A Comparative Study on Research Performance of Indian Universities with NAAC A++ grade Accreditation

Background/Purpose: Developing and Maintaining quality in higher education is an essential aspect of the sustainability universities. National Assessment Accreditation Council (NAAC), India has developed a new model HEIs assessment accreditation from July 2017. Based on its assessment, NAAC announces final result form Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) between 0 to 4.0, which combination evaluation qualitative quantitative metrics with three parts including peer team report, graphical representation based metric, institutional grade sheet. Out more than 380 universities out about 950 as 30/042021, only 9 have been graded A++ letter by NAAC. Objectives: Study Criteria wise performance top nine scored Indian Universities according Accreditation, full scores obtained various criteria reasons, compare research analyse it using ABC productivity, effect organizational leaders role models output, critically SWOC data outcome. Design/Methodology/Approach: Analysis information collected self-study reports universities, comparing analyzing wise, productivity these their annual Research framework. Findings/Result: five got Curricular Aspects criterion. The are ranked overall process. different criteria, strengths weaknesses studied. These further leaders/Vice-chancellors considering last years productivity. It observed that many vice-chancellors failed contribute outcomes motivators other researchers A comparative study performance-based grading found be ambiguous little disparity key indicator-based university grading. observations, some general recommendations suggested. limitations/implications: This used Self-study Report, Peer Team Report respective kept for public reference website accordance framework, downloaded 30/04/2021. Originality/Value: paper compares accredited 5 years’ identifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, challenges improvement. Paper Type: Explorative analysis.