New Delhi: The National Board of Accreditation (NBA), established by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), has revised the procedures and criteria for accreditation of technical institutions.

The new procedures and criteria of accreditation will be effective from January 01, 2009.

NBA Announcement

The revised guidelines and format in respect of the accreditation process for the Degree level programmes in Engineering and Technology are available on NBA website: www.nba-aicte.ernet.in.

The NBA has been established by AICTE for proper planning, coordinated development and regulation of technical education in India.

The NBA has become a provisional member of the prestigious Washington Accord on June 20, 2007 and is expected to become full-fledged member of the Washington Accord in the next biennial meeting of the International Engineering Alliance (IEA) scheduled in June 2009.