Diploma - Tier 1 - Evaluation PDF
Diploma - Tier 1 - Evaluation PDF
Diploma - Tier 1 - Evaluation PDF
(January, 2013)
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Contents
Introduction 3
Accreditation Visit: 4
Pre‐visit Activities 7
Activities during the Visit 8
Report Writing 11
Seeking 3600 Feedback 12
Evaluation Guidelines 18
Evaluation Report 33
List of Documents/Records to be made available during the Visit
(a Tentative List) 46
Sample Questions: 48
To the Head of Institution 48
To the Dean/ Head of Department/ Programme Co‐ordinators 48
To Faculty 51
To Students 52
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INTRODUCTION
The NBA constitutes an evaluation team comprising one Chairperson and one or two Evaluators
for each programme to be considered for accreditation. The evaluation team members are expected to
maintain transparency and confidentiality in the accreditation process. A person should not serve as a
Chairperson or Evaluator of the evaluation team if he/she has a relationship leading to any clash of
interest with the educational institution to such an extent that his/her judgment may be unduly
influenced by their relationship.
study the SAR provided by the institution/university, and identify areas where additional
information is required and issues that require an in-depth analysis during the visit. Eevaluate
the SAR, collect and analyse all information that is detrimental to the quality of the
programme.
ensure that the report of the evaluation team is prepared and submitted to the eNBA at the end
of the final day of the visit.
chair all meetings, coordinate the visit and provide guidance to the evaluation team
to address, on behalf of the evaluation team, issues common to all programmes being evaluated,
including governance, institutional support and other infrastructural facilities.
study the SAR provided by the institution/university and coordinate with evaluators to identify
areas where additional information is required and issues that require an in-depth analysis
during the visit.
gather necessary information during the visit to support the findings and recommendations of
the evaluation team.
chair the Exit meeting with the Head of the Institution/Departments. The findings of the
evaluation team shall be informed to the Head of the Institution/Departments.
ensure that the report of the evaluation team is submitted to the eNBA, at the end of the final
day of the visit.
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prepare the final Chairperson’s Report of the evaluation team and submit it to eNBA within a
week from the last date of the visit.
In order to avoid possible conflict of interest, the Chairperson and the Evaluators are not
expected to:
ACCREDITATION VISIT
The Evaluation Team will visit the institution seeking accreditation of its programme(s) evaluate and
validate the assessment of the institute / department through the SAR of the programme concerned as
per specified accreditation criteria. The evaluators may obtain such further clarification from the
institution as they may deem necessary. Although it may not be possible to adequately describe all the
factors to be assessed during the on-site visit, some of the common ones are the following:
(i) Outcome of the education provided;
(ii) Quality assurance processes, including internal reviews;
(iii) Assessment;
(iv) Activities and work of the students;
(v) Entry standards and selection for admission of students;
(vi) Motivation and enthusiasm of faculty;
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(vii) Qualifications and activities of faculty members;
(viii) Infrastructure facilities;
(ix) Laboratory facilities;
(x) Library facilities;
(ix) Industry participation;
(x) Organisation.
In order to assist the Evaluation Team in its assessment, the educational institution should arrange for
the following:
(i) discussions with
a) the Head of the institute/Dean/Heads of Department (HoD)/Programme and course coordinators
b) a member of the management (to discuss how the programme fits into the overall strategic
direction and focus of the institution, and management support for continued funding and
development of the programme)
c) faculty members
d) alumni (sans Alma Maters)
e) students
f) parents
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g) student records of three immediate batches of graduates
h) sample project and design reports (excellent, good and marginal pass) by students
i) sample student feedback form
j) sample for industry- institute interaction
k) results of quality assurance reviews
l) records of employment/higher studies of graduates
m) records of academic support and other learning activities
n) any other documents that the Evaluation Team/NBA may request
(iii) visits to
a) classrooms
b) laboratories pertaining to the programme
c) the central and department library
d) the computer centre
e) hostel and dispensary
The evaluation team should conduct an exit meeting with the Management Representative, the Head of
the institute, the Head of Department and other key officials at the end of the onsite visit to present its
findings (strengths, weaknesses and scope for improvement). The institution will be given a chance to
withdraw one or more programmes from the process of accreditation. In this case, the Head of the
institution will have to submit the withdrawal in writing to the Chairperson of the evaluation team
during the exit meeting.
