National Assessment and Accreditation Council explained

Agency Name:	National Assessment and Accreditation Council
Parent Agency:	UGC
Parent Department:	Ministry of Education
Motto:	Excellence • Credibility • Relevance
Headquarters:	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Chief1 Name:	Anil Sahasrabudhe
Chief1 Position:	(Director)^[1]

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is a public autonomous body that assesses and accredits Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in India. It is funded by the University Grants Commission and headquartered in Bengaluru.^[2]

History

NAAC was established in 1994 in response to recommendations of National Policy in Education (1986). This policy was to "address the issues of deterioration in quality of education", and the Programme of Action (POA-1992) laid out strategic plans for the policies including the establishment of an independent national accreditation body.^[3] Consequently, the NAAC was established in 1994 with its headquarters at Bengaluru.

Grading

The NAACs grades institutes on an eight-grade ladder:^[4]

Range of institutional CGPA	Letter Grade	Performance Descriptor
3.51 – 4.00	A++	Accredited
3.26 – 3.50	A+	Accredited
3.01 – 3.25	A	Accredited
2.76 – 3.00	B++	Accredited
2.51 – 2.75	B+	Accredited
2.01 – 2.50	B	Accredited
1.51 – 2.00	C	Accredited
≤ 1.50	D	Not Accredited

Accreditations

, 820 universities and 15501 colleges were accredited by NAAC.^[5] The process of NAAC is done by colleges and universities with the help of Internal quality assurance cell.

Results

NAAC published a consolidated list of higher education institutions with valid accreditation as of 11 March 2020.^[6] The outcome of the recent cycles of accreditation process is tabulated below.

Accredited Universities—Top Ranked

University	State	CGPA	Accreditation Valid up to
		3.89	18/02/2023
		3.79	27/03/2022
		3.77	26/11/2022
		3.70	16/08/2028
		3.67	25/09/2023
		3.66	27/03/2024
		3.65	27/03/2024
		3.64	01/05/2024
		3.63	10/03/2022
		3.61	13/12/2026
		3.6	18/02/2023
		3.6	21/02/2024
		3.59	21/08/2028

Accredited Colleges—Top Ranked

University	State	CGPA	Accreditation valid up to
		3.86	18/02/2021
		3.83	27/03/2024
		3.82	29/10/2024
		3.82	11/09/2022
		3.79	29/10/2022
		3.79	29/10/2024
		3.79	29/10/2024
		3.77	22/01/2024
		3.76	04/11/2021
		3.76	15/09/2023
		3.75	13/02/2027
		3.75	16/03/2021
		3.73	15/08/2023
		3.72	09/12/2021
		3.71	09/12/2021

Notes and References

1. Web site: Director NAAC. NAAC. 10 July 2015.
2. Web site: NAAC - Home. 2020-12-12. www.naac.gov.in.
3. Web site: Higher Education in India . Government of India Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of Higher Education . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718071823/http://www.education.nic.in/higedu.asp . 2011-07-18.
4. Web site: Assessment Outcome. www.naac.gov.in.
5. Web site: NAAC - Statistics .
6. Web site: 2020-03-11. Universities accredited by NAAC whose accreditation period is valid. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921162807/http://www.naac.gov.in/images/docs/ACCREDITATION_STATUS/Institutions-whose-accreditation-period-is-valid-as-on-11032020.xls. 2020-09-21. 2021-08-09. National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Bengaluru.