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Nba July19
Nba July19
Nba July19
Evaluating the courses from time to time is the tasks allotted for the National Board of Accredition (NBA) by the All
India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). NBA works under the guidance of the AICTE and both work for
upgrading the Technical Education in India.
NBA’s Target :
• To bring the quality in the Technical Education.
• To provide the the quality education As per the market needs.
• To bring the Quality education with National and International Standards.
Why to choose a college with NBA Accredition :
• The parents want to see their children in a good teaching and learning environment and here they can.
• The students feels that they had joined in a college in which they are getting quality education.
• The Multi National Companies believe that the students from such colleges have all types of skills and stamina. For
more information check this : http://www.myengg.com/engg/info/4711/colleges-with-nba-accredition-should-be-
given-high-priority/
Importance of NBA Accredition and FAQ’s Answered by the NBA’s Team
The Chairperson once the Accreditation Team is constituted is an autonomous authority, who has the overall
responsibility for the visit at the end of which to prepare the consolidated Team report for submission to the
Sectorial Committee.
PROGRAMME EXPERT
The programme Expert are responsible for assessing the individual programmes with reference to the criteria
laid down for Accreditation of the undergraduate / past-graduate programmes.
How is assessment done ?The Chairpeson and the programme experts in consultation with the institution, agree to
details of the visit based on NBA guidelines.
The Team carries out physical verification of infrastructure facilities, records, interviews faculty, staff, students,
alumni, industry and any other activity deemed necessary and ensure transparency.
What is not the purpose of Accreditation ?Not to find faults with the institution but to assess the status-ante of the
performance.
Not to denigrate the working style of the institution and its programmes but to provide a feedback on their strengths
and weaknesses.
Not to demarcate the boundaries of quality but to offer a sensitising process for continuous improvement in quality
provisions.
Not to select only institutions of national excellence but to provide the benchmarks of excellence and identification of
good practices.What happens if there is no Accreditation ?The Accreditation process has been developed as a
sensitive tool for Quality Assurance in technical education, because without it:
It is not possible to sustain the present institutional growth rate and ensure maintenance of credible programmes.
It is necessary to correct existing imbalances in generation of quality technical manpower.
It is to ensure that the institute, indeed has and is likely to have in near future, the necessary resources for qualitative
technical education.
It is to ensure that the institutional products meet industry requirements but are acceptable human resource in global
job market sector.
What is the process of Accreditation ?Accreditation of institutional programmes go through various stages of the
process detailed below:
1. The institution obtains priced publications viz., manuals of Accreditation alongwith the Application form.
2. The institution responds to the two part Questionnaire
Part I – About Institution
Part II – About Individual Programme.
3. NBA’s Secretariat scrutinises
the application for adequacy of information, relevance and primafacie eligibiltiy for
Accreditation
seeks suitable dates for visit by the Accreditation Team.
constitutes the Accreditation Team.
prepares brief for the members of the team.
4. Accreditation Team visit’s the institution and makes recommendations.
5. Team Recommendations are presented to the Sectorial Committee.
6. The NBA considers the recommendations of the Sectorial Committee and
7. The results are placed in the EC of AICTE for information.
8. The results are notified and published in the Directory of Accredited Programmes of institutions.
Who can apply for Accreditation by NBA ?You can
– If your institution and the programmes are approved by the AICTE
– If atleast two batches of students have passed out of the programme.Which programmes come under
Accreditation by NBA ?Under the provisions of the AICTE Act of 1987 all diploma, degree and post graduate
programmes coming under the following disciplines are covered under Accreditation by NBA
Engineering and Technology
Management
Architecture
Pharmacy
Hotel management and Catering Technology
Town and Country Planning
Applied Arts and Crafts