CAG says more than half of NIT programmes not accredited

NEW DELHI: More than half of the programmes of the elite National Institutes of Technology imparted across the country are not accredited with the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), the CAG has pointed out.

In its report tabled in Parliament today, the national auditor said that of the 88 under graduate and 191 post graduate courses in the institutes, 45 under-graduate programmes and 137 PG programmes were not accredited with the NBA.

"This indicated that the quality of education of these courses could not be ensured on the basis of the criteria fixed by the NBA," it said.

Referring to the five streams of civil engineering, electronics and communication engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and IT engineering, it said admission of students remained much below the intake capacity and above than that during some years.

"1.38 to 42.31 per cent seats in under-graduate courses and 3.13 to 87 per cent seats in PG courses remained vacant in some of the years."

In contrast, "they admitted students more than the intake in the range of 0.83 per cent to 23.89 per cent in under graduate courses and 3.30 to 116.67 per cent in PG courses" in some years, the Comptroller and Auditor General said.
CAG says more that half of NIT programmes not accredited


New Delhi, Sept 6 (PTI) More than half of the programmes of the elite National Institutes of Technology imparted across the country are not accredited with the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), the CAG has pointed out.

In its report tabled in Parliament today, the national auditor said that of the 88 under graduate and 191 post graduate courses in the institutes, 45 under-graduate programmes and 137 PG programmes were not accredited with the NBA.

"This indicated that the quality of education of these courses could not be ensured on the basis of the criteria fixed by the NBA," it said.

Referring to the five streams of civil engineering, electronics and communication engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and IT engineering, it said admission of students remained much below the intake capacity and above than that during some years.

"1.38 to 42.31 per cent seats in under-graduate courses and 3.13 to 87 per cent seats in PG courses remained vacant in some of the years."

In contrast, "they admitted students more than the intake in the range of 0.83 per cent to 23.89 per cent in under graduate courses and 3.30 to 116.67 per cent in PG courses" in some years, the Comptroller and Auditor General said.