1. NATIONAL BOARD OF ACCREDITATION

2. Why NBA Accreditation? Program Accreditation Washington Accord
Branding & Bragging
Stakeholder Perception
No escape from statutory and regulatory bodies like AICTE, MCI etc irrespective of institutional rankings or status
Required for AICTE Approval, Extension of Approval, New programs and seat increase
UGC Deemed University regulations

3. Under-graduate Programmes
Vision, Mission & PEO
Program Curriculum & Teaching-Learning Process
Course Outcomes & Program Outcomes
Student Performance
Faculty Contribution
Facilities & Technical Support 80
Continuous Improvement 75
First Year Academics 50
Student Support System 50
Governance, Institutional Support & Financial Resources Total

4. Post-graduate Programmes
Program Curriculum & Teaching-Learning Process
Program Outcomes 75
Student Performance 75
Faculty Contribution 75
Labs & Research facilities 75
Continuous Improvement 75
Total

5. What is the NBA’s Quality Grading ?
Accredited Programme for 6 Years
[when cumulative score is above 750]
signifies that programme meets and in most cases exceeds the criteria.
Accredited Programme for 3 Years
[when cumulative score is between 650 and 749]
Signifies that programme meets the minimum criteria with marginal deficiencies which can be rectified in a short time.

6. What is the NBA’s Quality Grading ?
Not Accredited
[when cumulative score is below 650]
Signifies that programme is not accredited in view of the seriousness of deficiencies.

7. How is the Assessment Done ?
The chairperson and 2 program 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 and industry in a 3 day visit.

8. AMRITA Timeline
August to October, 2018: NBA Preparation (Pre-Qualifiers, Sensitization, Self-Assessment Report (SAR))
October, 2018: Application & Pre-Qualifier submission
November, 2018: Submission of SAR
December, 2018: NBA Peer team Site Visit
January, 2019: Accreditation Result