Criterion 8: First Year Academics Under NBA Accreditation: Strengthening the Foundation of Engineering Education Through Academic Quality, Outcome Attainment and Student Success
Criterion 8: First Year Academics Under NBA Accreditation Strengthening the Foundation of Engineering Education Through Academic Quality, Outcome Attainment and Student Success By Prof. (Dr.) Dalgobind Mahto 1. Introduction The first year of an undergraduate engineering programme plays a decisive role in shaping students’ academic foundations, learning habits, confidence and professional readiness. During this stage, students transition from school-level learning to university education, encountering engineering mathematics, physics, chemistry, programming, basic engineering, communication skills and other foundational subjects. The National Board of Accreditation (NBA), India, recognizes that the quality of first-year academics has a direct influence on students’ subsequent performance and their ability to achieve programme outcomes. Its Tier-II accreditation framework therefore evaluates first-year faculty adequacy and qualifications, student academic performance, Course Outcome ...