School Too Educations Constituent Of Naac Inwards Promoting Character Inwards Higher Education

School Too Educations Constituent Of Naac Inwards Promoting Character Inwards Higher Education
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INTRODUCTION

Education plays a vital role inwards the evolution of whatever nation. Therefore, the higher pedagogy is to live the best on both quantity together with quality. There has been a cracking increase inwards the number of Universities together with Colleges inwards India. To cheque together with assess the character of these institutions, an autonomous together with independent scheme called The National Assessment together with Accreditation Council (NAAC) was established past times the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bharat inwards 1994.

 Its Job is to assess together with accredit the institutions of higher pedagogy inwards India. It came into existence equally a resultant of the recommendations past times the National policy on Education (1986) together with the Programme of Action (POA-1992) that had stressed on enhancing together with improving the character of higher pedagogy inwards the country. In spite of the built-in regulatory mechanisms that aim to ensure satisfactory levels of character inwards the functioning of Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs), at that spot had been no specific modalities to assess together with ensure the character of pedagogy imparted past times them. To address this issue, the NAAC has been instilling a momentum of character consciousness with Higher Educational Institutions, through a physical care for of assessing their strengths together with weaknesses together with motivating them for continuous character improvement. The NAAC later considering the Institutional Assessment together with Accreditation application of the intent establishment declares the Institutional Eligibility for Quality Assessment (IEQA) condition for the institution.

HIGHER EDUCATION

In a gild total of diversity, ideologies together with opinions, higher pedagogy agency unlike things to unlike people. According to Ronald Barnett at that spot are 4 predominant concepts of higher education:

i)                   Higher pedagogy equally the production of qualified human resources.

ii)                 Higher pedagogy equally grooming for a inquiry career.

iii)               Higher pedagogy equally the efficient direction of teaching provision.

iv)               Higher pedagogy equally a affair of extending life chances.

QUALITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Approaches to character inwards higher pedagogy inwards most countries have got started with an supposition that, for diverse reasons, the character of higher pedagogy needs monitoring. At root, governments some the ground are looking for higher pedagogy to live to a greater extent than responsive, including:

·         making higher pedagogy to a greater extent than relevant to social together with economical needs;

·         widening access to higher education

·         expanding numbers, unremarkably inwards the human face upward of decreasing unit of measurement cost

·         Ensuring comparability of provision together with procedures, inside together with betwixt institutions, including international comparisons.

Quality has been used equally a tool to ensure some compliance with these concerns. Thus approaches to character are predominantly most establishing character monitoring procedures.

NAAC AND HIGHER EDUCATION

The performance of the colleges affiliated with universities, autonomous colleges together with universities is assessed later every 5 years. The programme of assessing an establishment is based on international practices together with experiences which the academicians, intellectuals together with officials connected with the NAAC receive. It inspects the infrastructure, facilities together with also assesses the performance together with academic excellence of the teachers of an institution. It gives grades on the ground of performance together with prospects of an institution.

 NAAC – VISION AND MISSION

VISION

To brand quality  defining chemical element of higher pedagogy inwards Bharat through a combination of self together with external character evaluation, advertisement together with sustenance initiatives.

 MISSION

v  To conform for periodic assessment together with accreditation of institutions of higher pedagogy or units thereof, or specific academic programmes or projects;

v  To get the academic surroundings for advertisement of character of teaching-learning together with inquiry inwards higher pedagogy institutions;

v  To encourage self-evaluation, accountability, autonomy together with innovations inwards higher education;

v  To undertake quality-related inquiry studies, consultancy together with grooming programmes, and

v  To collaborate with other stakeholders of higher pedagogy for character evaluation, advertisement together with sustenance.  

Guided past times its vision together with striving to attain its mission, the NAAC primarily assesses the character of institutions of higher pedagogy that volunteer for the process, through an internationally accepted methodology.

 FUNCTIONS OF NAAC

NAAC has been entrusted with the next functions, which are expected to reverberate the inwards a higher house mentioned vision, mandate together with heart value framework.

 PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

To assess together with accredit higher pedagogy institutions which include the following:

v  Assessing together with Accrediting Institutions/ Departments/ Programmes

v  Evolving appropriate instruments of accreditation together with fine tuning them whenever necessary.

v  Identifying, enlisting together with creating a puddle of dependable assessors.

v  Providing appropriate grooming to assessors.

v  Preparing in-house pre-visit documents for the perusal of assessors.

v  Co-coordinating the ‘on-site’ see to its effective completion.

