How credible are ranking and accreditation system of Indian education institutes?
“CBI NAAC bribery FIR names JNU and Bangalore University professors– Cash, laptops sought to rate Andra University” - reported Times of India on 04 February, 2025. Times of India reported that NAAC assessment team took bribes and granted inflated ratings. The highest grade in NAAC is A++ which is given to the institute that meets the highest standards. As per the FIR, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation (KLEF), a deemed to be university in Guntur, Andra Pradesh, was allegedly asked to pay a total of Rs. 1.8 crore to the seven-member inspection team in return for the A++ NAAC grade. The arrest of members from a NAAC peer inspection panel by the Central Bureau of Investigation has raised serious questions about the integrity of India’s accreditation system. National Accreditation & Assessment Council (NAAC) was set up as an autonomous body in 1994 at Bangalore and is funded by the University Grant Commis...