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Manual for Autonomous Colleges
NAAC for Quality and Excellence in Higher Education 1
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL
1075 -560 072
An
Autonomous Institution
of the
University
Grants
Commission
PB No.1075,
Nagarbhavi,
Bengaluru - 560 072,
India
MANUAL FOR UNIVERSITY
Manual for
Autonomous Colleges
(Effective from July 2017)
Institutional Accreditation
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PREFACE
It is heartening that National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
has brought in new spirit into its process of assessment and accreditation. This has
been attempted as a continuance of the NAAC’s concern for ensuring that its
processes are in tune with local, regional and global changes in higher education
scenario. The revised process is being adopted from July 2017. The main focus of
the revision process has been to enhance the redeeming features of the accreditation
process and make them more robust, objective, transparent and scalable as well as
make it ICT enabled. It also has reduced duration of accreditation process.
The revised process is an outcome of the feedback received by NAAC over a
long period through various Consultative Meetings, Expert Group Meetings, which
comprised of eminent academicians representing the University and College
sectors. In addition, the NAAC also solicited feedback through the web from the
stakeholders and specifically from the academia during the Assessors Interaction
Meetings (AIM). The entire revision exercise has successfully resulted in the
development of an assessment and accreditation framework which is technology
enabled and user friendly. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) desirous of
seeking accreditation from now on will need to understand the changes made in the
process. Keeping this in mind, the Manuals have been revised separately for
Universities, Autonomous Colleges and Affiliated/Constituent Colleges. The Self-
Study Report (SSR) forms the backbone of the entire process of accreditation.
Special effort has been made to differentiate some of the items to render them more
applicable to different categories of institutions. It is hoped that the Manuals will
help the HEIs to prepare for the revised process of assessment and accreditation. As
always, NAAC welcomes feedback from every corner.
In an effort to enhance the accountability of the accrediting agency as well as
the institutions applying for accreditation, it is advised to look into the latest
developments on the website of NAAC.
The contribution of the experts and NAAC officials/staff in developing the
Manual is gratefully acknowledged.
July, 2017
Bengaluru
Director, NAAC
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CONT
ENTS
Page No.
Preface
2
SECTION A: Guidelines for Assessment and Accreditation
I. Introduction
5
Vision and Mission
5
Core Values
6
II. Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions
8
Revised Assessment and Accreditation (A&A) Framework
8
Focus of Assessment
9
III. Quality Indicator Framework (QIF) - Description
9
IV. Eligibility for Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC
21
V. The Assessment Process
22
VI. Procedural Details
26
VII. Assessment Outcome
28
Grading System
28
Calculation of Institutional CGPA
28
VIII. Mechanism for Institutional Appeals
29
IX. Re-Assessment
30
X. Subsequent Cycles of Accreditation
30
XI. Fee Structure and other Financial Implications
31
XII. Getting Ready for Submission of Self - Study Report (SSR)
32
XIII. Mandatory Disclosure on HEI’s Website
34
SECTION B: Data Requirements for Self - Study Report (SSR)
1. Executive Summary
36
2. Institutional Information for Quality Assessment (IIQA)
37
3. Profile of the Institution
40
4. Extended Profile of the Institution
45
5. Quality Indicator Framework (QIF)
47
6. Evaluative Report of the Departments
101
7. Data Templates/Documents (Quantitative Metrics)
103
SECTION C: Appendices
1. Appendix 1: Glossary and Notes
139
2. Appendix 2: Abbreviations
151
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SECTION A: GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSMENT AND
ACCREDITATION
This Section presents the NAAC framework for Assessment and Accreditation
based on the Core Values and Criteria for assessment and Key Indicators.
Further, it details out the procedures for institutional preparation for filling
the Self Study Report online, Peer Assessment and the final Outcome of
Accreditation. The procedure for re-assessment, mechanism for institutional
appeals and accreditation of subsequent cycles are also presented.
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I. 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, 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 Head Quarter in Bengaluru. The mandate of NAAC as reflected in
its vision statement is in making quality assurance an integral part of the functioning of Higher
Education Institutions (HEIs).
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, the Chairperson of the EC is an eminent academician nominated by the
President of GC (NAAC). The Director 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 and core staff to support its activities NAAC is advised by the advisory and consultative
committees constituted from time to time.
Vision and Mission
The vision of NAAC is:
To make quality the defining element of higher education in India through a combination of self
and external quality evaluation, promotion and sustenance initiatives.
The mission statements of the NAAC aim at translating the NAAC’s vision into action plans
and define NAAC’s engagement and endeavor as given below:
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 in 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.
Striving to achieve its goals as guided by its vision and mission statements, NAAC primarily
focuses on assessment of the quality of higher education institutions in the country. The NAAC
methodology for Assessment and Accreditation is very much similar to that followed by Quality
Assurance (QA) agencies across the world and consists of self-assessment by the institution
along with external peer assessment organized by NAAC.
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Core Values
Throughout the world, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) function in a dynamic
environment. The need to expand the system of higher education, the impact of technology on the
educational delivery, the increasing private participation in higher education and the impact of
globalization (including liberal cross-border and trans-national educational imperatives), have
necessitated marked changes in the Indian higher education system. These changes and the
consequent shift in values have been taken into cognizance by NAAC while formulating the core
values. Accordingly, in order to ensure external and internal validity and credibility, the QA
process of NAAC is grounded within a value framework which is suitable and appropriate to the
National context.
The accreditation framework of NAAC is thus based on five core values detailed below.
(i) Contributing to National Development
Most of the HEIs have a remarkable capacity to adapt to changes and at the same time,
pursue the goals and objectives that they have set forth for themselves. Contributing to national
development has always been an implicit goal of Indian HEIs. The role of HEIs is significant in
human resource development and capacity building of individuals, to cater to the needs of the
economy, society and the country as a whole, thereby, contributing to the development of the
Nation. Serving the cause of social justice, ensuring equity and increasing access to higher
education are a few ways by which HEIs can contribute to the national development. It is
therefore appropriate that the Assessment and Accreditation (A&A) process of NAAC looks into
the ways HEIs have been responding to and contributing towards national development.
(ii) Fostering Global Competencies among Students
The spiraling developments at the global level also warrant that the NAAC includes in its
scope of assessment skill development of students, on par with their counterparts elsewhere in the
world. With liberalization and globalization of economic activities, the need to develop skilled
human resources of a high caliber is imperative. Consequently, the demand for internationally
acceptable standards in higher education is evident. Therefore, the accreditation process of
NAAC needs to examine the role of HEIs in preparing the students to achieve core competencies,
to face the global challenges successfully. This requires that the HEIs be innovative, creative and
entrepreneurial in their approach. Towards achieving this, HEIs may establish collaborations with
industries, network with the neighborhood agencies/bodies and foster a closer relationship
between the “world of competent-learning” and the “world of skilled work”.
(iii) Inculcating a Value System among Students
Although skill development is crucial to the success of students in the job market, skills
are of less value in the absence of appropriate value systems. The HEIs have to shoulder the
responsibility of inculcating desirable value systems among students. In a country like India, with
cultural pluralities and diversities, it is essential that students imbibe the appropriate values
commensurate with social, cultural, economic and environmental realities, at the local, national
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and universal levels. Whatever be the pluralities and diversities that exist in the country, there is a
persisting concern for inculcating the core universal values like truth and righteousness apart
from other values emphasized in the various policy documents of the country. The seeds of
values such as cooperation and mutual understanding during the early stages of education have to
be reiterated and re-emphasized at the higher education also through appropriate learning
experiences and opportunities. The NAAC assessment therefore examines how these essential
and desirable values are being inculcated in the students, by the HEIs.
(iv) Promoting the Use of Technology
Most of the significant developments that one can observe today can be attributed to the
impact of Science and Technology. While the advantages of using modern tools and
technological innovations in the day-to-day-life are well recognized, the corresponding changes
in the use of new technologies, for teaching learning and governance of HEIs, leaves much to be
desired. Technological advancement and innovations in educational transactions have to be
undertaken by all HEIs, to make a visible impact on academic development as well as
administration. At a time when our educational institutions are expected to perform as good as
their global partners, significant technological innovations have to be adopted. Traditional
methods of delivering higher education have become less motivating to a large number of
students. To keep pace with the developments in other spheres of human endeavor, HEIs have to
enrich the learning experiences of their students by providing them with state-of-the-art
educational technologies. The campus community must be adequately prepared to make use of
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) optimally. Conscious effort is also needed to
invest in hardware and to orient the faculty suitably.
In addition to using technology as a learning resource, managing the activities of the
institution in a technology-enabled way will ensure effective institutional functioning. For
example, documentation and data management in the HEIs are areas where the process of
assessment by NAAC has made a significant impact. Moving towards electronic data
management and having institutional website to provide ready and relevant information to
stakeholders are desirable steps in this direction. In other words, effective use of ICT in HEIs will
be able to provide ICT literacy to the campus community, using ICT for resource sharing and
networking, as well as adopting ICT-enabled administrative processes. Therefore, NAAC
accreditation would look at how the HEIs have put in place their electronic data management
systems and electronic resources and their access to internal and external stakeholders
particularly the student community.
(v) Quest for Excellence
Contributing to nation-building and skills development of students, HEIs should
demonstrate a drive to develop themselves into centres of excellence. Excellence in all that they
will contribute to the overall development of the system of higher education of the country as a
whole. This ‘Quest for Excellence’ could start with the assessment or even earlier, by the
establishment of the Steering Committee for the preparation of the Self - Study Report (SSR) of
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an institution. Another step in this direction could be the identification of the strengths and
weaknesses in the teaching and learning processes as carried out by the institution.
The five core values as outlined above form the foundation for assessment of institutions
that volunteer for accreditation by NAAC. The HEIs may also add their own core values to these
in conformity with the goals and mission.
II. ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS
The NAAC has been carrying out the process of quality assessment and accreditation of
HEIs over the past two decades. Several HEIs have gone through this process and a sizeable
number has also undergone subsequent cycles of accreditation. True to its commitment for
promoting quality culture in HEIs in consonance with the overall developments in the field of
education as well as the outside world, NAAC has strived to be sensitive to these and adequately
reflect these in its processes. The A&A process of NAAC continue to be an exercise in
partnership of NAAC with the HEI being assessed. As is known by now, the A&A process of
NAAC is being revised and this revision attempts to enhance such a partnership. Over years the
feedback procured from the HEIs, other stakeholders and the developments in the national scene
– all have contributed in making appropriate revisions in the process so as to accelerate the
process with greater quality rigor.
Revised Assessment and Accreditation (A&A) Framework
The Revised Assessment and Accreditation Framework is launched in July 2017. It
represents an explicit Paradigm Shift making it ICT enabled, objective, transparent, scalable and
robust. The Shift is:
from qualitative peer judgement to data based quantitative indicator evaluation with
increased objectivity and transparency
towards extensive use of ICT confirming scalability and robustness
in terms of simplification of the process drastic reduction in number of questions, size
of the report, visit days, and so on
in terms of boosting benchmarking as quality improvement tool. This has been
attempted through comparison of NAAC indicators with other international QA
frameworks
introducing Pre-qualifier for peer team visit, as 30% of system generated score
introducing System Generated Scores (SGS) with combination of online evaluation
(about 70%) and peer judgement (about 30%)
in introducing the element of third party validation of data
in providing appropriate differences in the metrics, weightages and benchmarks to
universities, autonomous colleges and affiliated/constituent colleges
in revising several metrics to bring in enhanced participation of students and alumni in
the assessment process
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Focus of Assessment
The NAAC continues with its focus on quality culture of the institution in terms of
Quality Initiatives, Quality Sustenance and Quality Enhancement, as reflected in its vision,
organization, operations and the processes. Experience has reiterated that these can be ascertained
either by on site observations and/or through the facts and figures about the various aspects of
institutional functioning. The Revised Manual places greater confidence in the latter as reflective
of internal institutional processes.
In line with NAAC’s conviction that quality concerns are institutional, Quality
Assessment (QA) can better be done through self-evaluation. The self-evaluation process and the
subsequent preparation of the Self Study Report (SSR) to be submitted to NAAC involves the
participation of all the stakeholders – management, faculty members, administrative staff,
students, parents, employers, community and alumni. While the participation of internal
stakeholders i.e. management, staff and students provide credibility and ownership to the activity
and could lead to newer initiatives, interaction with the external stakeholders facilitate the
development process of the institution and their educational services. Overall, the QA is expected
to serve as a catalyst for institutional self-improvement, promote innovation and strengthen the
urge to excel.
It is attempted to enlarge the digital coverage of the entire process of A&A. This, it is
believed, will not only accelerate the process but also bring in greater objectivity into the process.
The possible differentiation required in respect of HEIs which are going for subsequent
cycles of A&A, appropriate scope has been provided in the Process. This will allow the HEIs to
appropriately represent the developments they have attempted after the previous A&A cycle.
III. QUALITY INDICATOR FRAMEWORK (QIF) - DESCRIPTION
The criteria based assessment forms the backbone of A&A process of NAAC. The seven criteria
represent the core functions and activities of a HEI. In the revised framework not only the
academic and administrative aspects of institutional functioning but also the emerging issues have
been included. The seven Criteria to serve as basis for assessment of HEIs are:
1. Curricular Aspects
2. Teaching-Learning and Evaluation
3. Research, Innovations and Extension
4. Infrastructure and Learning Resources
5. Student Support and Progression
6. Governance, Leadership and Management
7. Institutional Values and Best Practices
Under each Criterion a few Key Indicators are identified. These Key Indicators (KIs) are further
delineated as Metrics which actually elicit responses from the HEIs. These seven criteria along
with their KIs are given below explicating the aspects they represent.
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Criterion I: - Curricular Aspects
The Curricular Aspects are the mainstay of any educational institution. However, the
responsibilities of various HEIs in this regard vary depending on their administrative standing.
That is, an Affiliated College is essentially a teaching unit which depends on a larger body
namely university for legitimizing its academic and administrative processes. Its engagement
with curricular aspects is mainly in their implementation while its participation in curriculum
development, procedural detailing, assessment procedures as well as certification is peripheral
and these are “givens’’. Whereas a University has the mandate to visualize appropriate curricula
for particular programmes, revise/update them periodically, ensure that the outcomes of its
programmes are defined by its bodies. In case of Autonomous Colleges curricular responsibilities
are similar to the Universities.
Criterion I pertains to the practices of an institution in initiating a wide range of
programme options and courses that are in tune with the emerging national and global trends and
relevant to the local needs. Apart from issues of diversity and academic flexibility, aspects on
career orientation, multi-skill development, feedback system and involvement of stakeholders in
curriculum updating are also gauged.
The focus of Criterion I is captured in the following Key Indicators:
KEY INDICATORS
1.1*(U) -Curriculum Design and Development
1.1*(A) - Curriculum Planning and Implementation
1.2 Academic Flexibility
1.3 Curriculum Enrichment
1.4 Feedback System
*(U) - applicable only for Universities and Autonomous Colleges
*(A) - applicable only for the Affiliated/Constituent Colleges
1.1 *(U) Curriculum Design and Development
One of the significant responsibilities of Universities and Autonomous Colleges is
Curriculum Design and Development and thus are expected to have processes, systems
and structures in place to shoulder this responsibility. Curriculum Design and
Development is a complex process of developing appropriate need-based inputs in
consultation with expert groups, based on the feedback from stakeholders. This results in
the development of relevant programmes with flexibility to suit the professional and
personal needs of the students and realization of core values. The Key Indicator (KI) also
considers the good practices of the institution in initiating a range of programme options
and courses that are relevant to the local needs and in tune with the emerging national and
global trends.
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Curriculum evolved by the University/Autonomous College comprises Programme
Outcomes (POs), Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs) and Course Outcomes (COs),
the substantive outlines of courses in every discipline (syllabus), organizational details of
implementation as well as assessment of student performance and thereby attainment of
PSOs and COs. The quality element is reflected in the efforts to revise, update, include
emerging concerns etc., the University/Autonomous College makes in this regard. The
Curriculum designed by University/Autonomous College may also focus on
employability, entrepreneurship and skill development. The POs, PSOs, COs could be
uploaded on Institutional website.
1.1 *(A) Curricular Planning and Implementation
The Affiliating/Constituent Colleges have rather insignificant role in curriculum
designing and development. They adopt the curriculum overview provided by the
respective universities. Each college operationalize the curriculum within the overall
frame work provided, in one’s own way depending on its resource potential, institutional
goals and concern and so on. That is, each college visualizes the way the curriculum has
to be carried out – activities, who, how, when etc. This process makes each institution
unique and reflects on the concern of the college for quality in the form of values
emphasized, sensitivities focused on, etc.
1.2 Academic Flexibility
Academic flexibility refers to the freedom in the use of the time-frame of the
courses, horizontal mobility, inter-disciplinary options and others facilitated by curricular
transactions. Supplementary enrichment programmes introduced as an initiative of the
college, credit system and choice offered in the curriculum, in terms of programme,
curricular transactions and time-frame options are also considered in this key indicator.
1.3 Curriculum Enrichment
Holistic development of students is the main purpose of curriculum. While this is
attempted through prescribing dynamic and updated curricular inputs, the HEI is expected
to have provision for added courses and activities which may not be directly linked with
one’s discipline of study but contribute to sensitizing students to cross-cutting issues
relevant to the current pressing concerns both nationally and internationally such as
gender, environment and sustainability, human values and professional ethics,
development of creative and divergent competencies. A progressive university would
provide a wide range of such “value-added’’ courses for students to choose from
according to their interests and inclinations.
1.4 Feedback System
The process of revision and redesign of curricula is based on recent developments
and feedback from the stakeholders. The feedback from all stakeholders in terms of its
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relevance and appropriateness in catering to the needs of the society, economy and
environment helps in improving the inputs.
A HEI with the feedback system in place will have an active process of not only
collecting feedback from all stakeholders, but also analysing it and identifying and
drawing pertinent pointers to enhance the learning effectiveness.
Criterion II: - Teaching Learning and Evaluation
Criterion II pertains to the efforts of an institution to serve students of different
backgrounds and abilities, through effective teaching-learning experiences. Interactive
instructional techniques that engage students in higher order ‘thinking’ and investigation,
through the use of interviews, focused group discussions, debates, projects, presentations,
experiments, practicum, internship and application of ICT resources are important
considerations. It also probes into the adequacy, competence as well as the continuous
professional development of the faculty who handle the programmes of study. The
efficiency of the techniques used to continuously evaluate the performance of teachers
and students is also a major concern of this Criterion.
The focus of Criterion II is captured in the following Key Indicators:
KEY INDICATORS
2.1 Student Enrolment and Profile
2.2 Catering to Student Diversity
2.3 Teaching-Learning Process
2.4 Teacher Profile and Quality
2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms
2.6 Student Performance and Learning Outcomes
2.7 Student Satisfaction Survey
2.1 Student Enrolment and Profile
The process of admitting students to the programmes is through a transparent,
well-administered mechanism, complying with all the norms of the concerned
regulatory/governing agencies including state and central governments. Apart from the
compliance to the various regulations the institution put forth its efforts in ensuring equity
and wide access having representation of student community from different geographical
areas and socio-economic, cultural and educational backgrounds. These will be reflected
in the student profile.
2.2 Catering to Student Diversity
The HEIs are expected to satisfy the needs of the students from diverse
backgrounds including backward community as well as from different locales. They
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would make special efforts to bring in students from special categories, reach out to their
special learning needs by initial assessment of their learning levels, in addition to
understand possible variations over years and how and what is done to deal with such
students. While in uni-gender institutions explicit efforts are to be made to sensitise
students about the other gender; and the like.
2.3 Teaching-Learning Process
Diversity of learners in respect of their background, abilities and other personal
attributes will influence the extent of their learning. The teaching-learning modalities of
the institution are rendered to be relevant for the learner group. The learner-centered
education through appropriate methodologies such as participative learning, experiential
learning and collaborative learning modes, facilitate effective learning. Teachers provide
a variety of learning experiences, including individual and collaborative learning.
Interactive and participatory approaches, if employed, create a feeling of responsibility in
learners and makes learning a process of construction of knowledge. Of late, digital
resources for learning have become available and this makes learning more
individualised, creative and dynamic. Quality of learning provided in the institution
depends largely on teacher readiness to draw upon such recently available technology
supports and also the initiative to develop such learning resources to enrich teaching-
learning; on teacher’s familiarity with Learning Management Systems (LMSs), other e-
resources available and how to meaningfully incorporate them in one’s scheme of
teaching-learning.
2.4 Teacher Profile and Quality
“Teacher quality” is a composite term to indicate the quality of teachers in terms of
their qualification, teacher characteristics, adequacy of recruitment procedures, faculty
availability, professional development and recognition of teaching abilities. Teachers take
initiative to learn and keep abreast with the latest developments, to innovate, continuously
seek improvement in their work and strive for individual and institutional excellence.
2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms
This Key Indicator looks at issues related to assessment of teaching, learning and
evaluative processes and reforms, to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the system.
One of the purposes of evaluation is to provide development-inducing feedback. The
qualitative dimension of evaluation is in its use for enhancing the competence of students.
Innovative evaluation process is to gauge the knowledge and skills acquired at various
levels of the programmes.
These specifications are stated as PSOs and COs. The quality of assessment process
in a HEI depends on how well the examination system actually tests the PSOs and COs,
quality of questions, extent of transparency in the system, extent of development inducing
feedback system, regularity in the conduct of examinations and declaration of results as well
as the regulatory mechanisms for prompt action on possible errors.
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2.6 Student Performance and Learning Outcomes
The real test of the extent to which teaching learning has been effective in a HEI is
reflected in the student performance in the examinations. Student performance is seen as the
realization of learning outcomes which are specifications of what a student should be
capable of doing on successful completion of a course and/or a programme.
2.7 Student Satisfaction Survey
All the efforts of teachers and the institution to make learning a meaningful
process can be considered impactful only to the extent students perceive it to be
meaningful. Their satisfaction level is decided by the kinds of experiences they undergo,
the extent of the “comfort” feeling as well as intellectual stimulation the learning
situations provide. Their feedback significantly showcases the actual quality of teaching
learning process enabling identification of the strengths of teaching as well as the possible
improvements. Student satisfaction, thus, is a direct indicator of the effectiveness of
teaching learning in the institution. It may be impractical to capture this aspect from every
student; however, every HEI can resort to a sample survey on a formalized basis to
capture this significant feature. This is the reason the revised assessment framework of
NAAC adopts survey of student satisfaction.
Criterion III: - Research, Innovations and Extension
This Criterion seeks information on the policies, practices and outcomes of the
institution, with reference to research, innovations and extension. It deals with the
facilities provided and efforts made by the institution to promote a ‘research culture’. The
institution has the responsibility to enable faculty to undertake research projects useful to
the society. Serving the community through extension, which is a social responsibility
and a core value to be demonstrated by institutions, is also a major aspect of this
Criterion.
The focus of Criterion III is captured in the following Key Indicators:
KEY INDICATORS
3.1 *Promotion of Research and Facilities
3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research
3.3 Innovation Ecosystem
3.4 Research Publications and Awards
3.5 *Consultancy
3.6 Extension Activities
3.7 Collaboration
*Not Applicable to Affiliated Colleges
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3.1 Promotion of Research and Facilities
The promotion of research is a significant responsibility of the HEIs particularly for
Universities without which a ‘research culture’ on campus cannot be realised. The HEIs have to
be actively engaged in this through evolving appropriate policies and practices, making adequate
resources available, encouraging active research involvement of teachers and scholars in research
as well as recognizing any achievement of teachers through research. It also includes
responsiveness and administrative supportiveness (procedural flexibility) in the institution in
utilizing the supports and resources available at the Government agencies and/or other agencies.
Required infrastructure in terms of space and equipment and support facilities are made available
on the campus for undertaking research. The institution collaborates with other agencies,
institutions, research bodies for sharing research facilities and undertaking collaborative research.
3.2 Resource Mobilisation for Research
The institution provides support in terms of financial, academic and human resources
required and timely administrative decisions to enable faculty to submit project proposals and
approach funding agencies for mobilizing resources for research. The institutional support to its
faculty for submitting research projects and securing external funding through flexibility in
administrative processes and infrastructure and academic support are crucial for any institution to
excel in research. The faculties are empowered to take up research activities utilizing the existing
facilities. The institution encourages its staff to engage in interdisciplinary and interdepartmental
research activities and resource sharing.