COMPLEMENTARY FUNCTIONS

To organize promotional activities related to character inwards higher education, together with Assessment & Accreditation, which include the following:

v  Develop pre- together with post-accreditation strategies

v  Disseminate the NAAC processes together with character enhancement mechanisms through relevant publications

v  Organize Seminars/Workshops/ Conferences to portion together with speak over pedagogy quality-related issues.

v  Provide guidance to institutions for preparing their Self-study Reports (SSRs)

v  Partner with stakeholders for promoting A/A

v  Promote the establishment of Quality Assurance units

o   Internal Quality Assurance Cells(IQAC)

o   State aeroplane Quality Assurance Co-ordination Committee (SLQACC)

o   State Quality Assurance Cell (SQAC)

v  Establish collaborations with other National together with International professional person Agencies of A/A

ELIGIBILITY OF HEIs:

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OF HEIS FOR NAAC A&A:

The NAAC has adopted its New Methodology of Assessment together with Accreditation from 1^st Apr 2007.

1                    Universities recognized nether Sections 2f, 2f together with 12B of the UGC Act of 1956 or established nether Section 3 of the UGC Act, which have got completed 5 years since establishment or with a tape of at to the lowest degree 2 batches of students having completed their aeroplane programs, whichever is earlier.

2                    All Universities recognized nether Section3 of the UGC Act are eligible, regardless of the number of years of establishment.

3                    Colleges/Institutions/Autonomous Colleges, affiliated to a Recognized University, together with Constituent Colleges coming nether the jurisdiction of Recognized Universities which have got the same tape equally mentioned inwards the illustration 1

4                    Institutions coming nether the jurisdiction of Professional Regulatory Councils are eligible if they are duly recognized past times the Concerned Councils.

5                    Any other Institutions/Units may also live taken upward for Assessment together with Accreditation past times NAAC, if directed past times the UGC and/or Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt. of India.

VALUE FRAMEWORK OF NAAC

The changes inwards the pedagogy scheme equally a resultant of the acquit on of technology, somebody participation, together with globalization together with the consequent shift inwards values have got been taken into consideration past times the NAAC patch formulating the next heart values for its accreditation framework.

i)                  CONTRIBUTING TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The HEIs have got a meaning role inwards human resources evolution to cater to the needs of the economy, gild together with the province equally a whole, thereby contributing to the evolution of the Nation. It is thence appropriate that the Assessment together with Accreditation physical care for of the NAAC looks into the ways HEIs have got been responding to together with contributing towards National Development.

ii) FOSTERING GLOBAL COMPETENCIES AMONG STUDENTS

With liberalization together with globalization of economical activities, the demand for internationally acceptable standards inwards higher pedagogy has grown.  Therefore, the accreditation physical care for of the NAAC needs to examine the role of HEIs inwards preparing the students to attain heart competencies (innovative together with creative) to human face upward the global requirements successfully.

(iii) INCULCATING VALUE SYSTEM AMONG STUDENTS

The HEIs have got to shoulder the responsibleness of inculcating the desirable value systems (values commensurate with social, cultural, spiritual, moral etc.)  amongst the students. The NAAC assessment thence examines how these essential together with desirable values are beingness inculcated inwards the students past times the HEIs.

(iv)PROMOTING USE OF TECHNOLOGY:

To locomote on footstep with the developments inwards other spheres of human endeavor, the HEIs have got to enrich the learning experiences of their wards past times providing them with the state-of-the-art educational technologies.

 (v) QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE:

Excellence inwards all that the institutions do volition contribute to the overall evolution of the scheme of higher pedagogy of the province equally a whole. This 'Quest for Excellence' could start out with the preparation of the SAR of an institution. Another stair inwards this direction could live the identification of the institution's strengths together with weaknesses inwards diverse spheres/criteria.

The 5 heart values equally outlined inwards a higher house shape the foundation for assessment of institutions that volunteer for accreditation past times the NAAC.

