Accreditation Process:
The Directorate of Quality Assurance is mandated to perform internal assessment through Self-Assessment Process to ensure Internal Quality Assurance. Similarly, external quality is ensured by the Accreditation Councils. The following Accreditation Councils are related to the disciplines offered at the University of Agriculture Peshawar:
- 1. National Agriculture Education Accreditation Council (NAEAC)
- 2. Pakistan Veterinary and Medical Council (PVMC)
- 3. National Business Education Accreditation Council (NBEAC)
- 4. National Computing Education Accreditation Council (NCEAC)
Progress on Accreditation is mentioned below:
1. Accreditation of Agricultural Programs by NAEAC:
In 1st and 2nd round the National Agriculture Education Accreditation Council (NAEAC) accredited all agricultural programs offered by the University of Agriculture Peshawar and its sub-campus.
In the 3rd round, the Accreditation & Inspection Committee (AIC) of the National Agricultural Education Accreditation Council (NAEAC) visited the University of Agriculture, Peshawar on October 23, 2024 for on-site accreditation of the degree programs offered by the following departments/Institutes:
- 1. Agricultural & Applied Economics
- 2. Agricultural Extension Education & Communication
- 3. Weed Science & Botany
In addition to the above accreditation, pre-accreditation/Zero Visit of the following departments/Institute were also included in the said visit program:
- 1. Agricultural Mechanization & Renewable Energy Technologies
- 2. Water Resources Management
- 3. Rural Sociology
- 4. Rural Development.
During the evaluation, the AIC members visited their respective departments. Detailed presentations were given by the Chairpersons about the academic activities and facilities. The team visited the infrastructure and facilities of each department. An interactive sessions were also arranged with the students and the faculty.
The Chairman NAEAC appreciated the facilitation provided by the Quality Assurance Directorate during the said visit. He presented certain suggestions for further improvement. The experts also shared their views regarding further improvement.
2. Accreditation of DVM Program
Accreditation Inspection Team of Pakistan Veterinary and Medical Council (PVMC) visited the Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences for accreditation of its DVM program on October 26, 2019
3. Accreditation of Business Program
Presently the DQA is involved in helping IBMS in preparation of Self-Assessment Reports of its various degree programmes. Business programs of the IBMS will be accredited from National Business Education Accreditation Council (NBEAC).
At this stage, IBMS has been registered with National Business Education Accreditation Council (NBEAC) and its BBA (Hons) and MBA (1.5) programs have been approved in screening process. The mentor visit was also arranged for IBMS on January 4, 2017. During the Mentor Visit, the Director IBMS presented the current status of the IBMS. The Mentors guided the IBMS's administration and faculty regarding necessary steps to be taken before applying for accreditation. The Mentor submitted a Mentor Report to the IBMS in which they have identified weak areas in the IBMS. The Institute is currently working on those areas identified in the Mentor Report.
4. Accreditation of Computer Science and Information Technology Programs
National Computing Education Accreditation Council (NCEAC) has the mandate to accredited degree programs in the discipline of Computer Science and Information Technology. There are two programs are under the purview of NCEAC, i.e. BSCS) and BS(IT) programs which are currently being offered by the Institute of Computer Sciences and Information Technology (ICS/IT).
The Accreditation Inspection team of NCEAC visited this University on October 4, 2019 for external evaluation and accreditation of BS(IT) and BS(CS) programs. The report is awaited.