National Board of Accreditation, India

The National Board of Accreditation (NBA), India was initially established by AICTE (All India Council of Technical Education) in 1987, for periodic evaluations of technical institutions and programs. NBA has a process, parameters and criteria which are in line with the best international practices and oriented to assess the outcomes of the program. NBA has an outcome-based process of accreditation and the process is voluntary, and is fee based. NBA is a signatory member of the Washington Accord (applies only to programs accredited by NBA offered by education providers accepted by NBA as Tier 1 institutions).