NAAC Accreditation and  NAAC New Format for Colleges  [2020]

This NAAC’s new format or Revise Accreditation Framework (RAF) is effective from Jan 2020 in which NAAC has made some changes from criteria 1 to criteria 7 in qualitative (Q1M) and quantitative QnM) matrices with weightage. NAAC in short has removed some unimportant Q1M and  QnM and introduced new Q1M and  QnM with a different weightage after collecting lot of input from stakeholders.

10 Changes in the New Format of NAAC w.e.f. Jan. 2020

1. Weightage of SSS is increased to 60 from 50 Marks.

2. Weightage of Optional Metrics is reduced to 30 from 50 Marks.

3. Peer Team Visit Pre-qualifier 25% in Quantitative Metrics (QnM) i.e. DVV instead of 30%. (Instead of195 Marks, now the institute will need 163 Marks.)

4. File upload size increased to 5MB from 3MB.

5. Total number of Key Indicators (KIs) is reduced to UG-31& PG-32 from 34.

6. Total number of Qualitative Metrics (Ql) is reduced to UG-35 & PG-36 from 41 .

7. Total number of Quantitative Metrics (Qn) is reduced to UG-58 & PG-60 from 80.

In short, 121 Metrics were reduced to UG-93 & PG-96.

8. Separate Manual is prepared for Institutes running UG and PG programs.

9. An Appeals Committee constituted for the purpose will consider the appeal and make recommendations to the Executive Committee (EC). The decision of the EC shall be binding on the institution. Generally the recommendations may be Re-DVV, Re-Visit, No Change, etc.
Re-DVV:-

The clarification process and time lines for Re-DVV is the same as DVV process.

10. Re-Visit:-

The process of Re-Visit is the same except that the logistic expenses will be borne by the NAAC.

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