A. Pre-visit activities
B. Activities during the visit
C. Report writing
D. Seeking 3600 feedback
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A. Pre-visit Activities
The standard operating practices to be followed by the accreditation team during the period prior to
scheduled visit is given below:
a. e-NBA shall provide a domain on the NBA’s webportal to each evaluators and
chairperson. Each evaluator/chairperson may transit business with the NBA using their
ID and password. The evaluators/chairperson shall have access to all personal
information on his/her page that may be amended by the evaluators time to time as
required. eNBA shall give access to the evaluators and chairperson to all information
pertaining to the visit they have conducted/participated.
b. The date for the visit requested by the institutions, availability of the
evaluators/chairperson for the visit, the discipline, programme details and other
necessary parameters may be used by e-NBA as filter to constitute the team for the
visit.The NBA shall contact the chairperson and evaluators approximately 30-45 days
before the scheduled date of accreditation visit to the university/institute asking for
consent. On receipt of the notification through e-NBA, the evaluators/chairperson may
reconfirm his/her availability.
c. Once team members are finalised through e-NBA, i) The NBA shall inform the
evaluators and chairperson approximately 30-45 days prior to the scheduled visit and
send all details including SAR. The chairperson and the evaluators will submit a
declaration that there is no conflict of interest with the institution. They shall also submit
an agreement of confidentiality. ii) e-NBA shall inform the Travel Coordinator for travel
arrangements to institutions for confirming of visit. All such details will be
communicated to the evaluators and the chairperson prior to the visit.
d. The evaluators shall to study the SAR. If any, additional documents/information for
evaluating SAR is required, the same may be obtained from the institution through the
NBA.
e. The evaluators should correlate syllabus/course contents, etc. vis-à-vis Graduate
Attributes and Programme Specific Criteria prior to the date of the visit. Evaluators are
required to discuss the matter pertaining to accreditation visit between them as well as
with the chairperson.
f. A pre-visit meeting shall be convened in the afternoon/evening of the day prior to the
commencement of the visit with all the evaluators and chairperson to discuss
preliminary findings from the SAR and issues or concerns they would like to concentrate
on during the visit.
g. The chairperson can also contact the NBA in case the SAR is incomplete or any
information provided in SAR is not available or ambiguous. This feedback is to be
received by the chairperson from the evaluators during the pre-visit discussion.
h. The evaluators shall draw-up a plan for evaluation of the SAR and programme in
consultation with the chairperson.
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B. Activities during the visit
The standard operating practices to be followed by the accreditation team during the visit are
given below. Table 1 presents the summary of activities during the visit.
1. The chairperson and the evaluators will reach the destination a day prior to the visit. They will
hold a meeting among themselves to discuss the schedule and the plan of activities during the
visit.
2. The actual visit will commence in the morning of the next day.
3. On day one, the committee will go to the institution in the morning. The Head of the institution
will make a comprehensive presentation, and the team members will be introduced to the
management and the Head of the Departments of the institution.
4. The team will, then, inspect all central facilities during the pre-lunch session.
5. After a working lunch, the evaluators will go to the respective departments. The Head of
Department should present a summary of various activities of the Department to the evaluators.
6. The evaluators will visit the library, computing centre, laboratories and other facilities such as
seminar/conference halls, faculty rooms, class rooms, teaching aids, video conferencing,
internet/intranet, etc. They are also expected to see that whether the above facilities have been
adhered to as per the norms laid down by the AICTE.
7. The evaluators will meet the faculty members, technical/supporting staff in order to verify the
data supplied in the SAR by the programme. The evaluators should have the objective of
gathering maximum information and evidence in support of their report.
8. The evaluators should go for silent observation of teaching practices in the classrooms.
9. The evaluators will interact with the students in the class in the absence of the faculty members
to assess the level of comprehensiveness of a course. The evaluators should ask the students
such questions that would reveal relevant information . Questions may also be posed to students
regarding teaching practices, quality of lecturers, their usefulness, tutoring, mentoring, academic
support, etc.
10. The evaluators should identify students in small groups (not more than 5-6) for interaction to
gather information about various aspects which are related to the parameters of accreditation.
11. At the end of Day-1, the evaluators will meet privately to discuss and clarify their observations.
12. On Day-2, the evaluators will visit the respective departments again in order to verify
documents and the items of the SAR. All institution-specific and programme-specific
information given in the SAR will be checked and verified, besides other evidence, satisfying
criteria laid out in the SAR.
13. The evaluators will verify the mapping of the COs, the POs, the PEOs and the mission of the
department and institute.
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14. After lunch, the evaluators, along with the chairperson, shall meet the stakeholders - alumni,
parents, entrepreneurs and employers as per the schedule. The evaluators may ask about the
relevance of the course and the programme; suitability of the course or the programme to jobs;
professional work/profession in practice; suggestions for improvement; interaction, relation and
cooperation between them and institute.
