• Prof. M A Sankanur

Quality up gradation in Educational Institutions is not a onetime phenomenon. Quest for excellence is a continuous and perennial pursuit. The task is of building a more strong and well balanced educational society through targeted interventions is necessary to fulfil India’s growing need for skilled manpower. It requires all the Stakeholders to contribute towards developing Quality Culture. National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is triggering a ‘Quality Culture’ among the various constituents of the Higher Educational Institutions, as well as creating awareness of Delivering Quality Education. This paper makes an attempt to highlight how the Seven Criteria of NAAC can be used as parameters of benchmarking in educational institutions, three types of widely practiced benchmarking in educational institutions, broadly focuses on outcomes of benchmarking in educational institutions, difficulties encountered when benchmarking, and throws light on strategies to overcome the difficulties in benchmarking.

Benchmarking, Parameters, NAAC, Quality Culture

"NAAC’S ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR BENCHMARKING IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.13-18, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905504.pdf

"NAAC’S ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR BENCHMARKING IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp13-18, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905504.pdf