MoE: Over 34,000 colleges, 690 universities have no NAAC accreditation

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Subhas Sarkar, the Union Minister of State for Education, provided the information in response to a written query in the Lok Sabha. “According to information received from the UGC, NAAC has accredited 418 universities and 9,062 colleges out of the 1,113 universities and 43,796 colleges,” he said. “NAAC has significantly lowered the fee structure for assessment and accreditation in order to bring all educational institutions, universities, and colleges under the accreditation system.

The metrics and questions in the manual for affiliated and constituent colleges’ self-study reports have also been significantly reduced, Sarkar continued. 34,734 colleges are currently in operation without NAAC accreditation, he claimed. All higher education institutions are expected to strive to achieve the following through their institutional development plans, according to the new National Education Policy (NEP).

According to the new National Education Policy (NEP), all institutions of higher learning are expected to work toward receiving the highest level of accreditation over the next 15 years.

Universities and institutions (UGC) are accredited by the NAAC, an Inter-University Center of the University Grants Commission.

According to the UGC, NAAC has significantly lowered the assessment and accreditation fee structure in order to bring all educational institutions under the accreditation system. The metrics or questions in the manual for the affiliated or constituent colleges’ self-study report have also been greatly diminished.