The evaluation reflects broader thinking and quality in higher Education.
Addressing officers of the Higher Education Department, college principals, professors and non-TEACHING staff, Patel said all the colleges of the state should be graded by 2022, an official Communication said.
As part of the process, seminars and training on NAAC evaluation is being done to the staff of all government colleges through virtual mode, he said.
The Higher Education department has constituted a three-tier monitoring team at the Directorate, University and District level. Of the 170 qualified colleges in the state, 25 have submitted the Self Study Report (SSR).