India has one of the largest and diverse education systems in the world. Privatization, widespread expansion, increased autonomy and introduction of Programmes in new and emerging areas have improved access to higher education. At the same time, it has also led to widespread concern on the quality and relevance of the higher education. To address these concerns, the National Policy on Education (NPE, 1986) and the Programme of Action (PoA, 1992) spelt out strategic plans for the policies, advocated the establishment of an independent National accreditation agency. Consequently, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) was established in 1994 as an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission (UGC) with its Head Quarter in Bengaluru. The mandate of NAAC as reflected in its vision statement is in making quality assurance an integral part of the functioning of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
The NAAC functions through its General Council (GC) and Executive Committee (EC) comprising educational administrators, policy makers and senior academicians from a cross-section of Indian higher education system. The Chairperson of the UGC is the President of the GC of the NAAC, the Chairperson of the EC is an eminent academician nominated by the President of GC (NAAC). The Director is the academic and administrative head of NAAC and is the member-secretary of both the GC and the EC. In addition to the statutory bodies that steer its policies and core staff to support its activities NAAC is advised by the advisory and consultative committees constituted from time to time.
Statewise distribution of NAAC colleges
SAMATA COLLEGE VISAKHAPATNAM (Andhra Pradesh)
NIRMA UNIVERSITY Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
GAUTAM INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY HAMIRPUR (Himachal Pradesh)
MEHR CHAND MAHAJAN DAV COLLEGE CHANDIGARH (Himachal Pradesh)
CHRISTIAN COLLEGE BANGALORE (Karnataka)
EAST WEST COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE (Karnataka)
MODERN INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PUNE (Maharashtra)
VIVEKANAND EDUCATION SOCIETY'S INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES & RESEARCH MUMBAI (Maharashtra)
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Khurda (Maharashtra)
ASTHA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT BHUBANESWAR (Maharashtra)
BIRLA GLOBAL UNIVERSITY BHUBANESWAR (Maharashtra)
KALAM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BERHAMPUR (Maharashtra)
KIIT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT BHUBANESWAR (Maharashtra)
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Khurda (Odisha)
ASTHA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT BHUBANESWAR (Odisha)
CENTURION UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT BHUBANESWAR (Odisha)
KALAM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BERHAMPUR (Odisha)
ADESH UNIVERSITY BATHINDA (Punjab)
AMRITSAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY AMRITSAR (Punjab)
APEX INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE JAIPUR (Rajasthan)
NIMS UNIVERSITY JAIPUR (Rajasthan)
PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY COIMBATORE (Tamil Nadu)
AMITY GLOBAL BUSINESS SCHOOL Hyderabad (Telangana)
NARSEE MONJEE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES Hydrabad (Telangana)
ALLENHOUSE BUSINESS SCHOOL KANPUR (Uttar Pradesh)
BABU BANARASI DAS UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW (Uttar Pradesh)
GOEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT LUCKNOW (Uttar Pradesh)
INTEGRAL UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW (Uttar Pradesh)
MANGALMAY INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh)
RAJ KUMAR GOEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh)
SHARDA UNIVERSITY Greater noida (Uttar Pradesh)
ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Agra (Uttar Pradesh)
AMRAPALI INSTITUTE HALDWANI (Uttar Pradesh)
TULA'S INSTITUTE THE ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE DEHRADUN (Uttar Pradesh)
DIT UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand)
GRAPHIC ERA UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand)
IMS UNISON UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand)
UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY STUDIES DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand)
ADAMAS UNIVERSITY Kolkata (West Bengal)
CALCUTTA BUSINESS SCHOOL Bishnupur (West Bengal)
DR BC ROY ENGINEERING COLLEGE DURGAPUR (West Bengal)
FUTURE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT KOLKATA (West Bengal)
RAJDHANI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT BHUBANESWAR (West Bengal)