3.3 Innovation Ecosystem
The Institution has created an ecosystem for innovation including incubation centre and
other initiatives for creation and transfer of knowledge. The institution conducts
workshop/seminars on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Industry-Academia Innovative
practices. Awards for innovation won by institution/teachers/research scholars/students, start-ups
incubated on-campus are explicitly commended by the institution.
3.4 Research Publications and Awards
Exploration and reflection are crucial for any teacher to be effective in one’s job. Quality
research outcome is beneficial for the discipline, society, industry, region and the nation. Sharing
of knowledge especially theoretical and practical findings of research through various media
enhances quality of teaching and learning. Research acumen in an institution is an evolving
feature reflecting various research output with clear records such as - doctoral, post-doctoral,
projects, inventions and discoveries, number of patents obtained and number of research
publications.
3.5 Consultancy
Activity organized or managed by the faculty for an external agency for which the
expertise and the specific knowledge base of the faculty becomes the major input. The finances
generated through consultancy are fairly utilized by the institution. The faculty taking up
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consultancy is properly rewarded. University is a resource pool with several persons engaged in
research at various levels. Consultancy shows the credibility of the university’s research acumen
in the outside world. While the university personnel extend their expertise to other agencies the
university also generates some revenue along with the research faculty. For this it is necessary
that the university has a formalized policy on consultancy with clear specification of revenue
sharing between the teacher and the institution. This may not be a formalized aspect of a college.
3.6 Extension Activities
Learning activities have a visible element for developing sensitivities towards community
issues, gender disparities, social inequity etc. and in inculcating values and commitment to
society. Affiliation and interaction with groups or individuals who have an interest in the
activities of the institution and the ability to influence the actions, decisions, policies, practices or
goals of the organization leads to mutual benefit to both the parties. The processes and strategies
inherent in such activities relevantly sensitize students to the social issues and contexts.
Sustainable practices of the institution leading to superior performance results in successful
outcomes in terms of generating knowledge useful for the learner as well as the community.
Extension also is the aspect of education which emphasizes community services. These
are often integrated with curricula as extended opportunities, intended to help, serve, reflect and
learn. The curriculum-extension interface has an educational value, especially in rural India.
3.7 Collaboration
Through collaboration the HEIs can maintain a closer contact with the work field. It helps
keep the academic activities in the HEI in a more realistic perspective and also expand the scope
of learning experiences to students. Collaboration can be sought with academic institutions or
industry or other agencies of professional and social relevance. The range of activities could
include training, student exchange, faculty exchange, research and resource sharing, among
others. For making collaborative endeavor impactful it is necessary there is a formal agreement or
understanding between the institution and other HEIs or agencies for such activities.
Criterion IV: - Infrastructure and Learning Resources
The adequacy and optimal use of the facilities available in an institution are essential to
maintain the quality of academic and other programmes on the campus. It also requires
information on how every constituent of the institution - students, teachers and staff - benefit
from these facilities. Expansion of facilities to meet future development is included among other
concerns.
The focus of Criterion IV is captured in the following Key Indicators:
KEY INDICATORS
4.1 Physical Facilities
4.2 Library as a Learning Resource
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4.3 IT Infrastructure
4.4 Maintenance of Campus Infrastructure
4.1 Physical Facilities
Adequate infrastructure facilities are keys for effective and efficient conduct of the
educational programmes. The growth of infrastructure thus has to keep pace with the academic
developments in the institution. The other supportive facilities on the campus are developed to
contribute to the effective ambience for curricular, extra- curricular and administrative activities.
A provision of expenditure in the budget is made annually for maintenance and replenishment of
physical facilities which will ensure their availability on a continual basis.
4.2 Library as a Learning Resource
The library holdings in terms of books, journals and other learning materials and
technology-aided learning mechanisms which enable students to acquire information, knowledge
and skills required for their study programmes. A recent development in the field due to
availability of digital means, the functioning of the library has undergone a drastic change.
Automation of library using the ILMS, use of e-journals and books, providing remote access to e-
resources in the library have become a matter of necessity. Providing for these and such other
developments as well as utilizing them well are important indicators of the quality of an academic
institution.
4.3 IT Infrastructure
The institution adopts policies and strategies for adequate technology deployment and
maintenance. The ICT facilities and other learning resources are adequately available in the
institution for academic and administrative purposes. The staff and students have access to
technology and information retrieval on current and relevant issues. The institution deploys and
employs ICTs for a range of activities.
4.4 Maintenance of Campus Infrastructure
Having adequate infrastructure is not enough for effective institutional functioning, but
regular maintenance and periodic replenishment of infrastructure is essential. It is necessary that
the institution has sufficient resources allocated for regular upkeep of the infrastructure and there
are effective mechanisms for the upkeep of the infrastructure facilities; and promote the optimum
use of the same.
Criterion V: - Student Support and Progression
The highlights of this Criterion V are the efforts of an institution to provide necessary
assistance to students, to enable them to acquire meaningful experiences for learning at the
campus and to facilitate their holistic development and progression. It also looks into student
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performance and alumni profiles and the progression of students to higher education and gainful
employment.
The focus of Criterion V is captured in the following Key Indicators:
KEY INDICATORS
5.1 Student Support
5.2 Student Progression
5.3 Student Participation and Activities
5.4 Alumni Engagement
5.1 Student Support
Facilitating mechanisms like guidance cell, placement cell, grievance redressal cell and
welfare measures to support students. Specially designed inputs are provided to the needy
students with learning difficulties. Provision is made for bridge and value added courses in
relevant areas. Institution has a well structured, organized guidance and counseling system in
place. Students benefited through scholarships, freeships and other means should be identified by
HEIs.
5.2 Student Progression
The Institution’s concern for student progression to higher studies and/or to employment
is a pertinent issue. Identify the reasons for poor attainment and plan and implement remedial
measures. Sustainable good practices which effectively support the students facilitate optimal
progression. The institutional provisions facilitate vertical movement of students from one level
of education to the next higher level or towards gainful employment. Student qualifying for
state/national/international level exam or competition should be identified by HEIs.
5.3 Student Participation and Activities
The institution promotes inclusive practices for social justice and better stakeholder
relationships. The institution promotes value- based education for inculcating social responsibility
and good citizenry amongst its student community. The institution has the required infrastructure
and promotes active participation of the students in social, cultural and leisure activities.
Encouraging students’ participation in activities facilitates developing various skills and
competencies and foster holistic development.
5.4 Alumni Engagement
The Alumni are a strong support to the institution. An active Alumni Association can
contribute in academic matters, student support as well as mobilization of resources – both
financial and non financial. The institution nurtures the alumni association/chapters to facilitate
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them to contribute significantly to the development of the institution through financial and non-
financial means.
Criterion VI: - Governance, Leadership and Management
Effective functioning of an institution can be gauged by the policies and practices it has
evolved in the matter of planning human resources, recruitment, training, performance appraisal,
financial management and the overall role of leadership.
The focus of Criterion VI is captured in the following Key Indicators:
KEY INDICATOR
6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership
6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment
6.3 Faculty Empowerment Strategies
6.4 Financial Management and Resource Mobilization
6.5 Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS)
6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership
Effective leadership by setting values and participative decision- making process is key
not only to achieve the vision, mission and goals of the institution but also in building the
organizational culture. The formal and informal arrangements in the institution to co-ordinate the
academic and administrative planning and implementation reflects the institutions efforts in
achieving its vision.
6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment
The leadership provides clear vision and mission to the institution. The functions of the
institution and its academic and administrative units are governed by the principles of
participation and transparency. Formulation of development objectives, directives and guidelines
with specific plans for implementation by aligning the academic and administrative aspects
improves the overall quality of the institutional provisions.
6.3 Faculty Empowerment Strategies
The process of planning human resources including recruitment, performance appraisal
and planning professional development programmes and seeking appropriate feedback, analysis
of responses and ensure that they form the basis for planning. Efforts are made to upgrade the
professional competence of the staff. There are mechanisms evolved for regular performance
appraisal of staff.
6.4 Financial Management and Resource Mobilization
Budgeting and optimum utilization of finance as well as mobilization of resources are the
issues considered under this Key Indicator. There are established procedures and processes for
planning and allocation of financial resources. The institution has developed strategies for
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mobilizing resources and ensures transparency in financial management of the institution. The
income and expenditure of the institution are subjected to regular internal and external audit.
6.5 Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS)
The internal quality assurance systems of HEIs are Self-regulated responsibilities of the
higher education institutions, aimed at continuous improvement of quality and achieving
academic excellence. The institution has mechanisms for academic and administrative auditing. It
adopts quality management strategies in all academic and administrative aspects. The institution
has an IQAC and adopts a participatory approach in managing its provisions.
Criterion VII: - Institutional Values and Best Practices
An educational institution operates in the context of the larger education system in the
country. In order to be relevant in changing national and global contexts an educational institution
has to be responsive to the emerging challenges and pressing issues. It has a social responsibility
to be proactive in the efforts towards development in the larger contexts. This role of the
institution is reflected in terms of the kinds of programmes, activities and preferences (values)
that it incorporates within its regular functioning. The extent to which an institution is impactful
in this is a sure reflection of its quality.
Every institution has a mandate to be responsive to at least a few pressing issues such as
gender equity, environmental consciousness and sustainability, inclusiveness and professional
ethics, but the way it addresses these and evolves practices will always be unique. Every
institution faces and resolves various kinds of internal pressures and situations while doing this.
Some meaningful practices pertinent to such situations are evolved within the institution and
these help smooth functioning and also lead to enhanced impact. Such practices which are
evolved internally by the institution leading to improvements in any one aspect of its functioning
– academic, administrative or organizational, - are recognized as a “best practices”. Over a period
of time, due to such unique ways of functioning each institution develops distinct characteristic
which becomes its recognizable attribute.
The focus of Criterion VII is captured in the following Key Indicators:
KEY INDICATORS
7.1 Institutional Values and Social Responsibilities
7.2 Best Practices
7.3 Institutional Distinctiveness
7.1 Institutional Values and Social Responsibilities
The institution organizes gender equity promotion programmes. The institution displays
sensitivity to issues like climate change and environmental issues. It adopts environment friendly
practices and takes necessary actions such as – energy conservation, rain water harvesting, waste
recycling (solid/liquid waste management, e-waste management), carbon neutral, green practices
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etc. The institution facilitates the differently abled (Divyangjan friendliness), effective dealing of
location advantages and disadvantages (situatedness), explicit concern for human values and
professional ethics etc. In other words, the concerns for social responsibilities as well as the
values held by the institution are explicit in its regular activities.
7.2 Best Practices
Any practice or practices that the institution has internally evolved and used during the
last few years leading to positive impact on the regular functioning of the institution can be
identified as “best practice/s”. These are not any activity prescribed by some authority. At some
point in time the institution evolves some innovation or a change in some aspect of functioning.
This practice is relevant mainly within the institution at a given point in time. It could be in
respect of teaching learning, office practices, maintenance and up keep of things or dealing with
human beings or money matters. But adopting that practice has resolved the difficulty or has
brought in greater ease in working in that aspect. In brief, these ‘best practices’ are relevant
within the institutional context and may pertain to either academic or administrative or
organizational aspects of institutional functioning.
7.3 Institutional Distinctiveness
Every institution would like to be recognized for certain of its attributes which make it
‘distinct’, or, one of its kinds. Such attributes characterize the institution and are reflected in all
its activities in focus and practice.
IV. ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION BY NAAC
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), if they have a record of at least two batches of students
graduated or been in existence for six years, whichever is earlier, are eligible to apply for the
process of Assessment and Accreditation (A&A) of NAAC, and fulfil the other conditions or are
covered by the other provisions, if any, mentioned below:
1. Universities (Central/State/Private/Deemed-to-be) and Institutions of National
Importance
a. Provided the Institutions /Deemed –to-be Universities and their off-campuses if any are
approved by MHRD/UGC. NAAC will not consider the unapproved off-campuses for
A&A.
b. Provided that these institutions have regular students enrolled in to the full time
teaching and Research programmes offered on campus.
c. Provided further that the duly established campuses within the country, if any, shall be
treated as part of the Universities / Institutions of National Importance for the A&A
process.
d. NAAC will not undertake the accreditation of off-shore campuses
2. Autonomous colleges/Constituent Colleges/ Affiliated Colleges (affiliated to universities
recognised by UGC as an affiliating University)
a) Provided the Colleges are affiliated to a University recognised by UGC for the purposes of
affiliation. Constituent colleges of a Private and Deemed- to-be Universities are considered
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as the constituent units of the University and thus will not be considered for A&A
independently. Such constituent colleges need to come along with the University
b) Provided the colleges/institutions not affiliated to a University are offering programmes
recognized by Statutory Professional Regulatory Councils and have been recognised by
Association of Indian Universities(AIU) or other such Government agencies concerned, as
equivalent to a degree programme of a University
3. Accredited HEIs applying for Re-assessment or Subsequent Cycles (Cycle 2, Cycle 3,
Cycle 4….) of Accreditation
a) Institutions, which would like to make an improvement in the accredited status, may apply
for Re-assessment, after a minimum of one year and before three years of accreditation
subject to the fulfillment of other conditions specified by NAAC from time to time for the
purpose.
b) Institutions opting for Subsequent Cycles (Cycle 2, Cycle 3, Cycle 4….) of
Accreditation can submit the Institutional Information for Quality Assessment (IIQA),
beginning of the last quarter of the validity period subject to the fulfillment of other
conditions specified by NAAC from time to time for the purpose.
4. Any other HEIs at the discretion of NAAC.
Note:
1. The NAAC accreditation does not cover distance education units of HEIs and off-shore campuses.
2. All the institutions intending to apply for Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC need to mandatorily
upload the information on All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) portal. AISHE code
(reference number) is one of the requirements for Registration.
V. THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Taking cognizance of the diversity in the kinds of institutions HEIs have been grouped
under three categories namely, Universities, Autonomous Colleges and Affiliated/Constituent
Colleges.
The assessment process will be carried out in three stages. As stated earlier, it will
comprise three main components, viz., Self Study Report (SSR), Student Satisfaction Survey and
the Peer Team Report. The SSR has a total of 137 Metrics for Universities covering the seven
Criteria described earlier. The SSR has two kinds of Metrics: one, those requiring quantifiable
facts and figures as data which have been indicated as ‘quantitative metrics’ (QnM); and two,
those metrics requiring descriptive responses and are accordingly named ‘qualitative metrics’
(QlM). Table 1 depicts the distribution of Key Indicators (KIs) and Metrics across them.
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Table 1: Distribution of Metrics and KIs across Criteria
Type of HEIs
Universities
Autonomous
Colleges
Affiliated/Constituent
Colleges
Criteria
7
7
7
Key Indicators (KIs)
34
34
32
Qualitative Metrics (QlM)
38
38
41
Quantitative Metrics (QnM)
99
98
80
Total Metrics (QlM + QnM)
137
136
121
Table 2 gives the details of weightage given to the various Key Indicators and Criteria. In view
of the variations in the institutional emphasis on the KIs among the three categories of HEIs,
weightages have been appropriately demarcated. Each metric is designated a weightage which is
indicated elsewhere in this Manual.
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Table 2 Distribution of weightages across Key Indicators (KIs)
Criteria
Key Indicators (KIs)
Universities
Autonomous
Colleges
Affiliated/Consti
tuent
Colleges
1. Curricular
Aspects
1.1 *(U) Curriculum Design and
Development
50
50
NA
1.1. *(A) Curricular Planning and
Implementation
NA
NA
20
1.2 Academic Flexibility
50
40
30
1.3 Curriculum Enrichment
30
40
30
1.4 Feedback System
20
20
20
Total
150
150
100
2. Teaching-
Learning and
Evaluation
2.1 Student Enrolment and
Profile
10
20
30
2.2 Catering to Student
Diversity
20
30
50
2.3 Teaching-Learning
Process
20
50
50
2.4 Teacher Profile and Quality
50
60
80
2.5 Evaluation Process and
Reforms
40
40
50
2.6 Student Performance and
Learning Outcomes
30
50
40
2.7 Student satisfaction Survey
30
50
50
Total
200
300
350
3. Research,
Innovations
and Extension
3.1 Promotion of Research and
Facilities
20
20
NA
3.2 Resource Mobilization for
Research
20
10
10
3.3 Innovation Ecosystem
30
20
10
3.4 Research Publications and
Awards
100
20
20
3.5 Consultancy
20
10
NA
3.6 Extension Activities
40
50
60
3.7 Collaboration
20
20
20
Total
250
150
120
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4. Infrastructure
and Learning
Resources
4.1 Physical Facilities
30
30
30
4.2 Library as a Learning
Resource
20
20
20
4.3 IT Infrastructure
30
30
30
4.4 Maintenance of Campus
Infrastructure
20
20
20
Total
100
100
100
5. Student
Support and
Progression
5.1 Student Support
30
30
50
5.2 Student Progression
40
30
45
5.3 Student Participation and
Activities
20
30
25
5.4 Alumni Engagement
10
10
10
Total
100
100
130
6. Governance,
Leadership and
Management
6.1 Institutional Vision and
Leadership
10
10
10
6.2 Strategy Development and
Deployment
10
10
10
6.3 Faculty Empowerment
Strategies
30
30
30
6.4 Financial Management and
Resource Mobilization
20
20
20
6.5 Internal Quality
Assurance System
30
30
30
Total
100
100
100
7. Institutional
Values and Best
Practices
7.1 Institutional Values and Social
Responsibilities
50
50
50
7.2 Best Practices
30
30
30
7.3 Institutional Distinctiveness
20
20
20
Total
100
100
100
TOTAL SCORE
1000
1000
1000
*
(U) - applicable only for Universities and Autonomous Colleges
(A) - applicable only for the Affiliated / Constituent Colleges
NA - Not Applicable
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VI. PROCEDURAL DETAILS
HEIs are expected to read the below given details carefully and note the specifications of the revised
process of A&A.
1. Two Window System
Applications will be accepted from HEIs during two specified periods in an year, i.e.,
May 1st – June 30th
November 1st – December 31st
These two periods are the two “Windows” open for seeking A&A applications following all
procedural details. Any change in the timing of window will be notified on the NAAC website.
2. Eligible HEIs seeking A&A are required to submit Institutional Information for Quality
Assessment (IIQA) online with in the first month of the Window. Duly filled in IIQAs of eligible
HEIs will be accepted by NAAC for further processing and others will be rejected. NAAC will
communicate to the HEIs within 10 days from the date of receipt of IIQA application.
3. In case of rejection of IIQA applications specific suggestions would be given to HEIs to facilitate
them to resubmit IIQA within the same Window or the consecutive window. An institution can
reapply twice after the first attempt resulted in rejection. That is, each HEI is permitted three
attempts within the same Window or the consecutive ones, with a single fee. After this, it will be
considered a fresh application with required fees.
4. After the acceptance of IIQA, the institution will be asked to fill the SSR with the required
document to be uploaded in the portal of NAAC website. The SSR of the HEI will then be
subjected to further process. HEIs should ensure that their IIQAs are submitted in such a way that
there is adequate time available for submission of the SSR within the same Window. In rare cases
HEIs can submit SSR in the consecutive Window.
5. The SSR has to be uploaded as per the format in portal of NAAC. After submission of SSR on
NAAC portal HEI would receive an auto generated link/ID of SSR in their registered email id. The
same SSR in .pdf format should be then uploaded on institutional website.
6. The SSR has to be submitted only online. HEIs should make necessary preparations with the
required data, documents and/or responses before logging on to the NAAC website for submission
of SSR online. Careful study of the Manual will be of great help in this regard.
7. As indicated earlier, the SSR comprises both Qualitative and Quantitative metrics. The
Quantitative Metrics (QnM) add up to about 70% and the remaining about 30% are Qualitative
Metrics (QlM).
8. The data submitted on Quantitative Metrics (QnM) will be subjected to validation exercise with the
help of Data Validation and Verification (DVV) process done by NAAC. The responses to
Qualitative Metrics (QlM) will be reviewed by the Peer Team on site only after the institution
clears the Pre-qualifier stage.
9. Any Institution found to be providing wrong information/data during validation and verification
stage will be asked for clarifications. On the basis of clarifications submitted by the HEIs the data
will be again sent for DVV process. The process of Data Validation and Verification (DVV) by
NAAC will be done in not more than 30 days.
10. Pre-qualifier: The Quantitative Metrics (QnM) of SSR will be sent for Data Validation and
Verification (DVV) Process. After DVV process, a DVV Deviation report will be generated. On
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the basis of the Deviation report, the A&A process will proceed further as per the following
conditions:
a) Institutions whose metrics have deviated by ≤ 10% will proceed for Peer Team Visit with a
condition of a Pre-qualifier, that the institution should score at least 30% in Quantitative
Metrics (QnM) as per the final score after the DVV Process. If the HEI does not clear the Pre-
qualifier score then they may apply in any of the subsequent Windows by submitting the IIQA
afresh and with payment of fees.
b) Institutions whose metrics have deviated by > 10% & ≤ 15% will be issued a cautionary advice.
They will be debarred from the Peer Team Visit till the next window. The first Instalment of
Accreditation fees of such institution will also be forfeited.
c) Institutions whose metrics have deviated by >15% will be debarred from the accreditation
process for one year. There first instalment of accreditation fees will also be forfeited, and the
names of such institution will be sent to statutory authorities.
11. After the DVV process, NAAC will intimate the result to the HEI within 10 days stating that they
have successfully cleared the Pre-qualifier. This indicates that the institution has entered the next
round of assessment to be done by the Peer Team during their on-site visit. The focus of Peer
Team visit will be on the 30% Qualitative Metrics (QlM).
12. Peer Team visit shall be organized within 30 days from the date of clearing the Pre-qualifier stage.
13. Student Satisfaction Survey (SSS): It will be conducted as per the following conditions:
a) SSS will be administered to institutions which qualify for the Peer Team Visit.
b) Institutions will have to submit the entire database of students with e-mail/mobile numbers.
c) The SSS questionnaire (20 objective & 01 subjective) will be e-mailed to all students and the
following rule will be applied for processing the responses.
i. For colleges – (UG/PG and Autonomous) responses should be received from at least 10%
of the student population or 100, whichever is lesser.
ii. For Universities – 10% of the student population or 500, whichever is lesser.
d) If the response rate is lower than the limits mentioned by NAAC, the metric will not be taken
up for evaluation.
e) SSS will be completed before Peer Team Visit.
14. Based on the size and scope of academic offerings at the HEIs, the number of days and experts for
onsite visit may vary from 2-3 days with 2-5 expert reviewers visiting the institutions. The visiting
teams’ role would be very specific in the revised model limited to Qualitative Metrics (QlM). The
teams would play an important role in reviewing the intangible aspects.
15. Unlike in the past NAAC will not pre-disclose the details of the visiting teams and HEIs will not
be responsible for Logistics for the Visiting Teams. Hence forth NAAC will directly take care of
all the logistics regarding the Peer Teams visiting the institutions. All payment towards TA, DA,
Honorarium, etc., will be directly paid by NAAC to the nominated members. There would be no
financial transactions between the Institution and the visiting NAAC team.
16. The institutions need to add a link in home page of their institutional website for NAAC
records/files viz., SSR, Peer Team Report, AQAR, Certificate of NAAC and Accreditation
documents etc., for easy access by its stakeholders. The said link should be clearly visible/
highlighted.
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VII. ASSESSMENT OUTCOME
The final result of the Assessment and Accreditation exercise will be an ICT based score,
which is a combination of evaluation of qualitative and quantitative metrics. This will be
compiled as a document comprising three parts.
PART I - Peer Team Report
Section 1: Gives the General Information of the institution and its context.
Section 2: Gives Criterion wise analysis based on peer evaluation of qualitative
indicators. Instead of reporting with bullet points, this will be a qualitative, descriptive
assessment report based on the Peer Team’s critical analysis presenting strengths and
weaknesses of HEI under each Criterion
Section 3: Presents an Overall Analysis which includes Institutional Strengths,
Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges.
Section 4: Records Recommendations for Quality Enhancement of the Institution (not
more than 10 major ones).
PART II - Graphical representation based on Quantitative Metrics (QnM)
This part will be a System Generated Quality Profile of the HEI based on statistical
analysis of quantitative indicators in the NAAC’s QIF (quality indicator framework).
Graphical presentation of institutional features would be reflected through synthesis of
quantifiable indicators.
PART III - Institutional Grade Sheet
Contains the Institutional Grade Sheet which is based on qualitative indicators,
quantitative indicators and student satisfaction survey using existing calculation methods but it
will be generated by a software.
The above three parts will together form “NAAC Accreditation Outcome” document.
It is mandatory for the HEIs to display it on their institutional website apart from NAAC
hosting it on its website.
