New Delhi, July 3 -- The Ministry of Education will "soon" roll out a reformed accreditation system for higher education institutions (HEIs), replacing the existing eight-point grading structure with a simplified binary model, sources told ANI.

The move comes amid mounting concerns over the current accreditation system by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), including low participation of institutions, complex assessment requirements, and recent allegations of corruption.

As of now, only around 40 percent of India's degree-awarding institutions have been accredited.

In February this year, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested 10 individuals -- including NAAC inspection team members and officials of Kon...