15. The evaluators, along with the chairperson, shall interact with Head of the Department / Head of
the institution / Management representative with questions on academic administration,
academic and financial resources, laboratory equipments and their maintenance. Evidence is to
be collected and corroborated with the findings during interaction with teachers, students as
well as their parents, employees and alumni.
16. At the end of Day-2, the evaluators will sit privately and complete the evaluation process and
prepare the report. The findings and evidence collected must be used and refined by evaluators
in their report.
17. On Day-3, the exit meeting will be conducted.
The chairperson of the evaluation team will chair the meeting.
The evaluation team should conduct an exit meeting with the Head of the Institution,
Head of Departments and other key officials of the institute. If two or more programmes
are being evaluated concurrently at the institution, it is preferable that the exit meeting
should be conducted separately by each evaluation team. However, before the evaluation
teams carry out their exit meetings, the chairperson may chair a private meeting with all
evaluation teams to arrive at a consensus of their findings.
At the exit meeting, the findings of the evaluation team should be given to the Head of
the Institute/Head of the Department and his key officials orally. The nature and scope
of the exit meeting could include items such as:
o Stating the outcome of the visit. As the final decision on the award of
accreditation is made by the NBA, the evaluation team should only declare
what they will be recommending to the NBA.
o Exit meeting should not include discussion of the outcome of the accreditation.
(should it be award of accreditation?)
The institute will be given a chance either to continue with the accreditation process or
to withdraw the application for any programme.
In case the institute opts to withdraw any programme, a request must be given in writing
immediately by the head of the institution to the chairperson of the committee, and the
same will be forwarded to the NBA.
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18. The video recording of the visit shall be made. The evaluation team members are not expected
to pass any remark leading to confrontation or debate etc. If there is no consensus between two
evaluators, the views of each must be recorded with reasoning. Feedback 3600 form must be
filled and mailed in confidence.
19. All members are required to maintain dignity and sanctity of the process as well as
confidentiality.
20. Under no circumstance are the team members to be involved in lengthy meetings, arguments,
make suggestions, mentoring of faculty of the institute.
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C. Report Writing
The standard operating practices to be followed by the accreditation team at the time of writing
the report are given below:
1. The worksheet i.e., for awarding of point must be used for writing the report. The report should
not be in contradiction with point sheet/guidelines with points awarding. All point
sheet/guidelines with marks awarded must be signed by the evaluators.
2. The report of the evaluators must not contradict the marks/points awarded, the strengths may be
in an area where the score is more than 80%; the weaknesses may be in an area where the score
is less than 70%. In case of a disagreement between two evaluators, the reasons of disagreement
must be recorded with reasoning and, if possible, with evidence.
3. The report of the chairperson should contain the gist of conversation with the evaluators on
phone and/or video conferencing; gist of discussion and strategy drawn on the evening prior to
the commencement of visit; common strengths and weaknesses reported by the evaluators of
various programmes; comments on the findings or disagreements. In case of a disagreement, the
reasons must be recorded with reasoning and with evidence, if possible.
4. The evaluation team of each programme will submit a consolidated evaluation report online,
which will be given in the NBA website along with electronic signatures of the evaluators of
that programme, and the chairperson. The online format of the consolidated evaluation report
should have the following structure:
a. General information: Inputs which include name and address of the institution,
description of programme(s) evaluated, dates of visit and names and affiliation of the
evaluators and the chairperson.
b. Evaluation Report: This report contains points awarded by the evaluators to each items
in all criteria along with the remarks.
c. Evaluation Summary Sheet: It contains the evaluators report about the strengths,
weaknesses and deficiencies, if any; additional remarks, if any, and summary of
evaluation, along with specific remarks for those criteria in which points awarded are
less than the qualifying points.
d. Chairperson’s Report: It contains the chairperson’s report on the strengths, weaknesses
and deficiencies, if any.
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This 3600 feedback will enable the NBA to improve its accreditation system and enhance its
effectiveness. It will helps in bringing transparency and objectivity in the evaluation process
which in turn improves the quality of the accreditation process. The 3600 feedback shall be
available online to the institution, as well as to the chairperson and the evaluators on the NBA
website. They can have the flexibility to either fill the form online or download the form, and
submit the same by mail within 3 days.
Form A is to be filled by the Head of the institution. This format mainly focuses on the feedback
about the evaluation team comprising both the chairperson and the evaluators regarding the
accreditation and evaluation process seeking comments about the general behavior of the
evaluation team.
Form B is to be filled by the chairperson. This format mainly focuses on the feedback about the
performance of the evaluators and also about the cooperation and coordination rendered by the
institution at the time of the accreditation visit.
