Bhubaneswar: The Executive Committee of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has proposed launching of reforms in two phases – Binary Accreditation and Maturity-Based Graded Levels.
The Apex Committee and Discipline-wise Committees constituted by the Executive Committee to recommend the new accreditation system held approximately 40 meetings with consultation of stakeholders to finalize the necessary manuals and related processes for Binary accreditation. NAAC is now conducting five regional workshops to gather nationwide feedback from the Universities and Colleges on the Binary accreditation manual before its official launch in the upcoming months.
Additionally, NAAC has proposed engaging with the Higher Education Departments and Councils of various states to consult with them about the planned reforms in accreditation, thereby enabling the majority of institutions to participate in the new accreditation process.
Prof. Anil D Sahasrabudhe, Chairman of NAAC in his inaugural address said that the new National Education Policy (NEP) will help in getting international recognition for higher education. NEP would pave the way for revolutionary changes in the field of higher education in India.
Dr. Ganesan Kannabiran, Director of NAAC presented the features of the Binary Accreditation process. The binary framework is drawn from the 10 Attributes proposed by the Dr. Radhakrishnan Committee. Prof. MS Shyamsundar, Adviser of NAAC presented further details of Metrics and measurement of the framework.
Among others, Vice Chancellor of Utkal University Prof. Sabita Acharya, Prof. Pallab Banerjee of IIT Kharagapur and Prof. Manish R. Joshi, Secretary of UGC also spoke on the occasion. While Assistant Advisor to NAAC Dr. Priya Narayanan offered welcome address, Director of IQAC, Utkal University Prof. Nigamananda Das coordinated the workshop. The workshop was attended by about 500 participants including 17 Vice-Chancellors, head of academics, coordinators of IQAC of the institutions of eastern states such as Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and West Bengal.
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