Quality Assessment in Higher Education In India: With Special Reference to Curricular Aspects

Abstract

In order to evaluate the "Quality Status" of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the nation, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) was founded in the year 1994. The HEIs are graded by NAAC according to a systematic procedure that determines their level of quality. In the meantime, NAAC updated and altered its manual to conform to the shifting conditions in the educational system. The current study sheds light on how curricular aspects are assessed and the recent changes made in its assessment. According to the study, NAAC streamlined the assessment and accreditation process by lowering the number of metrics. The NAAC gave colleges’ free rein to put in the writing effort relevant to the concerned metrics by converting a few quantitative metrics into qualitative metrics. Although, NAAC eliminated few metrics, due to their repetition and lack of significance. In the revised manual, the metrics for common grounds are combined and presented as a single metric.