The National Business Education Accreditation Council

The National Business Education Accreditation Council (NBEAC) places great emphasis on continually improving and revising its accreditation procedures. This manual details the NBEAC's accreditation process, which aims to effectively and efficiently evaluate business schools while ensuring fair decisions. The process undergoes regular evaluation and modification based on past experiences. It consists of several stages for a business degree program to achieve different accreditation statuses, from an initial registered status to full accreditation. The ultimate goals of the NBEAC are to enhance the quality of business education and build the capacity of member institutions.

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The National Business Education Accreditation Council

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NBEAC

The National Business Education Accreditation Council (NBEAC) places great

emphasis on improving and revising accreditation procedures to facilitate a
business school. It undertakes the process effectively and efficiently to guarantee
a fair decision. Accordingly, the NBEAC processes undergo regular evaluation and
modification on the basis of previous experiences. The process continues to
evolve to improve existing procedures and introduce new ones to meet emerging
needs. This manual provides detailed guidelines on the process for accreditation.
The manual consists of an introductory section of general information about the
NBEAC and accreditation process, followed by seven sections describing various
stages of the accreditation process, and concludes with annexures containing
supplementary material. Further, this “Third Edition” of the NBEAC Accreditation
Process Manual rescind previous editions of the manual.
Vision of NBEAC:
“Enhancing the Quality of Business Education”

Mission
• Ensure member institutions surpass the minimum threshold requirements of
accreditation of a business or business related degree program;
• Provide training and support for enhancing the quality of accredited degree
programs and employment prospects of graduates; and
• Build capacity for the faculty, staff and administrative support of member institution

Objectives of NBEAC
The following are some of the key objectives of NBEAC:
• Assure quality in the business degree programs in educational institutions
• Systematize and execute a comprehensive process of accreditation of business
related degree programs to assist and advise institutions in their planning efforts
• Ensure maintenance of program quality and continuous improvement of all
business related programs of public and private sector universities or degree
awarding institutions.
• Safeguard the integrity in representation of information about business
programs
• Encourage research in disciplines mentioned under the scope of NBEAC; and
• Publish a categorized list of accredited business degree programs.
Stages of Program Accreditation
1. Registered Status:
A business degree program attains a registered status after completing the initial
registration application (online or word document) and payment of fee. The registered
status allows business school to avail the facility of mentoring, and to participate in
educational, training and development activities of NBEAC.
2. Eligibility Status:
A business degree program achieves eligibility status for accreditation after clearing the
screening of registration application. The application is initially screened by NBEAC
secretariat and then shared with the Eligibility Screening Committee (ESC). The approval of
the ESC is a signal for a business school to start the self-study process and prepare Self-
Assessment Report (SAR) for accreditation.
3. Full Accreditation Status:
A business degree program secures a “Full Accreditation” status after the Accreditation
Award Committee (AAC) recommends on the basis of the Peer Review Team (PRT) report
which is approved by the Council. The duration of a full accreditation status is of five years.
Moreover, in order to retain the status, the business school pledges a full commitment
towards continuous improvement for achieving excellence in the program and submits
continuous improvement report (CIR) at the time of reaccreditation.
4. Provisional Accreditation Status:
A business degree program obtains a “Provisional Accreditation” status after the AAC
recommends on the basis of the PRT report which is approved by the Council. A provisional
accreditation status is granted for three years. In order to retain the status, the business
school pledges a full commitment towards continuous improvement for achieving
excellence in the program and submits CIR at the time of reaccreditation.
5. Deferred Accreditation Status:
A business degree program gets a “Deferred Accreditation” status after the AAC
recommends on the basis of PRT report which is approved by the Council. A deferred status
is granted for 1-3 years based on the recommendations of AAC. Moreover, the business
school must submit a Progress Report (PR) during revisit
NBEAC Accreditation Process: