The leading institution of nursing in Mumbai applies for NAAC accreditation; after being accredited with the ISO certificate
P D Hinduja College of Nursing, Mumbai will add another feather to its cap soon, after getting accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. The college, within a span of six years, upgraded to College of Nursing under Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik from School of Nursing.
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an organisation that assesses and accredits institutions of higher education in India. It is an autonomous body funded by University Grants Commission of Government of India
Commenting on this latest development Jaya Kuruvilla, Principal, College of Nursing, said, “We are extremely proud to make this announcement. Accreditation from NAAC is a three part process consisting of the preparation and submission of a self-study report by the unit of assessment. Once completed and published, an on-site visit of the peer team for validation of the self-study report is done with recommendations of the assessment. Lastly, the final decision is made by the Executive Committee of the NAAC.”
As per the guidelines received, the NAAC Peer team will visit the College of Nursing and Hinduja Hospital from August 9, 2012 to August 11, 2012. The present move is yet another effort to improve quality of nursing education.
EH News Bureau
