Institutional Accreditation - A New Framework

Abstract

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has specified the norms for according approval to technical institutions. These norms mostly cover quantity and quality of physical, human, instructional, financial and other requirements. In addition to this, achievement of the institutions are seen for their relative grading. The criterion developed by AICTE does not provide a framework to the evaluators and institution developers for identifying and initiating action. For institution building Coalignment Model comprising of Domain, Mission, Credibility and Network can be used for performance appraisal framework for polytechnics. In this paper, critical factors related to these variables and related processes have been suggested. The above approach, if adopted by National Board of Accreditation, will help in determining status, weaknesses, corrective measures, and intervention and strategy to an institution progressing on the task of building up excellence in addition to approval of the institute.