This course covers SMA & NPA Recognition Accuracy, which involves assessing the accuracy and consistency of identifying and classifying accounts as Special Mention Accounts (SMA) and Non-Performing Assets (NPA) within Credit Monitoring & Portfolio Surveillance workflows. It focuses on evaluating repayment performance, overdue status, delinquency tracking, asset classification criteria, and regulatory requirements to ensure timely recognition of stressed and defaulted exposures. The course examines how accurate SMA and NPA recognition supports regulatory compliance, strengthens portfolio monitoring, improves risk visibility, and enables proactive management of deteriorating accounts. It evaluates key dimensions such as control lapses, early warning signal identification, risk trend analysis, and proactive portfolio risk management, with each requiring independent validation and documented rationale before any credit action is finalized. Particular emphasis is placed on classification accuracy, overdue monitoring, reporting consistency, exception management, and governance oversight of asset quality assessments. It is distinct from the credit approval process, as it focuses on the ongoing monitoring, classification, and regulatory recognition of portfolio deterioration after credit origination, rather than the assessment and approval of new credit exposures. Within Regulatory & Policy Compliance Monitoring, the senior credit leader sets portfolio limits, governs exception criteria, and drives strategic alignment across the Credit Monitoring & Portfolio Surveillance function, shaping escalation scope, compliance priorities, and portfolio risk management decisions through accurate SMA and NPA recognition practices.