How Bribery Scandal Involving a Guntur University Has Cast Doubts on Integrity of NAAC’s Rating Process
Fareeha Iftikhar | 05 February 2025 | The Print
New Delhi: The arrest of members of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) inspection committee, including a Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professor, by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last week in a bribery case involving favourable NAAC ratings has raised concerns about the integrity of the council.
NAAC evaluates the quality of higher education institutions in India using a multi-layered assessment process across seven key parameters—curricular aspects; teaching-learning and evaluation; research, innovations and extension; infrastructure & learning resources; Student Support and Progression; Governance, Leadership and Management; and Institutional Values and Best Practices…