Joint director (Higher Education) & coordinator NAAC, Nagaland, Megono Liegise (centre) replying to queries during discussion hour of seminar on NAAC at Dimapur Government College, Friday. Also seen DGC principal, Dr. Norbert Noraho (right) and PCC academic dean Dr. RK Behara. (Morung Photo)
Dimapur | September 3 : Judging by the “three pillars” to higher education –access, equity and quality- Nagaland state seems to have taken a back seat in terms of quality education.
This was revealed during a seminar on National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) for faculty and staff members of Dimapur Government College (DGC), held Friday the college’s Seminar Hall.
Joint director (Higher Education) & coordinator NAAC, Nagaland, Mrs. Megono Liegise, one of the resource persons in a power point presentation on the topic “NAAC assessment and accreditation: Its importance and guidelines,” disclosed that among the seven criteria serving as basis for NAAC assessment, “Teaching-learning and evaluation” with 45% of the total weightage, constitutes the highest component.
Nagaland with three NAAC assessed colleges falls far behind other NE states including Assam which has 192 NAAC assessed colleges, Mizoram (19 colleges), Meghalaya (10), Manipur (10), Arunachal Pradesh (6) and Tripura (5), the joint director said.
Stressing on advantages of NAAC seal, Megono said that the New National Bill currently under consideration of the Indian Parliament requires all higher education institutions to get accredited.
Cautioning of “unpleasant consequences” for non-accredited colleges and institutions, she advised that before the bill comes into force, colleges in Nagaland and elsewhere should “prepare well and get ready for accreditation while they have the time.”
On the positive side, Megono said that though there are only three colleges in Nagaland with NAAC seal, there are a total of 21 colleges (9 government and 12 private colleges) in the state under Section 2 (f) and 12 (B) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act.
She informed that colleges falling under these two sections are exempted from paying accreditation fees of Rs. 75,000 and Rs. 50,000 for colleges providing multiple streams and single faculty respectively.
Megono also informed that the State Level Quality Assurance Coordination Committee (SLQACC) meeting held on July 31, 2007, decided to divide government colleges into two categories for NAAC assessment. She said that under category I, including Fazl Ali College, Kohima Science College, Kohima College, Kohima, and Nagaland College of Teachers Education, Kohima, the oldest college in Nagaland, i.e, Fazl Ali College, got NAAC approval in 2009.
Under category II, which include Dimapur Government College (DGC) and Mount Tiyi College, Wokha, the NAAC Nagaland coordinator encouraged the faculty and teaching staff of DGC to prepare for NAAC assessment.
Both Megono and the other resource person, Dr. RK Behara, academic dean and coordinator of internal quality assurance cell, Patkai Christian College (Autonomous), answered to queries from DGC teachers during discussion hour.
In the second session, Dr. RK Behara dwelled on the topic “NAAC assessment and accreditation: The process.”
Earlier, DGC Principal, Dr. Norbert Noraho, briefed on the objective of the seminar.
Dr. T Jamedi Longkumer and Ms. Kaveli Jakhalu were the moderators of the first and second sessions respectively.
This was revealed during a seminar on National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) for faculty and staff members of Dimapur Government College (DGC), held Friday the college’s Seminar Hall.
Joint director (Higher Education) & coordinator NAAC, Nagaland, Mrs. Megono Liegise, one of the resource persons in a power point presentation on the topic “NAAC assessment and accreditation: Its importance and guidelines,” disclosed that among the seven criteria serving as basis for NAAC assessment, “Teaching-learning and evaluation” with 45% of the total weightage, constitutes the highest component.
Nagaland with three NAAC assessed colleges falls far behind other NE states including Assam which has 192 NAAC assessed colleges, Mizoram (19 colleges), Meghalaya (10), Manipur (10), Arunachal Pradesh (6) and Tripura (5), the joint director said.
Stressing on advantages of NAAC seal, Megono said that the New National Bill currently under consideration of the Indian Parliament requires all higher education institutions to get accredited.
Cautioning of “unpleasant consequences” for non-accredited colleges and institutions, she advised that before the bill comes into force, colleges in Nagaland and elsewhere should “prepare well and get ready for accreditation while they have the time.”
On the positive side, Megono said that though there are only three colleges in Nagaland with NAAC seal, there are a total of 21 colleges (9 government and 12 private colleges) in the state under Section 2 (f) and 12 (B) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act.
She informed that colleges falling under these two sections are exempted from paying accreditation fees of Rs. 75,000 and Rs. 50,000 for colleges providing multiple streams and single faculty respectively.
Megono also informed that the State Level Quality Assurance Coordination Committee (SLQACC) meeting held on July 31, 2007, decided to divide government colleges into two categories for NAAC assessment. She said that under category I, including Fazl Ali College, Kohima Science College, Kohima College, Kohima, and Nagaland College of Teachers Education, Kohima, the oldest college in Nagaland, i.e, Fazl Ali College, got NAAC approval in 2009.
Under category II, which include Dimapur Government College (DGC) and Mount Tiyi College, Wokha, the NAAC Nagaland coordinator encouraged the faculty and teaching staff of DGC to prepare for NAAC assessment.
Both Megono and the other resource person, Dr. RK Behara, academic dean and coordinator of internal quality assurance cell, Patkai Christian College (Autonomous), answered to queries from DGC teachers during discussion hour.
In the second session, Dr. RK Behara dwelled on the topic “NAAC assessment and accreditation: The process.”
Earlier, DGC Principal, Dr. Norbert Noraho, briefed on the objective of the seminar.
Dr. T Jamedi Longkumer and Ms. Kaveli Jakhalu were the moderators of the first and second sessions respectively.
