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SAQS Accreditation for Business Schools: Process, Requirements and Readiness
Build the institutional data, evidence and quality systems your SAQS journey needs — on one platform. Studium supports management institutions preparing for SAQS accreditation, backed by our collaboration with AMDISA.
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Prepare for SAQS
Prepare for SAQS with the Right Institutional Foundation
SAQS — the South Asian Quality Assurance System — is AMDISA's accreditation framework built specifically for management education across South Asia. It evaluates institutions through strategic audit, structured self-assessment and independent peer review, with an emphasis on continuous improvement and international orientation rather than a one-time compliance exercise.
Management Education
Purpose-built for business schools and management institutes, not a generalised higher-education framework.
Institutional Quality
Looks at governance, strategy and systems — not just individual programmes or outcomes in isolation.
Self-Assessment
Institutions produce a structured Self-Assessment Report (SAR) as the foundation of the review.
Peer Review
Independent peer reviewers validate the SAR through institutional visits and evidence checks.
Continuous Improvement
Accreditation is a recurring cycle, built around ongoing institutional growth rather than a single audit.
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Why SAQS
Why Should Your Business School Consider SAQS?
Before anything else, SAQS is worth pursuing on its own merits — for what it does to an institution's quality systems, governance and international standing.
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Stronger Quality Systems
Builds durable institutional processes for data, evidence and reporting — not just accreditation-cycle scrambles.
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Strategic Governance
Pushes leadership to define measurable goals and demonstrate how decisions connect to institutional strategy.
03
Assurance of Learning
Strengthens how the institution defines, measures and closes the loop on student learning outcomes.
04
International Orientation
Signals regional and global credibility to students, recruiters and academic partners alike.
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External Peer Validation
Independent review brings an outside lens that internal audits alone can't replicate.
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Institutional Maturity
Matures faculty, research and student systems in ways that compound across every future accreditation cycle.
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The path ahead
The SAQS Accreditation Journey
A real, ordered sequence — each stage builds on institutional readiness from the one before it.
Understand SAQS, its philosophy and fit for your institution.
Confirm eligibility and submit the formal application to AMDISA.
An AMDISA mentor is assigned to guide the institution.
The institution runs a structured internal self-assessment.
Findings are compiled into the Self-Assessment Report.
Independent peer reviewers visit and validate the SAR.
AMDISA’s accreditation body issues its decision.
The institution sustains systems through re-accreditation.
The real challenge
The Real Challenge Isn't Writing the SAQS Report
Reports are outputs. The real work — and the real risk — sits in the institutional data behind them. Most of it exists. Almost none of it lives in one place.
Fragmented Institution
Data scattered across departments, drives and inboxes, owned by no one system.
Studium
Captures, structures and validates institutional data in one place.
Structured Readiness
Evidence mapped, gaps visible, SAQS-ready output within reach.
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The Studium Architecture
One Institutional Data Engine. Built for SAQS and Beyond.
Studium connects institutional data management, benchmarking, target setting and 150 institutional metrics into one quality system — creating a stronger foundation for accreditation readiness.
Requirements to evidence
From SAQS Requirements to Institutional Evidence
SAQS Area
Institutional Requirement
How Studium Supports
Strategy & Governance
Documented strategic plan, measurable goals, board oversight
Centralises strategy documents and tracks goal-linked metrics over time
Students
Admissions, diversity, outcomes, engagement records
Consolidates student lifecycle data into one queryable system
Faculty
Qualifications, workload, development, research activity
Structures faculty profiles with verifiable, updateable records
Research
Publications, intellectual contribution, impact
Imports and validates research output against institutional benchmarks
Learning & AoL
Defined learning goals, measurement, closing-the-loop evidence
Runs OBE/AoL mapping and attainment tracking natively on the platform
Internationalisation
Partnerships, mobility, global faculty/student exposure
Tracks international activity as a structured, reportable data set
Corporate Engagement
Industry linkages, placements, advisory involvement
Logs industry engagement alongside placement and alumni data
Quality Improvement
Continuous improvement mechanisms and evidence trail
Surfaces year-on-year trends so improvement is demonstrable, not anecdotal
SAR & Reporting
Structured, evidence-backed Self-Assessment Report
Generates SAQS-aligned report drafts directly from validated institutional data
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From data to report
From Institutional Data to SAQS-Ready Reports
Turn structured institutional data into organised evidence, identified gaps and SAQS-ready reporting — while keeping the institution in control of the final review and submission.
