ABOUT National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)

The vision of NAAC is:

To make quality the defining element of higher education in India through a combination of self and external quality evaluation, promotion, and sustenance initiatives.

The mission statements of the NAAC aim at translating the NAAC’s vision into action plans and define NAAC’s engagement and endeavor as given below:

  • To arrange for periodic assessment and accreditation of institutions of higher education or units thereof, or specific academic programmes or projects;
  • To stimulate the academic environment for the promotion of quality in teaching-learning and research in higher education institutions;
  • To encourage self-evaluation, accountability, autonomy and innovations in higher education;
  • To undertake quality-related research studies, consultancy and training programmes, and
  • To collaborate with other stakeholders of higher education for quality evaluation, promotion, and sustenance.

 Core Values

The accreditation framework of NAAC is thus based on five core values detailed below.

(i) Contributing to National Development

(ii) Fostering Global Competencies among Students

(iii) Inculcating a Value System among Students

(iv) Promoting the Use of Technology

(v) Quest for Excellence