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NAAC Accreditation - Prof. R C Hiremath<br />

Page 8<br />

Dr. Rajashekhar C Hiremath<br />

Former Principal, Professor of Chemistry,<br />

K L E Society’s S. Nijalingappa College, Bangalore 560 010<br />

Dr R.C. Hiremath is the Former Principal at K L E Society’s S.<br />

Nijalingappa College, Bangalore. Under his leadership the<br />

institution was accessed and re-accredited as “A+” Grade, with a<br />

CGPA of 3.53 on 4.0 scale. He is recognized as an expert in the<br />

NAAC accreditation process and is a trained NAAC Assessor. He<br />

has also visited several institutions all over India as a trained Peer<br />

Team Member.<br />

NAAC Accreditation<br />

The session started with comparing the NAAC with NBA<br />

accreditation processes and the functioning of NAAC. The core<br />

values of NAAC are: contributing to national development, global<br />

competition, value systems and use of technology (ICT enabled<br />

teaching). Before applying for NAAC, it is very important to<br />

understand NAAC’s vision and relate our institute’s vision with<br />

theirs. The various benefits of NAAC accreditation are: helps to<br />

know SWOC (strength, weakness, opportunities and challenges),<br />

planning and resource allocation, systematic database for<br />

performance-based funding, initiates innovation and modern<br />

methods of pedagogy, gives new sense of direction and identity,<br />

provides reliable information to public, standards in recruitment<br />

and promotes intra/inter institution relation. Understanding of old<br />

and new pedagogies, and their differences were explained.<br />

The preparation, basic requirements and stakeholders for NAAC<br />

were discussed. The three levels of NAAC assessment were<br />

explained in detail and they are: IIQA and SSR/ Letter of interest,<br />

DVV and pre-qualifier score, and on-site assessment - peer review<br />

by visiting teams and generation of result. How to prepare Student<br />

Satisfaction Survey (SSS) was explained. The NAAC marks<br />

distribution pattern was presented. The seven main criteria’s and<br />

their sub criterions were discussed. The session ended with a<br />

Dr Hiremath addressing the queries of the audience.<br />

“The nuances of NAAC<br />

accreditation and its<br />

complexities were clearly<br />

listed during the session”<br />

Ms Vinitha Pasanha<br />

Department of Electronics and<br />

Communication Engineering

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