State-wise Analysis of Accreditation Reports- West Bengal 2004

Abstract

The state of West Bengal has a very strong higher education network whose foundations date back to the beginnings of the highereducation system in India. History stands witness to the signal contributions made by the institutions of higher learning in West Bengal to the national life of the earlier centuries, no less during the Indian National Movement, so much so that they had carved out a niche for themselves. Even in the post-independence era, they continued to function with undiminished zeal to empower society with quality education. It is quite natural that the universities of the state were among the first to answer the NAAC call for quality assessment. But, somehow the college sector is yet to match the spirit and speed shown by the universities in going in for accreditation, though there is, of late, a slight surge in the number of colleges coming forward, largely due to efforts of the local educationists, vice-chancellors, the teachers and others.