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Foundation
of NCEAC
Higher Education Commission
was constituted on 11th September, 2002 by the promulgation of
Ordinance F. No. 2(1)/2002.Pub and has been authorized in article 3 Sub-Section
(e) to set up national or regional evaluation councils or authorize any
existing council or similar body to carry out accreditation of Institutions
including their departments, faculties and disciplines by giving them
appropriate ratings. The Commission shall help build capacity of existing
councils or bodies in order to enhance the reliability of the evaluation
carried out by them. So realizing the
benefits and need of accreditation, the National Curriculum Revision Committee
of Computer Science-2003, met in December 2003 and March 2004 at Higher
Education Commission in
Islamabad
, recommended establishment of
National Computing Education Accreditation Council (NCEAC) for accreditation of
degrees in Computing in
Pakistan
.
Purpose
of foundation of NCEAC
Computing
has emerged as a major academic discipline and a professional field in Pakistan
in the recent past. A large number of educational institutions offer degree
programs in computing related areas both in public and private sectors. It has
therefore become essential that an internationally acceptable and industrially
viable set of criteria maybe evolved for various degree programs in computing
related degree awarding institutions. For this purpose, it is proposed that an
accreditation authority be setup which would periodically evaluate, scrutinize,
and monitor the standards followed in different degree awarding institutions
and their affiliated colleges.
The
council will submit annual report on the state of accreditation of computing
programs and its activities at the end of each year to the Controlling
Authority.
The
proposed authority shall take into consideration the following aspects for
accreditation of degree programs in the computing related subjects:
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Overall
scope and structure of the program
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Curricula/syllabi
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The
requisite infrastructure
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The
faculty
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Level
of compatibility with international standards and trends
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Level
of Skill Development by the program
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Level
of integration of science and technology
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The
student support
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The
laboratory facilities
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Facilities
for student activities and other amenities
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Financial
aid/assistance
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Level
of job placement of graduates
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