Criterion 7: Continuous Improvement Under NBA Accreditation: Closing the Loop in Outcome-Based Engineering Education Through Evidence, Evaluation and Action
Criterion 7: Continuous Improvement Under NBA Accreditation Closing the Loop in Outcome-Based Engineering Education Through Evidence, Evaluation and Action By Prof. (Dr.) Dalgobind Mahto 1. Introduction Continuous improvement is one of the most important principles of quality assurance in engineering education. An engineering programme cannot demonstrate quality merely by following a prescribed curriculum, conducting examinations, maintaining laboratories or achieving satisfactory student results. It must also demonstrate that it systematically evaluates its performance, identifies weaknesses, implements corrective measures and verifies whether those measures have produced improvement. The National Board of Accreditation (NBA), India, emphasizes this process through its accreditation framework for undergraduate engineering programmes. Continuous improvement connects the evidence generated through course outcome (CO) assessment, programme outcome (PO) attainment, student per...