UGC Scheme for Mentoring NAAC Accreditation Aspirant Institutions to promote Quality Assurance in Higher Education

The University Grants Commission has set a target that  every institution shall get NAAC accreditation with a minimum score of 2.5 by 2022. In order to achieve this objective, it has decided to introduce a new initiative for mentoring the Non-Accredited Institutions.  In view of above a scheme has been designed which provides for Mentoring of Higher Education Institutions by a well performing accredited institution so as to enable them to upgrade their academic performance and get accredited.

Mentoring will facilitate the following

 · Training of Faculty and Staff for proper processes, documentation, presentation

· Sharing of knowledge, information and resources,

 · Opportunities for research collaboration and faculty development

· Guidance and encouragement to institutions to adopt best practices.

Mentee Benefits

1. Brings about enhancement in the overall Quality of the Mentee Institution

2. Enhances the profile of institutions as a result of improved quality of research, teaching and learning methodologies.

 3. Receives support in the Professional Development of Academics

4. Increased exposure and speedier adaptation to best practices

Mentor Benefits

1. Additional learning acquired from experience

2. Intellectual challenge of working in different environment

 3. Opportunities for increased collaboration

4. Satisfaction of helping other and see them succeed

 5. Advantage point in NIRF ranking and NAAC Accreditation.

MES Keveeyam College Valanchery was identified as a mentor institution, owing to the College’s performance in NAAC with a grade of ‘A’ with a CGPA of 3.28 in the second cycle. The College is honoured to appoint  Dr. R.SELVAM, NAAC Consultant and former Head of Dept. of Zoology, Bishop Heber College, Thiruchirappally as the Accreditation Ambassador. The Mentoring is being imparted through the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of the College which will be primarily responsible for the implementation of the program. As per the directives of the UGC, the College has identified five Mentee institutions and MOUs have been signed with the Institutions to conduct the program for implementation of the scheme.