Section 3 in All India Council for Technical Education (Categorization of Standalone Institutions for Grant of Graded Autonomy) Guidelines, 2019
3. Framework for Categorization of Standalone Institutions for Grant of Graded Autonomy.
- The AICTE shall categorize Standalone Institutions into following three categories i.e. Category-I, Category-II and Category-III based on the parameters laid down in sub-clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) and as notified by the AICTE through the detailed guidelines from time to time.3.1Category-I Standalone Institution. - Standalone Institution shall be in Category-I if;(i)a. The Institute is running 3 or less than 3 numbers of courses, then all the courses must be NBA accredited with a 75% or more score.b. the institute is running 4 courses then at least 3 courses must be NBA accredited with a 75% or more score.c. the institute is running 5 or more than 5 courses, say N number, then at least N-2 courses must be NBA accredited with a 75% or more score.orii. the institute is ranked within the first 100 ranks in Global MBA Rankings in at least one of the ranking schemes viz., the Financial Times (FT) Global MBA Ranking or the QS Global MBA Ranking.3.2Category-II Standalone Institution. - Standalone Institution shall be in Category-II ifi. the Institute is running 3 or less than 3 courses, then all the courses must be NBA accredited with a 67.5% or more score.ii. the institute is running 4 courses then at least 3 courses must be NBA accredited with a 67.5% or more score.iii. the institute is running 5 or more than 5 courses, say N number, then at least N-2 courses must be NBA accredited with a 67.5% or more score.3.3Category-III Standalone Institution. - Standalone Institution shall be in Category-III if it does not come either under Category-I or Category-II.