Form C is to be filled by the evaluators. This format mainly focuses on the feedback about the
chairperson, co-evaluators, and also about the cooperation and coordination rendered by the
institution at the time of the accreditation visit.
Form D is to be filled by the chairperson / evaluators. This format mainly focuses on the
feedback about the performance of the service providers during the visit of accreditation.
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Form - A
Feedback Form to be filled by the Institution
Regarding the Accreditation Visit
Purpose
This form is designed to have a fair opinion of the institution about the team which has visited your institution. This will enable the NBA to
improve its system and make it more effective. We thank you in advance for the time and effort you are investing in filling out this form.
6. Please comment on the evaluation methodology adopted by the team during the visit.
7. Whether the evaluators have tendered any advice to improve the system? If yes, please specify.
(ii) Advice:
8. Whether any of the evaluators were specific about the relevant topics related to the programme? If no, please specify.
9. Whether the evaluators interacted with students and faculty in groups or with students and faculty in private? If yes, please
specify the name of the students/faculty.
10. Whether the head of the institute or any representative of the management was also present during the interaction? If
yes, please specify.
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11. Whether evaluators have been facilitated by the institute for outdoor activity? if yes, please specify.
12. Whether the exit meeting met the purpose i.e., to share the visiting team’s perceptions and general observations about
the institution and programmes.
14. Please comment on general behaviour of the visiting team (chairperson and evaluators) during the visit? Whether
hospitality was extended to the visiting team? If yes, please specify the participants and the kind of hospitality offered.
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Form - B
Feedback Form to be filled by the Chairperson about the
Institution and Team Members
Purpose
This form is designed to have a fair opinion about the team members who have assisted you during the visit. This will enable the NBA to
improve its system and make it more effective. We thank you in advance for the time and effort you are investing in filling out this form.
4.__________________5.__________________6.____________________
7.__________________8.__________________9.____________________
10._________________11._________________12.______________________
7. Whether the evaluator has tendered any advice to improve the system? If yes, please specify.
ii) Advice:
8. Whether the evaluators were specific about the relevant topics related to the programme? If no, please specify.
9. Whether the evaluator interacted with students and faculty in groups or with students and faculty in private? If yes, please
specify the name of the students/faculty.
10. Whether the evaluator has been facilitated by the institution for outdoor activity? If yes, please specify.
i) On whose insistence:
11. Please comment on the general behaviour and etiquette of the evaluators during the visit.
12. Please comment on the general behaviour and etiquette of the Head of the institution/other key officials.
13. Please comment on the cooperation and coordination rendered by the institution. If yes, please specify.
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Form - C
Feedback Form to be filled by the Evaluator about the
Institution, Co-evaluator and Chairperson
Purpose
This form is designed to have a fair opinion about the team members who have assisted you during the visit. This will enable the NBA to
improve its system and make it more effective. We thank you in advance for the time and effort you are investing in filling out this form.
7. Please comment on the ability of the chairperson to resolve disputes, if any, between the evaluators.
8. Whether the chairperson has tendered any advice to improve the system? If yes, please specify.
9. Whether the chairperson has extended openness with the evaluators? If no, please specify.
10. Whether the chairperson has been facilitated by the institute for outdoor activity. If yes, please specify.
i) On whose insistence:
11. Please comment on the general behaviour and etiquette of the chairperson during the visit.
12. Please comment on the general behaviour and etiquette of the Head of the Institution / other key officials.
13. Please comment on the general behaviour and etiquette of the co-evaluator.
15. Please comment on the cooperation and coordination rendered by the institution.
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Form - D
Feedback Form to be filled by the Chairperson/Evaluator(s)
about Service Provider
Purpose
This form is designed to have a fair opinion about the Service Provider hired by the NBA. This will enable the NBA to improve its system and
make it more effective. We thank you in advance for the time and effort you are investing in filling out this form.
III Please comment on the travel and lodging requirements met during the visit.
V Are you satisfied with the service provided by the Service Provider? If no, please specify.