Grading System
A significant outcome of the assessment is the final institutional grading. After
assessment, the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of an institution is computed for
those institutions which clear the grade qualifiers.
Grade Qualifiers for HEI’s
A grade qualifier is prepared for the institution to qualify for valid accreditation. In order to
qualify for any Grade (C to A++) institution needs to score at least 1.51 CGPA aggregated
score (quantitative and qualitative) in each criterion.
The scores of Student Satisfaction Survey will not be counted at Pre-qualifier Stage. However,
the same would be counted at Grade Qualifier Stage.
After clearing the grade qualifier the CGPA of the institution is calculated.
Calculation of Institutional CGPA
The CGPA will be calculated based on the scores obtained from the three sources, viz.,
The System Generated Scores (SGS) of the quantitative metrics which comprise about 70% of
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the total, the scores from the qualitative metrics includes critical appraisal by the Peer Team
through on site visit and the scores obtained on the Student Satisfaction Survey. These will be
collated through an automated procedure based on ‘benchmarks’ and assessed on a five point
scale.
The Final Grade
On the basis of the CGPA obtained by the institution, the final grade is assigned on a
seven point scale as shown in Table 3.
Table 3 Institutional Grades and Accreditation Status
Range of Institutional
Letter
Status
Cumulative Grade
Grade
Point Average (CGPA)
3.51-4.00
A++
Accredited
3.26-3.50
A+
Accredited
3.01-3.25
A
Accredited
2.76-3.00
B++
Accredited
2.51-2.75
B+
Accredited
2.01-2.50
B
Accredited
1.51-2.00
C
Accredited
≤ 1.50
D
Not Accredited
Institutions which secure a CGPA equal to or less than 1.50 are notionally categorized under
the letter grade “D”. Such unqualified institutions will also be intimated and notified by
NAAC as “Assessed and Found not qualified for Accreditation”.
VIII. MECHANISM FOR INSTITUTIONAL APPEALS
The process of assessment and accreditation is viewed as an exercise in partnership
done jointly by the NAAC and the institution being assessed. Every stage of the process is
marked by transparency. The institution is consulted at various stages of the process –
eliminating conflict of interest with the peers, planning the visit schedule, sharing the draft
peer team report before the team leaves the campus etc. In spite of this participatory approach,
there may be institutions that might have grievances to be addressed. Therefore, to provide a
review mechanism for institutions who are aggrieved about the process or its outcome or any
other issues related thereof, the NAAC has evolved Mechanism for Institutional Appeals.
On announcement of the A & A outcome, the institution not satisfied with the accreditation
status may submit:
1. The letter of intent for appeal along with a request to provide the Criterion wise scores so
as to reach NAAC within 30 days from the receipt of the letter intimating the accreditation
status from NAAC.
2. The application for Appeal in the format prescribed by NAAC (refer Grievance Redressal
Guidelines) should reach NAAC within 30 days from the date of receipt of the criterion
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wise scores from NAAC. The application for appeal should be submitted along with the
requisite non-refundable fee of Rs. 1,00,000/- + applicable taxes.
An Appeals Committee constituted for the purpose will consider the appeal and make
recommendations to the Executive Committee (EC). The decision of the EC shall be
binding on the institution. For details, refer to the NAAC website: www.naac.gov.in
IX. RE-ASSESSMENT
Institutions, which would like to make an improvement in the accredited status, may
volunteer for re-assessment, after a minimum of one year or before three years of
accreditation. The current procedures and methodology including the manual for the
Assessment and Accreditation is applicable for all institutions applying for re-assessment.
However, the institution shall make specific responses based on the recommendations made
by the peer team in the previous assessment and accreditation report, as well as the specific
quality improvements made by the institution in the intervening period. The fee structure and
other process would be as per the current procedures of Assessment and Accreditation (more
details can be obtained from NAAC website). Institutions that volunteer for re-assessment
will not be eligible for fee waiver and reimbursement of accreditation expenses.
X. SUBSEQUENT CYCLES OF ACCREDITATION
The methodology for subsequent cycles of accreditation remains the same. However,
due consideration would be given to the post-accreditation activities resulting in quality
improvement, quality sustenance and quality enhancement. In the SSRs institutions opting for
subsequent cycles of accreditation need to highlight the significant quality sustenance and
enhancement measures undertaken during the last four years (narrative not exceeding 10
pages). A functional Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and timely submission of Annual
Quality Assurance Reports (AQARs) are the Minimum Institutional Requirements (MIR) to
volunteer for second, third or fourth cycle accreditation.
Institutions intending to be assessed to continue their accreditation need to apply in the
window opened for submission of A&A application during the last six months of their validity
period.
It may be noted that institutions under the third cycle of A&A which have
obtained the highest grade for two consecutive cycles and have retained their grade in the
third cycle also, will have their accreditation valid for 7 years instead of 5 years. Highest
grade would refer to A++ and A+ , that is, CGPA of 3.51 and above out of 4 in the
currently enforced seven point scale or on the earlier used nine point scale a grade of A
and above ( institutional score of 85-100).
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XI. THE FEE STRUCTURE AND OTHER FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
New FEE STRUCTURE
(w.e.f. August 15, 2017)
1. For Registration – applicable to all institutions i.e., recognized / not
recognized u/s 12B of UGC Act
Process
Total amount of A&A Fee
Amount to be paid by the Institution
Institutional Information for
Quality Assessment (IIQA)
Rs. 25,000/- + G S T 18%
(Non-refundable) *
* In case of rejection of IIQA application, HEIs may resubmit IIQA applications for
maximum of three attempts without IIQA fees, including the rejection attempt, within the
period of two consecutive windows.
2. For Universities and Professional Institutions
Type
Total amount of A&A Fee
Amount to be paid by the Institution
1 to 10 departments
Rs. 3,75,000/-**+ GST18%
Rs.1,87,500/-** + GST18%
(50% of Total fee along with the SSR)
(Non-refundable)
> 10 departments
Rs. 7,50,000/-** + GST18%
Rs.3,75,000/-** + GST18%
(50% of Total fee along with the SSR)
(Non-refundable)
The accreditation fee will be limited to a maximum amount of Rs. 7,50,000/-+ GST18%, per institution.
** Balance 50% of total fees along with 18% GST before 15 days from the date of visit.
Professional Institutions: Fees will be charged as per the fee structure applicable to
Universities, i.e. Engineering and Technology, Management, Law, Health Sciences
(Allopathy, Homoeopathy, Ayurveda, Dental, Pharmacy, Nursing etc.)
3. For Colleges (Grant-in-Aid, Private and Government)
Type
Total amount of
A&A Fee
Amount to be paid by the Institution
a. General College with multi faculties
i.e., Arts, Commerce and Science
Rs. 1,85,000/-**
+ GST18%
Rs.92,500/-** + GST18%
(50% of Total fee along with the SSR)
(Non-refundable)
b. General College with mono faculty
viz., Arts/Commerce /Science/or any other
Rs. 1,25,000/-**
+ GST18%
Rs.62,500/-** + GST18%
(50% of Total fee along with the SSR) (Non-
refundable)
c. Teacher Education/Physical Education
Rs. 1,25,000/-**
+ GST18%
Rs.62,500/-** + GST18%
(50% of Total fee along with the SSR)
(Non-refundable)
** Balance 50% of total fees along with 18% GST before 15 days from the date of visit.
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4. Appeals Mechanism:
Review of Accreditation (grievance) Rs. 1,00,000/- + GST 18% as applicable from time
to time. Institution shall pay TA/DA and honorarium to Peer Team Members through
NAAC.
5. In view of the changed scenario in the process of Assessment and Accreditation the
following pattern needs to be followed for Peer team visit logistics:
i. 50% of the stipulated fee+ applicable taxes along with Self-study Report (SSR) (Non-
refundable).
ii. The pre-qualified HEIs will be asked to pay balance 50% of the stipulated fees+ taxes
applicable as shown in column 3 above before 15 days from the visit date. If the
institution does not pay the fee within 15 days, the SSR will not be processed. They
have to apply again in the next window.
Mandatory Taxes/GST will not be refunded.
iii. If the Institution does not take up the accreditation process within the stipulated window
the fee (at Sl. No. 2) will not be returned to the institution. However, the same will be
adjusted when accreditation process is taken up.
(The Maximum time limit up to which it can be carried forward shall be one year
from the date of submission of SSR).
iv. In addition to above, the institution has to pay an advance, towards logistic expenses for
Colleges Rs.1,50,000/- + GST 18% and for Universities & Professional Institution
Rs.3,00,000/- + GST 18% to NAAC prior to the arrangement of Peer Team Visit, after
clearing Pre-qualifier stage for peer team visit.
6. For subsequent cycles of Accreditation:
The fee structure proposed above applies for all cycles of Accreditation and Re-
assessment.
7. Provision for UGC 2f & 12B Institutions
Institutions which are recognized under section 2(f) and 12B of UGC Act and receiving the
developmental grants from UGC should also pay the assessment and accreditation fees. The
A&A fees and expenses on TA and logistics expenses of peer team would be reimbursed as
per NAAC guidelines on submission of the latest development grant sanction letter of UGC
with an attestation by the Head of the Institution and other necessary documents, as and
when NAAC receives grants from UGC.
8. Mode of Payment:
The fee should be remitted through a Demand Draft (DD) drawn in favour of
“Director, NAAC” payable at Bengaluru.
XII. GETTING READY FOR SUBMISSION OF SELF - STUDY REPORT
(SSR)
HEIs applying for A&A process should take note of the changes in the assessment
process. It must be noted that the SSR has to be submitted online only through portal. The
portal will be made available to the Institution on the NAAC website in ‘Apply Online
Tab’. It would be helpful if the institution read the Manual carefully and get ready with all
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kinds of details required to be filled up in online format. Use this Manual for understanding the
revised process of A&A and preparing for the submission of SSR in the new online format.
Some significant tips are reiterated below.
While submitting the IIQA, ensure that there is adequate number of days for processing
the SSR within the same Window, after the date of its acceptance by NAAC.
The SSR has to be filled online; for this NAAC will provide access to the respective
portal on the website for institutions, according to pre-declared Window timeline.
Read instruction about where to upload the documents and data, in what format data
have to be presented for the various metrics and required verbal explication for the
qualitative metrics.
Kinds of information to be filled in the SSR are given in the QIF, presented in Section
B.
The Profile of the Institution given in Section B is self-evident in seeking information
about the institution.
The QIF given in Section B indicates the kinds of data and documents required for each
of the Metrics while filling up the SSR and also kinds of responses to be given.
In an initial exercise, the institution can prepare details as sought in the QIF (Section B)
about the various aspects of its functioning and upload them in a protected space on the
institutional website. This will make it easy to upload and/or make them available
through hyperlinks whenever required.
Some of the documents indicated such as minutes of various committees/bodies,
financial details and similar items for which the institution may not like to provide in
open access could be kept ready and made available through hyperlinks whenever
required.
Keep all the relevant documents and data indicated in the QIF for each Metric under all
KIs as a template so that when access to online SSR is available, it’s easy to provide
pertinent data.
Wherever verbal descriptions are required write briefly as indicated (eg. . . in not more
than 500 words…. or…. in not more than 200 words…, etc). Contemplate well and
prepare the write ups explicating the highlights of the sought details about the institution
without wasting space/words on ‘frill’ details.
The online formats (templates) for submitting data with respect to Quantitative Metrics
(QnM) is given in Sub Section 7 of Section B. The same template in excel format can
be downloaded from NAAC website available in an ‘Apply Online Tab’.
Ensure authentic, correct data are provided through out. Incorrect data or false details
could lead to disqualification or penalty.
Strictly adhere to the time specifications given by NAAC.
Some details may have to be worked out if they are not ready; eg. COs, PSOs, compiled
reports from various minutes and analyses of feedback, etc...
Keep a brief executive summary for upload as per details given in Section B.
Do not send any information as hard copy to NAAC unless specified.
Read the Manual completely including the Glossary and Notes. This will help in clear
understanding of the terms used in the Quality Indicator Framework (QIF).
For Metric related to finance the preceding financial year (1st April to 31st March) may
be used to consolidate data, for publication related data preceding calendar year (1st
January to 31st December) data to be entered and for the other metrics the preceding
academic year may be taken for data to be entered in ‘data capturing format’ of portal.
Wherever the requirement of current year data is mentioned, use the data of ongoing
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academic year. If the same is not available, then use the data of preceding academic
year.
XIII. MANDATORY DISCLOSURE ON HEI’s WEBSITE
To ensure the transparency in the process of Assessment and Accreditation, it is necessary for
the Higher Educational Institution’s (HEI’s) to upload the SSR along with other relevant
documents on Institutional website. Thus it is suggested to create a separate NAAC tab/link on
Higher Educational Institution’s (HEI’s) website and upload following documents till the
validity period of Accreditation is over:
1) PDF of SSR submitted online.
2) Data templates which are uploaded along with SSR.
3) Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR – Year wise)
4) Accreditation outcome document viz., Certificate, Grade sheet, etc.
The Higher Educational Institution’s (HEI’s) may suitably design their NAAC tab/link to
accommodate all relevant documents.
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SECTION-B
Data Requirements for Self - Study Report (SSR)
This section gives details of various data required for filling
up the online format of the Self - Study Report, viz.,
1. Executive Summary
2. Institutional Information for Quality Assessment (IIQA)
3. Profile of the Institution
4. Extended Profile of the Institution
5. Quality Indicator Framework (QIF)
6. Evaluative Report of the Departments
7.
Data Templates / Documents (Quantitative Metrics)
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1. Executive Summary
Every HEI applying for the A&A process shall prepare an Executive
Summary highlighting the main features of the Institution including
Introductory Note on the Institution: location, vision mission, type
of the institution etc.
Criterion-wise Summary on the Institution’s functioning in not
more than 250 words for each criterion.
Brief note on Strength Weaknesses Opportunities and Challenges
(SWOC) in respect of the Institution.
Any additional information about the Institution other than ones
already stated.
Over all conclusive explication about the institution’s functioning.
The Executive summary shall not be more than 5000 words.
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2. Institutional Information for Quality Assessment (IIQA)
(For Autonomous Colleges)
1. BASIC ELIGIBILITY
Accreditation Reassessment
Cycle of Accreditation
Cycle 1
Name of Higher Education Institution
City
State/UT
Date of establishment of the Institution
Date or Year
Years of graduation of the last two batches
Year 1
Year 2
2. UGC/ MHRD COMPLIANCE
Affiliation Compliance
Whether the College is affiliated
Yes
No
Name of the Affiliating University(ies) and
the State(s) in Which the University(ies) is
Located ?
Is the college offering programmes
Recognised by the Statutory Regulatory
Authorities (SRA) other than UGC? (upload
Document)
3. PROFILE INFORMATION
Name of the Head of the Institution
Designation
Does the Institution function from own campus
Yes
No
Address of the College
Address
State/ UT
City
Pin code
Phone No
Fax No
Registered Mobile No
Registered email
Alternate email
Alternate Faculty Contact Details
Name
Designation
Address
State/ UT
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City
Pin code
Phone No
Fax No
Mobile No
email
Alternate email
Website (e.g: www.abc.com)
Nature of the college
Government
Private
Grant –in – aid
Self- financing
Constituent
Does the College have duly recognised (Campuses/ Centres/ Institutes)
Is the Institution recognized under section 2(f) of the UGC
Act?
Yes
No
If yes, date of the recognition by the UGC under
section 2(f) (upload document )
Is the Institution recognized under section 12(B) of the
UGC Act? If yes, date of the recognition by the UGC
under section 12(B) along with latest Plan General
Development Grant release letter (upload document )
Yes
No
Is the Institution recognized as an Autonomous College by
the UGC? (if yes, upload document)
Yes
No
Is the Institution recognized as a college with Potential for
Excellence(CPE) by the UGC? (upload document)
Yes
No
Is the Institution recognized as a college of Excellence
(CPE) by the UGC? (upload document)
Yes
No
Date of uploading data on MHRD website for All India
Survey on Higher Education (upload document)
Attached Certificate by the Head of the Institution for
having complied with Rules and Regulations of Central
Government, State Government, UGC, Affiliating
Institution and other applicable SRA in the prescribed
format of NAAC
Download prescribed for Certificate
Has the Institution made statutory declaration on the
institution website under section 4(1)(b)of the RTI act 2005
as issued and amended from time to time
Yes
No
Does the institution have Statutory Cells /
Committees
Committee for SC/ST
Minority cell
Grievance Redressal Committee
Internal Compliant Committee
Anti- ragging Committee
OBC Cell
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4. ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Number of Programmes offered
UG
PG
Diploma
PG Diploma recognised by statutory
authority including institution
Doctoral (Ph.D)
Pre Doctoral (M.Phil)
Post Doctoral (D.Sc, D.Litt, LLD)
Post master’s (DM, Ayurveda Vachaspathi,
M.Ch)
Certificate
5. PROGRAMMES DETAILS
Department
Program
Specialization
SRA
Details of Staff
Categories
Male
Female
Transgender
Total
Number of Permanent Teaching staff
Number of Other teaching staff
Number of Non Teaching staff
Details of Students
Categories
Male
Female
Transgender
Total
Number of Regular Face to Face Students
Does the College have an academic MoU with any foreign
Institution? (Upload document)
Yes
No
Upload document
6. QUALITY INFORMATION
Date of Establishment of IQAC
DD/MM/YYYY
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3. Profile of the Institution
Basic Information
Name and Address of the College
Name
Address
City
Pin
State
Website
Contacts for Communication
Designation
Name
Telephone with
STD with Code
Mobile
Fax
e-mail
Institution to which the college if affiliated
State
Institution Name
View Document
Religious
Recognized Minority Institution
If it is a recognized minority institution
Yes
No
If yes, Specify minority status
Religious
Linguistic
Any Other
Recognition Details
Date of Recognition by UGC or Any Other National Agency
Under Section
Date
2f of UGC
12B of UGC
Nature of Institution
Institution Status
Type of Institution
By Gender
By Shift
Establishment Details
Date of establishment,
prior to the grant of
(Autonomy)
Date of grant of
‘Autonomy’ to the
College by UGC
(Autonomous, Constituent, PG Centre, any other)
Establishment date
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Details of Reorganization
Details of Reorganization/ Approval by Statutory/ Regulatory bodies like AICTE, NCTE, MCI,
DCI, PCI,RCI, etc (other than UGC)
Statutory Authority
Regulatory
Reorganization/ Approval
details Institution
/Department Programme
Day, Month,
Year
(DD/MM/YYY
Y)
Validity in
months
Remarks
NCTE
AICTE
DCI
PCI
ICAR
INC
BCI
CCIM
MCI
CCH
VCI
COA
RCI
Institution with Potential for Excellence
Is the college recognition of UGC as a
College with Potential for Excellence (CPE)?
Yes
No
If yes, date of recognition?
Is the college recognized for its performance
by any other government agency?
Yes
No
If yes name the agency
Date of recognition
Location, Area and Activity of Campus
Campus Type
Address
Location
Campus Area in
Acres
Built up Area in sq.mts.
Urban
Semi Urban
Rural
Tribal
Hill
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Details of the Programmes Offered by the College (Given Data for Current Academic year)
Level of
Programme
Name of
Programme/
Course
Duration
of Months
Entry
Qualification
Medium of
Instruction
Sanctioned
Strength
No. Of
Students
Admitted
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Details of Teaching & Non-Teaching Staff of Institution
Teaching Faculty
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Male
Female
Others
Total
Male
Female
Others
Total
Male
Female
Others
Total
Sanctioned by
the UGC/
institution/
State
Government
Recruited
Yet to Recruit
On Contract
Sanctioned by
the
Management /
Society/or other
Authorised
Body
Recruited
Yet to Recruit
Non- Teaching Staff
Male
Female
Others
Total
Sanctioned
Recruited
Yet to Recruit
Sanctioned by the
Management /
Society/or other
Authorised Body
Recruited
Yet to Recruit
Technical Staff
Male
Female
Others
Total
Sanctioned by the UGC/
institution/ State
Government
Recruited
Yet to Recruit
Sanctioned by the
Management / Society/or
other Authorised Body
Recruit
Yet to Recruit
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Qualification Details of the Teaching Staff
Permanent Teachers
Highest
Qualification
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Total
Male
Female
Others
Male
Female
Others
Male
Female
Others
D.sc/D.Litt
Ph.D.
M.Phil.
PG
Temporary Teachers
Highest
Qualification
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Total
Male
Female
Others
Male
Female
Others
Male
Female
Others
D.sc/D.Litt
Ph.D.
M.Phil.
PG
Part Time Teachers
Highest
Qualification
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Total
Male
Female
Others
Male
Female
Others
Male
Female
Others
D.sc/D.Litt
Ph.D.
M.Phil.
PG
Details of Visiting/Guest Faculties?
Number of Visiting/ Guest Faculty engaged
With the college
Male
Female
Others
Total
Provide the Following Details of Students Enrolled in the College During the Current Academic Year
Programme
From the State Where
College is Located
From Other
States of
India
NRI
Students
Foreign
Students
Total
PG
Male
Female
Others
UG
Male
Female
Others
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Provide the Following Details of Students Admitted to the College During the last four Academic Year
Programme
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
SC
Male
Female
Others
ST
Male
Female
Others
OBC
Male
Female
Others
General
Male
Female
Others
Others
Male
Female
Others
Total
EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENTS
Department Name
Upload Report
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4.Extended Profile of the Institution
1. Programme:
1.1. Number of programs offered year wise for last five years?
Year
Number
1.2. Number of all programs offered by the institution during last five years? : _________
1.3. How many self-financed Programmes does the institution offer : _____________
1.4. Number of new programmes introduced during the last five years, if any: __________
1.5. Number of UG programmes offered by the College, which are not covered under the
Autonomous status of UGC: __________
1.6. Number of PG programmes offered by the College, which are not covered under
Autonomous status of UGC: __________
1.7. Whether the College is offering professional programme: __________
2. Student:
2.1. Number of students year wise during last five years
Year
Number
2.2. Number of outgoing / final year students year wise during last five years
Year
Number
2.3. Total number of outgoing / final year students: _____________
2.4. Number of students appeared in the Institution examination year wise during last five
years
Year
Number
2.5 . Number of revaluation applications year wise during last 5 years
Year
Number
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3. Academic
3.1. Number of courses in all programs year wise during last five years
Year
Number
3.2. Number of courses offered by the institution across all programs during last five years
_______
3.3. Number of full time teachers year wise during the last five years
Year
Number
3.4. Number of full time teachers worked in the institution during the last 5 year: ________
3.5. Number of teachers recognized as guides during last five years?: __________
3.6. Number of sanctioned posts year wise during last five years
Year
Number
3.7. Total number of publications during last 5 years, which are included in online databases
such as SCOPUS, web of science or Pub Med/ Indian Citation Index: _________
4. Institution:
4.1. Number of eligible applications received for admissions to all the programs year wise
during last five years
Year
Number
4.2. Number of seats earmarked for reserved category as per GOI/State Govt rule year wise
during last five years
Year
Number
4.3. Total number of classrooms and seminar halls: __________
4.4. Total number of computers in the campus for academic purpose: __________
4.5. Total Expenditure excluding salary year wise during last five years ( INR in Lakhs)
Year
Number
4.6. Annual lighting power requirement: __________( megawatts)
4.7. Annual power requirement of the institution:__________(megawatts)
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5. Quality Indicator Framework (QIF)
Essential Note:
The revised format of the SSR has to be filled up only online and the IT format
will be made available on the NAAC website.
The QIF given below presents the Metrics under each Key Indicator (KI) for all
the seven Criteria.
While going through the QIF, details are given below each Metric in the form of:
data required
formula for calculating the information, wherever required, and
documents needed to be uploaded, from which data could be compiled.
These will help Institutions in the preparation of their SSR, viz., what is the
import of the item given, the kinds of data to be provided and how, kinds of
documents to be made available and the mode of response.
For some Qualitative Metrics (QlM) which seek descriptive data it is specified as
to what kind of information has to be given and how much. It is advisable to keep
data accordingly compiled beforehand.
For the Quantitative Metrics (QnM) wherever formula is given (around 21), it
must be noted that these are given merely to inform the HEIs about the manner in
which data submitted will be use. That is the actual online formats seek only data
in specified manner which will process digitally. It is necessary to fill in details
for denominator and the numerator, as well as the percentage and/or the value
arrived at.
Metric wise weightage is also given.
The actual online format may change slightly from the QIF given in this Manual
which is because of rendering it to the IT format. Observe this carefully while
filling up.
