Section 2(b) in The University Grants Commission (Recognition and Monitoring of Assessment & Accreditation Agencies) Regulations, 2018
(b)"Accreditation" means the process of quality assurance in Higher Education Institutions, whereby, as a result of evaluation or assessment or by any other scientific method followed by accreditation agencies, an HEI or programme(s) conducted therein is recognised as conforming to bench marked parameters of academic quality;
