Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions- a NAACs Initiative to Make Quality System Work

Abstract

Higher education in India has expanded rapidly after independence a,-ui specifically last four decades have witnessed a sizable growth in to it. Establishm(!nt of large number of Central universities, State Univen itie.1, Deemed to be Universities, Constituents Colleges, Autonomous Colleges and Affiliating Colleges has been playing a very, significant role in~nhancing the Gross Enrolment Rate (GER) in education. However, the increase in HE!s has imposed the deterioration in quality framework ofhfghereducation. Further, phenomenal changes have been observed in the era of globalization and countries are forced lo upgrade the education standards and to produce the human capital to face the challenges of globalizing economy. The National ASSf!Ssmenl and Accreditation Council (NAAC) were established in 1994 by the UGC as an apex body to deal with quality issues in higher education system in the coun/lJ'. Furthermore, the concept of IQAC was to introduce to establish the internal ·mechanism of HE;Is for sustenance, assurance and enhancement of the quality culture of education imparted by them. This paper is an a/tempt to revisit into quality issues of HE/sand to see the role being played by NAAC in the direction of achieving phenomenal goal.