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Accreditation of Higher Agricultural Education in India

Accreditation is a process of assuring an acceptable institutional quality and it is a tool for improving educational standards. The process intends to improve and sustain the quality and relevance of education, and it is for improving transferability and marketability of students nationally and internationally.

The ICAR plans, undertakes, aids, promotes and co-ordinates higher Agricultural Education in India. It has been promoting the quality of Agricultural Education in the country since 1950s, through Education Panel (1952), Standing Committee (1965) and Norms and Accreditation Committee (1974). To further improve and sustain the quality of higher Agricultural Education, an Accreditation Board was established in 1996 with well-defined objectives and functions.

A. Accreditation of Higher Agricultural Education

  1. Quality assurance, assessment and accreditation
  2. Quality assurance in agricultural education by the ICAR
  3. National accrediting agencies
  4. ICAR Accreditation Board
  5. ICAR Accreditation System
  6. Institutional Self Study
  7. Suggestions for Winning Self Study Report
  8. Action That Follow
  9. Indicators for Improvement
  10. Peer Review
  11. Review Team Report and Recommendations
  12. Action on the Review Team Report
  13. Institutional Improvement as an Outcome of Accreditation Process

B. ACADEMIC REGULATIONS

  1. UG Degree Programs <PDF Version>
  2. Masters' Degree Programs  <PDF Version>

C. CURRICULA AND SYLLABI

  1. Curricula and Syllabi for UG Programs
  2. Curricula and Syllabi for Masters' Degree Programs

D. Hands on Training Manual

    1.   Peer Review of Academic Institutions and Programs <PDF Version>
    2.   Self Study for Addreditation of Academic Institutions and Programs  <PDF Version>


E. Accredited Universities and Colleges <PDF Version>