National Assessment and Accreditation Council
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council is an organisation that assesses and accredits higher education Institutions in India. It is an autonomous body funded by University Grants Commission of Government of India headquartered in Bangalore.
History
NAAC was established in 1994 in response to recommendations of National Policy in Education. This policy was to "address the issues of deterioration in quality of education", and the Programme of Action laid out strategic plans for the policies including the establishment of an independent national accreditation body. Consequently, the NAAC was established in 1994 with its headquarters at Bengaluru.Grading
The NAACs grades institutes on an eight-grade ladder:| Range of institutional CGPA | Letter Grade | Performance Descriptor |
| 3.51 – 4.00 | A++ | Accredited |
| 3.26 – 3.50 | A+ | Accredited |
| 3.01 – 3.25 | A | Accredited |
| 2.76 – 3.00 | B++ | Accredited |
| 2.51 – 2.75 | B+ | Accredited |
| 2.01 – 2.50 | B | Accredited |
| 1.51 – 2.00 | C | Accredited |
| ≤ 1.50 | D | Not Accredited |
Accreditations
, 568 universities and 11816 colleges were accredited by NAAC. Of these, 1856 institutes were graded "A".Results
NAAC published a consolidated list of higher education institutions with valid accreditation as on 11 March 2020. The outcome of the recent cycles of accreditation process is tabulated below.| University | State | CGPA | Accreditation Valid up to |
| Tata Institute of Social Sciences | Maharashtra | 3.89 | 18/02/2023 |
| Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education | Madhya Pradesh | 3.79 | 27/03/2022 |
| Institute of Chemical Technology | Maharashtra | 3.77 | 26/11/2022 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research | Karnataka | 3.76 | 15/12/2021 |
| University of Hyderabad | Telangana | 3.72 | 20/02/2021 |
| Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha | Andhra Pradesh | 3.71 | 14/11/2020 |
| Jadavpur University | West Bengal | 3.68 | 23/09/2021 |
| Tata Institute of Fundamental Research | Maharashtra | 3.68 | 01/12/2021 |
| Indian Institute of Science | Karnataka | 3.67 | 25/09/2023 |
| Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute | West Bengal | 3.66 | 27/03/2024 |
| Alagappa University | Tamil Nadu | 3.64 | 01/05/2024 |
| Banasthali Vidyapith | Rajasthan | 3.63 | 10/03/2022 |
| Andhra University | Andhra Pradesh | 3.6 | 18/02/2023 |
| NALSAR University of Law | Telangana | 3.6 | 16/03/2021 |
| Savitribai Phule Pune University | Maharashtra | 3.6 | 21/02/2024 |
| University | State | CGPA | Grade |
| Government Mohindra College | Punjab | 3.86 | 18/02/2021 |
| B.M.S. College of Engineering | Karnataka | 3.83 | 27/03/2024 |
| Subodh College | Rajasthan | 3.82 | 29/10/2024 |
| Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Education | Tamil Nadu | 3.82 | 11/09/2022 |
| New Arts, Commerce and Science College, Ahmednagar | Maharashtra | 3.79 | 29/10/2022 |
| KTHM College, Nashik | Maharashtra | 3.79 | 29/10/2024 |
| St. Joseph's College, Bangalore | Karnataka | 3.79 | 29/10/2024 |
| St. Xavier's College, Kolkata | West Bengal | 3.77 | 22/01/2024 |
| Cotton College, Guwahati | Assam | 3.76 | 04/11/2021 |
| St. Joseph's College, Devagiri | Kerala | 3.76 | 15/09/2023 |
| Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 3.75 | 13/02/2027 |
| Deogiri College, Aurangabad | Maharashtra | 3.75 | 16/03/2021 |
| VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology | Telangana | 3.73 | 15/08/2023 |
| Loyola College of Social Sciences | Kerala | 3.72 | 09/12/2021 |
| St. Ann’s College of Education, Mangaluru | Karnataka | 3.71 | 09/12/2021 |