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Criterion I – Curricular Aspects (150)
Key Indicator – 1.1 Curriculum Design and Development (50)
Metric
No.
Weightage
1.1.1
QlM
Curricula developed /adopted have relevance to the local/ national /
regional/global developmental needs with learning objectives including
Programme outcomes, Programme specific outcomes and course
outcomes of all the Programme offered by the Institution
Write description within a minimum of 500 characters and maximum of
500 words
File Description
Upload Additional information
Link for Additional information
20
1.1.2
QnM
Percentage of Programmes where syllabus revision was carried out
during the last five years
1.1.2.1: How many Programmes were revised out of total number of
Programmes offered during the same period within last five years?
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Programme Code
Names of the Programmes revised
Formula:
File Description (Upload)
Minutes of relevant Academic Council/BOS meeting
Any additional information
Details of program syllabus revision in last 5 years(Data
Template)
20
1.1.3
Q
n
M
Average percentage of courses having focus on employability/
entrepreneurship/ skill development
1.1.3.1: Number of courses having focus on employability/
entrepreneurship/ skill development year wise during last five years
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in Section
B)
Name of the Course with Code
Activities with direct bearing on Employability/ Entrepreneurship/
Skill development
Name of the Programme
Formula:
10
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Average percentage =
File Description: (Upload)
Any additional information
Programme / Curriculum/ Syllabus of the courses
Minutes of the Boards of Studies/ Academic Council meetings
with approvals for these courses
MoU's with relevant organizations for these courses, if any
Average percentage of courses having focus on employability/
entrepreneurship(Data Template)
Key Indicator – 1.2 Academic Flexibility(40)
Metric
No.
Weightage
1.2.1
QnM
Percentage of new courses introduced of the total number of courses
across all programs offered during the last five years
1.2.1.1: How many new courses are introduced within the last five years
Data Requirement for last five years:
Name of the new course introduced
Name of the Program
Formula:
File Description (Upload)
Minutes of relevant Academic Council/BOS meetings
Any additional information
Institutional data in prescribed format(Data Template)
20
1.2.2
Q
n
M
Percentage of Programmes in which Choice Based Credit System
(CBCS)/elective course system has been implemented(current year data)
1.2.2.1: Number of Programmes in which CBCS/Elective course system
implemented.
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Names of all Programmes adopting CBCS
Names of all Programmes adopting elective course system
Formula:
X 100
File Description (Upload)
Any additional information
Minutes of relevant Academic Council/BOS meetings
Institutional data in prescribed format(Data Template)
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Key Indicator – 1.3 Curriculum Enrichment (40)
Metric
No.
Weightages
1.3.1
Q
l
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Institution integrates cross cutting issues relevant to Gender,
Environment and Sustainability, Human Values and Professional
Ethics into the Curriculum
File Description (Upload)
Any additional information
Upload the list and description of the courses which address the
Gender, Environment and Sustainability, Human Values and
Professional Ethics into the Curriculum
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1.3.2
QnM
Number of value-added courses imparting transferable and life skills
offered during the last five years
1.3.2.1: How many new value-added courses are added within the last 5
years
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Names of the value added courses with 30 or more contact hours
No. of times offered during the same year
Total no. of students completing the course in the year
File Description (Upload)
Any additional information
Brochure or any other document relating to value added courses
List of value added courses(Data Template)
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1.3.3
Q
n
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Average Percentage of students enrolled in the courses under 1.3.2
above
1.3.3.1: Number of students enrolled in value-added courses imparting
transferable and life skills offered year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Names of the value added courses with 30 or more contact hours
No. of times offered during the same year
Total no. of students completing the course in the year
Formula:
Average percentage =
File Description (Upload)
Any additional information
List of students enrolled (Data Template)
Any additional information
List of students enrolled (Data Template)
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1.3.4
Q
n
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Percentage of students undertaking field projects / internships
(current year data)
1.3.4.1: Number of students undertaking field projects or internships
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Names of the Programme
No. of students undertaking field projects / internships
Formula:
File Description(Upload)
Any additional information
List of programs and number of students undertaking field projects
/ internships(Data Template)
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Key Indicator – 1.4 Feedback System (20)
Metric
No.
Weightage
1.4.1
Q
n
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Structured feedback received from
1) Students, 2) Teachers, 3) Employers,
4) Alumni 5) Parents,
for design and review of syllabus - Semester wise /year wise
Options:
A. Any 4 of the above
B. Any 3 of the above
C. Any 2 of the above Opt one
D. Any 1 of the above
E. None of the above
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Report of analysis of feedback received from different stakeholders
year wise
File Description
URL for stakeholder feedback report
Action taken report of the Institution on feedback report as
minuted by the Governing Council, Syndicate, Board of
Management(Upload)
Any additional information(Upload)
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1.4.2
QnM
Feedback processes of the institution may be classified as follows:
A. Feedback collected, analysed and action taken and feedback
available on website
B. Feedback collected, analysed and action has been taken
C. Feedback collected and analysed
D. Feedback collected
E. Feedback not collected
Opt One
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Documents:
Upload Stakeholder feedback report, Action taken report of the Institution
on it as minuted by the Governing Council, Academic Council, Board of
Management
File Description
Any additional information
URL for stakeholder feedback report
Criterion II – Teaching-Learning and Evaluation (300)
Key Indicator - 2.1 Student Enrolment and Profile (20)
Metri
No.
Weightage
2.1.1
Q
n
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Average percentage of students from other States and Countries during
the last five years
2.1.1.1: Number of students from other states and countries year wise
during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Number of students enrolled from other states and countries
Total number of students enrolled
Formula:
File Description (Upload)
Any additional information
List of students (other states and countries)
Institutional data in prescribed format(Data Template)
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2.1.2
Q
n
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Demand Ratio (Average of last five years)
2.1.2.1: Number of seats available year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years:(As per Data Template in Section B)
Number of seats available in all the Programmes
Total number of eligible applications received
Formula:
File Description (Upload)
Any additional information
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Demand Ratio (Average of Last five years) based on Data
Template upload the document
2.1.3
QnM
Average percentage of seats filled against seats reserved for various
categories as per applicable reservation policy during the last five years
2.1.3.1: Number of actual students admitted from the reserved categories
year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Number of students admitted from the reserved category
Total number of seats earmarked for reserved category as per GOI
or State Government rule
Formula:
File Description(Upload)
Any additional information
Average percentage of seats filled against seats reserved (Data
Template)
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Key Indicator - 2.2 Catering to Student Diversity (30)
Metric
No.
Weightage
2.2.1
Q
l
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The institution assesses the learning levels of the students, after
admission and organises special programs for advanced learners
and slow learners
Write description within a minimum of 500 characters and maximum
of 500 words
File Description
Paste link for additional information
Upload Any additional information
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2.2.2
Q
n
M
Student - Full time teacher ratio(current year data)
Data Requirement : (As per Data Template in Section B)
Total number of students enrolled in the institution
Total number of full time teachers in the institution
Formula: Students : Teachers
File Description(Upload)
Institutional data in prescribed format(Data Template)
Any additional information
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2.2.3
Q
n
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Percentage of differently abled students (Divyangjan) on
roll(current year data)
2.2.3.1: Number of differently abled students on rolls
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
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Total number of differently abled students on roll in the
institution
Total number of students on roll in the institution
Formula:
X 100
File Description (Upload)
List of students(differently abled)
Any other document submitted by the Institution to a Government
agency giving this information
Any additional information
Institutional data in prescribed format (Data Template)
Key Indicator - 2.3 Teaching - Learning Process (50)
Metric
No.
Weightage
2.3.1
Q
l
M
Student centric methods, such as experiential learning, participative
learning and problem solving methodologies are used for enhancing
learning experiences
Write description within a minimum of 500 characters and maximum
of 500 words
File Description
Upload Any additional information
Link for Additional Information
20
2.3.2
Q
n
M
Average percentage of teachers using ICT for effective teaching with
Learning Management Systems (LMS), E-learning resources
etc(current year data)
2.3.2.1: Number of teachers using ICT
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Number of teachers using ICT (LMS, e-Resources)
Number of teachers on roll
ICT tools and resources available
Formula:
File Description
Upload any additional information
Provide link for webpage describing the " LMS/ Academic
management system"
Upload the List of teachers (using ICT for teaching) based on
Data Template
10
2.3.3
Q
n
M
Ratio of students to mentor for academic and stress related issues
(current year data)
2.3.3.1: Number of mentors
Data Requirement: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Number of students assigned to each Mentor
Formula: Mentor : Mentee
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File Description
Upload year wise list of number of students, full time teachers
and mentor/mentee ratio (Data Template)
2.3.4
QlM
Preparation and adherence to Academic Calendar and Teaching
plans by the institution
Describe the Preparation and adherence to Academic Calendar and
Teaching plans by the institution within the minimum of 500
Characters and maximum of 500 words.
Documents:
Upload Academic Calendar and Teaching plans for five years
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Key Indicator - 2.4 Teacher Profile and Quality (60)
Metric
No.
Weightage
2.4.1
Q
n
M
Average percentage of full time teachers against sanctioned posts
during the last five years
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in Section
B)
Number of full time teachers
Number of sanctioned post
Formula:
Percentage per year =
File Description(Upload)
Year wise full time teachers and sanctioned posts for 5
years(Data Template)
Any additional information
List of the faculty members authenticated by the Head of HEI
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2.4.2
QnM
Average percentage of full time teachers with Ph.D. during the last
five years
2.4.2.1: Number of full time teachers with Ph.D. year wise during last
five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in Section
B)
Number of full time teachers with PhD
Total number of full time teachers
Formula:
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File Description (Upload)
Any additional information
List of number of full time teachers with PhD and number of
full time teachers for 5 years (Data Template)
2.4.3
QnM
Teaching experience of full time teachers in number of years(current
year data)
2.4.3.1: Total experience of full-time teachers
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Name and Number of full time teachers with years of teaching
experiences
Formula:
File Description (Upload)
Any additional information
List of Teachers including their PAN, designation, dept and
experience details(Data Template)
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2.4.4
QnM
Percentage of full time teachers who received awards, recognition,
fellowships at State, National, International level from Government,
recognised bodies during the last five years
2.4.4.1: Number of full time teachers receiving awards from state
/national /international level from Government recognised bodies year
wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in Section
B)
Number of full time teachers receiving awards from State,
National, International level
Number of full time teachers
Formula:
File Description(Upload)
Institutional data in prescribed format(Data Template)
Any additional information
e-copies of award letters (scanned or soft copy)
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2.4.5
QnM
Average percentage of full time teachers from other States against
sanctioned posts during the last five years
2.4.5.1: Number of full time teachers from other states year wise
during last five years
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Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in Section
B)
Number of full time teachers from other states
Total number of sanctioned posts
Formula:
Percentage per year =
File Description(Upload)
List of full time teachers from other state and state from which
qualifying degree was obtained(Data Template)
Any additional information
Key Indicator - 2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms (40)
Metric
No.
Weightage
2.5.1
Q
n
M
Average number of days from the date of last semester-end/ year-
end examination till the declaration of results during the last five
years
2.5.1.1: Number of days from the date of last semester-end/ year-
end examination till the declaration of results year wise during the
last five years
Year
Number
of days
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Semester wise/ year wise
Last date of the last semester-end/ year- end examination
Date of declaration of results of semester-end/ year- end
examination
Number of days taken for declaration of results
Average number of days for declaration of results during last
five years.
File Description(Upload)
Any additional information
List of Programmes and date of last semester and date of
declaration of result(Data Template)
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2.5.2
Q
n
M
Average percentage of student complaints/grievances about
evaluation against total number appeared in the examinations
during the last five
years
2.5.2.1: Number of complaints/grievances about evaluation year
wise during last five years
Year
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Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Number of complaints/grievances about evaluation
Total number of students appeared in the examinations
Formula:
File Description(Upload)
Any additional information
Number of complaints and total number of students appeared
year wise(Data Template)
2.5.3
Q
n
M
Average percentage of applications for revaluation leading to
change in marks
2.5.3.1: Number of applications for revaluation leading to change in
marks year wise during last five years
Year
Number of
Applications
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Year wise/ Semester wise
Total number of revaluation applications
Number of students appearing in the final exam
Number of revaluation case were marks changed
Formula:
Percentage per year =
File Description(Upload)
Any additional information
Year wise number of applications, students and revaluation
cases(Data Template)
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2.5.4
Q
l
M
Positive impact of reforms on the examination procedures and
processes including IT integration and continuous internal
assessment on the examination management system
Describe the examination reforms with reference to the following
within a minimum of 500 words and maximum 1000 words:
Examination procedures
Processes integrating IT
Continuous internal assessment system
File Description
Upload Any additional information
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Paste link for Additional Information
2.5.5
Q
n
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Status of automation of Examination division along with approved
Examination Manual
A. 100% automation of entire division & implementation of
Examination Management System (EMS)
B. Only student registration, Hall ticket issue & Result Processing
C. Only student registration and result processing
D. Only result processing
E. Only manual methodology
Opt One
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
File Description (Upload)
Current Manual of examination automation system
Annual reports of examination including the present status of
automation
Current manual of examination automation system and
Annual reports of examination including the present status of
automation (Data Template)
Any additional information
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Key Indicator - 2.6 Student Performance and Learning Outcomes (50)
Metric
No.
Weightage
2.6.1
Q
l
M
Programme outcomes, Programme specific outcomes and course
outcomes for all Programmes offered by the institution are stated
and displayed on website and communicated to teachers and
students
Describe Course Outcomes (COs) for all courses and mechanism of
communication within a minimum of 500 characters and maximum
of 500 words
File Description
Upload any additional information
Link for Additional Information
Upload COs for all courses (exemplars from Glossary)
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2.6.2
Q
l
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Attainment of program outcomes, program specific outcomes and
course outcomes are evaluated by the institution
Describe the method of measuring attainment of POs , PSOs and COs
in not more than 500 words and the level of attaiment of POs , PSOs
and COs.
File Description
Upload any additional information
Paste Link for Additional Information
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2.6.3
QnM
Average pass percentage of students(Current year data)
2.6.3.1: Total number of final year students who passed the
institution examination
2.6.3.2: Total number of final year students who appeared for the
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examination
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Programme Code
Name of the Programme
Number of students appeared
Number of students passed
Pass percentage
Formula:
File Description
Upload List of Programmes and number of students passed
and appeared in the final year examination(Data Template)
Upload any additional information
Paste link for the annual report
Key Indicator - 2.7 Student Satisfaction Survey (50)
Metric
No.
Weightage
2.7.1
Q
n
M
Online student satisfaction survey regarding to teaching learning
process.
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Name/ Class/ Gender
Student Id number/ Adhar Id number
Mobile number
Email id
Degree Programme
(Database of all currently enrolled students need to be prepared and
shared with NAAC along with the online submission of QIF)
File Description
Upload any additional information
Upload database of all currently enrolled students(Data
Template)
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Criterion III – Research, Innovations and Extension (150)
Key Indicator - 3.1 Promotion of Research and Facilities (20)
Metric
No.
Weightage
3.1.1
Q
n
M
The institution has a well defined policy for promotion of research
and the same is uploaded on the institutional website (Yes / No)
Documents: Minutes of the Governing Council/ Board of
Management/Academic Council related to research promotion policy
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and its adoption
File Description(Upload)
Any additional information
Minutes of the Governing Council/ Syndicate/Board of
Management related to research promotion policy adoption
URL of Policy document on promotion of research uploaded
on website
3.1.2
QnM
The institution provides seed money to its teachers for research
(average per year) (INR in Lakhs)
3.1.2.1: The amount of seed money provided by institution to its
faculty year wise during last five years(INR in lakhs)
Year
INR in
lakhs
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Name of the teacher getting seed money
The amount of seed money
Year of receiving grant
Duration of the grant
Formula:
File Description(Upload)
Any additional information
Minutes of the relevant bodies of the Institution
Budget and expenditure statements signed by the Finance
Officer indicating seed money provided and utilized
List of teachers receiving grant and details of grant
received(Data Template)
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QnM
Number of teachers awarded international fellowship for advanced
studies/research during the last five years
3.1.3.1: The number of teachers awarded international fellowship for
advanced studies / research year wise during last five years
Year
Number of
teachers
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Name of the teacher awarded international fellowship
Name of the award
Year of Award
Awarding Agency
File Description(Upload)
Any additional information
e-copies of the award letters of the teachers
List of teachers and their international fellowship details(Data
Templates)
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3.1.4
QnM
Institution has the following facilities
1. Central Instrumentation Centre
2. Animal House/Green House / Museum
3. Central Fabrication facility
4. Media laboratory/Business Lab/Studios
5. Research/Statistical Databases
Options:
A. Any four facilities exist
B. Three of the facilities exist
C. Two of the facilities exist Opt One
D. One of the facility exist
E. None of the facilities exist
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Name of the facility
Year of establishment
Videos/pictures
File Description
Paste Link to videos and geotagged photographs
Upload the list of facilities provided by the Institution and
their year of establishment (Data Template)
Upload any additional information
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Key Indicator - 3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research (10)
Metric
No.
Weightage
3.2.1
Q
n
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Grants for research projects sponsored by the government and non-
government sources such as industry, corporate houses,
international bodies, endowments, Chairs in the institution during
the last five years (INR in Lakhs)
3.2.1.1: Total Grants for research projects sponsored by the
government and non-government sources such as industry, corporate
houses, international bodies, endowments, Chairs in the institution
year wise during last five years (INR in lakhs)
Year
INR in
Lakhs
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Name of the Project/ Endowments, Chairs
Name of the Principal Investigator
Department of Principal Investigator
Year of Award
Funds provided
Duration of the project
Name of the Project/ Endowments, Chairs
File Description(Upload)
Any additional information
e-copies of the grant award letters for research projects
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sponsored by non-government
List of project and grant details(Data Template)
3.2.2
QnM
Number of research Centers recognised by Institution and
National/ International Bodies
3.2.2.1: Number of research centres recognised by Institution and
National/ International Bodies
Data Requirement: Upload names of research centre
File Description
Names of research centres
Any additional information
2
3.2.3
QnM
Percentage of teachers recognised as research guides
3.2.3.1: Number of teachers recognised as research guides
Data Requirements:
Names of teachers
Year of recognition as guides
Discipline
Formula:
File Description
Details of teachers recognized as research guide
Any additional information
2
3.2.4
QnM
Number of research projects per teacher funded by government and
non-government agencies during the last five years
3.2.4.1: Number of research projects funded by government and non-
government agencies during last five years
Year
Number
Data requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Name of Principal Investigator
Duration of project
Name of the research project
Amount / Fund received
Name of funding agency
Year of sanction
Department of recipient
Formula:
File Description(Upload)
List of research projects and funding details(Data Template)
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Any additional information
Supporting document from Funding Agency
Paste link to funding agency website
Key Indicator - 3.3 Innovation Ecosystem (20)
Metric
No.
Weightage
3.3.1
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Institution has created an eco system for innovations including
Incubation centre and other initiatives for creation and transfer of
knowledge
Describe available incubation centre and evidence of its usage
(activity) within a minimum of 500 characters and maximum of 500
words
File Description
Upload any additional information
Paste link for additional information
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3.3.2
Q
n
M
Number of workshops/seminars conducted on Intellectual Property
Rights (IPR) and Industry-Academia Innovative practices during
the last five years
3.3.2.1: Total number of workshops/seminars conducted on
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Industry-Academia Innovative
practices year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Name of the workshops / seminars
Number of Participants
Date (From -to)
Link to the activity report on the website
File Description(Upload)
Report of the event
Any additional information
List of workshops/seminars during last 5 years (Data
Template)
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3.3.3
Q
n
M
Number of awards for innovation won by institution/teachers/
research scholars/students during the last five years
3.3.3.1: Total number of awards for innovation won by institution/
teachers/research scholars/students year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Name of the Awardee
Name of the Awarding Agency with contact details
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Year of Award
File Description(Upload)
e- copies of award letters
Any additional information
List of innovation and award details(Data Template)
3.3.4
Q
n
M
Number of start-ups incubated on campus during the last five years
3.3.4.1: Total number of start-ups incubated on campus year wise
during last five years
Year
Number
Data requirements for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Name of the start ups
Nature of start up
Year of commencement
Contact information of the promoters
File Description(Upload)
Any additional information
e- sanction order of the Institution for the start ups on campus
Contact details of the promoters for information
List of startups details like name of startup, nature, year of
commencement etc(Data Template)
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Key Indicators - 3.4 Research Publications and Awards (20)
Metric
No.
Weightage
3.4.1
Q
n
M
The institution has a stated Code of Ethics to check malpractices
and plagiarism in Research (Yes/No)
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
File Description (Upload)
Institutional data in prescribed format (Data Template)
Any additional information
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3.4.2
Q
n
M
The institution provides incentives to teachers who receive state,
national and international recognition/awards (Yes/No)
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Name of the Awardee with contact details
Name of the Awarding Agency
Year of Award
Incentive details
File Description (Upload)
e- copies of the letters of awards
Any additional information
List of Awardees and Award details(Data Template)
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3.4.3
Q
n
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Number of Patents published/awarded during the last five years
3.4.3.1: Total number of Patents published/awarded year wise during
last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Name of the Patent published/awarded
Patent Number
Year of Award
File Description (Upload)
Any additional information
List of patents and year it was awarded (Data Template)
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3.4.4
QnM
Number of Ph.D.s awarded per teacher during the last five years
3.4.4.1: How many Ph.Ds are awarded within last 5 years
Data Requirements for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Name of the PhD scholar
Name of the Department
Name of the guide/s
Year of registration of the scholar
Year of award of Ph.D
Formula:
File Description(Upload)
URL to the research page on HEI web site
List of PhD scholars and their details like name of the guide ,
title of thesis, year of award etc (Data Template)
Any additional information
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3.4.5
Q
n
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Number of research papers per teacher in the Journals notified on
UGC website during the last five years
3.4.5.1: Number of research papers in the Journals notified on UGC
website during the last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Title of paper
Name of the author/s
Department of the teacher
Name of journal
Year of publication
ISBN/ISSN number
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Formula:
File Description(Upload)
Any additional information
List of research papers by title, author, department, name and
year of publication(Data Template)
3.4.6
QnM
Number of books and chapters in edited volumes / books published,
and papers in national/international conference-proceedings per
teacher during the last five years
3.4.6.1: Total number of books and chapters in edited volumes /
books published, and papers in national/international conference-
proceedings year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirements for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Name of the teacher: Title of the paper
Title of the book published: Name of the author/s: Title of the
proceedings of the conference
Name of the publisher: National / International
National / international : ISBN/ISSN number of the
proceeding
Year of publication
Formula:
File Description(Upload)
Any additional information
List books and chapters in edited volumes / books
published(Data Template)
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3.4.7
QnM
Bibliometrics of the publications during the last five years based on
average citation index in Scopus/ Web of Science or PubMed/
Indian Citation Index
3.4.7.1: Total number of citations received by publications in the last
5 years, which are included in online databases such as SCOPUS,
web of science or PubMed/ Indian Citation Index
Data Requirements for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Title of the paper
Name of the author
Title of the journal
Year of publication
Citation Index
Formula:
File Description(Upload)
Any additional information
Bibliometrics of the publications during the last five
years(Data Template)
2
3.4.8
Q
n
M
Bibliometrics of the publications during the last five years based on
Scopus/ Web of Science – h-index of the Institution
3.4.8.1: Number of citations received by individual research
publications in last 5 years
3.4.8.2: Number of publications receiving proportionately maximum
number of citation in last five years
Data Requirements for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Title of the paper
Name of the author
Title of the journal
Year of publication
H Index
Formula:
File Description (Upload)
Bibiliometrics of publications based on Scopus/ Web of
Science - h-index of the Institution(Data Template)
Any additional information
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Key Indicators - 3.5 Consultancy (10)
Metric
No.
Weightage
3.5.1
Q
n
M
Institution has a policy on consultancy including revenue sharing
between the institution and the individual (Yes/No)
File Description
Upload Minutes of the Governing Council/ Syndicate/Board
of Management related to Consultancy policy
Upload Soft copy of the Consultancy Policy
Upload any additional information
Paste URL of the consultancy policy document
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3.5.2
Q
n
M
Revenue generated from consultancy during the last five years(INR
in Lakhs)
3.5.2.1: Total amount generated from consultancy year wise during
last five years (INR in lakhs)
Year
INR in
lakhs
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Names of the consultants
Name of consultancy project
Consulting/Sponsoring agency with contact details
Revenue generated (amount in rupees)
Total revenue generated in rupees
File Description(Upload)
Audited statements of accounts indicating the revenue
generated through consultancy
Any additional information
List of consultants and revenue generated by them them (Data
Template)
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3.5.3
Q
n
M
Revenue generated from corporate training by the institution
during the last five years(INR in Lakhs)
3.5.3.1: Total amount generated from corporate training by the
institution year wise during last five years (INR in lakhs)
Year
INR in
lakhs
Data Requirement for last five years:(As per Data Template in
Section B)
Names of the teacher-consultants
Title of the corporate training Programme
Agency seeking training with contact details
Revenue generated (INR in lakhs)
Number of trainees
Total revenue generated in rupees
File Description (Upload)
Audited statements of account indicating the revenue
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generated through training
Any additional information
List of teacher consultants and revenue generated by
them(Data Template)
Key Indicators - 3.6 Extension Activities (50)
Metric
No.
Weightage
3.6.1
Q
l
M
Extension activities in the neighborhood community in terms of
impact
and sensitising students to social issues and holistic
development during the
last five years
Describe the impact of extension activities in sensitising students to
social issues and holistic development within a minimum of 500
characters and maximum of 500 words
File Description
Paste link for additional information
Upload Any additional information
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3.6.2
Q
n
M
Number of awards and recognition received for extension activities
from Government /recognised bodies during the last five years
3.6.2.1: Total number of awards and recognition received for
extension activities from Government /recognised bodies year wise
during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Name of the activity
Name of the Award/ recognition
Name of the Awarding government/ recognised bodies
Year of the Award
File Description(Upload)
Any additional information
Number of awards for extension activities in last 5 year (Data
Template)
e-copy of the award letters
15
3.6.3
Q
n
M
Number of extension and outreach programs conducted in
collaboration with industry, community and Non - Government
Organisations through NSS/NCC/Red cross/YRC etc., during the
last five years
3.6.3.1: Number of extension and outreach programs conducted in
collaboration with industry, community and Non-Government
Organisations through NSS/NCC/Red cross/YRC etc., year wise
during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
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Name and number of the extension and outreach programs
Name of the collaborating agency: Non- government,
industry, community with contact details
File Description(Upload)
Reports of the event organized
Any additional information
Number of extension and outreach Programmes conducted
with industry, community etc for the last five years(Data
Template)
3.6.4
Q
n
M
Average percentage of students participating in extension activities
with Government Organisations, Non-Government Organisations
and Programmes s such as Swachh Bharat, Aids Awareness,
Gender Issue, etc. during the last five years
3.6.4.1: Total number of students participating in extension activities
with Government Organisations, Non-Government Organisations and
Programmes such as Swachh Bharat, Aids Awareness, Gender Issue,
etc. year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Name of the activity
Name of the scheme
Year of the activity
Number of teachers participating in such activities
Number of students participating in such activities
Formula:
Percentage Per Year =
File Description(Upload)
Reports of the event
Any additional information
Average percentage of students participating in extension
activities with Govt. or NGO etc(Data Template)
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Key Indicator - 3.7 Collaboration (20)
Metric
No.
Weightage
3.7.1
Q
n
M
Number of Collaborative activities for research, faculty exchange,
student exchange per year
3.7.1.1: Total number of Collaborative activities for research, faculty
exchange, student exchange year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirements for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Title of the collaborative activity
Name of the collaborating agency with contact details
Source of financial support
Year of collaboration
Duration
Nature of the activity
Formula
File Description (Upload)
Copies of collaboration
Any additional information
Number of Collaborative activities for research, faculty etc
(Data Template)
5
3.7.2
Q
n
M
Number of linkages with institutions/industries for internship, on-
the- job training, project work, sharing of research facilities etc.
during the last five years
3.7.2.1: Number of linkages for faculty exchange, student exchange,
internship, field trip, on-the-job training, research, etc year-wise
during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirements for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Title of the linkage
Name of the partnering institution/ industry /research lab with
contact details
Year of commencement
Duration(From-to)
Nature of linkage
File Description(Upload)
e-copies of linkage related Document
Any additional information
Details of linkages with institutions/industries for
internship(Data Template)
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3.7.3
Q
n
M
Number of functional MoUs with institutions of national,
international importance, other universities, industries, corporate
houses etc. during the last five years (only functional MoUs with
ongoing activities to be considered)
3.7.3.1: Number of functional MoUs with institutions of national,
international importance, other universities, industries, corporate
houses etc. year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirements for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Organisation with which MoU is signed
Name of the institution/ industry/ corporate house
Year of signing MoU
Duration
List of the actual activities under each MoU
Number of students/teachers participated under MoUs
File Description(Upload)
e-copies of the MoUs with institution/ industry/ corporate
house
Any additional information
Details of functional MoUs with institutions of national,
international importance, other Institutions etc. during the last
five years(Data Template)
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Criterion IV – Infrastructure and Learning Resources (100)
Key Indicator - 4.1 Physical Facilities (30)
Metric
No.
Weightage
4.1.1
Q
l
M
The institution has adequate facilities for teaching – learning, viz.,
classrooms, laboratories, computing equipment, etc.
Describe the adequacy of facilities for teaching –learning as per the
minimum specified requirement by statutory bodies within minimum
500 characters and maximum 500 words
File Description
Upload Any additional information
Paste link for additional information
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4.1.2
Q
l
M
The institution has adequate facilities for sports, games (indoor,
outdoor, gymnasium, yoga centre etc.,) and cultural activities
Describe the of adequacy facilities for sports, games and cultural
activities which include specification about area/size, year of
establishment and user rate within minimum of 500 characters and
maximum of 500 words
File Description
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4.1.3
Q
n
M
Percentage of classrooms and seminar halls with ICT – enabled
facilities such as smart class, LMS, etc. (current year data)
4.1.3.1: Number of classrooms and seminar halls with ICT facilities
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Number of classrooms with LCD facilities
Number of classrooms with Wi-Fi/LAN facilities
Number of seminar halls with ICT facilities
Formula:
File Description
Upload any additional information
Paste link for additional information
Number of classrooms and seminar halls with ICT enabled
facilities(Data Template)
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4.1.4
Q
n
M
Average percentage of budget allocation, excluding salary for
infrastructure augmentation during the last five years(INR in
Lakhs)
4.1.4.1: Budget allocation for infrastructure augmentation, excluding
salary year wise during last five years (INR in lakhs)
Year
INR in
lakhs
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Budget allocated for infrastructure augmentation
Total expenditure excluding salary
Formula:
File Description
Upload any additional information
Upload audited utilization statements
Upload Details of budget allocation, excluding salary during
the last five years(Data Template)
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Key Indicator - 4.2 Library as a Learning Resource (20)
Metric
No.
Weightage
4.2.1
Q
l
M
Library is automated using Integrated Library Management System
(ILMS)
Data Requirement for last five years: Provide a description of library
with
Name of the ILMS software
Nature of automation (fully or partially)
Version
Year of automation
File Description
Upload any additional information
Paste Link for additional information
4
4.2.2
Q
l
M
Collection of rare books, manuscripts, special reports or any other
knowledge resource for library enrichment
Data Requirement for last five years:
Provide the description of library enrichment which includes
Name of the book/ manuscript
Name of the publisher
Name of the author
Number of copies
Year of publishing
File Description
Upload any additional information
Paste Link for additional information
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4.2.3
Q
n
M
Does the institution have the following:
1. e – journals
2. e-ShodhSindhu
3. Shodhganga membership
4. e-books
5. Databases
Options:
A. Any 4 of the above
B. Any 3 of the above
C. Any 2 of the above Opt One
D. Any 1 of the above
E. None of the above
Data Requirement for last five years: : (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Details of memberships:
Details of subscription:
File Description
Upload any additional information
Details of subscriptions like e-journals,e-ShodhSindhu,
Shodhganga Membership etc(Data Template)
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4.2.4
Q
n
M
Average annual expenditure for purchase of books and journals
during the last five years (INR in lakhs)
4.2.4.1: Annual expenditure for purchase of books and journals
year wise during last five years (INR in lakhs)
Year
INR in
lakhs
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Expenditure on the purchase of books
Expenditure on the purchase of journals in ith year
Year of expenditure:
Formula:
Where:
Expd
i
= Expenditure in rupees on purchase of books and journals in
i
th
year
File Description(Upload)
Any additional information
Audited statements of accounts
Details of annual expenditure for purchase of books and
journals during the last five years (Data Template)
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4.2.5
Q
n
M
Availability of remote access to e-resources of the library (Yes/No)
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
E-resource
Contact person details
Connectivity Bandwidth available
File Description(Upload)
Any additional information
Details of remote access to e-resources of the library(Data
Template)
1
4.2.6
Q
n
M
Percentage per day usage of library by teachers and students
(current year data)
4.2.6.1: Number of teachers and students using library per day over
last one year
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Upload last page of accession register details
Method of computing per day usage of library
Number of users using library through e-access
Number of physical users accessing library
Formula:
File Description(Upload)
Any additional information
Details of library usage by teachers and students (Data
Template)
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Key Indicator – 4.3 IT Infrastructure (30)
Metric
No.
Weightage
4.3.1
Q
l
M
Institution frequently updates its IT facilities including Wi-Fi
Describe IT facilities including Wi-Fi with date and nature of
updation within a minimum of 500 characters and maximum of 500
word
File Description
Upload any additional information
Paste link for additional information
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4.3.2
Q
n
M
Student - Computer ratio (current year data)
Number of students : Number of Computers
Data Requirements:
Number of computers in working condition
Total Number of students
File Description
Upload any additional information
Student - computer ratio
14
4.3.3
Q
n
M
Available bandwidth of internet connection in the Institution
(Leased line)
Options:
A. ≥50 MBPS
B. 35 MBPS - 50 MBPS
C. 20 MBPS - 35 MBPS Opt One
D. 5 MBPS - 20 MBPS
E. <5 MBPS
Data Requirements:
Available internet bandwidth
File Description
Upload any additional information
Details of available bandwidth of internet connection in the
Institution
5
4.3.4
QnM
Facilities for e-content development such as Media centre,
Recording facility, Lecture Capturing System(LCS) (Yes/No)
Data Requirement: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Upload the names of the e-content development facilities
File Description
Upload any additional information
Links of photographs
Facilities for e-content development such as Media Centre,
Recording facility, LCS (Data Templates)
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Key Indicator - 4.4 Maintenance of Campus Infrastructure (20)
Metric
No.
Weightage
4.4.1
Q
n
M
Average expenditure incurred on maintenance of physical facilities
and academic support facilities excluding salary component, as a
percentage during the last five years(INR in lakhs)
4.4.1.1: Expenditure incurred on maintenance of physical facilities
and academic support facilities excluding salary component year wise
during last five years (INR in lakhs)
Year
INR in
lakhs
Data Requirement for last five years:(As per Data Template in
Section B)
Non salary expenditure incurred
Expenditure incurred on maintenance of campus
infrastructure:
Formula:
File Description
Upload any additional information
Audited statements of accounts.
Details about assigned budget and expenditure on physical
facilities and academic facilities (Data Templates)
10
4.4.2
Q
l
M
There are established s y s t e m s a n d procedures for maintaining
and utilizing physical, academic and support facilities – laboratory,
library, sports complex, computers, classrooms etc.
Describe policy details of systems and procedures for maintaining
and utilizing physical, academic and support facilities on the website
within a minimum of 500 word and maximum of 1000 words
File Description
Upload any additional information
Paste link for additional information
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Criterion V - Student Support and Progression (100)
Key Indicator - 5.1 Student Support (30)
Metric
No.
Weightage
5.1.1
Q
n
m
Average percentage of students benefited by scholarships and
freeships provided by the Government during the last five years
5.1.1.1: Number of students benefited by scholarships and freeships
provided by the Government year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years:(As per Data Template in
Section B)
Name of the scheme
Number of students benefiting
Formula:
Percentage per year =
File Description
upload self attested letter with the list of students sanctioned
scholarships
Upload any additional information
Average percentage of students benefited by scholarships and
freeships provided by the Government during the last five
years (Data Template)
5
5.1.2
Q
n
M
Average percentage of students benefited by scholarships,
freeships, etc. provided by the institution besides government
schemes during the last five years
5.1.2.1: Total number of students benefited by scholarships,
freeships, etc provided by the institution besides government schemes
year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years:(As per Data Template in
Section B)
Name of the scheme with contact information
Number of students benefiting
Formula:
Percentage per year =
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Document: Upload sanction letters
File Description
Upload any additional information
Number of students benefited by scholarships and freeships
besides government schemes in last 5 years(Data Template)
5.1.3
Q
n
M
Number of capability enhancement and development schemes
1. Guidance for competitive examinations,
2. Career Counselling,
3. Softskill development,
4. Remedial coaching
5. Language lab,
6. Bridge courses
7. Yoga and Meditation
8. Personal Counselling
Options:
A. 7 or more of the above
B. Any 6 of the above
C. Any 5 of the above Opt one
D. Any 4 of the above
E. ≤ 3 of the above
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Name of the capability enhancement scheme
Year of implementation
Number of students enrolled
Name of the agencies involved with contact details
File Description
Link to Institutional website
Any additional information
Details of capability enhancement and development
schemes(Data Template)
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5.1.4
QnM
Average percentage of students benefited by guidance for
competitive examinations and career counselling offered by the
institution during the last five years
5.1.4.1: Number of students benefited by guidance for competitive
examinations and career counselling offered by the institution year
wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years:(As per Data Template in
Section B)
Name of the scheme
Number of students who have passed in the competitive exam
Number of students placed
Formula:
Percentage per year =
File Description (Upload)
Any additional information
Number of students benefited by guidance for competitive
examinations and career counselling during the last five
years(Data Template)
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5.1.5
QnM
Average percentage of students benefitted by Vocational Education
and Training (VET) during the last five years
5.1.5.1: Number of students attending VET year wise during last five
years
Year
Number
Data Requirements:
Number of students enrolled for VET
Number of students successfully completed VET
Formula:
File Description
Details of students benefited by Vocational Education and
Training (VET)
Any additional information
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5.1.6
QnM
The institution has a t r a n s p a r e n t mechanism for timely
redressal of student grievances including sexual harassment and
ragging cases (Yes/No)
Data Requirement: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Upload the minutes of the meetings of student redressal committee,
prevention of sexual harassment committee and anti-ragging
committee
File Description (Upload)
Minutes of the meetings of student redressal committee,
prevention of sexual harassment committee and Anti Ragging
committee
Upload any additional information
Details of student grievances including sexual harassment and
ragging cases(Data Template)
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Key Indicator - 5.2 Student Progression (30)
Metric
No.
Weightage
5.2.1
Q
n
M
Average percentage of placement of outgoing students during the
last five years
5.2.1.1: Number of outgoing students placed year wise during last
five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Name of the employer with contact details
Number of students placed
Formula:
Percentage per year =
File Description (Upload)
Self attested list of students placed
Upload any additional information
Details of student placement during the last five years(Data
Template)
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5.2.2
Q
n
M
Percentage of student progression to higher education (previous
graduating batch) (current year data)
5.2.2.1: Number of outgoing students progressing to higher education
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Number of students proceeding from
UG to PG:.
PG to MPhil:
PG to PhD:
MPhil to PhD:
PhD to Post doctoral:
Formula:
File Description (Upload)
Upload supporting data for student/alumni
Any additional information
Details of student progression to higher education(Data
Template)
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5.2.3
Q
n
M
Average percentage of students qualifying in state/ national/
international level examinations during the last five years
(eg: NET/SLET/GATE/GMAT/CAT/ GRE/TOEFL/Civil
Services/State government examinations)
5.2.3.1: Number of students qualifying in state/ national/ international
level examinations (eg:
NET/SLET/GATE/GMAT/CAT, GRE/TOFEL/Civil Services/State
government examinations) year wise during last five years
Year
Number
5.2.3.2: Number of students appearing in state/ national/ international
level examinations (eg: NET/SLET/GATE/GMAT/CAT,
GRE/TOFEL/Civil Services/State government examinations) year
wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Number of students selected to
NET
SLET
GATE
GMAT
CAT
GRE
TOEFL
Civil Services
State government examinations
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Formula:
File Description(Upload)
Upload supporting data for student/alumni
Any additional information
Number of students qualifying in state/ national/ international
level examinations during the last five years(Data Template)
Key Indicator - 5.3 Student Participation and Activities (30)
Metric
No.
Weightage
5.3.1
QnM
Number of awards/medals for outstanding performance in
sports/cultural activities at national/international level (award for a
team event should be counted as one) during the last five years
5.3.1.1: Number of awards/medals for outstanding performance in
sports/cultural activities at national/international level (award for a
team event should be counted as one) year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Name of the award/ medal
National/ International
Sports/ Cultural
File Description(Upload)
e-copies of award letters and certificates
Any additional information
Number of awards/medals for outstanding performance in
sports/ cultural activities at national/ international level during
the last five years(Data Template)
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5.3.2
Q1M
Presence of an active Student Council & representation of students
on academic & administrative bodies/committees of the institution
Describe the Student Council activity and students role in academic
& administrative bodies within a minimum of 500 characters and
maximum of 500 words
File Description
Paste link for Additional Information
Upload any additional information
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5.3.3
QnM
Average number of sports and cultural activities / competitions
organised at the institution level per year
5.3.3.1: Number of sports and cultural activities / competitions
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organised at the institution level year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Name of the activity
Formula:
File Description
Report of the event
Upload any additional information
Number of sports and cultural activities / competitions
organised per year(Data Template)
Key Indicator - 5.4 Alumni Engagement (10)
Metric
N
Weightage
5.4.1
Q
l
M
The Alumni Association/Chapters (registered and
functional)contributes significantly to the development of the
institution through financial and non financial means during the
last five years
Describe contribution of alumni association to the institution within a
minimum of 500 characters and maximum of 500 words
File Description
Paste link for additional Information
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4
5.4.2
Q
n
M
Alumni contribution during the last five years (Amount in Rupees)
Options:
A. . ≥ 15 Lakhs
B. 10Lakhs - 15 Lakhs
C. 5 Lakhs - 10 Lakhs Opt One
D. 2 Lakhs - 5 Lakhs
E. <2 Lakhs
Data Requirement for last five years (year wise): (As per Data
Template in Section B)
Name of the alumnus/ alumni association:
Quantum of contribution:
File Description
Upload any additional information
Alumni association audited statements(Data Template)
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5.4.3
Q
n
M
Number of Alumni Association /Chapters meetings held during the
last five
years
5.4.3.1: Number of Alumni Association /Chapters meetings held year
wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Number of alumni association meetings
Dates of meetings
File Description (upload)
Report of the event
Upload any additional information
Number of Alumni Association / Chapters meetings
conducted during the last five years(Data Template)
2
Criterion VI – Governance, Leadership and Management (100)
Key Indicator - 6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership (10)
Metric
No.
Weightage
6.1.1
Q
l
M
The governance of the institution is reflective of an effective
leadership in tune with the vision and mission of the Institution
Describe the vision and mission statement of the institution on the
nature of governance, perspective plans and participation of the
teachers in the decision making bodies of the institution within a
minimum of 500 characters and maximum of 500 words .
File Description
Paste link for additional Information
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5
6.1.2
Q
l
M
The institution practices decentralization and participative
management
Upload a case study showing practicing decentralisation and
participative management in the institution in not more than 500
words
File Description
Strategic plan and deployment documents on the website
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Key Indicator - 6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment (10)
Metric
No
Weightage
6.2.1
Q
l
M
Perspective/Strategic plan and deployment documents are available
in the institution
Describe one activity successfully implemented based on the strategic
plan within a minimum of 500 characters and maximum of 500 words
File Description
Strategic Plan and deployment documents on the website
Paste link for additional information
Upload any additional information
2
6.2.2
Q
l
M
Organizational structure of the Institution including governing
body, administrative setup, and functions of various bodies, service
rules, procedures, recruitment, promotional policies as well as
grievance redressal mechanism
Describe the Organogram of the Institution within a minimum of 500
characters and maximum 500 words
File Description
Paste link for additional Information
Link to Organogram of the Institution webpage
Upload any additional information
2
6.2.3
Q
n
M
Implementation of e-governance in areas of operation
1. Planning and Development
2. Administration
3. Finance and Accounts
4. Student Admission and Support
5. Examination
Options:
A. All 5 of the above
B. Any 4 of the above
C. Any 3 of the above Opt one
D. Any 2 of the above
E. ≤ 1 of the above
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Areas of e-governance
Planning and Development
Administration
Finance and Accounts
Student Admission and Support
Examination
Name of the Vendor with contact details
Year of implementation
File Description (Upload)
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Document
Screen shots of user interfaces
Any additional information
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Details of implementation of e-governance in areas of
operation Planning and Development, Administration
etc(Data Template)
6.2.4
Q
l
M
Effectiveness of various bodies/cells/committees is evident through
minutes of meetings and implementation of their resolutions
Describe one activity successfully implemented based on the Minutes
of the meetings of various Bodies/ Cells and Committees within a
minimum of 500 characters and maximum of 500 words
File Description
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Key Indicator - 6.3 Faculty Empowerment Strategies (30)
Metric
No.
Weightage
6.3.1
Q
l
M
The institution has effective welfare measures for teaching and
non-teaching staff
Provide the list of existing welfare measures for teaching and non-
teaching staff minimum of 500 characters and maximum of 500
words
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6.3.2
Q
n
M
Average percentage of teachers provided with financial support to
attend conferences / workshops and towards membership fee of
professional bodies during the last five years
6.3.2.1: Number of teachers provided with financial support to attend
conferences / workshops and towards membership fee of professional
bodies year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Name of teacher
Name of conference/ workshop attended for which financial
support provided
Name of the professional body for which membership fee is
provided
Formula:
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File Description
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Details of teachers provided with financial support to attend
conferences, workshops etc. during the last five years(Data
Template)
6.3.3
Q
n
M
Average number of professional development / administrative
training programs organized by the Institution for teaching and
non teaching staff during the last five years
6.3.3.1: Total number of professional development / administrative
training Programmes organized by the Institution for teaching and
non teaching staff year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Title of the professional development Programme organised
for teaching staff
Title of the administrative training Programme organised for
non-teaching staff
Dates (from-to)
Formula:
File Description (Upload)
Reports of the Human Resource Development Centres (UGC
ASC or other relevant centres).
Reports of Academic Staff College or similar centers
Upload any additional information
Details of professional development / administrative training
Programmes organized by the Institution for teaching and non
teaching staff (Data Template)
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6.3.4
QnM
Average percentage of teachers attending professional development
Programmes viz., Orientation Programmes, Refresher Course,
Short Term Course, Faculty Development Programmes during the
last five years
6.3.4.1: Total number of teachers attending professional
development Programmes, viz., Orientation Programme, Refresher
Course, Short Term Course, Faculty Development Programmes year
wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Number of teachers
Title of the Programme
Duration (from – to)
Formula:
Percentage per year =
File Description
IQAC report summary
Reports of the Human Resource Development Centres (UGC
ASC or other relevant centers).
Upload any additional information
Details of teachers attending professional development
programs during the last five years(Data Template)
5
6.3.5
QlM
Institution has Performance Appraisal System for teaching and
non-teaching staff
Describe the functioning status of the Performance Appraisal System
for teaching and non-teaching staff within minimum of 500
characters and maximum of 500 words
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Key Indicator – 6.4 Financial Management and Resource Mobilization (20)
Metric
No.
Weightage
6.4.1
Q
l
M
Institution conducts internal and external financial audits regularly
Enumerate the various internal and external financial audits carried
out during the last five years with the mechanism for settling audit
objections within a minimum of 500 characters and maximum of 500
words
File Description
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6.4.2
QnM
Funds / Grants received from non-government bodies, individuals,
philanthropers during the last five years (not covered in Criterion
III) (INR in Crores)
6.4.2.1: Total Grants received from non-government bodies,
individuals, philanthropers year wise during last five years (INR in
crores)
Year
INR in
crores
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Name of the non government funding agencies/ individuals
Funds/ Grants received
File Description (Upload)
Annual statements of accounts
Any additional information
Details of Funds / Grants received from non-government
bodies during the last five years (Data Template)
8
6.4.3
QlM
Institutional strategies for mobilisation of funds and the optimal
utilisation of resources
Describe the resource mobilisation policy and procedures of the
Institution within a minimum of 500 characters and maximum of 500
words
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Key Indicator - 6.5 Internal Quality Assurance System (30)
Metric
No.
