The activities and future plans of the NAAC are guided by its vision and mission that focus on making quality assurance an integral part of the functioning of higher education institutions.
The vision of the NAAC is:
To make quality the defining element of higher education in India through a combination of self and external quality evaluation, promotion and sustenance initiatives.
The mission statements of the NAAC aim at translating the NAAC's vision into reality, defining the following key tasks of the organisation:
To arrange for periodic assessment and accreditation of institutions of higher education or units thereof, or specific academic programme or projects.
To stimulate the academic environment for promotion of quality of teaching-learning and research in higher education institutions.
To encourage self-evaluation, accountability, autonomy and innovations in higher education.
To undertake quality-related research studies,consultancy and training programme.
To collaborate with other stakeholders of higher education for quality evaluation, promotion and sustenance.
Guided by its vision and striving to achieve its mission, the NAAC primarily assesses the quality of institutions of higher education that volunteer for the process, through an internationally accepted methodology.
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