Data Captured Once
Mapped to SAQS Requirements
Evidence Organised
Gaps Identified
SAQS Reports Generated
Institution Reviews & Submits
SAQS Readiness Dashboard — Preview
SAR Draft Output — Preview
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The Studium SAQS Readiness Programme
Studium SAQS Readiness Programme
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SAQS Readiness Audit
A structured review of your existing institutional data, evidence and quality systems against SAQS expectations.
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Gap Analysis
A clear, prioritised view of where evidence is missing, weak or scattered across departments.
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Institutional Data Alignment
Data is captured, structured and mapped to SAQS requirements inside Studium.
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Accreditation Preparation
Evidence-backed reports and a readiness position ahead of formal application.
Studium helps institutions prepare for the formal SAQS process. It does not replace AMDISA mentors, peer reviewers or accreditation decisions.
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Credibility
Studium × AMDISA
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Studium collaborates with AMDISA to support institutional readiness for the SAQS accreditation journey — through data, evidence and preparation, not through the accreditation decision itself.
Who this is for
Is This for Your Institution?
A structured SAQS readiness approach is useful for institutions that want clearer evidence, stronger quality systems and a more organised accreditation journey.
Exploring Quality Accreditation
Business schools exploring regional or international quality accreditation.
Considering SAQS for the First Time
Institutions evaluating SAQS and understanding what readiness requires.
Starting Formal Self-Assessment
Institutions beginning a structured self-assessment and evidence review.
Decentralised Accreditation Data
Institutions with evidence distributed across departments, teams and systems.
Existing Studium Institutions
Institutions already using Studium and now preparing to pursue SAQS.
Managing Multiple Frameworks
Institutions preparing for multiple accreditation and ranking frameworks.
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Built with academia
Built With Academia, Not Just for Academia
Designed around the way academic leaders work with institutional quality, evidence and continuous improvement.
Academic perspective
Quality systems shaped around institutional workflows.
Practical implementation
Focused on evidence, readiness and continuous improvement.
Institution-first design
Clear, usable interfaces for academic and quality teams.
Academic mentors
Meet the people behind the academic perspective
Sample profiles for layout preview
Academic Quality
Dr. Ananya Mehta
Dean – Quality & Accreditation
NV
North Valley School of Management
Assurance of Learning
Prof. Rohan Khanna
Professor & Director – Academic Excellence
BI
Brighton Institute of Business
Institutional Strategy
Dr. Sana Patel
Director – Institutional Development
GM
Global Management University
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Ready when you are
Considering SAQS for Your Institution?
Understand where your institution stands before beginning the accreditation journey. Get a structured view of your existing data, evidence and readiness gaps.
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Frequently Asked Questions About SAQS Accreditation
SAQS (South Asian Quality Assurance System) is AMDISA's accreditation framework for management education institutions, built around strategic audit, self-assessment and peer review.
SAQS is administered by AMDISA (Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia). Studium supports institutions preparing for the process but does not award or control accreditation.
AMDISA is the regional body for management development institutions across South Asia, and the authority behind the SAQS accreditation framework.
Eligibility criteria are set by AMDISA. [Confirm current eligibility requirements against official AMDISA/SAQS material before publishing.]
Broadly: eligibility and application, mentor assignment, self-assessment, SAR submission, peer review visit, and an accreditation decision — followed by continuous improvement and re-accreditation.
The Self-Assessment Report is the structured document an institution prepares, summarising its data and evidence against SAQS expectations ahead of peer review.
Timelines vary by institution and readiness. [Confirm current AMDISA-published timelines before publishing.]
Stronger governance and quality systems, validated Assurance of Learning, international orientation, and independent peer credibility.
[Any recognition or equivalence claim must reproduce the precise scope stated by the authoritative source — confirm exact wording before publishing.]
Studium supports SAQS accreditation by capturing, structuring and validating institutional data, then mapping it to SAQS requirements to help identify gaps and prepare evidence-backed reports.
Yes — Studium generates SAQS-aligned report drafts from validated institutional data, which the institution then reviews before formal submission.
Yes. The same underlying institutional data foundation in Studium can support NBA, NAAC, NIRF, AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA and other frameworks, each treated as a distinct output.
IN COLLABORATION WITH AMDISA
SAQS Accreditation for Business Schools: Process, Requirements and Readiness
Build the institutional data, evidence and quality systems your SAQS journey needs — on one platform. Studium supports management institutions preparing for SAQS accreditation, backed by our collaboration with AMDISA.
Request a SAQS Readiness Audit
Speak to Our Accreditation Team