Weightage
6.5.1
Q
l
M
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) has contributed
significantly for institutionalizing the quality assurance strategies
and processes
Describe two practices institutionalized as a result of IQAC initiatives
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within a minimum of 500 characters and maximum of 500 words
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6.5.2
Q
l
M
The institution reviews its teaching learning process, structures &
methodologies of operations and learning outcomes at periodic
intervals through IQAC set up as per norms
Describe any two examples of institutional reviews and
implementation of teaching learning reforms facilitated by the IQAC
within a minimum of 500 characters and maximum of 500 words
each
File Description
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6.5.3
Q
n
M
Average number of quality initiatives by IQAC for promoting
quality culture per year
6.5.3.1: Number of quality initiatives by IQAC for promoting quality
year-wise for the last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Name of quality initiative by IQAC
Duration (from – to)
Number of participants
File Description
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IQAC link
Number of quality initiatives by IQAC per year for promoting
quality culture(Data Template)
3
6.5.4
Q
n
M
Quality assurance initiatives of the institution include:
1. Regular meeting of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC);
timely submission of Annual Quality Assurance Report
(AQAR) to NAAC; Feedback collected, analysed and used for
improvements
2. Academic Administrative Audit (AAA) and initiation of
follow up action
3. Participation in NIRF
4. ISO Certification
5. NBA or any other quality audit
Options:
A. Any 4 of the above
B. Any 3 of the above
C. Any 2 of the above Opt one
D. Any 1 of the above
E. None of the above
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B
Quality initiatives
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AQARs prepared/ submitted
Academic Administrative Audit (AAA) and initiation of
follow up action
Participation in NIRF
ISO Certification
NBA or any other certification received
File Description
Paste web link of Annual reports of Institution
Upload e-copies of the accreditations and certifications
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institution(Data Template)
6.5.5
Q
l
M
Incremental improvements made during the preceding five years (in
case of first cycle)
Post accreditation quality initiatives (second and subsequent cycles)
Describe quality enhancement initiatives in the academic and
administrative domains successfully implemented during the last five
years within a minimum of 500 characters and Maximum of 500
words each
File Description
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Criterion VII – Institutional Values and Best Practices (100)
Key Indicator - 7.1 Institutional Values and Social Responsibilities(50)
Metric
No.
Weightage
Gender Equity (10)
7.1.1
QnM
Number of gender equity promotion Programmes organized by the
institution during the last five years
7.1.1.1: Number of gender equity promotion Programmes organized
by the institution year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Title of the programme
Duration (from-to)
Number of participants
File Description
Report of the event
Upload any additional information
List of gender equity promotion Programmes organized by the
institution(Data Template)
5
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7.1.2
QlM
Institution shows gender sensitivity in providing facilities such as:
a) Safety and Security
b) Counselling
c) Common Room
Describe gender equity initiatives undertaken by the Institution on the
specified areas within a minimum of 500 characters and maximum of
500 words each
File Description
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Environmental Consciousness and Sustainability (10)
7.1.3
QnM
Alternate Energy initiatives such as:
Percentage of power requirement of the Institution met by the
renewable energy sources(current year data)
7.1.3.1: Annual power requirement met by megawatts renewable
energy sources(in KWH)
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Power requirement met by renewable energy sources
Total power requirement
Formula:
File Description
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renewable energy sources(Data Template)
1
7.1.4
QnM
Percentage of annual lighting power requirements met through
LED bulbs
(current year data)
7.1.4.1: Annual lighting power requirement met through LED
bulbs______ (in KWH)
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Lighting power requirement met through LED bulbs
Total lighting power requirements
Formula:
File Description
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LED bulbs(Data Template)
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7.1.5.
Ql M
Waste Management steps including:
Solid waste management
Liquid waste management
E-waste management
Describe efforts towards waste management on campus within a
minimum of 500 characters and maximum of 500 words each
File Description
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7.1.6
QlM
Rain water harvesting structures and utilization in the campus
Describe efforts towards rain water harvesting on the campus within
a minimum 500 characters and Maximum 500 words
File Description
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1
7.1.7
QlM
Green Practices`
Students, staff using
a) Bicycles
b) Public Transport
c) Pedestrian Friendly Roads
Plastic free campus
Paperless office
Green landscaping with trees and plants
Describe efforts towards green practices on the campus within a
minimum of 500 characters and maximum of 500 words
File Description
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2
7.1.8
QnM
Average percentage expenditure on green initiatives and waste
management excluding salary component during the last five
years(INR in lakhs)
7.1.8.1: Total expenditure on green initiatives and waste management
excluding salary component year wise during last five years(INR in
lakhs)
Year
INR in lakhs
Data Requirements for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Expenditure on green initiatives and waste management excluding
salary component
Annual expenditure excluding salary component of
the institution
Formula:
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File Description (Upload)
Any additional information
Green audit report
Details of expenditure on green initiatives and waste
management during the last five years (Data Template)
7.1.9
QnM
Differently abled (Divyangjan) friendliness
Resources available in the institution
1. Physical facilities
2. Provision for lift
3. Ramp / Rails
4. Braille Software/facilities
5. Rest Rooms
6. Scribes for examination
7.
Special skill development for differently abled students
8. Any other similar facility (Specify)
Options:
A. 7 and more of the above
B. At least 6 of the above
C. At least 4 of the above Opt one
D. At least 2 of the above
E. None of the above
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Physical facilities
Provision for lift
Ramp/ Rails
Braille Software/
Facilities
Rest Rooms
Scribes for examination
Special skill development for differently abled
students
Any other similar facility
File Description
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Link to photos and videos of facilities for divyangjan
Upload resources available in the institution for
Divyangjan(Data Template)
10
Inclusion and Situatedness (10)
7.1.10
QnM
Number of specific initiatives to address locational advantages and
disadvantages during the last five years
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7.1.10.1: Number of specific initiatives to address locational
advantages and disadvantages year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Number of initiatives to address locational advantages and
disadvantages
File Description
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Number of Specific initiatives to address locational
advantages and disadvantages (Data Template)
7.1.11
QnM
Number of initiatives taken to engage with and contribute to local
community during the last five years(Not addressed elsewhere)
7.1.11.1: Number of initiatives taken to engage with and contribute
to local community during year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirement for last five years: (As per Data Template in
Section B)
Number of initiatives taken to engage with and contribute to local
community
File Description
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Upload the report of the event
Details of initiatives taken to engage with local community
during the last five years(Data Template)
5
Human Values and Professional Ethics (10)
7.1.12
QnM
Code of conduct handbook exists for students, teachers, governing
body, administration including Principal /Officials and support
staff
(Yes/No)
File Description
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URL to Handbook on code of conduct for students and
teachers ,manuals and brochures on human values and
professional ethics
1
7.1.13
QnM
Display of core values in the institution and on its website
(Yes/No)
File Description
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Provide URL of website that displays core values
1
7.1.14
The institution plans and organizes appropriate activities to
increase consciousness about national identities and symbols;
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QnM
Fundamental Duties and Rights of Indian citizens and other
constitutional obligations
(Yes/No)
File Description
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Details of activities organized to increase consciousness about
national identities and symbols (Data Template)
7.1.15
QnM
The institution offers a course on Human Values and professional
ethics.
(Yes/No)
File Description
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Provide link to Courses on Human Values and professional
ethics on Institutional website
1
7.1.16
QnM
The institutional functioning is as per professional code of
prescribed / suggested by statutory bodies / regulatory authorities
for different professions. (Yes/No)
File Description
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Provide URL of supporting documents to prove institution
functions as per professional code
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7.1.17
QnM
Number of activities conducted for promotion of universal
values(Truth, Righteous conduct, Love, Non-Violence and peace);
national values, human values, national integration, communal
harmony and social cohesion as well as for observance of
fundamental duties during the last five years
7.1.17.1: Number activities conducted for promotion of universal
values (Truth, Righteous conduct, Love, Non-Violence and peace);
national values, human values, national integration, communal
harmony and social cohesion as well as for observance of
fundamental duties year wise during last five years
Year
Number
Data Requirements: (As per Data Template in Section B)
Title of the Programme /Activity
Duration (from-to)
Number of participants
Documents: Upload the following documents.
Institutional
code of conduct for students
Institutional
code of conduct for teachers
Handbooks, manuals and brochures on human values and
professional ethics.
Report on the student attributes facilitated by the Institution
File Description
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List of activities conducted for promotion of universal
values(Data Template)
2
7.1.18
QlM
Institution organizes national festivals and birth / death
anniversaries of the great Indian personalities.
Describe efforts of the Institution in organizing national festivals and
birth / death anniversaries of the great Indian personalities within a
minimum of 500 characters and maximum of 500 words
1
7.1.19
QlM
The institution maintains complete transparency in its financial,
academic, administrative and auxiliary functions
Describe efforts of the Institution towards maintenance of complete
transparency in its financial, academic, administrative and auxiliary
functions within a minimum of 500 characters and maximum of 500
words
2
Key Indicator - 7.2 Best Practices (30)
Metric
No.
Weightage
7.2.1
Q
l
M
Describe at least two institutional best practices (as per NAAC
format)
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Describe two best practices successfully implemented by the
institution as per NAAC format
File Description
Link for any additional Information
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Key Indicator - 7.3 Institutional Distinctiveness (20)
Metric
No.
Weightage
7.3.1
Q
l
M
Describe/Explain the performance of the institution in one area
distinctive to its vision, priority and thrust
Describe the institutional performance in one area distinctive to its
vision, priority and thrust within a minimum of 500 characters and
maximum of 1000 words
File Description
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Format for Presentation of Best Practices
1. Title of the Practice
This title should capture the keywords that describe the practice.
2. Objectives of the Practice
What are the objectives / intended outcomes of this “best practice” and what are
the underlying principles or concepts of this practice (in about 100 words)?
3. The Context
What were the contextual features or challenging issues that needed to be
addressed in designing and implementing this practice (in about 150 words)?
4. The Practice
Describe the practice and its uniqueness in the context of India higher education.
What were the constraints / limitations, if any, faced (in about 400 words)?
5. Evidence of Success
Provide evidence of success such as performance against targets and benchmarks,
review results. What do these results indicate? Describe in about 200 words.
6. Problems Encountered and Resources Required
Please identify the problems encountered and resources required to implement
the practice (in about 150 words).
7. Notes (Optional)
Please add any other information that may be relevant for adopting/
implementing the Best Practice in other institutions (in about 150 words).
Any other information regarding Institutional Values and Best Practices which
the Autonomous College would like to include.
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4.
Evaluative Report of the Department
Name of the Autonomous College………………………………
Name of the Department…………
Dist.………………………….
State………………………………..
Total Number of Departments in the institution…...............................
Sl. No.
Name of the Department
For Ex: English
Zoology
Bio-Technology
1.
Year of Establishment
2.
Names of programmes offered
3.
Number of teaching posts Sanctioned/Filled
4.
Number of students enrolled
5.
Number of Research Projects:
Total grants received
6.
Inter –institutional collaborative projects and
Associated grants received
National collaboration
International collaboration
7.
Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST,
DBT, ICSSR, etc., : Total grants received
8.
Special research laboratories sponsored by /
created by industry or corporate bodies
9.
Publications:
Number of Papers published
Number of Books with ISBN
Number of Citation Index – range / average
Number of Impact Factor – range / average
Number of h-index
10.
Details of patents and income generated
11.
Areas of consultancy and income generated
12.
Awards/Recognitions received at the National
and International level by :
Faculty
Doctoral/Post doctoral fellows
Students
13.
How many students have cleared Civil Services
and Defense Services examinations, NET, SET
(SLET), GATE and other competitive
examinations
14.
List of doctoral, post-doctoral students
and research associates
From the host institution/institution
From other institutions/universities
15.
Number of Research Scholars/ Post Graduate
students getting financial assistance from the
Institution/State/ Central
Note: Compile data for the last five years
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7. Data Templates / Documents
(Quantitative Metrics)
The online formats (Templates) for submitting data with respect to
Quantitative Metrics
(Q
n
M) are given in consecutive pages.
Kindly Note:
For each Quantitative Metric the kinds of data to be uploaded are indicated in tabular form
and/ or documents required are listed.
Documents such as minutes of meeting, decisions, statements of accounts, award
letters, letters of appointments, etc., need to be uploaded as required; wherever these
are in bulk, hyperlinks to the appropriate website be given.
There could be some variation in the metrics from the QIF; this is due to rendering it to
the IT format for online submission.
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Data Templates/Documents - Quantitative Metrics (Q
n
M)
Criterion I - Curricular Aspects (150)
Key Indicator -1.1 Curriculum Design and Development (50)
1.1.2 Percentage of Programmes where syllabus revision was carried out during the last five years (20)
Programme Code of revised syllabus
Programme name of revised
syllabus
Year of revision
Percentage of Syllabus
content added or replaced
Document: Academic council meeting minutes
1.1.3 Average percentage of courses having focus on employability/ entrepreneurship/ skill development (10)
Name of the
Course
Course
Code
Name of the
Programme
Activities with direct bearing on Employability/
Entrepreneurship/ Skill development
Year of introduction
Documents: Programme/ Curriculum/ Syllabus of the courses/ Minutes of the Boards of Studies/ Academic Council with
course approvals for these courses. MoUs with relevant organizations for these courses, if any.
Key Indicator -1.2 Academic Flexibility (40)
1.2.1 Percentage of new courses introduced of the total number of courses across all Programmes offered during the last five years (20)
Programme code
Programme name
Course code
Name of the new course introduced in last 5 years
Year of introduction
1.2.2 Percentage of Programmes in which Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)/elective course system has been implemented (20)
Name of all Programmes
adopting CBCS course system
Name of all Programmes adopting
elective course system
Programme
Code
Year of implementation of CBCS /
elective course system
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Key Indicator -1.3 Curriculum Enrichment (40)
1.3.2 Number of value-added courses imparting transferable and life skills offered during the last five years (10)
1.3.3Avarage Percentage of students enrolled in the courses under 1.3.2 above
(10)
Year -1
Name of the value added
courses (with 30 or more
contact hours)offered
during last five years
Course
Code
Year of
offering
No. of times
offered
during the
same year
Year of
discontinuation
Number of
students
enrolled in the
year
Number of
students
completing the
course in the year
Year -2
Name of the value added
courses (with 30 or more
contact hours)offered
during last five years
Course
Code
Year of
offering
No. of times
offered
during the
same year
Year of
discontinuation
Number of
students
enrolled in the
year
Number of
students
completing the
course in the year
Year -3
Name of the value added
courses (with 30 or more
contact hours)offered
during last five years
Course
Code
Year of
offering
No. of times
offered
during the
same year
Year of
discontinuation
Number of
students
enrolled in the
year
Number of
students
completing the
course in the year
Year -4
Name of the value added
courses (with 30 or more
contact hours)offered
during last five years
Course
Code
Year of
offering
No. of times
offered
during the
same year
Year of
discontinuation
Number of
students
enrolled in the
year
Number of
students
completing the
course in the year
Year -5
Name of the value added
courses (with 30 or more
contact hours)offered
during last five years
Course
Code
Year of
offering
No. of times
offered
during the
same year
Year of
discontinuation
Number of
students
enrolled in the
year
Number of
students
completing the
course in the year
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1.3.4 Percentage of students undertaking field projects / internships (10)
Programme
name
Programme
Code
Year
No. of students undertaking field projects / internships
Key Indicator -1.4 Feedback System (20)
1.4.1 Structured feedback received from 1) Students, 2) Teachers, 3) Employers, 4) Alumni 5) Parents, for design and review
of syllabus - Semester wise /year wise (10)
Options:
A. Any 4 of the above
B. Any 3 of the above
C. Any 2 of the above
D. Any 1 of the above
E. None of the above
1.4.2 Feedback processes of the institution may be classified as follows: (10)
A. Feedback collected, analysed and action taken and feedback available on website
B. Feedback collected, analysed and action has been taken
C. Feedback collected and analysed
D. Feedback collected
E. Feedback not collected
URL for feedback collection and analysis reports
Documents: Stakeholder feedback report, Action taken report of the Institution on it as minted by the Governing Council,
Syndicate, Board of Management
Criterion II-Teaching-Learning and Evaluation (300)
Key Indicator -2.1 Student Enrolment and Profile (20)
2.1.1 Average percentage of students from other States and Countries during the last five years (5)
Year of enrolment
Number of students enrolled from other states
Number of students enrolled from other countries
Documents: List of students from other states and countries
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2.1.2 Demand Ratio (Average of Last five years) (5)
Year
Programme
name
Programme
Code
Number of seats
available
Number of eligible applications received
2.1.3 Average percentage of seats filled against seats reserved for various categories as per applicable reservation policy during
the last five years (10)
Year
Number of seats earmarked for reserved
category as per GOI or State Government rule
Number of students admitted from the reserved category
SC
ST
OBC
Gen
Others
SC
ST
OBC
Gen
Others
Documents: List of Students
Key Indicator-2.2 Category to Student Diversity
(30)
2.2.2 Student - Full time teacher ratio (10)
Year
Number of
students
enrolled in the
institution
(UG)
Number of students
enrolled
in the institution
(PG)
Number of full
time teachers
available in the
institution teaching
only UG courses
Number of full
time teachers
available in the
institution teaching
only PG courses
Number of teachers
teaching both UG
and PG courses
Documents: List of teachers having details of
1. Name of the teacher
2. PAN
3. Highest qualification
4. Designation
5. Number of years of experience
6. Date of birth Date of joining
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2.2.3 Percentage of differently abled students (Divyangjan) on rolls (5)
Year - 1
Name of the student enrolled
under Differently abled
Category
Gender
UDID Card
Number
Type of
Disability
Percentage of
Disability
Course
enrolled
Year of
Enrolment
Year of
Completion
Year- 2
Name of the student enrolled
under Differently abled
Category
Gender
UDID Card
Number
Type of
Disability
Percentage of
Disability
Course
enrolled
Year of
Enrolment
Year of
Completion
Year - 3
Name of the student enrolled
under Differently abled
Category
Gender
UDID Card
Number
Type of
Disability
Percentage of
Disability
Course
enrolled
Year of
Enrolment
Year of
Completion
Year - 4
Name of the student enrolled
under Differently abled
Category
Gender
UDID Card
Number
Type of
Disability
Percentage of
Disability
Course
enrolled
Year of
Enrolment
Year of
Completion
Year - 5
Name of the student enrolled
under Differently abled
Category
Gender
UDID Card
Number
Type 0f
Disability
Percentage of
Disability
Course
enrolled
Year of
Enrolment
Year of
Completion
Documents: List of differently abled students
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Key Indicator-2.3 Teaching –learning Process (50)
2.3.2 Percentage of teachers using ICT for effective teaching with Learning Management Systems (LMS), E-learning
resources etc. (10)
Number of teachers using ICT
(LMS, e-Resources)
Number of
teachers on roll
ICT tools and
resources
available
Number of
ICT enabled
classrooms
Number of
smart
classrooms
E-resources and techniques
used
Documents: List of teachers
2.3.3 Ratio of Students to mentor for academic and stress related issues (10)
Year
Number of students enrolled in the
institution
Number of fulltime
teachers
Mentor: Mentee Ratio
Key Indicator-2.4 Teacher Profile and Quality (60)
2.4.1 Average percentage of full time teachers against sanctioned posts during the last five years (10)
Name of the teacher
PAN
Designation
No. of sanctioned posts
Year of appointment
Documents:
Position sanction letters, competent authority.
Upload appointment letters of faculty during last five years.
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2.4.2 Average percentage of full time teachers with Ph.D. during the last five years (20)
Year
Number of full time teachers
with PhD
Number of full time teachers
2.4.3 Average teaching experience of full time teachers in number of years (10)
Name of the full time
teacher
PAN
Designation
Name of the
department
Number of years of teaching experience
(years and months)
2.4.4 Average percentage of full time teachers who received awards, recognition, fellowships at State, National, International
level from Government, recognized bodies during the last five years (10)
Year of
award
Name of full time teachers receiving awards
from state level, national level, international level
PAN
Designation
Name of the award, fellowship,
received from Government or
recognized bodies
Documents:
Upload the e-copies of award letters (Scanned or Soft copy)
2.4.5 Average percentage of full time teachers from other States against sanctioned posts during the last five years (10)
Year
Name of full time teacher from other
state
Number of sanctioned
post
State from which qualifying degree
was obtained
Documents:
Upload the relevant supporting document
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2.5.2 Average percentage of student complaints/grievances about evaluation against total number appeared in the examinations
during the last five years (5)
Year
Number of complaints or grievances about evaluation
Total number of students appeared in the examination
Key Indicator-2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms (40)
2.5.1 Average number of days from the date of last semester-end/ year- end examination till the declaration of results during the
last five years (15)
Program
me Name
Programme
Code
Semester/
year
Last date of the last semester-
end/ year- end examination
Date of declaration of results of
semester-end/ year- end examination
2.5.3 Average percentage of applications for revaluation leading to change in marks (5)
Year wise / Semester
wise details
Number of applications
received for revaluation
Number of students
appeared in final exam
Number of revaluation cases
where marks changed
2.5.5 Status of automation of Examination division along with approved examination Manual (5)
A. 100% automation of entire division & implementation of Examination Management System (EMS)
B. Only student registration, Hall ticket issue & Result Processing
C. Only student registration and result processing
D. Only result processing
E. Only manual methodology
Opt One
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100% automation of entire
division & implementation of
Examination Management
System (EMS) (Yes/No)
Student registration,
Hall ticket issue &
Result Processing are
automated (Yes/No)
Student registration
and result
processing are
automated (Yes/No)
Result
processing is
only automated
(Yes/No)
Follow
manual
methods
(Yes/No)
Documents: Current manual of examination automation system.
Annual reports of examination including the present status of automation.
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Key Indicator-2.6 Student Performance and Learning Outcomes (50)
2.6.3 Average pass percentage of students (20)
Program
me code
Program
me name
Number of students appeared in the final year
examination
Number of students passed in final year
examination
Key Indicator-2.7 Student Satisfaction Survey (50)
2.7.1 Online student satisfaction survey regarding teaching learning process (all currently enrolled students).
(Online survey to be conducted and details of the students in the format mentioned below should be uploaded) (50)
Name of the
student
Gender
Category
State of
Domiclie
Nationality if
other than
Indian
Email ID
Program
name
Unique
Enrolment
ID
Mobile
Number
Year of
joining
Criterion III – Research, Extension and Innovations (150)
Key Indicator-3.1 Promotion of Research and Facilities (20)
3.1.1 The institution has a well defined policy for promotion of research and the same is uploaded on the institutional website (1)
Provide URL of Policy document on promotion of research uploaded on website
Documents:
Minutes of the Governing Council/ Syndicate/Board of Management related to research promotion policy adoption.
Research promotion policy.
3.1.2 The institution provides seed money to its teachers for research (average per year) (6)
Name of the teacher getting seed
money
The amount of seed money
Year of receiving grant
Duration of the
grant
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3.1.3 Number of teachers awarded international fellowship for advanced studies/ research during the last five years (6)
Name of the teacher awarded international
fellowship
Name of the award
Year of Award
Awarding Agency
Documents: E-Copies of the award letters of the teachers
Documents:
Minutes of the relevant bodies of the Autonomous College available on the website.
Budget and expenditure statements signed by the finance officer indicating seed money provided and utilized.
3.1.4 Institution has the following facilities: (7)
1. Central Instrumentation Centre
2. Animal House/Green House / Museum
3. Central Fabrication facility
4. Media laboratory/Business Lab/Studios
5. Research/Statistical Databases
Options:
A. Any four facilities exist
B. Three of the facilities exist
C. Two of the facilities exist
D. One of the facilities exist
E. None of the facilities exist
Name of the facility
Year of establishment
Provide link of videos/pictures
Documents:
Videos and photographs geotagged
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3.2.2 Number of research centers recognized by University and National/International Bodies (2)
Name of the
Department
Name of the research centre
Name of the recognizing body
Documents:
Upload the relevant supporting document.
3.2.3 Percentage of teachers recognized as research guides (2)
Name of teachers recognized as research guides
Total number of teachers
Documents:
Upload the relevant supporting document.
3.2.4 Average number of research projects per teacher funded by government and non-government agencies during the last five
years (3)
Name of Principal
Investigator & Co-
Investigator
Designation and Dept.
Duration of
project
Name of the
research project
Amount sanctioned
Name of
funding
agency
Year of
sanction
Key Indicator-3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research (10)
3.2.1 Grants for research projects sponsored by the government, non-government sources such as industry, corporate houses,
international bodies, endowments, Chairs in the institution during the last five years (3)
Name of the Project/
Endowments, Chairs
Name of the Principal
Investigator
Department of Principal
Investigator
Year of
Award
Funds
provided
Duration of the
project
Documents: E-Copies of the grant award letters for research projects sponsored by government /non-government.