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Evaluation Guidelines
Criterion 1 : Vision, Mission and Programme Educational Objectives (75)
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1.4 Assessment of 30 Description of the assessment process that
achievement of the documents and demonstrates periodically the
Programme
Educational degree to which the Programme Educational
Objectives Objectives have been achieved. Information on:
(a) listing and description of the assessment
processes used to gather the data on which the
evaluation of each Programme Educational
Objective is based. Examples of data collection
processes may include, but are not limited to,
employer surveys, graduate surveys, focus
groups, industrial advisory committee meetings,
or other processes that are relevant and
appropriate to the programme; (b) The
frequency with which these assessment
processes are carried out (10)
Details of evidence that the PEOs have been
achieved: (a) The expected level of
achievement for each of the Programme
Educational Objectives; (b) Summaries of the
results of the evaluation processes and an
analysis illustrating the extent to which each of
the Programme Educational Objectives has
been attained; and (c) How the results are
documented and maintained (20)
1.5 Indicate how the PEOs 5 Articulation with rationale as to how the results
have been redefining in
the past. of the evaluation of the PEOs have been used to
review/redefine the PEOs (5)
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2.3 Evaluation of 125 Description of the evaluation process that documents
attainment of and demonstrates periodically the degree to which the
Programme Outcomes POs are being attained. Information on: (a) listing and
description of the evaluation processes used to gather
the data upon which the evaluation of each Programme
Outcome is based. Examples of data collection
processes may include, but are not limited to, specific
exam questions, student portfolios, internally
developed evaluation exams, senior project
presentations, nationally-normed exams, oral exams,
focus groups, industrial advisory committee, and (b)
the frequency with which these evaluation processes
are carried out (25)
Information on: (c)The expected level of attainment
for each of the programme outcomes; (d) Summaries
of the results of the evaluation processes and an
analysis illustrating the extent to which each of the
programme outcomes are attained; and (e) How the
results are documented and maintained (100)
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Criterion 4 : Students’ Performance in the Programme (100)
Minimum qualifying points: 60
4.5 Professional 15
activities Professional societies / chapters and organising
engineering events (3).
Organisation of paper contests, design contests, etc., and
their achievements (3).
Publication of technical magazines, newsletters, etc (3).
Entrepreneurship initiatives, product designs, innovations (3).
Publications and awards in inter-institute events (3).
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Criterion 5 : Faculty Contributions (100)
Minimum qualifying points: 60
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5.3 Faculty Training 20 Training in Educational Technology/ Induction Programme
from NITTTR like organisations for a duration of at least two
weeks (10)
Assessment = 10 * (Number of faculty trained in induction
like programmes)/ (N)
Training of faculty in last three years from NITTTR like
organisations for a duration of at least two weeks duration in
content updation, management, innovation, laboratory etc.(5)
Assessment = 5 * Number of faculty trained in two week
programmes of content updation, management etc.)/ (3 * N)
Faculty trained in modular trimester/semester programme in
engineering/technical education (5)
Assessment = 5 * Number of faculty having undergone
modular trimester/semester programme in
engineering/technical education / N
5.4 Faculty retention 5 Assessment =RPI/N
Where RPI =Retention Point Index
= Sum of retention Point assigned to all Faculty
Where points assigned to a faculty = 1 point for each
year of continuous service at the institute subject to a
maximum of 5 points
5.5 Faculty research 5 Assessment of FP = Sum of the Publication Points scored
publications
by each Faculty member /N
Guidelines: A faculty member scores at most 5 publication
points each year, depending on the quality of the research
papers published in the past 3 years.
The faculty publications considered include the research
papers/chapters/books (i) which can be located on the
internet and/or are included in hard-copy
volumes/conference proceedings, published by well known
publishers, and (ii) provided the faculty member’s
affiliation, in the published paper/chapter/book, is of the
current institution
5.6 Faculty intellectual 5 Assessment of FIPR = Sum of the FIPR points scored by each
property rights Faculty member / N
Guidelines: A faculty member scores at most 5 FIPR points
each year. FIPR includes awarded national/international
patents, books and copyrights.
