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PART B: Program Level Criteria
Criterion 1: Outcome-based Curriculum (120)
1.1. Vision, Mission and Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) (35)
(Provide details of vision and mission and program educational objectives.)
1.1.1. State the Vision and Mission of the Institute and the Department (05)
(Vision statement typically indicates aspirations and Mission statement states the
broad approach to achieve aspirations.)
1.1.2. State PEOs of the Program (05)
(State the PEOs (3 to 5) of program seeking accreditation.)
1.1.3. Process of Defining Vision, Mission and PEOs (10)
(Articulate the process involved in defining the Vision and Mission of the department
and PEOs of the program.)
1.1.4. Dissemination of Vision, Mission and PEOs (05)
(Describe where (websites, curricula, posters etc.) the Vision, Mission and PEOs are
published and detail the process which ensures awareness among internal and external
stakeholders with effective process implementation.
Internal stakeholders may include Management, Governing Board Members, faculty,
support staff, students etc. and external stakeholders may include employers,
industry, alumni, funding agencies, etc.)
1.1.5. Mapping of PEOs with Mission (10)
(Generate a Mission of the Department–PEOs matrix with justification and rationale of
the mapping.)
Table No.[Link]: Mapping of PEOs with mission.
PEO Statements M1 M2 …. Mn
PEO1:
PEO2:
PEON:
Note:
❖ M1, M2. . . Mn are distinct elements of mission statement. Enter correlation
levels as Low (1), Medium (2) and High (3). If there is no correlation, put “-”
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1.2. Curriculum Structure and Features (30)
1.2.1. State the Process for Developing/Revising the Program Curriculum (10)
Describe the process that periodically documents and demonstrates how the program
curriculum has evolved, considering the Washington Accord Knowledge and Attitude
Profile (WKs) and the Program Outcomes (POs) defined by the NBA, as listed in
Annexure-II. Describe the process involving both internal and external stakeholders in
framing the curriculum.)
1.2.2. Curriculum Structure (10)
(Provide details of courses in terms of teaching and learning scheme and number of
credits in the Program curriculum.)
Table No.[Link]: Details of various courses presented in terms of teaching and learning
scheme.
Teaching & Learning Scheme
Course Course
Code Titles Classroom Lab Term Work Total no.
Instruction Instruction (TW) and Self of Hours Total
(CI) (LI) Learning (SL) per Credits
(in hours per (in hours (TW+ SL) semester (C)*
semester) per (in hours per (Total
semester) semester) Hours/30
L T P SL )
101 C++ 42 14 28 36 120 120/30=4
102 Chemistry 42 18 60 60/30=2
Laboratory
…
*This is as per the new National Credit Framework, which accounts for 30 hrs. of learning as
equivalent to 1 credit. Those universities which are still following the LTP will transform them
into no. of hours and fill in the above table.
Legend:
CI: Classroom Instruction (Includes different instructional/implementation strategies i.e.
Lecture (L), Tutorial (T), Case method, Demonstrations, Video demonstration,
Problem based learning etc. to deliver theoretical concepts)
LI: Laboratory Instruction (Includes experiments/practical performances /problem-
based experiences in laboratory, workshop, field or other locations using different
instructional/Implementation strategies)
TW: Term work (includes assignments, seminars, micro projects, industrial visits, any
other student activities etc.)
SL: Self Learning, MOOCs, spoken tutorials, online educational resources etc. (If Provided
in curriculum structure.)
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1.2.3. Components of Curriculum (05)
(Provide details of Curriculum components for all relevant Years.)
Table No.[Link]: Program curriculum grouping based on curriculum components.
Curriculum Curriculum Content Total number of Total number of
Component (% of total number contact hours credits
of credits of the
program)
Basic Sciences
Basic Engineering
Humanities and Social
Sciences
Program Core
Program Electives
Open Electives
Project(s)
Internships/Seminars
Any other (Please
specify)
Total number of Credits:
Add more rows, if required
1.2.4. Strategies for Education Reforms (05)
(A brief explanation of the plans to implement and map activities in curriculum design
with multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary programs, the establishment of an
academic bank of credits system, APAAR etc.)
1.3. PO, PSO and their Mapping with Courses (20)
1.3.1. POs and PSOs (05)
(Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs) are defined by the program, with up to 3 PSOs
specified.)
List of POs as Defined by NBA in Annexure II.
List of PSOs (up to 3)
(Provide details of the PSOs for the program currently seeking accreditation.)
1.3.2. Mapping between the Courses and POs/PSOs (15)
(Mention the courses relevant to the POs/PSOs.)
Table No.1.3.1: Connection of courses with POs/PSOs.
PO Number List of Courses
PO1:
PO2:
PON:
Add more rows for PSOs
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1.4. Course Outcomes and Course Articulation Matrix (30)
1.4.1. Course Outcome (Semester Wise) (15)
(Provide Course outcomes (COs) for two core courses per semester from 1-8
semesters as a sample. The maximum number of outcomes for a course is expected
to be around 6. COs should reflect on the measurable outcomes towards attaining POs
and PSOs).
Table No. [Link]: Course outcomes.
Semester No:
Course Title: Course Code:
Course Outcome No. Course Outcome Statement
1.4.2. Course Articulation Matrix (15)
(Provide course articulation matrices for two core courses per semester from 1-8
semesters which have been provided in the section 1.4.1. Select courses to
demonstrate the mapping/correlation with POs and PSOs.)
Table No.1.4.2: Course articulation matrix.
Course Name: Course Code:
Course Program Outcomes (POs) Program
Outcomes Specific
(COs) Outcomes
code (PSOs)
& PO- PO PO PO- PO- PO PO PO PO PO- PO- PSO- PSO-
Statement 1 -2 -3 4 5 -6 -7 -8 -9 10 11 1 2
CO-1
CO-2
CO-3
CO-4
CO-5
Add more columns for PSOs if any
Note:
❖ Enter correlation levels 1, 2 or 3 as defined below:
❖ 1: Slight (Low)
❖ 2: Moderate (Medium)
❖ 3: Substantial (High),
❖ If there is no correlation, put “-”
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1.5. Program Articulation Matrix (05)
Table No.1.5.1: Program articulation matrix
Course Course PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11
Code Name
C101
C202
C303
….
C4…
Add more columns for PSOs if any.
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