NAAC accredits 172 out of 612 universities across India

The NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) has accredited only 172 out of 612 universities across India. Out of these accredited Universities, NAAC awarded Grade A to 67, Grade B to 99 and Grade C to a mere 6 universities, which was based on the scores achieved by the respective universities during the accreditation process. NAAC does not undertake threshold accreditation and follows only the process of Grade accreditation. The Grade awarded is only a relative value assigned to a university and does not denote an absolute attribute of quality. 

Currently, it’s voluntary in India for higher education institutions to go for accreditation. A proposal of making accreditation compulsory for all higher education institutions in the country has been introduced in Parliament as per a Legislation known as National Accreditation Regulatory Authority for Higher Educational Institutions Bill, 2010. To continue to improve their quality, Universities must continually reinvent themselves. As per the UGC (University Grants Commission) improvements in the quality of universities have undergone several steps, including issuing regulations on the maintenance of standards and quality in all universities, including deemed to be universities, private universities, state universities and central universities. One can view these regulations on www.ugc.ac.in.

This information was revealed today by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Dr. Shashi Tharoor in Rajya Sabha.

Source:Minglebox