ACCREDITATION

CRITERIA AND PROCESSES FOR ACCREDITATION

Since the accreditation framework of the NAAC is expected to assess the institution's contributions towards the 5 heart values mentioned above, the NAAC has integrated these into the vii criteria identified for Assessment together with Accreditation, which are:

1. Curricular Aspects

2. Teaching-Learning together with Evaluation

3. Research, Consultancy together with Extension

4. Infrastructure together with Learning Resources

5. Student Support together with Progression

6. Governance together with Leadership

7. Innovative Practices

At NAAC, a five-stage physical care for of external character monitoring/assessment is undertaken covering:

(i)                        On-line submission of a Letter of Intent (LoI)

(ii)                      Submission of Institutional Eligibility for Quality Assessment (IQEA) required inwards the illustration of for certain HEIs coming frontwards for assessment together with accreditation for the start out fourth dimension together with feedback to the applicant establishment regarding specific improvements needed for reaching the threshold aeroplane of character for applying for the comprehensive Assessment together with Accreditation past times NAAC

(iii)            Preparation together with submission of Self-Study Report (SSR)/ Self-Appraisal Report (SAR)/ Re-accreditation Report (RAR), equally the illustration may be, past times the HEIs

(iv)            On-site see past times Peer Teams for validation of the SSR/SAR/RAR together with reporting the assessment outcome to the NAAC together with

(v)                       The concluding determination past times the Executive Committee of the NAAC.

THE ASSESSMENT OUTCOME

There are 2 outcomes of Assessment together with Accreditation: The qualitative portion of the outcome is called Peer Team Report together with the quantitative portion would resultant inwards a Cumulative Grade Point Average, a alphabetic character score together with a performance descriptor. The concluding announcement (1st Apr 2007) of the accreditation condition of an establishment is equally given below

Range of Institutional Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)	Letter Grade	Performance Descriptor
3.01 – 4.00	A	Very Good (Accredited)
2.01 – 3.00	B	Good (Accredited)
1.51 – 2.00	C	Satisfactory (Accredited)
≤ 1.50	D	Unsatisfactory (Not accredited)

Institutions which secure a CGPA equal to or less than 1.50 volition live intimated together with notified past times the NAAC equally "assessed together with found non qualified for accreditation".  The accreditation condition is valid for 5 years from the engagement of blessing past times the Executive Committee of the NAAC.

BENEFITS OF ACCREDITATION

Helps the establishment to know its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities together with challenges through an informed review

v  Categorizes internal areas of planning together with resources allocation

v  Enhances collegiality on the campus

v  Outcome of the physical care for provides the funding agencies with objective together with systematic database for performance based funding

v  Initiates establishment into innovative together with modern methods of pedagogy

v  Gives the establishment a novel feel of direction together with identity

v  Provides the gild with reliable information on the character of pedagogy offered past times the institution

v  Gives employers access to information on standards inwards recruitment

v  Promotes intra-institutional together with inter - institutional interactions.

REACCREDITATION

RE-ASSESSMENT

Institutions which would similar to brand an improvement inwards the accredited condition inwards institutional score may volunteer for re-assessment later completing at to the lowest degree i year, but non later the completion of 3 years. 

RE-ACCREDITATION

Re-Accreditation Report (RAR) should live submitted to the NAAC past times the start out one-half of the 5th year, so that the physical care for of assessment visits could live completed past times the cease of the 5th year. The NAAC volition sweat to expedite the re-accreditation physical care for to consummate inside half-dozen months later receiving Re-Accreditation Report. The re-accreditation past times the NAAC volition aspect upon how far the establishment has achieved the objectives enshrined inwards the 5 heart values mentioned before together with assesses how it has progressed during the accredited period.  In particular, the re-accreditation makes a shift inwards focus inwards assessing the developments with reference to 3 aspects –

(i)               QUALITY SUSTENANCE

During the start out assessment for accreditation, the NAAC's physical care for would have got triggered character initiatives inwards many aspects of functioning of the HEIs resulting inwards meaning changes inwards the pedagogical, managerial, administrative together with related aspects of functioning of the accredited institutions. These changes have got a straight bearing on the character of pedagogy together with re-accreditation volition see how these initiatives have got been sustained during the accredited period. 

(ii)            QUALITY ENHANCEMENT

The re-accreditation would give due credit to the character initiatives promoted past times the start out assessment together with the consequent character enhancement that has taken place.

(iii)          ACTION BASED ON THE ASSESSMENT REPORT

Re-accreditation volition address how HEIs have got taken steps to overcome the deficiencies mentioned inwards the start out assessment study together with also create on the strengths noted inwards the study together with volition prepare a Re-Accreditation Report (RAR) accordingly.

