Tamil Nadu leads the country with more number of engineering courses in various technical institutions being accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).
Speaking to Deccan Chronicle on the sidelines of the graduation day at Anna University on Saturday, NBA member-secretary D.K. Paliwal said NBA has accredited over 350 courses in more than 100 engineering colleges in the state as some colleges may have two or more courses “accredited by us”.
“We have accredited more courses in engineering and management, especially computer science engineering, information technology and electronics and communication engineering.
With the National Accreditation Regulatory Authority for Higher Educational Institutions Bill expected to be passed in Parliament, all colleges in the country need to be accredited mandatorily,” he said.
Pointing out that the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approving over 11,000 engineering colleges in the country, Dr Paliwal said it would accredit all colleges once the bill was passed.
“Now, only NBA and NAAC accredit course and college but after the bill is passed, there will be a number of agencies for accreditation,” he said.
As part of the Washington accord, NBA will conduct the first world summit on accreditation (WOSA-2012) in New Delhi from March 25 to 28, the member-secretary said.
The theme of the summit will be achieving excellence through accreditation and representatives from accreditation agencies of various countries will participate.
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