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• NBA ACCREDITATION AWARNESS PROGRAM

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• What is Accreditation ?
• Literally, Accreditation means Recognition and
  guarantee of minimum quality.
• For NBA, it means the process of quality
  assurance in technical education field.

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Objectives of NBA

1. To encourage the institutions to continually
   strive towards the attainment of excellence.
2. To identify the strength and weakness of their
   programmes.
3. To assist the institutions in improving the
   quality and effectiveness of their programmes.

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Comparison of NBA with ISO 90012000

1. ISO 90012000 is the standardization of Quality
   Management System (QMS) of an organization.
2. ISO 90012000 certifies the QMS whereas NBA
   certifies the Quality.
3. QMS is the coordinated activities in an
   organization which focus to improve the quality.
4. ISO 90012000 is based on eight standardization
   clauses whereas NBA accreditation is based on
   eight quality criteria.

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Eight Standardization Clauses for ISO 90012000

1. Scope
2. Normative Reference
3. Terms and Definitions
4. Quality Management System
5. Management Responsibility
6. Resource Management
7. Product Realization
8. Measurement, Analysis and Improvement

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Eight Quality Criteria and Weightagesfor NBA
Accreditation

• Organization and governance 80
• Financial resources, allocation utilization 70
• Physical resources (central facilities) 50
• Human resources (faculty staff) 200
• Human resources (students) 100
• Teaching-learning processes 350
• Supplementary processes 50
• RD and interaction efforts 100
• TOTAL 1000

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How was the NBA Constituted ?

• For overseeing the growth and quality of
  technical education in the country, the All India
  Council for Technical Education (AICTE), was
  established by an Act of the Parliament in 1987.
• In order to assess the qualitative competence of
  educational institutions the National Board of
  Accreditation (NBA) was set up by AICTE in 1994.

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Mission of NBA

• To periodically conduct evaluation of technical
  Institutions and to make recommendations to AICTE
  regarding recognition or de-recognition of the
  institution or programme.

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For the NBA it means

• A process of quality assurance.
• Giving credit for some clearly visible and
  demonstrable strategies of academic activities
  and objectives of the institution.
• Honestly pursued and efficiently achieved by the
  resources currently available.
• Potential for continuous improvement in quality
  for effective growth.

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Why should institutions go for Accreditation by
NBA ?

• If your institution and your programmes are
  accredited by NBA you will  be able to identify
  your programmes with
• Excellence in technical education. 
• Bench marks of global requirements 
• A national platform to attract better student
  intake. 
• Appraise yourself of your own facilities
• Vendor of human capital to world-class employers

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What are the goals of NBA ?

• NBA is dedicated to build a technical education
  system to improve the quality of Technical
  Education
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• Excellence and relevance to market needs.
• vendors of human resources, that will match the
  national goals of growth.
• Contributions to economy through competitiveness
  and compatibility to societal development.
• Provide the quality bench marks of Global
  requirements.

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What does Accreditation signify ?

• FOR THE PARENTS, it signifies that their child
  goes through a teaching-learning environment as
  per accepted good practices. 
• FOR THE STUDENTS, it signifies that he has
  entered the portals of an institutions, which has
  the essential and desirable features of Quality
  Professional Education. 
• FOR THE EMPLOYERS, it signifies that the students
  passing out has competence based on well grounded
  technical inputs 
• FOR AICTE, it signifies that the institutional
  performance is assessment through a competent
  body of Quality assessors, with its Strengths
  Weaknesses.

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Accreditation signify ? (contd)

• FOR THE INDUSTRY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS it
  signifies, identification of quality of
  institutional capabilities and Skills
  Knowledge. 
• FOR THE COUNTRY, it signifies confidence in the
  Suitability for sustaining stockpiles of market
  sensitive human capital and a pragmatic national
  development perspective. 
• FOR THE ALUMNI, it signifies attachment through
  the pride of passing out with credentials.
• FOR THE INSTITUTION, it signifies its strengths,
  weaknesses and opportunities for future growth. 

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What is the difference between AICTE approval and
NBA Accreditation ?

