v ak ▁Sang h ▁pra char aks ▁Category : Ind ian ▁male ▁journal ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Indian ▁journal ists ▁Category : J ournal ists ▁from ▁P un j ab , ▁India <0x0A> </s> ▁Pre - ter ti ary - ed uc ation ▁acc red itation ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁quality ▁ass urance ▁process ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁under ▁which ▁services ▁and ▁operations ▁of ▁pre - ter ti ary ▁schools ▁and ▁educational ▁institutions ▁or ▁programs ▁are ▁evaluated ▁by ▁an ▁external ▁body ▁to ▁determine ▁if ▁applicable ▁standards ▁are ▁met . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁initial ▁focus ▁of ▁education ▁acc red itation ▁was ▁on ▁secondary ▁schools . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁North ▁Central ▁Association ▁of ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁School s ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁with ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁" the ▁establishment ▁of ▁close ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁colleg es ▁and ▁secondary ▁schools ." ▁Better ▁art ic ulation ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁levels ▁of ▁education ▁was ▁a ▁particular ▁focus . ▁In ▁purs uit ▁of ▁that ▁objective , ▁the ▁association ▁under to ok ▁a ▁thorough ▁exam ination ▁of ▁education ▁quality ▁at ▁both ▁the ▁secondary ▁and ▁college ▁level . ▁That ▁exam ination ▁process ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁an ▁acc red itation ▁process ▁for ▁secondary ▁schools . ▁Acc red itation ▁of ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁followed ▁later . ▁The ▁North ▁Central ▁Commission ▁carried ▁out ▁the ▁functions ▁of ▁post - second ary ▁acc red itation ▁and ▁acc red itation ▁of ▁pre - col lege ▁education ▁through ▁a ▁un ified ▁organization ▁until ▁