Only about 7,000 of the over 15 lakh schools in the country are accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Education andTraining(NABET).Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyariurged schools to get themselves accredited on the lines of higher education institutions, which he said will bring quality consciousness among schools.
Koshyari was speaking at the inaugural session of the Regional Quality Conclave on quality assurance and accreditation for school education in Mumbai. He said world-class education is being offered in private schools and therefore, they could adopt government schools to provide quality education to the poor.
NABET is a constituent board of Quality Council of India (QCI). R P Singh, secretary general of QCI, said, Accreditation is playing a very important role. Efforts are being made to enhance the Learning quality of the students along with the .