Section 2 in All India Council for Technical Education (Categorization of Standalone Institutions for Grant of Graded Autonomy) Guidelines, 2019
2. Definitions.
- In these guidelines, unless the context otherwise requires: -2.1"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, a Standalone Institution or programme(s) conducted therein is recognised as conforming to benchmarked parameters of academic quality;2.2"Assessment" means the process involved in ascertaining or verifying the capabilities of Standalone Institution 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;2.3"AICTE" means the All India Council for Technical Education as defined in the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987;2.4"Score" means the cumulative score as followed by the NBA or any other Assessment and Accreditation Agencies (AAA) recognized by the AICTE under relevant AICTE regulations, while granting accreditation;2.5"National Board of Accreditation (NBA)" means the body established by the AICTE to assess and accredit among others the Standalone Institutions in the country;2.6"Open & Distance Learning" mode means a mode of providing flexible learning opportunities by overcoming separation of teacher and learner using a variety of media, including print, electronic, online and occasional interactive face-to-face meetings with the presence of a Standalone Institution or Learner Support Services to deliver teaching-learning experiences, including practical or work experiences;2.7"Financial Times Global MBA Ranking" and "QS Global MBA Ranking means annual publication of rankings by Financial Times" (a UK based leading News Organization) Magazine and by QS Quacquarelli Symonds (a UK based leading global higher education company) respectively;2.8"Standalone Institutions" means those institutions which are not affiliated to any of the Universities, and imparting courses through regular or through Open and Distance Learning Systems, leading to Diploma, Post Diploma Certificate, Post Graduate Certificate and Post Graduate Diploma Levels in Management and allied areas, Computer Applications and Travel and Tourism with the approval of AICTE; Words and expressions used and not defined in these guidelines, but defined in the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 and not consistent with these guidelines shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act.
