Section 2(e) in The University Grants Commission (Recognition and Monitoring of Assessment & Accreditation Agencies) Regulations, 2018
(e)"Assessment" means the process involved in ascertaining or verifying the capabilities of an HEI in terms of the academic outcomes, 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 through objective parameters;