• Approval of AICTE
• Assurance of Compliance to AICTE Norms and
  Standards. 
• Ensure prior approval by the State Government and
  University.
• Avoid imbalance in supply of qualified manpower.
• Programmes by NBA
• Assessment by peer groups of NBA experts, for
  qualitative criteria, through a visit to the
  institution and making relevant recommendations
  to the NBA.

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CRITERIA WEIGHTAGES

• MARKS
• ORGANISATION AND GOVERNANCE - 80
• FINANCIAL RESOURCES, ALLOCATION UTILIZATION -
  70
• PHYSICAL RESOURCES (CENTRAL FACILITIES) - 50
• HUMAN RESOURCES (FACULTY STAFF) - 200
• HUMAN RESOURCES (STUDENTS) - 100
• TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESSES - 350
• SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES - 50
• RD AND INTERACTION EFFORT- - 100
• TOTAL - 1000

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What is NBA's Quality Grading Format ?

• NBA has a two-part grading system
• Accredited and Not accredited.
• More than 650 marks - Accredited
• Less than 650 marks - Not Accredited.
• Between 650 -750 - Accredited for a period of 3
  years.
• More than 750 - Accredited for a period of 5
  years

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What is the Composition of visiting Accreditation
Team ?

• The Visiting Accreditation Team consists of a
  chairperson and two programme experts
• One of them being from industry or end-user
• The team members are either senior academics or
  engineers
• The Chairperson once the Accreditation Team is
  constituted is an autonomous authority
• The programme Expert are responsible for
  assessing the individual programmes

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How is assessment done ?

• The Chairperson and the programme experts in
  consultation with the institution, agree to
  details of the visit based on NBA guidelines. 
• The Team carries out physical verification of
  infrastructure facilities, records, interviews
  faculty, staff, students, alumni, industry and
  any other activity deemed necessary and ensure
  transparency

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What is not the purpose of Accreditation ?

• Not to find faults with the institution, but to
  assess the status-ante of the performance. 
• Not to denigrate the working style of the
  institution and its programmes but to provide a
  feedback on their strengths and weaknesses. 
• Not to demarcate the boundaries of quality but to
  offer a sensitizing process for continuous
  improvement in quality provisions. 
• Not to select only institutions of national
  excellence but to provide the benchmarks of
  excellence and identification of good practices.

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What happens if there is no Accreditation ?

• The Accreditation process has been developed as a
  tool for Quality Assurance in technical
  education.
• Without it, is not possible
• To sustain the present institutional growth rate.
• To correct existing imbalances in generation of
  quality technical manpower. 
• To ensure that the institute has the necessary
  resources for qualitative technical education. 
• To ensure the institutional products meet
  industry requirements.

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What is the process of Accreditation ?

• Institution obtains the manuals of Accreditation
  along with the Application form.
• The institution responds to the two part
  Questionnaire.
• Part I - About Institution and Part II - About
  Individual Programme.
• NBA's Secretariat scrutinises the application for
  adequacy of information, relevance and
  eligibility for accreditation
• seeks suitable dates for visit by the
  Accreditation Team. 
• constitutes the Accreditation Team. 
• prepares brief for the members of the team.
• Accreditation Team visit's the institution and
  makes recommendations.
• Team Recommendations are presented to the
  Sectorial Committee.
• The NBA considers the recommendations of the
  Sectorial Committee
• The results are placed in the EC of AICTE for
  information.
• The results are notified and published in the
  Directory of Accredited Programmes of
  institutions.

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What is the composition of National Board of
Accreditation ?

• Chairman of the Board 1
• Representatives from Industry RD establishments
  and eminent educationist  7
• President of Institution of Engineers (India)
  (Ex-officio) 1
• President of Pharmacy Council of India
  (Ex-officio) 1
• President Council of Architecture (Ex-officio) 1
  
• Chairman/Vice Chairman, UGC with background of
  Science/Technical Education) (Ex-officio) 1
• President Association of Management
  Schools (Ex-officio) 1
• Representative of IIT Council nominated by the
  Chairman of IIT Council from amongst Council
  members)  (Ex-officio) 1
• Representative of MHRD not below Joint Secretary
  level Govt. of India with background of Science /
  Technology)  (Ex-officio) 1
• Member Secretary (AICTE Ex-officio) 1 
• The Chairman, AICTE may co-opt additional members
  to the Board.  

