The Executive Committee of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) on Saturday decided to bring in major reforms in its accreditation process. In the first stage, a “binary accreditation system” will be implemented in the next four weeks, which will replace the present system of ranking (C to A++) of higher education institution (HEIs).
According to the NAAC, the new binary accreditation system is in line with the best practices followed globally. The NAAC said in a release that rather than grades, the new system will encourage all the institutions to get “on-boarded” in the accreditation process, thereby creating a quality culture in the higher education system. No new applications will be accepted as per the present methodology after four months. “Institutions that have already applied and are applying in the next four months shall have the option to either go by the present process or by the new methodology of binary accreditation,” the release said.
