Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Assertion (A):NAAC also assesses and accredits private higher education institutions of India.

Reason (R):The UGC only assesses and accredits government higher education institutions of India.

ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

BBoth A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

CA is correct but R is not correct ✓ Correct

DA is not correct but R is correct

Correct answer: (C) A is correct but R is not correct

Explanation

NAAC does accredit private higher education institutions, but the reason wrongly limits UGC accreditation to government institutions.

The assertion is correct that NAAC assesses and accredits private higher education institutions of India.

The reason is wrong because the UGC does not restrict accreditation to only government institutions.

NAAC accredits both public and private institutions on the same framework.

Accreditation status guides funding, autonomy and public trust in an institution.

NAAC is an autonomous body established by the UGC in 1994.

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