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Who can apply for Accreditation by NBA ?

• You can
• If your institution and the programmes are
  approved by the AICTE 
• If at least two batches of students have passed
  out of the programme.

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Which programmes come under Accreditation by NBA
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• Under the provisions of the AICTE Act of 1987,
  all diploma, degree and post graduate programmes
  coming under the following disciplines are
  covered under Accreditation by NBA 
• Engineering and Technology 
• Management 
• Architecture 
• Pharmacy 
• Hotel management and Catering Technology 
• Town and Country Planning 
• Applied Arts and Crafts

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CRITERIA WEIGHTAGES

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  MARKS
• ORGANISATION AND GOVERNANCE - 80
• FINANCIAL RESOURCES, ALLOCATION UTILIZATION -
  70
• PHYSICAL RESOURCES (CENTRAL FACILITIES) - 50
• HUMAN RESOUCES (FACULTY STAFF) - 200
• HUMAN RESOURCES (STUDENTS) - 100
• TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESSES - 350
• SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES - 50
• RD AND INTERACTION EFFORT- - 100
• TOTAL - 1000

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I. ORGANISATION AND GOVERNANCE (80)

1. Planning and Monitoring
2. Recruitment Procedure its Effectiveness
3. Promotional Policies/Procedure
4. Leadership
5. Motivational Initiatives
6. Transparency
7. Decentralization and Delegation participation
   of faculty
8. Constitution of GC/GB

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II. FINANCIAL RESOURCES, ALLOCATION AND
UTILIZATION (70)

• II.1 Budget allocated to the Institution
  Utilization
• Recurring budget
• Non-recurring budget
• II.2 Budget allocated to the Department
  Utilization
• Recurring budget
• Non-recurring budget

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III. PHYSICAL RESOURCES (50)(CENTRAL FACILTIES)

• A Students Hostel (Men Women)
• B Power back up Institution/Department/Hostels
• C Reprographic facilities
• D Bank, Post Office
• F Counseling and Guidance, Language Lab.
• G Medical Facility
• H Internet Facility
• I Canteen
• J Transport

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IV. HUMAN RESOURCES (200)(FACULTY STAFF)

• IV.1 Faculty (160)
• A Numbers, Student Faculty Ratio, Cadre ratio
• Avg. experience, faculty retention, Turnover
• B Qualifications
• C Participation of faculty in Institutional
  development/ Departmental development/ Academic
  matters/
• Students Development/ Self growth
• D Implementation and Impact of Faculty
• Development initiatives
• E Analysis and Follow-up of Performance appraisal
• F Service rules, pay package, incentives

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IV. HUMAN RESOURCES (contd)

• IV.2 Support Staff (40)
• A Numbers
• B Qualification/ skills
• (Lab., Office, Computer centre etc.)
• C Skill upgradation

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IV. HUMAN RESOURCES (FACULTY STAFF) (200)
Dept. Files Managed By Jayasree N.R Shereefa

• 1.1 List of Department Faculty Supporting
  staff
• 1.2 Bio data of department faculty
• 1.3 Bio data of supporting staff
• 1.4 Self appraisal of faculty
• 1.5 Recruitment procedures of faculty
  supporting staff
• 1.6 details of faculty supporting staff
  doing Higher studies
• 1.7 Participation of faculty in short term
  courses
• 1.8 Department organized faculty development
  programs
• 1.9 Attendance Register of faculty lab staff
• 1.10 Time table
• 1.11 Leave details of faculty supporting staff

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V. HUMAN RESOURCES STUDENTS (100)

• A Student admissions
• B Academic results
• C Performance in competitive examinations
• D Placement

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V. HUMAN RESOURCES STUDENTS (100)Dept. Files
Managed By Sajeena Khadar Sajeena M.K

• 1.1 List of students in the department
• 2.2 Selection and admission criteria of
  students
• 2.3 Admission policy for lateral entry (List
  of students)
• 2.4 Students data cards-S8
• 2.5 Students data cards-S6
• 2.6 Students data cards-S4
• 2.7 Students data cards-S1S2
• 2.8 Details of University results
• 2.9 List of students passed GATE examinations
• 2.10 List of students admitted to P.G. courses
• 2.11 Placement details

