The NBEAC secretariat schedules a 2½ days PRT visit for accreditation of a business degree program. The members arrive in the evening prior to start of visit and depart early afternoon on the third day. Annex-2 contains a copy of a standard schedule.

The primary purpose of PRT visit is to meet with the faculty, staff, administrators, students, alumni, employers and other stakeholders and get first-hand information and feeling about the business school and applicant degree program. Moreover, the visit allows members to get an appreciation of the environment and serves to verify information and declarations of SAR and supporting documents.

Business schools with a “Deferred Accreditation Status” decision would require a revisit after the expiry of the deferment period. A business school may apply for revisit at least six (6) months prior to the deferment period. It must follow the same registration process as mentioned in Section II of the process manual. Once the registration process is successfully completed, the ESC recommends the business school to submit a SAR. Similar process for the preparation of SAR will be followed as mentioned in Section IV of the process manual, however a revisit fee will be applicable. On the completion of self-assessment process, NBEAC secretariat, in consultation with the business school nominates a PRT to conduct a 2.5 days peer review revisit.

A business school with a “Full Accreditation Status” or “Provisional Accreditation Status” for a business degree program awarded by NBEAC may apply for reaccreditation at least six (6) months prior to the expiry of the accreditation period. It must follow the same registration process as mentioned in Section II of the process manual. Once the registration process is successfully completed, the ESC recommends the business school to submit a SAR. Similar process for the preparation of SAR will be followed as mentioned in Section IV of the process manual and a program applying for reaccreditation is subject to same fee as a program undergoing accreditation for the first time. On the completion of self-assessment process, NBEAC secretariat, in consultation with the business school nominates a PRT to conduct a 2.5 days peer review reaccreditation visit.