National Assessment and Accreditation Council
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The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is a public autonomous body of the government of India that assesses and accredits higher education institutions (HEIs) in India. It is funded by the University Grants Commission and headquartered in Bengaluru.[1]
In February 2025, NAAC assessors were found to be involved in corrupt practices. Recent media reports strongly suggest that universities and institutions have been actively colluding with NAAC in accreditation scams, aiming to manipulate rankings and sway parents' decisions in favor of their institutes and courses.[2]
History
NAAC was established in 1994 in response to recommendations of National Policy on Education (1986). This policy was to "address the issues of deterioration in quality of education", and the Programme of Action (POA-1992) laid out strategic plans for the policies including the establishment of an independent national accreditation body.[3][4] Consequently, the NAAC was established in 1994 with its headquarters at Bengaluru.
Grading
The NAAC assesses institutes on an eight-grade scale based on the scores of cumulative grade point average (CGPA):[5]
| Range of institutional CGPA | Letter Grade | Performance Descriptor |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Accreditations
since June 2023[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 820 universities and 15501 colleges were accredited by NAAC.[6] The process of NAAC is done by colleges and universities with the help of internal quality assurance cell.
Results
NAAC published a consolidated list of higher education institutions with valid accreditation as of 11 March 2020.[7] The outcome of the recent cycles of accreditation process is tabulated below.
| University | State | CGPA | Accreditation Valid up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Institute of Social Sciences | Maharashtra | 3.89 | 18/02/2023 |
| Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education | Madhya Pradesh | 3.79 | 27/03/2022 |
| Institute of Chemical Technology | Maharashtra | 3.77 | 26/11/2022 |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Tamil Nadu | 3.70 | 16/08/2028 |
| Indian Institute of Science | Karnataka | 3.67 | 25/09/2023 |
| Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute | West Bengal | 3.66 | 27/03/2024 |
| Mumbai University | Maharashtra | 3.65 | 27/03/2024 |
| Alagappa University | Tamil Nadu | 3.64 | 01/05/2024 |
| Banasthali Vidyapith | Rajasthan | 3.63 | 10/03/2022 |
| Jamia Millia Islamia | Delhi | 3.61 | 13/12/2026 |
| Andhra University | Andhra Pradesh | 3.6 | 18/02/2023 |
| Savitribai Phule Pune University | Maharashtra | 3.6 | 21/02/2024 |
| University of Madras | Tamil Nadu | 3.59 | 21/08/2028 |
Controversies
In February 2025, the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested the chairman and six other members of a NAAC inspection committee, along with individuals from the Guntur‑based Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, after uncovering a bribery scheme in which assessors allegedly received cash, gold, laptops, and mobile phones in exchange for favorable A++ accreditation ratings for multiple higher‑education institutions.[8] Raids conducted across 20 locations including Chennai, Bengaluru, Sambalpur, and New Delhi; led to seizures of approximately Template:Indian rupee3,700,000 ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|3700|3||USD|year={{{year}}}}}) and electronic items.[9] In response, NAAC debarred the accused assessors, suspended KLEF from applying for accreditation for five years, and initiated reviews of hundreds of recent assessments.[10]
References
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External links
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