Logos of India

ALL INDIA COUNCIL OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION The circular emblem of All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) is an orange gear wheel housing a traditional lamp, supporting its initials in red sans serif bold capitals and its motto in Sanskrit ‘योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्’ (Verse 50, Chapter 2, Bhagavad Gita) meaning ‘Yoga is Skill in Action’. Its name surmounts these in circular form. The traditional lamp represents light, illumination, awakening, devotion, purity, guidance, protection, hope and prosperity.

NATIONAL BOARD OF ACCREDITATION The National Board of Accreditation (NBA), was initially established by the AICTE (All India Council of Technical Education) under section 10(u) of AICTE Act, in the year 1994, in order to assess the qualitative competence of the programs offered by educational institution from diploma level to postgraduate level in engineering and technology, management, pharmacy, architecture and related disciplines, which are approved by AICTE. NBA came into existence as an independent autonomous body with effect from January 7, 2010 with the objectives of assurance of quality and relevance to technical education, especially of the programs in professional and technical disciplines, i.e., engineering and technology, management, architecture, pharmacy and hotel management and catering technology, through the mechanism of accreditation of programs offered by technical institutions. The bluish green to cyan logo is a monogram that has its acronym written using tw...