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Key Indicator-3.3 Innovation Ecosystem (20)
3.3.2 Number of workshops/seminars conducted on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Industry-Academia Innovative
practices during the last five years (6)
Year
Name of the workshop/
seminar
Date From –To
Link to the Activity report on the
website
Date of establishment of
IPR cell
3.3.3 Number of awards for innovation won by institution/teachers/research scholars/students during the last five years (5)
Title of the
innovation
Name of the
Awardee
Name of the Awarding
Agency with contact details
Year of
Award
Category- institution/teacher/research
scholar/student
Documents:
E- copies of award letters
3.3.4 Number of start-ups incubated on campus during the last five years (5)
Name of the start up
Nature of start up
Year of commencement
Contact information of the promoters
Documents:
E- sanction order of the University/ Autonomous College for the start ups on campus
Key Indicator -3.4 Research Publication and Awards (20)
3.4.1 The institution has a stated Code of Ethics to check malpractices and plagiarism in Research (1)
Provide upload the URL having
code of ethics
Whether Colleges have been provided access
to plagiarism detecting software (Yes/No)
Mechanism for detecting
plagiarism
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3.4.2 The institution provides incentives to teachers who receive state, national and international recognition/awards (1)
Name of the Awardee with
contact details
Name of the
Award
Name of the Awarding Agency
Year of Award
Incentive details
Documents: E- copies of the letters of awards
3.4.3 Number of Patents published/awarded during the last five years (4)
Name of the Patent published/awarded
Patent Number
Year of Award
Documents:E- copies of the letters of awards
3.4.4 Number of Ph.D.s awarded per teacher during the last five years (4)
Name of the PhD
scholar
Name of the
Department
Name of the
guide/s
Title of the
thesis
Year of registration of
the scholar
Year of
award of PhD
3.4.5 Number of research papers per teacher in the Journals notified on UGC website during the last five years (2)
Title of paper
Name of the
author/s
Department of the
teacher
Name of
journal
Year of publication
ISSN
number
3.4.6 Number of books and chapters in edited volumes / books published, and papers in national/international conference -
proceedings per teacher during the last five years (5)
Title of the
book/chapters
published
Title of the
paper
Title of the
proceedings
of the
conference
Name of the
conference
National /
international
Year of
publication
ISBN
number of
the
proceeding
Affiliating
Institute at
the time of
publication
Name
of the
publis
her
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3.4.7 Bibliometrics of the publications during the last five years based on average citation index in Scopus/ Web of Science or
PubMed/ Indian Citation Index (2)
Title of
the
paper
Name of the
author
Title of the
journal
Year of
publication
Citation
Index
Institutional
affiliation as
mentioned in the
publication
Number of citations
excluding self citations
3.4.8 Bibliometrics of the publications during the last five years based on Scopus/ Web of Science – h-index of the Institution (1)
Title of the
paper
Name of the
author
Title of the
journal
Year of
publication
h-index
Number of
citations
excluding self
citations
Institutional affiliation
as mentioned in the
publication
Key Indicator -3.5 Consultancy (10)
3.5.1 Institution has a policy on consultancy including revenue sharing between the institution and the individual (1)
Provide URL of the consultancy policy document.
Documents:
Minutes of the Governing Council/ Syndicate/Board of Management related to Consultancy policy.
Copy of the Consultancy Policy.
3.5.2 Revenue generated from consultancy during the last five years (6)
Name of the
consultant
Name of consultancy
project
Consulting/Sponsoring agency with
contact details
Year
Revenue generated
(amount in rupees)
Documents: Audited statements of account indicating the revenue generated through consultancy.
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3.5.3 Revenue generated from corporate training by the institution during the last five years (3)
Names of the teacher-
consultants
Title of the corporate
training Programme
Agency seeking training
with contact details
Year
Revenue generated
(amount in rupees)
Number of trainees
Documents: Audited statements of account indicating the revenue generated through training.
Key Indicator -3.6 Extension Activities (50)
3.6.2 Number of awards and recognition received for extension activities from Government /recognized bodies during the last
five years (15)
Name of the
activity
Name of the Award/
recognition
Name of the Awarding government/ recognized
bodies
Year of award
Documents:E-copy of the award letters
3.6.3 Number of extension and outreach Programmes conducted in collaboration with industry, community and Non-
Government Organizations through NSS/NCC/Red cross/YRC etc., during the last five years (15)
Name of
the activity
Organizing unit/ agency/
collaborating agency
Year of the
activity
Number of teachers
participated in such
activities
Number of students
participated in such
activities
3.6.4 Average percentage of students participating in extension activities with Government Organizations, Non-Government
Organizations and Programmes such as Swachh Bharat, Aids Awareness, Gender Issue, etc. during the last five years (10)
Name of the
activity
Organizing unit/
agency/
collaborating
agency
Name of the
scheme
Year of the
activity
Number of teachers
participated in such
activities
Number of students
participated in such
activities
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Key Indicator -3.7 Collaboration (20)
3.7.1 Number of Collaborative activities for research, faculty exchange, student exchange per year. (5)
Sl.
No.
Title of the
collaborative activity
Name of the collaborating
agency with contact details
Name of the
participant
Source of
financial support
Year of
collaboration
Duration
Nature of the
activity
3.7.2 Number of linkages with institutions/industries for internship, on-the-job training, project work, sharing of research
facilities etc. during the last five years (10)
Title of the linkage
Name of the partnering
institution/ industry
/research lab with contact details
Year of
commencement
Duration
(From-To)
Nature of
linkage
Name of the
participant
Documents: e-Copies of linkage related documents.
3.7.3 Number of functional MoUs with institutions of national, international importance, other universities, industries, corporate
houses etc. during the last five years (only functional MoUs with ongoing activities to be considered) (5)
Organization
with which MoU
is signed
Name of the
institution/ industry/
corporate houses
Year of
signing
MoU
Duration
List the actual
activities under each
MoU year wise
Number of students/teachers
participated under MoUs
Documents:
e-Copies of the MoUs with institution/ industry/ corporate houses
Criterion IV – Infrastructure and Learning Resources (100)
Key Indicator -4.1 Physical Facilities (30)
4.1.3 Percentage of classrooms and seminar halls with ICT - enabled facilities such as smart class, LMS, etc. (10)
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Number of classrooms with LCD
facilities
Number of classrooms with
wifi/LAN facilities
Number of seminar halls with ICT facilities
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4.1.4 Average percentage of budget allocation, excluding salary for infrastructure augmentation during the last five years (10)
Budget allocated for infrastructure
augmentation
Budget utilized for
infrastructure development
Year of allocation
Documents:
Budget estimates
Audited utilization statements
Key Indicator -4.2 Library as a Learning Resources (20)
4.2.3 Does the institution have the following: (3)
1. e – journals
2. e-ShodhSindhu
3. Shodhganga membership
4. e-books
5. Databases
Options:
A.
Any 4 of the above
B.
Any 3 of the above
C.
Any 2 of the above
D.
Any 1 of the above
E.
None of the above
Details of
memberships
Details of
subscriptions
Name of service
subscribed to
No of e-
resources
with full text
access
Validity
period
Usage report
from the
service
provider
Whether remote
access provided?
(Yes / No)
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4.2.4 Average annual expenditure for purchase of books and journals during the last five years (7)
Expenditure on the
purchase of books
Expenditure on the purchase
of journals
Year of
expenditure
Budget
allocated
Expenditure on subscription
to e-journals and other e-
resources
Documents: Audited statements of accounts
4.2.5 Availability of remote access to e-resources of the library (1)
E-resource
Contact person details
Whether remote access provided? (Yes / No)
4.2.6 Percentage per day usage of library by teachers and students (2)
Provide/ upload last page of
accession register details
Method of computing
per day usage of
library
Number of users
using library through
e-access per day
No of teachers
accessing library per
day
No. of students
accessing library
per day
Key Indicator -4.3 IT Infrastructure (30)
4.3.2 Student - Computer ratio (14)
Number of computers for students in working
condition
Total Number of students
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4.3.3 Available bandwidth of internet connection in the Institution (Leased line) (5)
Options:
A. ≥50 MBPS
B. 35 MBPS - 50 MBPS
C. 20 MBPS - 35 MBPS
D. 5 MBPS - 20 MBPS
E. <5 MBPS
Number of computers with access to internet
Bandwidth of leased line connection
LAN configuration and speed
4.3.4 Facilities for e-content development such as Media centre, Recording facility, Lecture Capturing System(LCS) (1)
Name of the e-content development facilities
Provide link to videos of the media centre and recording facility
Key Indicator -4.4 Maintenance of Campus Infrastructure (20)
4.4.1 Average expenditure incurred on maintenance of physical facilities and academic support facilities excluding salary
component, as a percentage during the last five years (10)
Year
Assigned budget on academic
facilities (excluding salary for
human resources)
Expenditure on
academic facilities
(excluding salary for
human resources)
Assigned budget on
physical facilities
(excluding salary for
human resources)
Expenditure on physical
facilities (excluding salary for
human resources)
Documents: Audited statements of accounts
Criterion V - Student Support and Progression (100)
Key Indicator-5.1 Student Support (30)
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5.1.1 Average percentage of students benefited by scholarships and freeships provided by the Government during the last five
years (5)
5.1.2 Average percentage of students benefited by scholarships, freeships, etc. provided by the institution besides government
schemes during the last five years (5)
Year
Name of the
scheme
Number of students benefited by
government scheme
Number of students benefited by non-government
schemes
Documents: Upload sanction letter
5.1.3 Number of capability enhancement and development schemes – (9)
1. Guidance for competitive examinations,
2. Career Counselling,
3. Soft skill development,
4. Remedial coaching,
5. Language lab,
6. Bridge courses
7. Yoga and Meditation
8. Personal Counselling
Options:
A. 7 or more of the above
B. Any 6 of the above
C. Any 5 of the above
D. Any 4 of the above
E. Any 3 of the above
Name of the capability
enhancement scheme
Year of implementation
Number of students
enrolled
Name of the agencies
involved with contact details
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5.1.4 Average percentage of students benefited by guidance for competitive examinations and career counseling offered by the
institution during the last five years (8)
Year
Name of the
scheme
Number of benefited
students by Guidance
for Competitive
examination
Number of benefited
students by Career
Counseling
activities
Number of students who
have passed in the
competitive exam
Number of
students
placed
5.1.5 Average percentage of students benefited by Vocational Education and Training (VET) during the last five years (2)
Year
Number of benefited students by VET
5.1.6 The institution has a transparent mechanism for timely redressal of student grievances including sexual harassment and
ragging cases (1)
Year
No. of grievances
appealed
No. of grievances
redressed
Average time for grievance redressal in number of days
Documents: Minutes of the meetings of student redressal committee, prevention of sexual harassment committee and anti
ragging committee
Key Indicator -5.2 Student Progression (30)
5.2.1 Average percentage of placement of outgoing students during the last five years (10)
Year
Number of students
placed
Name of the employer with
contact details
Package received
Programme graduated
from
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Documents: Annual reports of Placement Cell
5.2.2 Percentage of student progression to higher education (previous graduating batch) (15)
Year
Number of students enrolling
into higher education
Programme
graduated
from
Department
graduated from
Name of
institution joined
Name of
Programme
admitted to
Documents: Upload supporting data for alumni
5.2.3 Average percentage of students qualifying in state/ national/ international level examinations during the last five years (eg:
NET/SLET/GATE/GMAT/CAT, GRE/TOFEL/Civil Services/State government examinations) (10)
Year
Registration number/roll
number for the exam
Number of students selected/ qualifying
NET
SLET
GATE
GMAT
CAT
RGE
TOEFL
Civil
Services
State
government
examinations
Documents: Upload supporting data/documents for the same.
Key Indicator -5.3 Student Participation and Activities (30)
5.3.1 Number of awards/medals for outstanding performance in sports/cultural activities at national/international level (award
for a team event should be counted as one) during the last five years (15)
Year
Name of the award/
medal
National/
International
Sports/
Cultural
AADHAR / Student ID
number
Name of the student
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Documents: e-Copies of award letters and certificates.
5.3.3 Average number of sports and cultural activities / competitions organised at the institution level per year (5)
Year
Name of the activity
Key Indicator -5.4 Alumni Engagement (10)
5.4.2 Alumni contribution during the last five years (Amount in rupees) (4)
Options:
A. ≥ 15 Lakhs
B. 10Lakhs - 15 Lakhs
C. 5 Lakhs - 10 Lakhs
D. 2 Lakhs - 5 Lakhs
E. <2 Lakhs
Name of the alumnus/
alumni association
AADHAR / PAN
Year of graduation
Year of
contribution
Quantum of
contribution
Documents:
Annual audited statements of accounts.
Alumni association audited statements.
5.4.3 Number of Alumni Association /Chapters meetings held during the last five years (2)
Year
Number of alumni association
meetings
Dates of meetings
No of members attended
Total no of alumni enrolled
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Criterion VI – Governance, Leadership and Management (100)
Key Indicator - 6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment (10)
6.2.3 Implementation of e-governance in areas of operation (4)
1. Planning and Development
2. Administration
3. Finance and Accounts
4. Student Admission and Support
5. Examination
Options:
A. All 5 of the above
B. Any 4 of the above
C. Any 3 of the above
D. Any 2 of the above
E. Any 1 of the above
Areas of e governance
Name of the Vendor with
contact details
Year of implementation
Planning and Development
Administration
Finance and Accounts
Student Admission and Support
Examination
Documents:
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Documents.
Screen shots of user interfaces
Annual e governance report approved by Governing Council/ Board of Management/ Syndicate
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Key Indicator - 6.3 Faculty Empowerment Strategies (30)
6.3.2 Average percentage of teachers provided with financial support to attend conferences / workshops and towards
membership fee of professional bodies during the last five years (6)
Year
Name of
teacher
PAN
Name of conference/ workshop
attended for which financial support
provided
Name of the professional body for
which membership fee is provided
Amount of
support
6.3.3 Average number of professional development / administrative training Programmes organized by the Institution for
teaching and non teaching staff during the last five years (5)
Year
Sl. No
Title of the professional
development
Programme organized
for teaching staff
Title of the
administrative training
Programme organized
for non-teaching staff
Dates
(from-to)
No of
participants
(Teaching
staff)
No of participants (Non-
teaching staff)
Documents:
Reports of the Human Resource Development Centers (UGC ASC or other relevant centers)
6.3.4 Average percentage of teachers attending professional development Programmes, viz., Orientation Programme, Refresher
Course, Short Term Course, Faculty Development Programmes during the last five years (5)
Year
Number of teachers who
attended
Title of the professional development Programme
Date and Duration
(from – to)
Documents: Annual reports of the IQAC and the Autonomous College
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Key Indicator - 6.4 Financial Management and Resource Mobilization (20)
6.4.2 Funds / Grants received from Government, non-government bodies, individuals, philanthropers during the last five years
(not covered in Criterion III) (8)
Year
Name of the Government/ non government
funding agencies/ individuals
Funds/ Grants received in
Rs.
Initiative
Documents: Annual statements of accounts
Key Indicator - 6.5 Internal Quality Assurance System (30)
6.5.3 Average number of quality initiatives by IQAC per year for promoting quality culture (3)
Year
Name of quality initiative by
IQAC
Date of conducting
activity
Duration (from – to)
Number of participants
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6.5.4 Quality assurance initiatives of the institution include: (6)
1. Regular meeting of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC); timely submission of Annual Quality Assurance Report
(AQAR) to NAAC; Feedback collected, analysed and used for improvements
2. Academic Administrative Audit (AAA) and initiation of follow up action
3. Participation in NIRF
4. ISO Certification
5. NBA or any other quality audit
Options:
A. Any 4 of the above
B. Any 3 of the above
C. Any 2 of the above
D. Any 1 of the above
E. None of the above
Year
AQARs prepared/
submitted. (Yes /No)
Academic Administrative Audit
(AAA) and initiation of follow
up action
Participation in
NIRF. (Yes
/No)
ISO
Certification.
(Yes /No)
NBA or any other
certification received.
(Yes /No)
Documents: Annual reports of AQARs and IQAC of Autonomous college e-Copies of the accreditations and certifications
Criterion VII – Institutional Values and Best Practices (100)
Key Indicator 7.1 - Institutional Values and Social Responsibilities (50)
7.1.1 Number of gender equity promotion Programmes organized by the institution during the last five years (5)
Year
Title of the
Programme
Date and Duration
(from-to)
Number of participants by Gender
Female
Male
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7.1.3 Environmental Consciousness and Sustainability (10)
Alternate Energy initiatives such as:
Percentage of annual power requirement of the Institution met by the renewable energy sources (1)
Power requirement met by
renewable energy sources
Total power
requirement
Renewable energy
source
Renewable
energy
generated and
used
Energy supplied to the
grid
7.1.4 Percentage of lighting power requirements met through LED bulbs (1)
Total Lighting requirements
Percentage Lighting through
LED bulbs
Percentage Lighting through other sources
7.1.8 Average percentage expenditure on green initiatives and waste management excluding salary component during the last
five years (2)
Year
Budget allocated for
green initiatives
Expenditure on green initiatives and waste
management excluding salary component
Annual expenditure excluding salary
component of the institution
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7.1.9 Differently abled (Divyangjan) friendliness (10)
Resources available in the institution
1) Physical facilities
2) Provision for lift
3) Ramp / Rails
4) Braille Software/facilities
5) Rest Rooms designated
6) Scribes for examination
7) Special skill development for differently abled students
8) Any other similar facility (Specify)
Options:
A. 7 and more of the above
B. At least 6 of the above
C. At least 4 of the above
D. At least 2 of the above
E. None of the above
Physical
facilities (Yes/
No)
Provision
for lift
(Yes/ No)
Ramp/ Rails
(Yes/ No)
Braille
Software/facilities
(Yes/ No)
Rest
Rooms
(Yes/
No)
Scribes for
examination
(Yes/ No)
Special skill
development for
differently abled
students (Yes/ No)
Any
other
similar
facility
Documents: Photos and videos
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Human Values and Professional Ethics (10)
7.1.12 Code of conduct handbook exists for students, teachers, governing body, administration including Vice Chancellor /
Director / Principal /Officials and support staff (1)
Provide/ Upload URL stating code of conduct
7.1.13 Display of core values in the institution and on its website (1)
Provide/Upload URL
7.1.14 The institution plans and organizes appropriate activities to increase consciousness about national identities and symbols;
Fundamental Duties and Rights of Indian citizens and other constitutional obligations (1)
Year
Sl. No
Title of the
Programme/Acti
vity
Duration (from-
to)
Number of
participants
Provide/upload supporting
documents
7.1.15 The institution offers a course on Human Values and professional ethics (1)
Provide/upload supporting documents
7.1.16 The institutional functioning is as per professional code of prescribed / suggested by statutory bodies / regulatory authorities
for different professions (1)
Inclusion and Situatedness (10)
7.1.10 Number of specific initiatives to address locational advantages and disadvantages during the last five years (5)
7.1.11Number of initiatives taken to engage with and contribute to local community during the last five years (Not addressed
elsewhere) (5)
Year
Number of initiatives to
address locational
advantages and
disadvantages
Number of initiatives taken
to engage with and
contribute to local
community
Date and
duration of
the initiative
Name of the
initiative
Issues
addressed
Number of
participating
students and
staff
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Provide/upload supporting documents
7.1.17 Number of activities conducted for promotion of universal values (Truth, Righteous conduct, Love, Non-
Violence and peace); national values, human values, national integration, communal harmony and social cohesion as
well as for observance of fundamental duties during the last five years (2)
Year
Title of the Programme/Activity
Duration (from-to)
Number of participants
Documents:
Provide year-wise list of activities and upload videos/photographs
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Declaration by the Head of the Institution
I certify that the data included in this Self-Study Report (SSR) are true to the best of
my knowledge.
This SSR is prepared by the institution after internal discussions, and no part thereof has
been outsourced.
I am aware that the Peer Team will validate the information provided in this SSR
during the peer team visit.
Signature of the Head of the institution
with seal:
Place:
Date:
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Section C: Appendices
1. Glossary & Notes
2. Abbreviations
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Appendix 1:
Glossary & Notes
Academic Audit
:
An exercise which serves to provide assurance that the delegated responsibilities for quality
and standards of academic provision are being appropriately discharged.
Academic
Calendar
:
The schedule of the institution for the academic year, giving details of all academic and
administrative events.
Academic
Flexibility
:
Choice offered to the students in the curriculum offering and the curriculum
transactions.
Accreditation
:
Certification of quality that is valid for a fixed period, which in the case of NAAC is five
years
Advanced Learners
:
Students who perform very much better than the class averages
Assessment
:
Performance evaluation of an institution or its units based on certain established criteria
Assessors
:
Trained academics or experts who represent NAAC on peer teams.
Attainment of
Course Outcomes
(COs)
:
COs are to be attained by all students at the end of a formal course. While the method of
computation of attainment of COs is not unique, each institution has to follow a well-
defined direct method of computing CO attainment based on the student performance in all
assessment instruments, and indirect method of computing COs through course exit survey
of students
Benchmarks
:
An example of good performance that serves as a standard for comparison of one’s own
performance. It is a technique in which an institution measures its performance against that
of the best of others.
Bibliometrics
:
is a statistical analysis of written publications, such as books or articles
Blended Learning
:
A mixing of different learning environments such as traditional face-to-face classroom
methods with modern computer-mediated activities.
Bridge Course
:
A teaching module which helps to close the gap between two levels of competence.
Carbon Neutral
:
A term used to describe fuels that neither contribute to nor reduce the amount of carbon
(measured in the release of carbon dioxide) into the atmosphere.
Catering to
Student Diversity
:
The strategies adopted by institution to fulfill the needs of a heterogeneous group of
students.
CEC (Under
Graduate)
:
Career Education Centre
Choice Based
Credit System
(CBCS)
:
A mode of learning in higher education which facilitates a student to have some freedom in
selecting his/her own choices, across various disciplines for completing a UG / PG
program. All UG and PG programs, as per UGC, have to implement CBCS
Citation Index
:
The number of times a research papers is referred to by other researchers in refereed
journals, and is a measure of validity of its contents.
Co-Curricular
Activities
:
Activities, which support the curriculum such as field trips, display of academic
achievements, quiz, debate, discussion, seminars, role-play, etc
Collaboration
:
Formal agreement/ understanding
between any two or more institutions for training,
research, student/ faculty exchange or extension support.
Completion
Rates(course/)
:
The ratio of the total number of learners successfully completing a course/ graduating from
a programme in a given year to the total number of learners who initially enrolled on the
course/programme.
Constituencies
:
All the academic, administrative and support units of the institution.
Counseling
:
Assisting and mentoring students individually or collectively for academic, career, personal
and financial decision-making.
Course
:
A course is a unit of 2 to 6 credits in a formal program. A 3-credit course will have three
classroom sessions of one-hour duration during each week for the entire semester.
Example: Program: BA Economics; Course: Kerala Economy; Credits: 3:0:1
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Course Outcomes
(COs)
:
COs are statements that describe what students should be able to do at the end of a course.
They can be 6±2 for courses with 2 to 4 credits, and 8±2 for courses with 5 to 6 credits.
(examples are given in the “Notes”)
Course Outlines
:
List of the course modules, similar to a table of contents in a book or the outline used for
writing papers. The outline defines the scope and content of the course.
Course Schedule
:
Details of classes being offered, its time, location, faculty, and its unique number which
students must know in order to register. The course schedule is published prior to the
commencement of registration for each semester / session.
Credit
:
A credit system is a systematic way of describing an educational programme by attaching
credits to its components. Institution Grants Commission defines one credit as
1 Theory period of one hour per week over a semester
1 Tutorial period of one hour per week over a semester
1 Practical period of two hour per week over a semester
Criteria
:
Pre-determined standards of functioning of an institution of higher education that
form the basis of assessment and accreditation as identified / defined by NAAC.
Cross Cutting
Issues
:
Cross cutting issues refer to the abilities of students to have sufficient disciplinary
knowledge, to engage in public discussions on related issues; are careful consumers of
scientific and technological information related to their everyday lives; are able to continue
to learn outside school; and have the skills to enter careers of their choice.
Curriculum
Design and
Development
:
Process of defining the contents of units of study and usually obtained through needs
assessment, feedback from stakeholders and expert groups. Curriculum design and
curriculum development are procedures which are closely linked to the description of
learning outcomes.