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5.7 Faculty R&D and 5 Assessment of Faculty R&D , Consultancy and Testing Work
consultancy work = Sum of FRDCT by each faculty /N
Guidelines: A faculty member gets at most 5 points each year,
depending on the amount and/or the contribution made. A
suggestive scheme is given below for a minimum amount of
Rs. 1 lac.,:-
5 points for funding by National Agency,
4 points for funding by State Agency,
3 points for funding by private sector, and
2 points for funding by the sponsoring Trust/Society
2 points for routine testing
5.8 Faculty interaction 10 Faculty interaction p o i n t s ( F I P ) assessment
with outside world
= 2 × (Sum of FIP by each faculty member)/N
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Criterion 6 : Facilities and Technical Support (100)
Minimum qualifying points: 6 0
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Criterion 7 : Academic Support Units and Teaching-Learning Process (150)
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7.5 Teaching 20 Assessment :
evaluation process
: Feedback system - Design of Performa and process for feedback
evaluation : (7)
- Feedback analysis and reward/corrective measures
taken : (8)
- Feedback mechanism from alumni, parents and
industry : (5)
7.6 Innovative Projects 15 - Flexibility in academics with scope of innovation ( 5)
and Availability of resources for innovation and learning
Learning beyond beyond syllabus (5)
syllabus - Specify innovation conducive practices and projects
undertaken in last 3 years (5)
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Criterion 8 : Governance, Institutional Support and Financial Resources (75)
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8.5 Library 20 Library space and ambience, timings and usage,
availability of a qualified librarian and other staff,
library automation, online access, and networking
(5)
Titles and volumes per title (4)
Scholarly journal subscriptions (3)
Digital library (3)
Library expenditure on books, magazines/journals,
and miscellaneous content (5)
8.7 Safety norms and 05 Checks for wiring and electrical installations for leakage and
Checks earthing (1)
Fire-fighting measurements: Effective safety arrangements
with emergency/multiple exits and ventilation/exhausts in
auditoriums and large classrooms/labs, fire-fighting
equipments and training, availability of water and s u c h
other facilities (1)
Safety of civil structures/buildings/catwalks/hostels, etc. (1)
Handling of hazardous chemicals and such other hazards (2)
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Criterion 9: Continuous Improvement (75)
Minimum qualifying points: 45
9.8 Overall improvement 20 Points must be awarded based on the strengths and weaknesses
since last accreditation, mentioned in the last accreditation visit, and how those were
if any, otherwise, addressed and/or efforts were made.
since establishment
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Evaluation Report
Signatures
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1.1 5
Mission and Vision
1.2 Program Educational Objectives 10
1.3 Attainment of Program Educational Objectives 25
1.4 Assessment of attainment of Programme Educational 30
Objectives
1.5 Indicate how results of assessment of achievement of 5
PEOs have been used for redefining PEOs
Total 75
Findings:
Signature
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Criterion - 2: Programme Outcomes
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Criterion - 3: Programme Curriculum
3.1 Curriculum 20
Total 100
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Criterion - 4: Students’ Performance in the Programme
4.2 20
Success rate
4.3 Academic performance 20
4.4 Placement and higher studies 20
4.5 Professional activities 15
Total 100
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Criterion 5 : Faculty Contributions
Total 100
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Criterion 6 : Facilities and Technical Support
Total 100
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Criterion 8: Governance, Institutional Support and Financial Resources
8.5 Library 20
8.6 Internet 5
Total 75
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Criterion 9: Continuous Improvement
Total 75
Findings:
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Vision, Mission and Programme
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List of documents/records to be made available during
the visit (a tentative list)
(Instruction: Records of l a s t three years to be made available wherever applicable)
The following list is just a guideline. The institution may prepare its own list of documents in support of
the SAR that it is submitting. The soft copy of these documents (in the form of statements and list only)
may be appended with t h e SAR.
Institute-
Specific
I.1. Land papers, built-plan, and approval, etc.
I.2. Composition of governing, senate, and other academic and administrative bodies; their functions;
and responsibilities. List of all the meetings held in the past three years along with the
attendance records. Representative minutes and action taken reports of a few meetings of such
bodies along with the list of current faculty members who are members of such bodies.
I.3. Rules, policies, and procedures published by the institution including service book and academic
regulations and others, along with the proof that the employees/students are aware of the rules
and procedures.
I.4. Budget allocation and utilisation, audited statement of accounts.
I.5. Informative website.
I.6. Library resources---books and journal holdings.
I.7. Listing of core, computing, and manufacturing, etc., labs.
I.8. Records of T&P and career and guidance cells.
I.9. Records of safety checks and critical installations.
I.10. Medical care records and usage of ambulance, etc.
I.11. Academic calendar, schedule of tutorials, and makeup classes.
I.12. Handouts/files along with outcomes, list of additional topics to meet the
outcomes.
I.13. Set of question papers, assignments, evaluation schemes, etc.
I.14. Feedback form, analysis of feedback, and corrective actions.
I.15. Documented feedback received from the stakeholders (e.g., industries, parents, alumni, financiers,
etc.) of the institution.
I.16. List of faculty who teach first year courses along with their qualifications.
I.17. Results of the first year students.
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Programme Specific
Each program for which an institution seeks accreditation or reaccreditation must have in place the
following:
P.1 NBA accreditation reports of the past visits, if any
P.2 Department budget and allocations (past three years data)
P.3 Admission---seats filled and ranks (last three years data)
P.4 List/number of students who h a v e cleared the programme in four years (last three years
data)
P.5 CGPA (last three years data of students’ CGPA/ percentage)
P.6 Placement and higher studies (last three years data)
P.7 Professional society activities, events, conferences organised, etc.
