NAAC Bribery Case: University Debarred for Five Years from Accreditation, Peer Team Debarred for Life from NAAC Activities
09 February 2025 | The Hindu
Amidst the controversy surrounding the alleged bribery case for a better rating, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) on Saturday announced that its executive committee has decided to not only cancel the current process of accreditation of the university involved, but also debar the university for five years from applying for accreditation.
It has also decided to debar all the seven members of the peer team for lifetime in assessment or any other activities of NAAC with immediate effect. “In addition, it is decided to review the recent visits to HEIs (higher education institutions) by any of the seven members for which the results are not declared. The results of such HEIs will be withheld, and the Standing Committee of NAAC may critically review before declaring the results. In addition, it is decided that the visits of last one year will be carefully analysed and put up to EC for further necessary action,” said NAAC in a statement….