What is accreditation?
Accreditation is a voluntary process of recognizing educational institutions for performance, integrity, and quality that entitles them to the confidence of the educational community and the public. In the United States this recognition is extended largely through nongovernmental, voluntary professional associations that have responsibility for establishing criteria, evaluating institutions against the criteria, and approving institutions that meet the criteria.
National Board of Accreditation (NBA) was constituted by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), as an Autonomous Body, under Section 10(u) of the AICTE Act, 1987:- “To periodically conduct evaluation of technical Institutions or Programmes on the basis of guidelines, Norms and Standards specified by it and to make recommendations to it, AICTE or to the Council, or to the Commission or to the other bodies, regarding recognition or de-recognition of the institution or programme.” The National Board of Accreditation (NBA) aims to bring standards of some of the programmes offered in technical institute on par with programmes offered in instituitions offered across USA and Europe, by introducing a quality auditing system and establishing datum for measuring the quality and excellence in engineering education. The NBA will periodically conduct evaluation of technical institutions and Programs on the basis of guidelines, norms and standards. The accreditation exercise is desig
Accreditation is a means of assuring the public that an institution meets accepted standards of quality and integrity. It developed in the United States early in the 20th century and has continued to be one of the cornerstones of North America’s unparalleled achievement in higher educational quality and diversity. In many ways, the North American system of higher education is the envy of the world – a world in which higher education (including theological education) is all too typically uniform and heavily regulated by either a government ministry of education or government chartered universities. Interestingly, accreditation is spreading throughout the world, as more and more countries adopt some form of this widely acclaimed mechanism for quality assurance and quality improvement. Accreditation is founded upon three key principles: voluntary participation, self-study, and peer review. Standards are self-imposed by responsible and seasoned educators among member institutions (increasi
Accreditation by the Commission and by other nationally recognized agencies provides assurance to the public, in particular to prospective students, that an organization has been found to meet the agency’s clearly stated requirements and criteria and that there are reasonable grounds for believing that it will continue to meet them.