IMPACT AND REACHOUT OF NAAC

 IMPACT OF NAAC

ü    Created ameliorate agreement of Quality Assurance amidst the HEIs

ü    Generated keen involvement together with concerns most Quality Assurance amidst the stakeholders

ü    Helped inwards creation of institutional database of the accredited institutions

ü    Encouraged the institutions to acquire to a greater extent than funds from the funding agencies

ü    Facilitated regulatory agencies to brand usage of accreditation for funding

ü    Triggered Quality Assurance activities inwards many of the HEIs

ü    Activated a 'Quality Culture' amidst the diverse constituents of the institution

REACHING OUT OF NAAC

Reaching out to the stakeholders is an essential cistron of the NAAC's picture edifice process. This is done through

§     Regular correspondence with the institutions

§     Awareness programmes, region-wise

§     Assessors' Interaction Meetings

§     Meetings of Directors of Higher Education

§     Newsletter : NAAC News

§     Website: www.naac.gov.in

§     Press conferences together with press releases

§     Special articles inwards newspapers together with magazines on the NAAC activities

§     Directory of Accredited Institutions.

MOUS WITH GOVERNMENT AND NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES

The NAAC has entered into a number of MoUs/collaborations with Governments together with National & International Agencies, equally listed below:

NATIONAL:              

 (1) NAAC-NCTE, (2) NAAC-DCI

 INTERNATIONAL:

(1) with Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada, (2) with Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC) of the Council on Higher Education (CHE), South Africa, (3) with Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA), (4) with British Council/ Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), UK, (5)with United Nations Educational, Scientific together with Cultural Organization (UNESCO), (6) with International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies inwards Higher Education (INQAAHE), (7) with Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN).

 FUTURE OF ACCREDITATION SYSTEM

The criteria currently adopted past times the 2 systems- All Bharat Council for Technical Education (AICTE) together with NAAC for assessment are only the physical together with measureable parameters similar space, faculty strength, publication etc., There are suggestions that the accreditation should also asses the “process parameters” too. In improver the character assessment should include the scheme of several other factors similar management, administration, transparency, ethics, together with so on.

Above all, the assessment should also see the “outcome parameters” such equally the performance of the products of the programme or institutions. But this is non possible past times the see or inspection which lastly for a few days. The National Knowledge Commission (NKC) together with the Yashpal Committee (YPC) on Renovation together with Rejuvenation of Higher Education inwards Bharat have got accorded high priority to the issues concerning accreditation inwards pedagogy sector with unlike approaches. The NKC has suggested licensing of a large number of somebody organizations to undertake the accreditation responsibility. The YPC has suggested that the accreditation responsibleness live entrusted to a carefully chosen non-profit scheme inwards Blue Planet domain.

A Brainstorming Session on the “Role of NAAC inwards the Changing Scenario of Higher Education” was held at NAAC Campus on xi Sep, 2009 which was chaired past times Prof. Yashpal.Theobservations/recommendations from the session are:

Ø    NAAC has done a reasonably practiced task inwards the champaign of Assessment & Accreditation with greater credibility

Ø    Social diversities including sex together with location aspects may live taken into consideration for time to come Accreditation exercises.

Ø    The thought of somebody accreditation agencies should live discouraged but the members were non averse to multiple accreditation agencies.

Ø    The assessment together with accreditation methodology of NAAC needs to live strengthened.

CONCULSION

There is a growing job concern that character monitoring has to live most improving what is delivered to stakeholders, fifty-fifty where this requires some substantial reconsideration of the higher education. Accountability all the same remains a priority inwards many systems together with at that spot is a job concern that credibility through accountability has to live established start out together with so improvement volition follow. Real enhancement is internally driven. If enhancement is also intended to develop the transformative mightiness of students, so character monitoring needs to adopt a transformative framework, rather than simplified operationalisations such equally fitness for purpose. Only if external character monitoring is clearly linked to an internal civilisation of continuous character improvement that focuses on identifying stakeholder requirements inwards an open, responsive fashion volition it live effective inwards the long run. Quality monitoring is inwards demand of a `paradigm shift' that turns it from an accountability tool to a cardinal back upward inwards the evolution of a civilisation of continuous improvement of the transformative process. Hope NAAC volition human activity upon this.

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