Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Dec 19: The University of Kashmir today said that it will soon have its key technical education programmes accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) to further increase its visibility and standing at the national level.
In this connection, Vice-Chancellor Prof Nilofer Khan chaired a high-level meeting to review the status of programmes being offered by the departments including Management Studies, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Computer Sciences, besides the Institute of Technology Zakura Campus, which fall within the ambit of the proposed NBA accreditation.
The NBA is an autonomous body that assesses technical education programmes to ensure their relevance to market needs.
Emphasising the need to have these technical programmes assessed and accredited by NBA at the earliest, Prof Nilofer said such an exercise will help the University to evolve standards and benchmarks in technical education as per the national standards and requirements of the future.
The NBA accreditation will also enable the University to secure better rankings in NIRF and NAAC, and resultantly, better visibility at the national and international level, the VC said.
The Vice-Chancellor instructed the concerned Heads of Departments/Institutes to immediately frame committees and a roadmap on applying for AICTE/NBA recognition, as the case may be so that the entire exercise is completed within the set timelines.
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