Section 2(a) in University Grants Commission (Categorization of Universities (only) for Grant of Graded Autonomy) Regulations, 2018
(a)"Accreditation" means the process of quality control in higher education, whereby, as a result of evaluation or assessment or by any other scientific method followed by recognized accreditation agencies, an HEI or programme(s) conducted therein is recognised as conforming to benchmarked parameters of academic quality;
