relationship between the “world of much to be desired. Technological
competent-learning” and the “world of advancement and innovations in
skilled work”. educational transactions have to be
(iii) Inculcating a Value System undertaken by all HEIs, to make a visible
among Students:- Although skill impact on academic development as well
development is crucial to the success of as administration. At a time when our
students in the job market, skills are of educational institutions are expected to
less value in the absence of appropriate perform as good as their global partners,
value systems. The HEIs have to significant technological innovations have
shoulder the responsibility of inculcating to be adopted. Traditional methods of
desirable value systems among students. delivering higher education have become
In a country like India, with cultural less motivating to a large number of
pluralities and diversities, it is essential students. To keep pace with the
that students imbibe the appropriate developments in other spheres of human
values commensurate with social, endeavor, HEIs have to enrich the
cultural, economic and environmental learning experiences of their students by
realities, at the local, national Manual for providing them with state-of-the-art
Universities NAAC for Quality and educational technologies. The campus
Excellence in Higher Education and community must be adequately prepared
universal levels. Whatever be the to make use of Information and
pluralities and diversities that exist in Communication Technology (ICT)
the country, there is a persisting concern optimally. Conscious effort is also needed
for inculcating the core universal values to invest in hardware and to orient the
like truth and righteousness apart from faculty suitably.
other values emphasized in the various In addition to using technology as
policy documents of the country. The a learning resource, managing the
seeds of values such as cooperation and activities of the
mutual understanding during the early institution in a technology-enabled way
stages of education have to be reiterated will ensure effective institutional
and re-emphasized at the higher functioning. For
education also through appropriate example, documentation and data
learning experiences and opportunities. management in the HEIs are areas where
The NAAC assessment therefore the process of
examines how these essential and assessment by NAAC has made a

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significant impact. Moving towards CHANGING SCENARIO:

electronic data Role of NAAC in the changing
management and having institutional scenario of higher education needs to be
website to provide ready and relevant redefined with respect to recognition cum
information to accreditation, programme accreditation,
stakeholders are desirable steps in this national level ranking of universities,
direction. In other words, effective use of preparation of national benchmarks,
ICT in HEIs will national and international database,
be able to provide ICT literacy to the research and development centre,
campus community, using ICT for developing reports and policy papers to
resource sharing and Government of India (GOI), accreditation
networking, as well as adopting ICT- of multiple accreditation agencies,
enabled administrative processes. recognition of regional/state level
Therefore, NAAC accreditation bodies etc. Assessment and
accreditation would look at how the HEIs Accreditation by NAAC may be made
have put in place their electronic data mandatory for all higher education
management institutions of the country. NAAC may
systems and electronic resources and start programme accreditation Ranking
their access to internal and external of institutions may not be very much
stakeholders relevant when compared to grading All
particularly the student community. accreditation agencies including NAAC
(v) Quest for Excellence:- are to be accredited once in three years.
Contributing to nation-building and skills While NAAC could be accredited by
development of students, HEIs should recognized international accreditation
demonstrate a drive to develop bodies, NAAC could perform this function
themselves into centres of excellence. for all the multiple accreditation agencies
Excellence in all that they will contribute getting recognized by Government of
to the overall development of the system India (GOI). NAAC grading and duration
of higher education of the country as a of accreditation may be linked and longer
whole. This ‘Quest for Excellence’ could period of accreditation may be considered
start with the assessment or even earlier, for the third cycle of institutional
by the establishment of the Steering accreditation. NAAC needs to continue to
Committee for the reparation of the Self - be an Apex Assessment and Accreditation
Study Report (SSR) of Manual for body for higher education institution, in
Universities an institution. Another step the country providing vision and
in this direction could be the leadership.
identification of the strengths and
weaknesses in the teaching and learning IMPACT OF NAAC ON HIGHER
processes as carried out by the EDUCATION:
institution. The five core values as IQAC funds from UGC: Quality
outlined above form the foundation for is primarily the responsibility of higher
assessment of institutions that volunteer education itself. Each institution should
for accreditation by NAAC. The HEIs develop an efficient Internal Quality
may also add their own core values to Assurance Cell (IQAC) to ensure a
these in conformity with the goals and quality culture at the institutional level.
mission. Annual Quality Assurance Report

