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This paper examines the role of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in promoting institutional accountability and continuous quality enhancement (CQE) in teacher education institutions (TEIs) in India. It contextualises NAAC within India's higher education quality assurance ecosystem, describes the NAAC assessment-accreditation processes and instruments (with specific emphasis on teacher education manuals and AQAR), analyses mechanisms through which NAAC influences governance, curriculum, teaching-learning, research and stakeholder engagement, and discusses challenges and recommendations for strengthening NAAC's impact on teacher education. Findings indicate that NAAC has catalysed institutional self-evaluation, internal quality assurance (IQAC) structures and data-driven improvements in TEIs, but gaps remain in capacity building, contextual assessment, and sustained post-accreditation follow-up.