NAAC accreditation required, asks Jammu and Kashmir Govt

Jammu And Kashmir Government have asked colleges to get accreditation by NAAC.

The Jammu and Kashmir government has asked all colleges in the union territory to get themselves evaluated and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) within the shortest possible time, officials said on Friday.

The instruction was issued by the higher education department Principal Secretary Rohit Kansal at a meeting with principals of colleges in the Jammu division here, they said.

"The focus of higher education must be on the quality of learning and teaching. To this end, all colleges would get themselves evaluated and accredited by the NAAC within the shortest possible time," a senior officer said.

Kansal directed an audit in all colleges to determine the quality of the academic input, and the need for course or options revision and modernisation of syllabus, he added.

With the introduction of the New Education Policy (NEP), 2020, the focus has moved to quality education, flexibility in curriculum, and globalisation of outlook, the official said.