P.8 List of students’ papers along with hard copies of the publications; professional society
publications/magazines, etc.
P.9 Sample best and average project reports/thesis
P.10 Details of student-faculty ratio
P.11 Faculty details with their service books, salary details, sample appointment letters,
promotion and award letters/certificates
P.12 Faculty list with designation, qualification, joining date, publication, R&D, interaction details
P.13 List of faculty publications along with DOIs and publication/citation details
P.14 List of R&D and consultancy projects along with approvals and project completion reports
P.15 List and proof of faculty interaction with outside world
P.16 List of classrooms, faculty rooms
P.17 List of programme- specific laboratories and computing
facility within department.
P.18 List of non-teaching staff with their appointment letters, etc.
P.19 List of short-term courses, workshops arranged, and course modules developed
P.20 Records of new programme- - specific facility created, if any
P.21 Records of overall programme- - specific improvements, if any
P.22 Curriculum, P O s , P E O s , M i s s i o n , a n d V i s i o n s t a t e m e n t s
P.23 Correlation of outcomes with th e PEOs
P.24 Correlation of course outcomes with t h e P O s
P.25 Course files, plan of course delivery, question papers, answer scripts,
assignments, reports of assignments, project reports, report of design
projects, list of laboratory experiments, reports of laboratory experiments, etc.
P.26. Rubrics developed to validate the POs
P.27. Continuous improvement in the PEOs
P.28. Improvement in curriculum for correlating the POs and t h e PEOs
P.29. Direct and indirect a s s e s s m e n t m e t h o d s to show attainment of the POs
P.30. Stakeholder’s involvement in the process of improvement of the PEOs and t h e POs
P.31. Collected forms of various indirect assessment tools (e.g. alumni survey, employer survey )
P.32. Any other documents which may be necessary to evaluate the SAR
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Sample questions are provided in the accreditation guidelines and operating practices for
the interaction with the head of the institution, head of the department, faculty and students with
the main objective to have a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the
programmes and to have accurate information regarding the achievement of the POs and the
PEOs in order to appreciate the ground reality. For interviewing the various members, faculty
and above mentioned stakeholders, some suggestive questions were framed by the NBA for each
category. These questions are just illustrative, not exhaustive. The visiting team members are
encouraged to frame their own questions with the basic objective of interviewing the
stakeholders.
TO THE HEAD OF INSTITUTION
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Is the quantum and quality of laboratory practice consistent with the needs of an
engineering graduate?
Is the laboratory equipment and computers maintained properly? Is the supporting staff
adequate for these activities?
Are you aware of the specified programme outcomes?
What progress has been made on tracking the development, throughout the programme, of
graduate attributes?
What do you see as the positives associated with this programme?
What are the characteristics that make this programme good or unique?
What are your views of the capabilities of your students at the time they complete their
studies?
What are your views on the employability of your students?
Where is professional development being delivered (writing, communication and research
skills, teamwork, project management, etc)? Is it embedded throughout the programme?
Is there sufficient student elective choice in the programme? Would more be better?
Is the development of engineering design skills adequate? How is design embedded in the
programme?
How are the issues of engineering ethics, sustainability and the environment covered
throughout the programme?
Are the students exposed to issues related to globalisation and changing technologies?
What proportion of the final year projects are industry-based? How are they supervised and
managed?
What proportion of the final year projects are research-oriented?
Is the course material made available to the students?
Where do the students perform their assignment work? Has a separate space for group
work made available?
What are the modern tools used for teaching?
Are students able to learn better from power point presentations?
Is there much exposure to local industry practices such as guest presentations, teaching by
visiting faculty, site visits, industry problem solving, case studies, and industry projects?
Are these events prescribed as part of the overall educational design, or simply included on
the initiative of the local programme/course coordinator?
How is exposure to professional practice monitored and assessed?
What kind of site visits are offered? Are these site visits active for the students?
What opportunities are being provided in industrial design and project work to take
advantage of industry topics or input? Are industry-based projects supervised or co-
supervised by industry people?
Does industry sponsor the project work?
Do all students undertake an internship or industrial training?
Describe the reporting mechanisms and assessment requirements.
What are the overall quality mechanisms that ensure appropriateness of outcomes?
How are academic faculty involved in achieving Graduate Attributes?
What is the evidence of progress being made on mapping student learning outcome to
the POs, including mapping of the outcomes to the Graduate Attributes?
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What efforts are made to ensure that assessment truly assesses the student learning
outcomes in each subject?
How are course outcomes and assessment measures at the unit level tracked to close
the loop, on delivery of targeted graduate outcomes?
