How is assessment and accreditation different from affiliation and recognition?
Affiliation and recognition are given based on the minimum requirements to run an educational institution but they do not look into the performance aspects. Thus the universities that affiliate and the National Professional Councils like Medical Council of India, Dental Council of India, which give recognition, carry out only a regulatory function. On the other hand, NAAC’s process of A & A mainly focus on evaluation of the quality of an institution based 18 19Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) NAAC for Quality and Excellence in Higher Education NAAC for Quality and Excellence in Higher Education on certain predetermined criteria. Quality assessment and quality assurance are the key words for NAAC as against the responsibility of ensuring the minimal requirement by the universities and other regulatory councils in affiliation and recognition.