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VI. TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESSES (350)

• A Delivery of syllabus, contents
• B Contents beyond the syllabus
• C Academic calendar
• D Continuous evaluation procedure
• E Utilization of Laboratories/ Equipment
• F Information access facilities
• G Student centric learning initiatives
• H Students feedback

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VI. TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESSES (350)Dept. Files
Managed By Sameer, Nafeesa, Thasneem, Haseena
P.Y Smitha

• 3.1 Scheme syllabus
• 3.2 Participation of dept. faculty in syllabus
  revision
• 3.3 Directions from quality management cell
  (ISO 90012000)
• 3.4 Course calendar (Working days per month
  semester)
• 3.5 Semester teaching plan
• 3.6 Attendance details of the students
• 3.7 Monthly attendance shortage report
• 3.8 Details of internal evaluation procedure
• 3.9 Series test question papers
• 3.10 Sample of series test answer books
• 3.11 Sample of assignments
• 3.12 Details of feedback from students
• 3.13 Consolidated sessional marks of students

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VI. TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESSES (contd)Dept.
Files Managed By

• 3.14 University question papers
• 3.15 Details of University result analysis
• 3.16 Details of laboratories and workshops
• 3.17 Details of computer facilities in the
  department
• 3.18 Sample of lab fair records
• 3.19 Sample of lab rough records
• 3.20 Department library details
• 3.21 Details of instructional materials
• 3.22 Details of course file kept by each faculty
• 3.23 Details of final year (S7/S8) students
  seminar reports
• 3.24 Seminar reports for 2006, 2005, 2004
• 3.25 Details of final year (S7/S8) students
  project reports
• 3.26 Project reports for 2006, 2005, 2004
• 3.27 Purchase details of the department
• 3.28 Details of University examination

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VII. SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES (50)

• A Extra co-curricular activities
• B Personality Development initiatives
• C Professional society activities
• D Entrepreneurship Development
• E Alumni Interaction
• F Ethics
• G Students Publications/ Awards

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VII. SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES (50)Dept. Files
Managed By Jaseela and Sajina. P

• 4.1 EEE Association activities
• 4.2 Details ISTE activities
• 4.3 NSS activities
• 4.4 Students achievements participation
  (National level seminars, paper presentation,
  circuit design contests, quiz etc.)
• 4.5 Participation of students in sports and
  games
• 4.6 Participation of students in fine-arts
• 4.7 Minutes book of semester wise P.T.A
  meeting of the dept.
• 4.8 Minutes book of semester wise meeting of
  students, teachers group tutor
• 4.9 IEEE activities
• 4.10 EECC activities
• 4.11 Details of ALUMINI activities
• 4.12 Details of National level technical
  symposium (conducted by the dept. in April-2003)
• 4.13 Details of students educational tour

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VIII. RD AND INTERACTION EFFORT (100)

• A Budget for in house RD activities and its
  utilization
• B Academic/ Sponsored/Industrial research and
  development
• C Publications and Patents
• D Industry participation in developmental and
  student related activities
• E Continuing Education (organizing
  attending)
• F Consultancy and Testing
• G Students Project Work

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VIII. RD AND INTERACTION EFFORT (100)Dept.
Files Managed By Renuka, Nishada

• 5.1 Details of industry institute interaction
• 5.2 Details of industrial visit
• 5.3 Industrial training details
• 5.4 Details of industrial projects
• 5.5 Details of seminars from industrial
  experts
• 5.6 Details of training and placement cell
  activities
• 5.7 Employment details
• 5.8 Details of entrepreneurship development
  program
• 5.9 Details of research consultancy
  activities
• 5.10 Recognition by ISO 90012000

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For students

• All teachers are available?
• How conduct feedback
• Computer center facilities
• Tutorial
• Dept library
• Grievance cell

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Pending work

1. Display the list of experiments in each lab
2. Charts and cut model
3. Staff list display board in HODs room
4. Building drawing indicating dept. rooms
5. Floor mat in machines lab
6. National conference
7. Society oriented programmes