AICTE

A statutory body in India responsible for coordinating, determining and maintaining standards in higher education and for disbursing funds to eligible universities and colleges.

An Indian body responsible for the accreditation of specific professional and technical programs, particularly in engineering, management, pharmacy and architecture.

A US-based accreditation body for engineering, computing, technology and applied-science programs, and a signatory of the Washington Accord.

An autonomous body in India that assesses and accredits higher education institutions as a whole, evaluating overall quality across teaching, research, infrastructure, governance and outcomes.

An international agreement, first signed in 1989, providing for the mutual recognition of undergraduate engineering qualifications among its signatory bodies under the International Engineering Alliance.