1. Particulars of the organization, functions and duties
     1.1.  NBA
     1.2. Vision
     1.3. Organizational Structure
     1.4. Objectives of NBA
2. Powers and duties of its officers and employees
   2.1.  Powers and duties
3. Procedure followed in the decision-making process, including channels of supervision and accountability
   3.1. Administrative Decisions Hierarchy
   3.2. Accreditation
4. Norms set by it for the discharge of its functions
   4.1.  NBA functions as per the rules and regulation defined in its Memorandum of Association (MoA)
5. Rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions
   5.1. Memorandum of Association (MoA)
   5.2. Accreditation Documents
   5.3. Publication
6. Statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control
   6.1. Memorandum of Association (MoA)
   6.2. Accreditation Documents
   6.3. Publication
7. Particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by, the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof
   7.1.  All committees of the NBA consist of representatives from institutions that are stakeholders of activities and services of NBA. However, general public may also give their suggestions/feedback.
8. Statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public
    8.1. General Council
    8.2. Executive Committee
    8.3. Finance Committee
    8.4. Academic Advisory Committee
    8.5. Engineering Evaluation & Accreditation Committee (Tier-I)
    8.6. Engineering Evaluation & Accreditation Committee (Tier-II)
    8.7. Pharmacy Evaluation & Accreditation Committee
    8.8. Management Evaluation & Accreditation Committee
    8.9. Appellate Committee
9. Directory of its officers and employees
    9.1.  Officers of NBA
            i. Chairperson of Executive Committee Prof. K.K. Aggarwal;
            ii. Member Secretary Dr. Anil Kumar Nassa; Member Secretary is the Executive Authority of NBA.
            iii. such other officers as may be declared by the Executive Committee.
    9.2.  Besides, the Member Secretary, NBA hires contractual manpower either directly or
            outsourced through a manpower agency. NBA is currently using services of M/s BECIL (an
            autonomous body under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) for outsourcing its
            manpower requirements.
10. Monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations
    10.1. Monthly remuneration
Sr. No. | Name of Employee | Designation | Date of Joining | Pay Scale | Pay Level |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dr. A. K. Nassa | Member Secretary | 13-01-2014 | Rs. 144200 - Rs. 218200 | Level 14 |
    10.2. Monthly remuneration of Advisor, Consultants & Retainers
Sr. No. | Name | Designation | Present Salary |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dr. Jagdish Arora | Advisor | 1,40,000 |
2 | Shri S.K. Samnol | Consultant | 70,000 |
3 | Shri Dalip Kapur | Consultant | 65,000 |
4 | Shri Ravjit Singh | Retainer | 60,000 |
5 | Shri Atma Ram | Retainer | 40,000 |
    10.3. Monthly remuneration of the staff engaged on Short-Term Contract Basis
Sr. No. | Name | Designation | Present Salary |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mrs. Kanchan Madhwal | Junior Executive Officer | 65,000 |
2 | Mrs. Shilpa Saini | Personal Assistant | 56,000 |
3 | Mrs. Anita | Stenographer | 55,000 |
4 | Mrs. Shilpa Khurana | Office Assistant | 44,000 |
5 | Mrs. Anita Sharma | Office Assistant | 44,000 |
6 | Mr. M.S. Negi | Office Assistant | 43,000 |
            Remaining staff at NBA is outsourced from M/s Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Ltd
            (M/s BECIL). These staff members include Office Assistants, Data Entry Operators, Receptionist,
            Drivers, Helper/MTS, etc. It is ensured that these staff members are paid atleast Minimum
            Wages as per Norms of Department of Labour, Govt. of Delhi.
      11. Budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made
          11.1 NA
      12. Manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes
          12.1 NA
      13. Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it
          13.1. List of Accredited Programmes
          13.2. List of Accredited Programmes - Tier I
      14. Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form
           14.1.  NBA Website in general and documents mentioned at Point 6 above in particular.
      15. Particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for
            public use
           15.1.  NA
      16. Information related to Procurement
            16.1. The NBA procures most of its consumables and other store items through GeM. In addition, Stationery items (i.e. Pen, Pencil, Notesheets, Papers, etc.)
                  are purchased from Kendriya Bhandar.
            16.2. One of the most important and prominent activity of NBA is to organise visits to the institutions that are to be accredited. A team of subject experts is
                  sent to the institution to be accredited for physical visit, interaction with faculty, administration, and students as well as for evaluation for the purpose of
                  accreditation. The NBA allocates Rs. 10 – 15 crores per annum for organising 500 to 600 visits every year.
