*VERY IMPORTANT UPDATE* 1) We plan to launch both binary system and multigrade system in *March 2025* - Anil Sahasrabudhe, chairman of NAAC. 2) Physical visits are debarred. Everything online now. 3) NAAC is expediting the process for finalizing recommendations of the committee and adopting them soon. 4) NAAC has banned 400 assessors from physical visits based on feedback received from HEIs over the past year. 5) Applications in old (RAF) format has been stopped. 6) To clear visits of HEIs who applied in previous format (RAF) it might take further 2-3 months. Source: Times of India, dt. 5th Feb. 2025