What with the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) giving it the highest rating of ‘A,’ the University of Kerala would be able to procures funds from the University Grants Commission for various projects, Vice Chancellor P. K. Radhakrishnan said here on Wednesday.
NAAC, in 2003, had given the varsity only a B++ rating. That rating expired in 2008. The university could not also get NAAC over for third cycle of accreditation in 2013.
This time, the peer team visited the university in January and assessed its academic activities over a four-point scale.
The final score of the varsity was 3.03 out of four.
Dr. Radhakrishnan told a press meet here the NAAC rating would also enable the university to apply for the status of an institution with potential for excellence.
Now that its second cycle of accreditation is over, the university has set its sights on the third cycle of NAAC assessment due in 2020.
Preparatory to this, the Internal Quality Assessment Cell (IQAC) has been reconstituted.
Quality audit
A quality audit of the university’s libraries has also been completed. A blueprint for the comprehensive development of the university is being readied, Dr. Radhakrishnan told the press conference.
The student community stands to gain the most from NAAC’s rating of the university.
“I dedicate this achievement of the university to its students past and present,” the Vice Chancellor said.
Victory of students
Later addressing a gathering of students, teachers and non-teaching staff, Dr. Radhakrishnan reiterated that the highest NAAC rating was a victory of and for the students.
He offered congratulations for every one associated with the NAAC process. The joint effort of everyone in the university is needed so that the university can face a re-accreditation in 2020, he added.
The final score of varsity is 3.03 out of four
Varsity gets set for NAAC assessment in 2020