                  The NBA has signed agreements with M/s Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. and M/s Ashok Travels & Tours (ITDC) for providing door-to-door services to the
                  subject experts which includes travel by Road/Rail/Air, meals and hotel accommodation. In addition, the NBA has also empanelled a number of Service
                  Providers for this purpose. The list of service providers currently engaged through tendering process given below:
                  1. M/s Careways Tours & Travel Pvt. Ltd
                  2. M/s Global Connect Travels Pvt. Ltd
                  3. M/s Sharp Travel (INDIA) Ltd.
                  Preference is given to M/s Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. and M/s Ashok Travels & Tours (ITDC) for organising such visits. However, services of above
                  mentioned three Service Providers are also used as and when required.
            16.3. Procurements Costing More than Rs. 10 lakhs
Item / Service Purchased | Vendor / Agency | Amount Paid | Financial Year | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
e-NBA | INFLIBNET Centre (an autonomous institution of UGC, Ministry of Education) | Rs. 30,52,966.00 (three instalments) | 2020-2021 | Software for Automated management of Accreditation process |
Server and Networking Equipments | Through Gem Portal | Rs. 27,56,915.00 | 2020-2021 | For eNBA and Office Automation |
      17. Public Private Partnership
           17.1.  NA
      18. Transfer Policy and Transfer Orders
           18.1.  NA
      19. RTI Applications
           19.1.  Given under RTI Responses
      20. CAG and PAC Paras
            20.1. NBA is an Autonomous organization under Ministry of Education. It is a self-sustained organization, i.e., it does not receive any grant from the
                  Government of India. It generates its revenue from the various fee applicable for the process of accreditation. The details of such fees are available on
                  NBA Website at Fee Details .
            20.2. NBA regularly conducts the third-party audit and the Audited Statements of accounts are available in its Annual Reports .
      21. Citizens Charter
No | Activity | Expected duration |
---|---|---|
REGISTRATION OF INSTITUTION WITH NBA | ||
1 | Filling complete institution profile and payment of registration fee by institution | Within 15 working days after getting login details on NBA portal |
APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION OF SPECIFIC PROGRAMME (s) AND SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFIERS (PQ) | ||
2 | Institute generates the temporary application for the program(s), wishes to apply for accreditation. | Within 30 days from the generation of the temporary application by the institution |
3 | Submission of Pre-Qualifiers (PQ) | |
4 | Payment of 10 per cent accreditation fee by institution | |
SELF ASSESSMENT REPORT (SAR) | ||
5 | Payment of balance 90 per cent accreditation fee by institution and Submission of SAR | Within two months (60 days) from the date of verification of 10 per cent application fee and activation of SAR link |
VISIT OF THE TEAM | ||
6 | Five sets of dates for visit to be suggested by the institution | Within three working days of submission of SAR |
7 | Visit is scheduled by NBA | Within 15 days of submission of suggested dates by institution |
8 | Visit to the institute | Two-three days |
9 | Visiting team submits its evaluation report | Within seven working days after the conclusion of the visit |
10 | Moderation Committee receives the visit report and asks for comments of the institute in borderline cases | Within 15 days after receiving the report |
11 | Institute offers its comments to NBA | Within 10 days of receipt of the Moderation Committee communication |
12 | EAC meets and gives recommendation | Within 15 working days of the Moderation Committee |
13 | EAC recommendation is placed before the sub-committee of AAC | Within seven working days of the availability of EAC’s recommendation |
14 | Decision of the sub-committee of AAC is communicated to the institution / college | Within five working days after receiving the minuted decision of the sub-committee of AAC |
15 | Appeal by the institution if it is not satisfied with the decision of the sub-committee of AAC | Within 30 days of receipt of NBA decision |
16 | The appeal is examined by the Appellate Committee | Within two months of receipt of appeal |
17 | Appellate Committee recommendation is placed before AAC | Within seven working days of the availability of Appellate Committee’s recommendation |
18 | Decision of AAC is communicated to the institution /college | Within five working days after receiving the minuted decision of AAC |
      22. Discretionary and Non-discretionary Grants
           22.1.  NBA is a self-sustained organization, i.e., it does not receive any grant from the government or any other organizations
      23. Foreign Tours of Officials
           23.1.  Officials of NBA did not travel in India or abroad during FY 2019-2020 and FY 2020-2021.
There is no Parliamentary Question related to NBA in the year 2020-21.