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The proposed binary accreditation system is set to revolutionise the assessment, accreditation and ranking of higher education institutions Indian education system saw a revolutionary change with the arrival of New Education Policy 2020 also known as NEP 2020. While the previous education systems

According to a NAAC report, the new system will be simple: either a university is accredited or it’s not. This is meant to encourage all universities to join the accreditation process, creating a culture of quality education.

The institutions that enter binary accreditation, after a few years, will be able to move to the second level of accreditation.

According to a statement issued by the NAAC, the decision to bring reforms in the present system was taken during its executive council meeting on Saturday. | Latest News India

New Delhi: Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the country will no longer be given grades under the accreditation system, rather they will be categorised either as accredited or not accredited - Higher Education Institutions To Be Categorised As Accredited Or Not Accredited: NAAC

In an executive council meeting held on Saturday, the NAAC also decided that the accredited institutions will be further given levels between one and five to encourage them to achieve the highest level.

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) shifts to a binary classification for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs):

Both the binary accreditation system (accredited or not accredited) and the maturity-based graded accreditation (levels 1 through 5) will come into effect by December and March, respectively, following these reforms.

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has implemented a binary accreditation system for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in India, categorizing them as either accredited or ‘not accredited’

These sets of reforms will be implemented in two stages -- the binary accreditation (accredited or not accredited) system in the next four months, and Maturity-Based Graded Accreditation (level 1 to 5) by December.