Section 2(b) in University Grants Commission (Categorization of Universities (only) for Grant of Graded Autonomy) Regulations, 2018
(b)"Assessment" means the process involved in ascertaining or verifying the capabilities of an HEI in terms of its physical infrastructure, human resources (including faculty), administration, course curricula, admission and student evaluation procedures and governance structure prior to the commencement of its academic programmes;
