Section 55 in Gujarat Organic Agricultural University Act, 2017
55. Norms for accreditation.
- The Board may grant accreditation on the basis of the following norms, namely:-(i)the accreditation and certification shall be made either directly by the Accreditation Committee of the Board based on the analytical tools of credit rating system as far as adaptable or the Board may cause the accreditation and certification be done through National Assessment and Accreditation Council;(ii)once the accreditation is done, it shall remain valid for a period of five years from the date on which the certification of accreditation is communicated to the institution concerned;(iii)the performance analysis shall have three academic, administration and financial components;(iv)the study for determining performance rate shall be based on previous five years data, current contents of the program and the future projection made on the basis of data analysis;(v)the Accreditation Committee shall require complete disclosure of performance records, accounting and financial records and procedures of human and other asset management of the institution;(vi)as regards the academic component, the following data shall form basis of study:(a)faculty student ratio;(b)system of detailed curriculum development and teaching practice sessions;(c)number of annual working days;(d)number of working days lost and the reasons thereof;(e)qualification of the faculty;(f)class performance of the students and class records;(g)system of clinical program and internship;(h)evaluation system and record keeping;(i)student-computer ratio;(j)online library facility;(k)capital investment of the institution per student;(I)library investment per student;(m)residential facility;(n)outside the class hour of the faculty advice and interaction per student;(o)career counselling opportunities;(p)quality of the body of alumni;(q)publication by faculty and students in journals;(r)laboratory facilities;(s)per student procurement of books and journals;(t)class room environment;(u)status of fee and(v)any other information needed by the committee.(vii)The financial performance data shall depend upon the previous five years annual accounts, annual reports, annual budget, fund raised, financial asset management and deployment, future plan, asset structure and any other financial information as may be required;(viii)The administrative performance component shall be assessed on the basis on composition of the management body, observance of regulatory rules, administrative staff ratio, working days loss and any other information that may be required for ascertain the management;(ix)The study shall be based on the records, visit, inspection of the institution and the outcome of the dialogue of the committee with the management, staff, students and the faculty;(x)The committee may visit the institution with or without providing notice and it may visit the institution more than once, if required;(xi)Data based analysis shall be communicated to the institution before rating begins for further observation and supplementary information, if required.
