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@article{168442,
        author = {Surbhi Agrawal and Dr. Namrata Jain},
        title = {Role of NAAC accreditation in Achieving SDG 4 (Quality Education) in India: A Review},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2024},
        volume = {11},
        number = {5},
        pages = {866-876},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=168442},
        abstract = {Providing relevant education and enhancing its quality for the students has been one of the priorities across the world. It is a matter of concern not only nationally but internationally as well. United Nations recognized the ‘Quality Education’ as the fourth Global Goal or SDG 4 amongst the 17 Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved by the target year 2030. To achieve quality in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs), accreditation can play a crucial role. Accreditation ensures the educational process and systems perform as per the set standards to provide quality education in each institution. From the Indian perspective, the country consists of one of the largest higher education systems in the world with the highest number of students. In order to ensure quality in the HEIs India established its own accreditation agency known as ‘National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)’. It is an autonomous organization established by the Central Government under the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 1994. NAAC consists of seven criteria that works as a basis of its HEI assessment. The criteria include curriculum, teaching and evaluation, infrastructure and resources, research and innovations, student support, administration and governance, values and ethics of the institutions. The study is an attempt to explore the functioning of NAAC and understand its role to achieve SDG 4 in India.},
        keywords = {Accreditation, Higher Educational Institutions, HEIs, NAAC, National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Quality Education, SDG 4, Sustainable Development Goal},
        month = {October},
        }