What are the roles of the Programme Coordinator, course coordinators and academic
faculty in programme review and quality improvement?
How often do faculty meet as a teaching team to discuss programme improvement
issues?
To what extent is improvement made from student feedback?
Are unit outlines demonstrating closure of the quality loop at unit and programme levels?
State the level of industry input to programme design and targeted graduate outcomes.
What is the impact of the advisory committee on contextualising the programme to local
and global needs?
What are the mechanisms available for formal/documented student feedback?
How is student feedback obtained?
Do students receive feedback on actions taken?
Are issues of graduate outcomes, curriculum design and improvement discussed?
What are other consultation mechanisms?
How does the faculty respond to the outcomes of student/unit surveys?
What changes have been made to the programme as a result of your evaluation?
What is the process used for making changes to the programme outcomes?
How do the faculty credentials relate to the PEOs and the POs?
Is the quantum and quality of laboratory practice consistent with the needs of an
engineering graduate?
How active is the industry-institute interaction partnership cell?
What programme changes have been made from the input by industry-institute interaction
partnership cell?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of your department and support departments?
Have any major curriculum changes been planned? What? When?
What are the major needs for growth and development of the curriculum?
Do you make recommendations for faculty salary and increments?
How much time is available to the faculty for professional development? What is the
budget for faculty professional development?
Are members of the faculty sent abroad under faculty exchange programme?
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TO FACULTY
How does research activity have linkages and benefits to undergraduate programme?
Are research scholars and PG students used in tutorials and laboratory demonstration? Do they
receive any training?
How do you ensure that appropriate assessment techniques are being used?
What assessment moderation processes are used? Is there any senior project work?
What professional development (T&L-related) have you received?
What are faculty workloads like? How do you balance your load between teaching and research?
What are the good things that are happening in the programme?
What are the unwanted things that are happening in the programme?
What programme educational objectives and programme outcomes do the courses you teach
support?
Are you involved in the assessment/evaluation of programme educational objectives and
programme outcomes? How?
Are you involved in programme improvements? How?
Is there sufficient student elective choice in the programmes? Would more options be advisable?
How does the Honors’ programme differ from the graduate programme?
Is the development of engineering design skills adequate? How is design embedded into the
programme?
How are the issues of engineering ethics, sustainability and the environment, and business studies
covered throughout the programme?
Are the students exposed to issues related to globalisation and changing technologies?
What proportion of the final year projects are industry-based? How are they supervised and
managed?
Are lectures recorded and made available to students?
How do you ensure that appropriate assessment techniques are being used?
How much time do you spend on professional development?
What professional society are you a member of? Are you active? Hold any offices?
Does the same instructor usually teach both lecture and laboratory portions of related courses? If
not, how do they coordinate?
Is the salary structure satisfactory? What additional benefits are included?
What unique or unusual teaching methods are used in your department?
Do you maintain regular contacts with industry? How?
How has the industrial-institute partnership cell affected POs?
Are the support departments providing appropriate educational services for your students?
Is there adequate secretarial and technician service available to you?
How do you balance your load between teaching and research?
Have you acquired any additional qualification to provide effective teaching?
How is your industrial experience, if any, relevant to this programme?
What is your role in the continuous improvement of the programme?
What are the roles of the Head of the Department, Course coordinators and staff members in
programme review and quality improvement?
How often does the staff meet as a teaching team to discuss programme improvement issues?
What are the other consultation/grievance redressal mechanisms?
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Have you been involved in any team based learning activities yet? Have you become a
good team player and/or team leader? Are you assessed for your team performance?
What input do you have to the quality system through surveys, input to the processes of
educational design and continuous improvement? Is your feedback effective? Does it
bring about change? Do you hear about improvement made?
What skills are you expected to acquire at the time of graduation?
Comment on attainment of programme educational objectives.
To what extent does the programme provide for your personal and professional
capabilities development? Are there measures of your personal development and
performance such as team-work, leadership, management, communication and
presentation skills, self-learning capacity etc? Are these systematically addressed in
subjects studied?
Are you acquiring the expected / required skills?
Are the faculty members competent in the subjects they teach?
Are faculty members available and helpful to you at times convenient to you?
Why did you choose this institution/department / programme?
Are the laboratory equipment/tools/accessories well-maintained?
How good is the hands-on experience?
Do you plan to continue your education after graduation? Where? When?
Do you plan to accept a job after graduation? Where? When?
What type of job can you get as a graduate of this programme? What salary do you
expect?
What is your overall view of the programme?
Would you recommend it to a friend?
Are you providing feedback as part of a quality/programme improvement mechanism?
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