Consultancy Wing
About us
The Office of Director (IQAC) established a Consultancy Wing to offer educational mentoring services to other higher education institutions in India and abroad. The services will cover a range of Quality Assurance Initiatives, including Faculty Training and Workshops on Outcome-Based Education (OBE), Outcome-based Curriculum Design, Innovative Pedagogical Initiatives, Assessment Practices, Teaching-learning Processes, Assessment and Evaluation, Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate (CDIO) Curricular Framework Implementation, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focused curriculum development, Design and Development of T-Shape education model, Internal Quality Assurance Cell Roles and Functions, Quality Assurance through National Board of Accreditation (NBA), National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Accreditation, as well as rankings such as National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Times Higher Education (THE WUR and Impact), QS (WUR and Sustainability) and ISO audit.
We do not offer ready-made solutions for your specific institutional challenges, as each educational institute is unique and requires a tailored approach. Instead, we focus on mentoring your stakeholders, particularly faculty and academic administrators, to collaboratively develop optimal solutions considering local, global, and initial conditions.
With approximately 50,000 higher educational institutions in India, we firmly assert that consultants from outside academia cannot permanently resolve issues related to quality enhancement and sustainability. These challenges encompass crucial aspects such as NAAC accreditation, NBA accreditation, and NIRF India rankings, among others.
Our Services
NBA ACCREDITATION
MENTORING FOR PROGRAM ACCREDITATION BY NBA – PHASE – I
Train the faculty members
1. To explain the jargon commonly used in Outcome-Based Education (OBE)
2. To discuss and appreciate the OBE framework
3. To articulate Program Educational Objectives (PEOs), Program Outcomes (POs) and Course Outcomes (COs)
4. To measure the attainment of COs and POs
5. To explain the stipulations of Outcome-based criteria in the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) of NBA
6. To prepare the SAR for their programs
7. To identify the appropriate/ relevant documental evidence/ exhibits based on the NBA evaluation guidelines
8. To appreciate the outcome-based curriculum design methodology
MENTORING FOR PROGRAM ACCREDITATION BY NBA – PHASE – II
Facilitate the program
1. To prepare the Pre-qualifier
2. To identify and collect the data for various sub-criteria in each criterion in the SAR
3. To collate and format the data as per the criterion requirement
4. To prepare the complete SAR & submit the SAR to NBA
5. To identify and arrange the documental evidence/ proof/ exhibit for each sub-criterion
6. To prepare for the mock visit
7. To incorporate the suggestions/ recommendations of the mock visit
8. To prepare for the on-site visit by NBA
MENTORING FOR PROGRAM ACCREDITATION BY NBA – PHASE – III
Mentor the program
1. To analyse the comments of Evaluator Report sub-criteria wise; subsequently, criteria wise
2. To identify and measure the gap through root-cause analysis
3. To suggest the means for continual quality improvement
4. To ensure the program quality enhancement and sustenance
NAAC ACCREDITATION
ISO 21001:2018
QUALITY INITIATIVES (INSTITUTE SPECIFIC)
Resource Person
Prof. Abudhahir has played a pivotal role in shaping accreditation standards and promoting Outcome-Based Education (OBE) across India. His contributions to the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi, were instrumental in India becoming a signatory member of the prestigious Washington Accord. He served on NBA’s Engineering Accreditation and Evaluation Committee (EAEC) and Moderation Committee, delivering over 400 lectures on OBE and accreditation in workshops nationwide.
As a mentor, Prof. Abudhahir has guided prominent institutions, including NIT Tiruchirappalli, IIM Raipur, S.V. University Tirupathi, National Engineering College Kovilpatti, College of Engineering and MIT Chennai, BMS College of Engineering Bengaluru, V.R. Siddhartha College of Engineering Vijayawada, Sai Ram Engineering College Chennai, Murugappa Polytechnic Chennai and others, to imbibe the OBE philosophy for NBA accreditation. He advised at the Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI), Hyderabad, designing workshops on curriculum development, pedagogy, and assessment strategies.
Prof. Abudhahir’s expertise extends to NAAC accreditation (Revised framework), where he has mentored institutions like B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Karunya Institute of Science and Technology Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU), AMET University Chennai, Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology, R.T.E. Societies Rural Engineering College Hulkoti, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering Chennai, Velammal Institute of Technology Chennai, CMR Institute of Technology Hyderabad among others.
In 2023, Prof. Abudhahir earned ABET certifications in “Basics of Program Assessment” and “Assessment of Students Learning”. Recognized as an AICTE certified Margdarshak, he secured Rs.12 lakh under the Margdarshan scheme 2024-25 to mentor institutions in Chennai.
He has served on various boards and committees including the Research Board of Anna University Chennai, and has visited over 20 universities across 11 countries to study educational and quality assurance processes.
Prof. Abudhahir holds a Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation and Control Engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University, a Master’s in Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Anna University Chennai. With over 27 years in academia, he has published extensively and supervised PhD scholars in areas such as Instrumentation, Control Systems, and Non-destructive Testing.
Currently, Prof. Abudhahir serves as Professor & Director (IQAC) at B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai, continuing his commitment to excellence in education and research.
