CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ministry of Education has set up a high-level panel to strengthen the assessment and accreditation of higher educational institutions, officials said on November 4, 2022. The panel will be headed by Dr K Radhakrishnan, Chairperson, Board of Governors, IIT Kanpur.

Detailed explanation-2: -The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) is a statutory body set up under the National Council for Teacher Education Act in 1993, to formally oversee standards, procedures and processes in the Indian Education Systems.

Detailed explanation-3: -The NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NAAC) conducts assessment and accreditation of Higher Educational Institutions (HEI) such as colleges, universities or other recognised institutions to derive an understanding of the ‘Quality Status’ of the institution.

Detailed explanation-4: -National Assessment and Accredition Council (NAAC) The prime mandate of NAAC, as envisaged in its Memorandum of Association (MoA), is to assess and accredit institutions of higher learning, universities and colleges or one or more of their units, i.e., departments, schools, institutions, programmes, etc.