The accreditation process by National Assessment and Accreditation Council…
2010
The accreditation process by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) differs from that of National Board of Accreditation (NBA) in terms of
Answer: B. One has institutional grading approach and the other has programme grading approach. — ConceptAccreditation evaluates quality against defined standards, but the unit of assessment can differ. An institutional approach evaluates the institution…
- A.
Disciplines covered by both being the same, there is duplication of efforts.
- B.
One has institutional grading approach and the other has programme grading approach.
- C.
Once get accredited by NBA or NAAC, the institution is free from renewal of grading, which is not a progressive decision.
- D.
This accreditation amounts to approval of minimum standards in the quality of education in the institution concerned.
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Correct answer: B
Concept
Accreditation evaluates quality against defined standards, but the unit of assessment can differ.
An institutional approach evaluates the institution as a whole, whereas a programme approach evaluates a specific academic programme.
Application
For these two agencies, NAAC uses an institution-oriented accreditation approach, while NBA uses a programme-oriented accreditation approach, especially for technical and professional programmes.
Agency | Unit of accreditation | Scope |
|---|---|---|
NAAC | Institution | Overall institutional quality and processes |
NBA | Programme | Quality of a particular academic programme |
Contrast
The statement about identical disciplinary coverage and duplicated effort addresses overlap, not the unit of assessment.
The statement about institutional versus programme grading directly compares the respective units of assessment.
The statement that accreditation never needs renewal concerns validity periods; accreditation is granted for a defined cycle rather than permanently.
The statement about approval of minimum standards conflates quality accreditation with statutory approval or recognition.
Cross-check
Ask which entity receives the accreditation: the institution in the NAAC process and the academic programme in the NBA process.
Therefore, the distinguishing feature is the institutional-grading versus programme-grading approach.