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AICTE revises criteria for accreditation of institutes

New Delhi: As India aims to become a full-fledged member of the Washington Accord - a grouping of ten countries formed for standardising engineering education - the All India Council of Technical Education has revised the criteria for accreditation of institutes to bring them at par with the international level.

The National Board of Accreditation (NBA) under AICTE has said that the revised procedure of accreditation will come into effect from Thursday, said a notification issued by the agency.

As per the revised procedure, a visiting team from NBA would check the overall placement success of the institute and satisfaction and comfort level of students.

They will take into consideration the enrolment status, admission norms for the students and if the institute is able to fill up all or nearly all the seats for the programmes which it runs, the notification added.

Facilities for career guidance and arrangement to assist students suffering from psychological disorders are also part of the accreditation procedure. The team will visit the training and placement facilities of the institute and confirm that there is a full time officer or a faculty who devotes adequate time for overseeing this facility.

The visiting team is expected to review measures taken by the institute for safety of students, teachers and staff.

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