Documents to Be Prepared for NBA TIER 1 Institution Accreditation and How They Are Assessed by Evaluators: A Practical Guide for Engineering Institutions and Departments
Documents to Be Prepared for NBA Accreditation and How They Are Assessed by Evaluators A Practical Guide for Engineering Institutions and Departments Introduction National Board of Accreditation (NBA) accreditation is not simply an exercise in preparing files, completing the Self-Assessment Report (SAR), or presenting attractive institutional data. It is fundamentally an evidence-based assessment of the quality and effectiveness of an academic programme . For Undergraduate Engineering programmes under the current NBA Tier-I framework , the emphasis is strongly on Outcome-Based Education (OBE), student learning, attainment of Course Outcomes (COs), Program Outcomes (POs) and Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs), faculty quality, student performance, facilities, industry interaction and continuous improvement. The current NBA UG Engineering Tier-I Manual identifies nine accreditation criteria , with eight programme-level criteria carrying 880 marks and one institution-level crite...