# National Assessment and Accreditation Council

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is a public autonomous body of the government of India that assesses and accredits higher education institutions (HEIs) in India. It is funded by the University Grants Commission and headquartered in Bengaluru.

## History

NAAC was established in 1994 in response to recommendations of National Policy on Education (1986). This policy was to "address the issues of deterioration in quality of education", and the Programme of Action (POA-1992) laid out strategic plans for the policies including the establishment of an independent national accreditation body. Consequently, the NAAC was established in 1994 with its headquarters at Bengaluru.

## Grading

The NAAC assesses institutes on an eight-grade scale based on the scores of cumulative grade point average (CGPA):
| Range of institutional CGPA | Letter Grade | Performance Descriptor |
| 3.51 – 4.00 | A++ | Accredited |
| 3.26 – 3.50 | A+ | Accredited |
| 3.01 – 3.25 | A | Accredited |
| 2.76 – 3.00 | B++ | Accredited |
| 2.51 – 2.75 | B+ | Accredited |
| 2.01 – 2.50 | B | Accredited |
| 1.51 – 2.00 | C | Accredited |
| ≤ 1.50 | D | Not Accredited |

## Accreditations

As of June 2023, 820 universities and 15501 colleges were accredited by NAAC. The process of NAAC is done by colleges and universities with the help of internal quality assurance cell.

### Results

NAAC published a consolidated list of higher education institutions with valid accreditation as of 11 March 2020. The outcome of the recent cycles of accreditation process is tabulated below.
Accredited Universities—Top Ranked :
| University | State | CGPA | Accreditation Valid up to |
| Tata Institute of Social Sciences | Maharashtra | 3.89 | 18/02/2023 |
| Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education | Madhya Pradesh | 3.79 | 27/03/2022 |
| Institute of Chemical Technology | Maharashtra | 3.77 | 26/11/2022 |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Tamil Nadu | 3.70 | 16/08/2028 |
| Indian Institute of Science | Karnataka | 3.67 | 25/09/2023 |
| Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute | West Bengal | 3.66 | 27/03/2024 |
| Mumbai University | Maharashtra | 3.65 | 27/03/2024 |
| Alagappa University | Tamil Nadu | 3.64 | 01/05/2024 |
| Banasthali Vidyapith | Rajasthan | 3.63 | 10/03/2022 |
| Jamia Millia Islamia | Delhi | 3.61 | 13/12/2026 |
| Andhra University | Andhra Pradesh | 3.6 | 18/02/2023 |
| Savitribai Phule Pune University | Maharashtra | 3.6 | 21/02/2024 |
| University of Madras | Tamil Nadu | 3.59 | 21/08/2028 |
Accredited Colleges—Top Ranked :
| University | State | CGPA | Accreditation valid up to |
| Government Mohindra College | Punjab | 3.86 | 18/02/2021 |
| B.M.S. College of Engineering | Karnataka | 3.83 | 27/03/2024 |
| Subodh College | Rajasthan | 3.82 | 29/10/2024 |
| Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Education | Tamil Nadu | 3.82 | 11/09/2022 |
| New Arts, Commerce and Science College, Ahmednagar | Maharashtra | 3.79 | 29/10/2022 |
| KTHM College, Nashik | Maharashtra | 3.79 | 29/10/2024 |
| St. Joseph's College, Bengaluru | Karnataka | 3.79 | 29/10/2024 |
| Kistu Jayanti College ,Bengaluru | Karnataka | 3.78 | 20/12/2028 |
| St. Xavier's College, Kolkata | West Bengal | 3.77 | 22/01/2024 |
| Cotton College, Guwahati | Assam | 3.76 | 04/11/2021 |
| St. Joseph's College, Devagiri | Kerala | 3.76 | 15/09/2023 |
| Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 3.75 | 13/02/2027 |
| Deogiri College, Aurangabad | Maharashtra | 3.75 | 16/03/2021 |
| VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology | Telangana | 3.73 | 15/08/2023 |
| Loyola College of Social Sciences | Kerala | 3.72 | 09/12/2021 |
| Marian College Kuttikkanam Autonomous | Kerala | 3.71 | 31/12/2030 |
| St. Ann’s College of Education, Mangaluru | Karnataka | 3.71 | 09/12/2021 |