Cycles of
Accreditation
:
An institution undergoing the accreditation process by NAAC for the first time is said to be
in Cycle 1 and the consecutive five year periods as Cycle 2, 3 and so on.
Dare Database -
International
Social Sciences
Directory
:
Provides access to world wide information on social science, peace, and human rights
research and training institutes, social science specialists, and social science periodicals.
Demand Ratio
:
The ratio of the number of seats available in a program/institute to the number of valid
applications
Dual degree
:
Pursuing two different institution degrees in parallel, either at the
same
institution or at
different institutions (sometimes in different countries), completing them in less time than
it would take to earn them separately.
EBSCO host
:
Is an online reference resource with designed to cater to user needs and preferences at
every level of research, with over 350 full text and secondary databases available.
Eco system for
Innovations
:
Eco system for innovation comprises of material resources (funds, equipment, facilities,
etc.) and the human resources (students, faculty, staff, industry representatives, etc.) and
linkages among them that make up the institutional entities to promote the development of
products and systems that are likely to have significant economic value.
E-learning
Resources
:
Learning resources available on Internet
e-PG Pathshala
:
High quality, curriculum-based, interactive content in different subjects across all
disciplines of social sciences, arts, fine arts & humanities, natural & mathematical sciences,
linguistics and languages developed under the initiative of MHRD, under its National
Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT) Mission. http://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/
e-Shodhganga
:
Shodhganga@INFLIBNET provides a platform for research students to deposit their Ph.D.
theses and make it available to the entire scholarly community in open access.
e-ShodhSindhu
:
e-Shodh Sindhu (https://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ess) provides current as well as archival
access to more than 15,000 core and peer-reviewed journals and a number of bibliographic,
citation and factual databases in different disciplines from a large number of publishers and
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aggregators to its member institutions including centrally-funded technical institutions.
Elective Courses
:
A choice available to students to select from among a large number of subjects.
Emerging Areas
:
New areas of study and research deemed important to pursue. These areas may have been
identified by national agencies or international bodies.
Enrichment
Courses
:
Value added courses offered by institution for student
empowerment.
They
enhance
the curriculum by amplifying, supplementing and replacing such parts or features as have
become ineffective or obsolete.
Evaluation Process
and Reforms
:
Assessment of learning, teaching and evaluation process and reforms to increase the
efficiency and effectiveness of the system.
Examination
Management
System
:
Examination management system is a well-defined document or a software application for
the planning, administration, documentation, tracking, evaluation of students responses,
and announcement of grades/marks obtained by students in all formal learning activities in
an educational program
Experiential
Learning
:
Is a process of learning through experience and is more specifically defined as “learning
through reflection on doing”.
Extension
Activities
:
The aspect of education, which emphasizes neighbourhood services. These are often
integrated with curricula as extended opportunities intended to help, serve reflect and learn.
The curriculum- extension interface has educational values, especially in rural India.
Faculty
Development
Program
:
Programs aimed at updating the knowledge and pedagogical skills of faculty.
Feedback
:
Formative and evaluative comments given by tutors on the performance of individual
learners.
Evaluative comments made by stakeholders to the institution on the quality and
effectiveness of a defined process.
Response from students, academic peers and employers for review and design of
curriculum.
Field Project
:
Formal projects students need to undertake that involve conducting surveys outside the
college/institution premises and collection of data from designated communities or natural
places
Financial
Management
:
Budgeting and optimum utilization of financial resources.
Flexibility
:
A mechanism through which students have wider choices of Programmes to choose from,
as well as, multiple entry and exit points for Programmes /courses.
Functional MoUs
:
Memoranda of Understanding that are currently operational, signed by the Institute with
national and international agencies
Full Time
Teachers
:
A teacher employed for at least 90 per cent of the normal or statutory number of hours of
work for a full-time teacher over a complete academic year is classified as a full-time
teacher.
Gender Audit
:
A tool and a process based on a methodology to promote organizational learning at
the individual, work unit and organizational levels on how to practically and effectively
mainstream gender.
Graduate
Attributes
:
The disciplinary expertise or
technical
knowledge that has traditionally
formed
the core of
most institution courses. They are qualities that also prepare graduates as agents for social
good in an unknown future.
Green Audit
:
The process of assessing the environmental impact of an organization, process, project,
product, etc
Grievance
Redressal
:
Mechanisms for receiving, processing and addressing dissatisfaction expressed, complaints
and other formal requests made by learners, staff and other stakeholders on the institutional
provisions promised and perceived.
H-index (Hirsch
:
An index that attempts to measure both the productivity and impact of the published work
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Index)
of a scientist or scholar. The index is based on the set of the scientist’s most cited papers
and the number of citations that they have received in other publications.
Human Resource
Management
:
The process of assessing the human power requirements, recruiting, monitoring the growth
and appraising them periodically and plan the staff development programs for the
professional development and provide the necessary incentives and feedback.
Humanities
International
Complete
:
A comprehensive database covering journals, books and reference sources in the
humanities. This database provides citation information for articles, essays and reviews, as
well as original creative works including poems and fiction. Photographs, painting and
illustrations are also referenced
ICT
:
Information and Communication Technology Consists of the hardware, software, networks
and media for the collection, storage, processing, transmission and presentation of
information (voice, data, text, images) as well as related services.
Impact factor (IF)
:
A measure of the citations to science and social sciences journals. The impact factor for a
journal is calculated based on a three-year period and can be considered to be the average
number of times published papers are cited up to 2 years after publication.
Inclusion,
Inclusiveness
:
Inclusiveness in educational institutions refers to the educational experiences practiced with
reference to gender, ethnicity, social class and differently abled.
INFLIBNET
Database
:
Information and Library Network Centre maintains a database on books, theses and serials
Infrastructure
:
Physical facilities like building, play fields, hostels etc. which help run an institutional
Programme.
Institutional
Information
for
Quality
Assessment
(IIQA)
:
IIQA is a requirement, which needs to be submitted online by all categories of HEIs
Institutional
Distinctiveness
:
Institutional distinctiveness is characterized by its reason for coming to existence, vision,
mission, nature of stakeholders, access to resources, cultural ambience and physical
location
Institutional Social
Responsibility
(ISR)
:
Focuses on the institution’s responsibilities to the public in terms of protection of public
health, safety and the
environment,
the public ethical behaviour and the need to practice
good citizenship.
Interdisciplinary
research
:
An integrative approach in which information from more than one discipline is used in
interpreting the content of a
subject, phenomenon,
theory or principle.
Internal Quality
Assurance Cell
(IQAC)
:
Forming Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) is to be established in every accredited
institution as a post-accreditation quality sustenance measure.
http://www.naac.gov.in/IQAC.asp
Internal Quality
Assurance System
(IQAS)
:
Self regulated responsibilities
of the higher education institutions aimed at continuous
improvement of quality for achieving academic and administrative excellence.
Internship
:
A designated activity that carries some credits involving more than 25 days of working in
an organization under the guidance of an identified mentor
ISO Certification
:
ISO 9001 certification enhances customer satisfaction by meeting customer requirements.
The institution is able to provide right services. ISO certification enhances functional
efficiency of an organization.
Leadership
:
Term used for setting direction and create a student- focused, learning oriented climate,
clear and visible values and high expectation by ensuring the creation of strategies, system
and methods for achieving excellence, stimulating innovation and building knowledge and
capabilities
Learning
:
A learning management system (LMS) is a software application for the administration,
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Management
Systems
documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of educational courses or training
Programmes. They help the instructor deliver material to the students, administer tests and
other assignments, track student progress, and manage record-keeping. MOODLE is an
example of open source LMS
Learning
Outcomes
:
Specific intentions of a Programme or module, written in clear terms. They describe what a
student should know, understand, or be able to do at the end of that Programme or module
Library as a
Learning
Resource
:
The library holdings in terms of titles of books, journals and other learning materials and
technology aided learning mechanism, which enable the students to acquire information,
knowledge and skills required for their study.
Levels of
Outcomes
:
Programme Outcomes: POs are statements that describe what the students
graduating from any of the educational Programmes should be able to do.
Programme Specific Outcomes: PSOs are statements that describe what the
graduates of a specific educational Programme should be able to do.
Course Outcomes: COs are statements that describe what students should be
able to do at the end of a course
New Technologies
:
Digital tools and resources (hardware and software) and their application in the field
of education.
NIRF
:
National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), approved by the MHRD, outlines a
methodology to rank institutions across the country. The parameters and sub-parameters
associated with this mechanism are evolving from year to year.
https://www.nirfindia.org/Docs/Ranking_Methodology_And_Metrics_2017.pdf
N-LIST
:
N-LIST stands for "National Library and Information services Infrastructure for Scholarly
Content". http://nlist.inflibnet.ac.in/faq.php
OBE: Outcome
Based Education
:
OBE is an educational theory that bases each part of an educational system around goals
(outcomes). Each student should have achieved the goal by the end of the educational
experience
Open Educational
Resources
:
Educational materials and resources offered freely and openly for anyone to use and
under some licenses to re-mix, improve and redistribute.
Optimum
Utilization of
Infrastructure
:
The infrastructure facilities are made available to the student for their maximum
utilization. e.g. Extended hours for computer center and library, sharing of facilities
for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary Programmes.
Organogram
:
Organogram is the word, a diagram that shows the structure of an organization and the
relationships between the relative ranks of its part and position/ job. It is also known as
Organisational Structure.
Outcome
:
An outcome of an educational Programme is what the student should be able to do at the
end of a Programme/ course/ instructional unit.
Outreach Activities
:
Is the practice of conducting local public awareness activities through targeted community
interaction
Participative
Learning
:
Participatory Learning and Action is a family of approaches, methods, attitudes, behaviours
and relationships, which enable and empower people to share, analyze and enhance their
knowledge of their life and conditions, and to plan, act, monitor, evaluate and reflect.
Participative
Management
:
Refers to an open form of management where employees are actively involved in the
institution’s decision making process.
Perspective
Development
:
Is a blue print regarding the objectives and targets of long term growth
Physical Facilities
:
Infrastructure facilities of the institution to run the educational Programmes efficiently and
the growth of the infrastructure to keep pace with the academic growth of the institution.
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Policy for
Promotion of
Research
:
Processes defined by the institution to facilitate the teachers to write research proposals,
seek funding, conduct research, publish, and evaluate and reward the research done.
Pre-qualifiers
:
For the Assessment and Accreditation (A&A) in revised framework the NAAC has
proposed a pre-qualifier test. It is a condition for peer team visit and will be based on
Institutional system generated score (SGS) in all QnM after undergoing DVV process. As a
Pre-qualifier, the institution should score at least 30% in Quantitative Metrics (QnM) as per
the final score after the DVV Process. If the HEI does not clear the Pre-qualifier score then
they may apply in any of the subsequent Windows by submitting the IIQA afresh and with
payment of fees.
Problem Based
Learning (PBL)
:
Is a student-centred pedagogy in which students learn about a subject through the
experience of solving an open-ended problem found in trigger material. The PBL process
does not focus on problem solving with a defined solution, but it allows for the
development of other desirable skills and attributes. This includes knowledge acquisition,
enhanced group collaboration and communication.
Programme
:
A range of learning experiences offered to students in a formal manner over a period of
one-to-four years leading to certificates/ diplomas/ degrees. Examples: BA (Economics)
BSc (Physics). All possible formal degree Programmes are identified by UGC
Programme
Options
:
A range of courses offered to students to choose at various levels leading to degrees/
diplomas/ certificates.
Programme
Outcomes
:
Programme Outcomes (POs) are what knowledge, skills and attitudes a graduate should
have at the time of graduation. While no agency has formally defined the POs of General
Higher Education 3-year degree Programmes in India, POs of all professional Programmes
in engineering and other areas are identified at national level by the concerned accrediting
agency. POs are not specific to a discipline.
Promotion of
Research and
Research Support
System
:
The process of promoting research culture among faculty
and students
by facilitating faculty
and
student participation in research budget allocation, research fellowship and other
faculties.
Remedial Courses
:
Courses offered to academically disadvantaged students in order to help them cope with
academic requirements.
Research
:
Systematic intellectual investigations aimed at discovering, interpreting and revising human
knowledge.
Research Grant
:
Grant generated/ received from different agencies by the institution for conducting
research projects.
Research Output
:
Quality research outcome beneficial for the discipline, society, industry and dissemination
of knowledge including theoretical and practical findings.
Resource
Mobilization
:
Generation of funds through internal and external sources such as donations, consultancy,
self-financing courses and so on.
SCOPUS
:
The world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality
web sources.
Seed money for
Research
:
Funds provided to a teacher or a group of teachers by the institution to get the research initiated to facilitate
the preparation of formal research proposal for funding.
Situatedness
:
Situatedness refers to involvement within a context. It also refers to placement of learning
experiences in authentic contexts or settings
SJR (SCImago
Journal Rank)
:
This takes three years of publication data into account to assign relative scores to all the
sources (journal articles, conference proceedings, review articles, etc.) in a citation network
(Journals in SCOPUS database).
Slow Learners
:
Students who perform very much below the class averages
SNIP (Source
Normalized
Impact per
:
Is the ratio of the source’s average citation count per paper in a three year citation window
over the “citation potential” of its subject field?
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Person)
Stakeholder
Relationship
:
Affiliation and interaction with groups or individuals who have an interest in the actions of
the institutions and the ability to influence its actions, decisions, policies, practices or goals
of the organization.
Strategic Plan
:
A specific, action-oriented medium or long-term plan for making progress towards a set of
institutional goals.
Strategy
Development
:
Formulation of objectives, directives and guidelines with specific plans for institutional
development.
Student Centric
Methods
:
Methods of instruction that focus on products of learning by the students
Student Profile
:
The student community of the institution, their strength and the diversity in terms of
economic and social strata, location and other demographic aspects such as gender, age,
religion, caste, rural/ urban.
Student
Progression
:
Vertical movement of students from one level of education to the next higher level
successfully or towards gainful employment.
Student Support
:
Facilitating mechanism for access to information fee structure and refund policies and also
guidance and placement cell with student welfare measures to give necessary learning
support to the students.
SWAYAM
:
SWAYAM is a Programme initiated by Government of India and designed to achieve the
three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity and quality.
https://swayam.gov.in/
Teacher Quality
:
A composite term to indicate the qualification of the faculty, the adequacy meant for
recruitment procedures, professional development, recognition and teachers
characteristics.
Twinning
Programmes
:
An arrangement between two institutions where a provider in source country A collaborates
with a provider in Country B to allow students to take course credits in Country B and/or in
source Country A. Only one qualification is awarded by the provider in source Country A.
Arrangements for twinning Programmes and awarding of degrees usually comply with
national regulations of the provider in source Country A.
Value Added
Courses
:
Courses of varying durations which are optional, and offered outside the curriculum that
add value and helping them students in getting placed.
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NOTES
It is considered necessary to provide some exemplars for the different levels of learning outcomes at
higher education level. While no agency has defined the POs of General Higher Education three year
programme in India, POs of all professional Programes in engineering and other areas are identified at the
national level by the concerned accrediting agency. Given below is set of POs of an engineering Programme
identified by National Board of Accreditation (NBA). In respect of PSOs and COs, examples from science and
social science disciplines are given. These are not comprehensive or exhaustive. But, they point out the manner
in which these outcomes can be stated for any educational Programme/course. In case the HEI has these already
stated, they may be submitted; however, if at any of these three levels outcomes are not listed, they may be
developed and uploaded in Institutional website.
Sample for Course
Outcomes
Sample COs of the course “Animal Diversity – Non Chordata”
Describe general taxonomic rules on animal classification
CO1 Classify Protista up to phylum using examples from parasitic
adaptation
CO2 Classify Phylum Porifera with taxonomic keys
CO3 Describe the phylum Coelenterata and its polymorphism
CO4 Write down the life history of Fasciola and its classification
CO5 Describe Phylum Nematoda and give examples of pathogenic
Nematodes
CO6 Identify the characters of Phylum Annelida with its
classification
CO7 Write down the classification and characteristics of Phylum
Arthropoda
CO8 Identify the given Mollusca with respect to economic
importance
CO9 Write down the classification and characteristics of Phylum
Echinodermata, Phylum Hemichordata and minor phylas
Credits
1 Theory period of one hour per week over a semester
1 Tutorial period of one hour per week over a semester
1 Practical period of two hour per week over a semester
ISO Certification
ISO 9001:2015 implementations help to manage the resources
effectively, as you will be able to utilise all your resources to its
maximum extent. Once the institution obtains ISO 9001 certificate it
creates path to improve the processes continually.
Programme Outcomes
For Every degree Programme broad expectations should be listed by
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the Institution. Examples are given below from NBA for an
Engineering Degree Programme.
PO1. Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of
mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an
engineering specialization to the solution of complex
engineering problems.
PO2. Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, research literature, and
analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated
conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural
sciences, and engineering sciences.
PO3. Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for
complex engineering problems and design system
components or processes that meet the specified needs with
appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and
the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
PO4. Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-
based knowledge and research methods including design of
experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis
of the information to provide valid conclusions.
PO5. Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate
techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools
including prediction and modeling to complex engineering
activities with an understanding of the limitations.
PO6. The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the
contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal
and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities
relevant to the professional engineering practice.
PO7. Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of
the professional engineering solutions in societal and
environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of,
and need for sustainable development.
PO8. Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional
ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering
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practice.
PO9. Individual and team work: Function effectively as an
individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in
multidisciplinary settings.
PO10. Communication: Communicate effectively on complex
engineering activities with the engineering community and
with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and
write effective reports and design documentation, make
effective presentations, and give and receive clear
instructions.
PO11. Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge
and understanding of the engineering and management
principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member
and leader in a team, to manage projects and in
multidisciplinary environments.
PO12. Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the
preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long
learning in the broadest context of technological change.
POs of General Higher Education Programmes should be
identified by the Institution/Autonomous College offering the
three year Programmes
Sample POs of General Higher Education Programmes: Students of
all undergraduate general degree Programmes at the time of
graduation will be able to
PO1.Critical Thinking: Take informed actions after identifying
the assumptions that frame our thinking and actions, checking
out the degree to which these assumptions are accurate and
valid, and looking at our ideas and decisions (intellectual,
organizational, and personal) from different perspectives.
PO2.Effective Communication: Speak, read, write and listen
clearly in person and through electronic media in English and
in one Indian language, and make meaning of the world by
connecting people, ideas, books, media and technology.
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PO3. Social Interaction: Elicit views of others, mediate
disagreements and help reach conclusions in group settings.
PO4. Effective Citizenship: Demonstrate empathetic social
concern and equity centred national development, and the
ability to act with an informed awareness of issues and
participate in civic life through volunteering.
PO5. Ethics: Recognize different value systems including your
own, understand the moral dimensions of your decisions, and
accept responsibility for them.
PO6. Environment and Sustainability: Understand the issues of
environmental contexts and sustainable development.
PO7. Self-directed and Life-long Learning: Acquire the ability to
engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest
context socio-technological changes
Programme Specific
Outcomes
Sample PSOs of BSc Zoology
PSO1. Understand the nature and basic concepts of cell biology,
Biochemistry, Taxonomy and ecology.
PSO2. Analyse the relationships among animals, plants and
microbes
PSO3. Perform procedures as per laboratory standards in the areas
of Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Taxonomy, Economic
Zoology and Ecology
PSO4. Understand the applications of biological sciences in
Apiculture, Aquaculture, Agriculture and Medicine
Sample PSOs of BA Economics
PSO1: Understand the behaviour of Indian and World economy,
PSO2: Analyse macroeconomic policies including fiscal and
monetary policies of India
PSO3:Determine economic variables including inflation,
unemployment, poverty, GDP, Balance of Payments using
statistical methods
PSO4: Understand the behaviour of financial and money markets
and perform cost-benefit analysis for making investment
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decisions
Course Outcomes
Sample COs of the course “Animal Diversity – Non Chordata”
CO1 Describe general taxonomic rules on animal classification
CO2 Classify Protista up to phylum using examples from parasitic
adaptation
CO3 Classify Phylum Porifera with taxonomic keys
CO4 Describe the phylum Coelenterata and its polymorphism
CO5 Write down the life history of Fasciola and its classification
CO6 Describe Phylum Nematoda and give examples of
pathogenic Nematodes
CO7 Identify the characters of Phylum Annelida with its
classification
CO8 Write down the classification and characteristics of Phylum
Arthropoda
CO9 Identify the given Mollusca with respect to economic
importance
CO10 Write down the classification and characteristics of Phylum
Echinodermata, Phylum Hemichordata and minor phylas
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Appendix 2:
Abbreviations
A&A (A/A)
-
Assessment and Accreditation
AC
-
Academic Council
ACM
-
Associates of Computing Machinery
AMC
-
Annual Maintenance
Contract
AVRC
-
Audio-Visual Research Centre
AICTE
-
All India Council for Technical Education
AQAR
-
Annual Quality Assurance Report
BoS
-
Board of Studies
BCUD
-
Board of College and Institution Development
CAL
-
Computer Aided Learning
CAS
-
Center for Advanced Studies
CAT
-
Common Aptitude
Test
CBCS
-
Choice Based Credit System
CD
-
Compact Diskette
CDC
-
College Development Council
CEC
-
Consortium for Educational Communication
CGPA
-
Cumulative Grade Point Average
Cr
-
Criteria
Cr-GPA(s)
-
Criterion-wise Grade Point Average(s)
COHSSIP
-
Committee for Humanities and Social Science Improvement Programme
COSIP
-
Committee for Science Improvement Programme
COSIST
-
Committee for Strengthening of Infrastructure Improvement Programme in Science
and Technology
CSA
-
Centre for Social Action
CSIR
-
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
CPE
-
Colleges with Potential for Excellence
DELNET
-
Developing Library Network
DEP
-
Distance Education Programmes
DRS
-
Departmental Research Support of UGC
DSA
-
Departmental Special Assistance of UGC
DST
-
Department of Science and Technology
EMRC
-
Educational Multimedia Research Centre
FIST
-
Fund for the Improvement of Science and Technology Infrastructure
GATE
-
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
GATS
-
General Agreement on Trade in Services
GMAT
-
Graduate Management Admission Test
GRE
-
Graduate Record Examination
IAS
-
Indian Administrative Services
ICHR
-
Indian Council of Historical Research
ICPR
-
Indian Council of Philosophical Research
ICSSR
-
Indian Council of Social Science Research
ICT
-
Information and Communication Technology
IEEE
-
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IIQA
-
Institutional Information for Quality Assessment
IQAC
-
Internal Quality Assurance Cell
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IQAS
-
Internal Quality Assurance System
INFLIBNET
-
Information and Library Network
INQAAHE
-
International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education
INSA
-
Indian National Science Academy
IPR
-
Intellectual Property Rights
ISR
-
Institutional Social Responsibility
IUC
-
Inter Institution Centre
KI
-
Key Indicator
KI-GP(s)
-
Key Indicator-wise Grade Point(s)
MHRD
-
Ministry of Human Resource
and Development
MoC
-
Memorandum
of Contract
MoU
-
Memorandum of Understanding
MIR
-
Minimum Institutional Requirements
MIS
-
Management Information System
NCTE
-
National Council for Teacher Education
NET
-
National Eligibility Test
NGO
-
Non Governmental Organization
NME-ICT
-
National Mission on Education through Information and Technology
NPE
-
National Policy Education
NPTEL
-
National Programmed Teaching Enhanced Learning
OMR
-
Optical Mark Recognition
OPAC
-
Online Public Access Catalogue
PTR
-
Peer Team Report
QAA
-
Quality Assurance Agency
SAP
-
Special Assistance Programme
SET/SLET
-
State Level Eligibility Test
SJR
-
SCImago Journal Rank
SLQACC
-
State Level Quality Assurance Co-ordination Committee
SNIP
-
Source Normalized Impact per Paper
SSR
-
Self-Study Report
SWOC
-
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges
TEI
-
Teacher Education Institution
TOEFL
-
Test of English as a Foreign Language
UGC
-
Institution Grants Commission
UNESCO
-
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNO
-
United Nation Organization
UNICEF
-
United Nations Children Educational Foundation
UNDP
-
United Nation Development Programme
USIC
-
Institution Science Instrumentation Centre
Wi-Fi
-
Wireless Fidelity
YRC
-
Youth Red Cross
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For Communication with NAAC
The Director
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
(An Autonomous Institution of the University Grants Commission)
P.O. Box No. 1075, Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru- 560 072
Phone: + 91-08-2321 0261/62/63/64/65
Fax: + 91-08-2321 0268, 2321 0270
Email: director.naac@gmail.com
Website: www.naac.gov.in
