Pune: NAAC Assessment To Be Based On Quality, Not Quantity

Pune, 20th September 2022: Drastic changes will be made in the evaluation process of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), which assesses universities, educational institutions, and colleges in the country. In the future, this assessment will be based on quality rather than quantity. The process of change has been started by NAAC and everyone has been requested to participate in it.

A one-day seminar on ‘National Assessment and Accreditation Council – Concept and Methodology’ has been organized under the guidance of Dr Bhushan Patwardhan, President of the NAAC Executive Committee.

The conference was organized under Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) Internal Quality Cell and Karve Institute of Social Service. In this academic seminar, NAAC President Dr Bhushan Patwardhan, former professor of ISAR Dr K P. Mohanan, Vice Chancellor of Savitribai Phule Pune University Dr Karbhari Kale, Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr Sanjiv Sonwane, Poet Bahinabai Chaudhary, former Vice Chancellor of Uttar Maharashtra University Dr R.S. Mali, Madhukar Pathak of Karve Institute, Sandeep Khardekar, Dhananjay Kulkarni, M. Shivakumar, Director of Quality and Excellence Cell of the University Dr Supriya Patil, and other dignitaries were present.

Dr Patwardhan said, “Questions like how many books are there in your library or how many places you have wifi facility will not be in the assessment process now. We are accommodating everyone in this change. So far, we have modified the draft 47 times and again published it on the website for new instructions. These changes are taking place in line with the Education Policy 2020 and we are trying to make the assessment in line with the original purpose of education.”

He also commented on ‘One Nation, One Data’ on this occasion.

While answering the question regarding the employment of the principal, Dr Mohanan said, “The aim is not only to prepare students for employment, but we expect from this process that the student will be able to prepare themselves according to the situation, adapt to the changing situation and change themselves.”

At this time, Dr Mohanan commented on the fundamental changes in the education system.

Principals of various colleges in Pune, coordinators of the quality management committee under the college, officials and professors of Savitribai Phule Pune University were present in this educational seminar.

“In the future, serious action will be taken if some cases are found to be wrongly evaluated by the NAAC committee,” Dr Bhushan Patwardhan said.

Meanwhile, Dr Karbhari Kale said, “Our guru-shishya (teacher-student) tradition says that education should be based on values. The new education policy has commented on basic education. After studying it, teachers should start implementing it at their level.”

Meanwhile, Dr Sanjeev Sonwane added, “Teachers should create their teaching method by linking learning from books with living context. Education policy 2020 also states that the education of students should be experience based and related to daily life.”