New Delhi: Technical institutes in the country will henceforth be accredited by a company jointly supported by three premier IITs of the country.
Engineering colleges and other technical institutes, at present, are assessed by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The body, however, is faced with a daunting challenge of assessing close to 22,000 institutes by 2022, a timeline has been fixed by the Centre. The challenge is the limited resource at its disposal.
IITs step in…
According to reports, IITs in Delhi, Kharagpur and Madras have floated a company called ‘IIT Foundation for Accreditation and Assessment’ to fulfil the objective.
The company incorporated will attempt to expedite the accreditation process, operating in a self-sustainable mode, a senior official, who is a member of the IIT Council told news agency PTI.
Apart from expediting accreditation for engineering colleges in India, IFAA will also address and participate in an open call or invitation to extend its services to the University Grants Commission (UGC) or All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for undertaking accreditation activities, the PTI report said.
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