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(AQAR) is to be submitted annually to The Academic Audit, need to be periodic

NAAC. UGC is funding the College for process in the HEIs. IQAC has to operate
establishment of IQAC with rupees three as an internal mechanism of an
(3.00) lakhs and Universities with rupees institution which would work 365 days
five (5.00) lakhs. Quest for excellence is a for qualitative improvement in all
continuous process of enhancing the activities of the institution. More than 26
competencies and potentiality of the states have established State Level
Institutions to the highest level of Quality Assurance Cells (SLQAC), in
standards. For applying for the UGC turn those states have conducted more
schemes like the “Universities with than 400 workshops in their jurisdiction.
Potential for Excellence” (UPE) Facilitated more than 2500
Universities of Excellence (UoE) Status, seminars/conferences across the country
applying institutions should have on quality related issues like use of
Accreditation by NAAC with Grade “A”. Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC),
Further Colleges with Potential for Use of ICT for Quality Enhancement,
Excellence” (CPE) will also be decided by Best practices in Higher Education,
the UGC with respect to the NAAC Students Participation for Quality
Accreditation status either “B’ or “A”. Enhancement, Teaching, Learning and
Only such of the colleges which are Evaluation, Academic and
accredited with ‘A’ grade with more than Administration Audit, Curriculum Design
3.5 CGPA will be eligible for and Development. Accreditation has
consideration as College of Excellence become a powerful weapon in the battle
(CE) under the Scheme. for job placement, Advertising for the
Many policy decisions such as Colleges and Universities, draw good
UGC Autonomous College Status, staff, attracting good students,
continuation of Autonomy by UGC management taking interest to improve
(NAAC/NBA certificate, Whether college the Infrastructure, support service, wi-fi
has been accredited by NAAC/NBA, campus, library automation, disabled
mention the rating). One of the major friendly campus, motivating staff and
consideration for applying for Deemed to students, Alumni hunt, meet, support,
be University Status or Deemed and resource mobilization, etc., are
University to open new campus is happening on the verge of Accreditation.
depends on NAAC Accreditation. Rising significance of the Accreditation is
Mandatory Assessment and Accreditation reflected in competition among HEIs and
of Higher Educational Institutions student enrolment in the campuses. The
Regulations (2012): All Institution of societal recognition, competitive market
Higher Learning will have to forces on employability and its
compulsorily undergo the accreditation acceptability has risen in the recent
from an accrediting agency. Many years.
Institutions are applying to NAAC for the Many Universities are taking the
purpose of Accreditation. More than 5000 cognizance of the NAAC accreditation
accredited Institutions have established status for granting permanent affiliation
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC): etc. and to apply for UGC Act 1956, 12B
Quality enhancement need to be status. The Department of Science and
encouraged and Quality must be Technology under its scheme Faculty
embedded in the institutional culture.

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improvement in Science and Technology Many publications has been

