Presentation on QUALITY INITIATIVE FOR ACCREDITATION

1. Presentation on QUALITY INITIATIVE FOR ACCREDITATION www.qualitysystems.co.in

2. NATIONAL BOARD OF ACCREDITATIONAll India Council for Technical Education AWARENESS ABOUT ACCREDITATION www.qualitysystems.co.in

3. Recognition and Guarantee of Minimum Quality What is Accreditation ? www.qualitysystems.co.in

4. What does Accreditation mean ? A Process of quality assurance, giving credit where it is due, for some clearly visible and demonstrable strategies of academic activities and objectives of the institution, known to be honestly pursued and efficiently achieved by the resources currently available, with potential for continuous improvement in quality for effective growth. www.qualitysystems.co.in

5. “ To periodically conduct evaluation of Technical Institutions or Programmes on the basis of Guidelines, Norms and Standards specified by it and to it, by AICTE or the council, or the commission, regarding recognition and de-recognition of the institution or programme.” Why was the NBA constituted ? www.qualitysystems.co.in

6. To develop a Quality Conscious system of Technical Education where Excellence relevance to market needs and participation by all stake holders are prime and major determinants. NBAGoal # 1 www.qualitysystems.co.in

7. NBAGoal # 2 NBA is dedicated to building a technical education system that will match the national goals of growth by • competence • contributions to economy through competitiveness and • compatibility to societal development. www.qualitysystems.co.in

8. NBAGoal # 3 NBA will provide Quality bench marks targeted at Global and National Stockpile of human capital in all fields of technical education. www.qualitysystems.co.in

9. What is the Difference? between AICTE Approval and NBA Accreditation www.qualitysystems.co.in

10. Approval of AICTE for new institutions or for starting new programmes is based on: • Credibility of institutional Management and the programme providers. • Assurance of compliance to AICTE Norms and Standards • Prior approval by the state Government and university or other competent authority. • Market sensitivity of programme outputs, to avoid imbalance in supply of qualified manpower. www.qualitysystems.co.in

11. Under-graduate Programmes Human Resources Faculty 200 Students 100 Finance & Physical Resource 120 Mission, Goals, Governance 80 Research & Development Industry Institute Interaction 100 Supplementary Processes 50 Teaching Learning Processes 350 Total 1000 www.qualitysystems.co.in

12. Post-graduate Programmes Human Resources Faculty 200 Students 100 Finance & Physical Resource 110 Mission, Goals 40 Research & Development Industry Institute Interaction 250 Supplementary Process 50 Teaching Learning Processes 250 Total 1000 www.qualitysystems.co.in

13. For Diploma Programs Human Resources Faculty 200 Students 100 Finance & Physical Resource 110 Mission, Goals 40 Research & Development Industry Institute Interaction 50 Supplementary Process 50 Teaching Learning Processes 450 Total 1000 www.qualitysystems.co.in

14. For all Programmes The visiting Team assesses parameters, not obvious from quantitative data supplied • Academic Ambience and institutional morale • Level & Relevance of facilities and student work • Capacity of staff, their knowledge/practices • Assessment of student work in theory, practical, design /project work • Comprehension by management, staff and students of the issues, problems vide the goals. www.qualitysystems.co.in

15. What is the NBA’s Quality Grading ? Accredited Programme for 5 Years [when cumulative score is above 750] signifies that programme meets and in most cases exceeds the criteria. Accredited Programme for 3 Years [when cumulative score is between 650 and 749] Signifies that programme meets the minimum criteria with marginal deficiencies which can be rectified in a short time. www.qualitysystems.co.in

16. What is the NBA’s Quality Grading ? Not Accredited [when cumulative score is below 650] Signifies that programme is not accredited in view of the seriousness of deficiencies. www.qualitysystems.co.in

17. What is not the purpose of Accreditation ? • Not to find faults with the institution but to assess the status-ante of the performance. • Not to denigrate the working style of the institution and its programmes but to provide a feedback on their strength and weaknesses. www.qualitysystems.co.in

18. What is not the purpose of Accreditation ? • Not to demarcate the boundaries of quality but to offer a sensitising process for continuous improvement in quality provisions • Not to select only institutions of national excellence but to provide benchmarks of excellence and identification of good practices. www.qualitysystems.co.in

19. What happens if there is no Accreditation ? • Accreditation of a course by the NBA or a college or University by the NAAC does not merely assure a better standard of delivery of Education but has serious ramifications in areas like Foreign Higher Education, Placements in Multi Nationals etc.  •          Under the GATS ( General Agreement on Trade and Services) Higher Education is a tradable "commodity " with countries "exporting" or "importing " education.    When the GATS regime crystallises ( as it is likely to in early 2005) courses accredited by the accrediting body of a country shall alone carry credibility and recognition in other countries. www.qualitysystems.co.in

20. What happens if there is no Accreditation ? • The National Board of Accreditation has proposed India's membership to the Washington Accord.It is likely to fructify within a short time. This will have major ramifications on all the students who aspire to  post graduate ( M.S.) from American Universites (or Universities in other signatory countries for that matter)  •          When India becomes a signatory to the Accord an Indian student of a non-accredited Engineering course may not be able to pursue his/her post graduation( the popular M. S. ) in the United States or other member countries. www.qualitysystems.co.in

21. THE PROCESS OF ACCREDITATION ? www.qualitysystems.co.in

22. 1 Institution Obtains priced publications Manuals & Forms 2 Institution conducts a self-study and submits particulars in two parts 3 NBA Secretariat Scrutinises application and authorises visit 4 NBA Secretariat constitutes visit Team and details of visit 5 Accreditation team visits Institution and makes recommendations 6 Sectorial committee of NBA reviews recommendations 7 Results submitted to Executive Council of AICTE 9 Results are notified in Directory of Accredited Programmes 8 Executive Council of AICTE approves the results and authorises notification www.qualitysystems.co.in

23. Who can apply for Accreditation by NBA ? You can! If your institution and the programmes are approved by the AICTE and if at least two batches of students have passed out of the programme www.qualitysystems.co.in

24. Which programmes come under Accreditation by NBA ? All diploma, degree and post graduate Programmes in following disciplines are covered under NBA Accreditation ! Engineering and Technology Management Architecture Pharmacy Hotel Management and Catering Technology Town and Country Planning Applied Arts and Crafts www.qualitysystems.co.in

25. Let us all take the Quality pledge Today www.qualitysystems.co.in

26. I WILL FROM TODAY SAY WHAT I DO ! I WILL FROM TODAY DO WHAT I SAY !! I WILL FROM TODAY DEMONSTRATE MY CAPABILITY TO DO WHAT I SAY !!! Should we take a pledge ? www.qualitysystems.co.in

27. We are there because the students are there www.qualitysystems.co.in

28. Quality Systems Co. Enablers for Global Educational Institutions  Thank You Namaste Prof. S Narasimha Rao, Vice President, Quality Systems Co. 23, Perumal Koil Street, West Mambalam, Chennai 600 033 INDIA Tel/Fax +91 44 2485 1192 email: snrao@qualitysystems.co.in www.qualitysystems.co.in

29. Should we now go ahead andjoin handsto get the highest possible NBA Accreditation CertificationYour Institution www.qualitysystems.co.in