Universities with NAAC grading to get UGC financial assistance
New Delhi | Published : July 16, 2022
The Ministry of Education by next year will unify
institutional accreditation which is currently being done by National Assessment
and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and National Board of Accreditation (NBA).
Rankings on innovation done by AICTE will also be integrated to NIRF. All
Institutions of Higher Education (HEIs) will be a part of unified system of
assessment and accreditation under National Institutional Ranking Framework
(NIRF).
After releasing the NIRF ranking on Friday, Union Education
Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said: "Only those universities, colleges with NAAC
grading or NIRF ranking will be eligible for inclusion in the list maintained by
UGC India under Section 12 B of the UGC Act, 1956 for receiving financial
assistance. Our accreditation & rankings system will also become international."
He said "we are moving towards creating a knowledge-based economy which is
innovation-led and technology-driven. India is leading the way in creating a
digital economy. From vaccinations to banking, digital technologies are being
leveraged to bring greater ease-of-living for citizens".
From the next
year, NIRF ranking categories will also include innovation and entrepreneurship.
Work is already going on rankings of ITIs and Polytechnics. Soon there will be a
system where each school will also be accredited, the education minister added.
Union Minister Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra
Pradhan released the NIRF Rankings 2022 here.
Speaking on the occasion,
Pradhan said "our HEIs are working towards making our education ecosystem more
vibrant and making our youth future ready".
"A robust and objective
framework for assessment, accreditation and ranking will play a major role in
enhancing quality in the higher education ecosystem," he added.
The
Minister further said that we are moving towards creating a knowledge-based
economy which is innovation-led and technology-driven.
"Our higher
educational institutions have to play a key role in making India a leading
global innovation and digital economy and making quality education affordable
and accessible for the bottom of the pyramid population," he added.
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