(FIST) utilizes the NAAC accreditation. brought out within NAAC and in
The Department of Biotechnology collaboration with UNESCO, APQN,
(DBT) identifies colleges with potential COL Training Programmes for Teacher
for excellence and provides academic and Educators etc., More details can be
physical infrastructure for achieving obtained from the NAAC website. Many
excellence in teaching and unique parents, students, employers,
exposure of students to experimental Government Agencies, funding agencies,
sciences. Most of the colleges which are Foreign Universities, Collaborating
the acumen towards research in agencies, are looking the NAAC website
biotechnology have applied to the DBT for information about status of the
availed the grants. Most of the North Institutions. Many of the foreign
Eastern States have applied for Star Universities are looking for the NAAC
College scheme and got the funding accreditation before admitting the
states like Assam, Meghalaya & Aizawl. students for respective courses. A few
Consideration for expansion in terms of Universities have given the fee waive,
courses and student in-take in teacher accommodation, scholarships to the
education institutions by NCTE, have students who are from India and from
been decided based on the NAAC grading. the accredited Institutions.
Accreditation motivates faculty SUGGESTIONS AND
to participate actively in academic and RECOMMENDATIONS:
related Institutional / departmental For Higher Education Institution:-
activities. The CAS, API schemes has The following are the few important
been implemented by the Colleges and suggestions and recommendations for the
Universities facilitates the Improvements overall enhancement of Higher Education
at the Individual level initially and Institution in India in the near future:
further it enhances the involvement of 1. The Governmental control in the
the faculty for institutional growth. Universities must be reduced, so that
Accreditation opens up a sound and the University autonomy and
challenging academic environment in the accountability are strengthened and
Institutions, and adds value to the overall academic decisions are taken on
performance of the institution and merit.
contributes to social and economic 2. New methods and procedures of
development of the country by producing financial regulations should be
high quality technical manpower. devised and direct interference of the
Accreditation promotes intra- finance department in the financial
institutional and inter institutional management of Universities, which is
initiatives. Communication Channels has counterproductive, should be stopped.
been established for bottom up approach 3. As the Colleges are the feeding
in many institutions. Relationships and sources of the Universities, a better
papers written by faculty have been coordination
increased in the recent years. Inter in their working and activities is very
institutional collaborations, research much required. The participation of
work, faculty exchange, students the teaching faculty in through a
exchange has been invented for mutual democratic process should be
benefits. ensured.

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4. Complete transparency should be 2) Further, the Govt. colleges in the

maintained in the working of state are under the dual control of
Executive/ the University on one side and the
Academic Bodies and other Govt. on the other. Would it be
Governing Councils of the possible for the Govt. & the
Universities. There is an urgency to University to make these colleges as
review the University Acts in constituent colleges of the University,
different States and revise the same thus paving the way for their better
in the light of the new requirements growth & development?
and the challenges being faced by the 3) In view of the increased number of
Universities. New technologies of seats & diversification of courses, the
information and communication college needs to have more number of
should be teachers, especially in languages.
utilized for obtaining administrative 4) Laboratory facility needs to be
efficiency. enriched and expanded.
5. Higher Education should be 5) College should have a well equipped
developed as an infrastructure for language lab, especially in view of the
social and economic growth of the fact that every B.Ed Trainee opts for
Country. one language.
6. Student’s involvement in the area of 6) The college caters to the academic
University/College governance should needs of the students who came from
be encouraged. far off areas like Kargil and Ladakh;
7. Political interference in the it needs to have hostels for boys and
appointment of University teachers girls students.
and administrators 7) As internship & practice of teaching
should be totally stopped. are separately shown in the syllabus,
8. To initiate UGC scale salary to all the internship needs to be streamlined &
NAAC accredited colleges and broad based.
universities in India. 8) Provision of some merit cum means
9. Encouraged NAAC accreditation to scholarships need to be made for
all the colleges and universities of students from weaker section of
India. society in view of the trend of
10. To initiate awareness programme to increase in fee structure every year.
all parents or guardian of the 9) The suggestions put forth by the
students. faculty to the University that the
11. Regular supportive supervision to Project work should not be group
NAAC accredited colleges and work, needs immediate attention to
universities by a NAAC nominated avoid discrimination.
team etc. 10) The Computer lab should be
For NAAC:- NAAC suggestions for expanded, have more qualified
overall development of the higher Teachers; Faculty improvement
educational institutions, given below; programme should be strengthened.
1) Since the state Govt. is deputing a .
large number of teachers for CONCULSION:
undergoing B. Ed programme, this is NAAC accreditation is playing a
making the classes a bit crowded. major role in ensuring quality in higher

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educational institutions and colleges with evaluation activities and to assess the
NAAC accreditation should not aim at merits of completed evaluation efforts. A
just getting higher grades, but should aim meta-evaluation needs to be undertaken
at quality education in real sense. If our by NAAC at the earlies.
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