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AU tops NAAC assessment score

Special Correspondent

VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra University has received “A” grade with 3.65 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) on the 4-point scale from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

AU had received ‘A’ grade with 86.5 per cent score when NAAC assessed it last time during April 2002 and the 3.65 CGPA score of this time is equivalent to 91.25 per cent. This was announced by Vice-Chancellor B. Satyanarayana at a press conference here on Wednesday.

The NAAC Peer Team headed by Anand Dev Mukhopadhyay visited AU campus during April and the Executive Committee of NAAC met in Bangalore on Tuesday discussed the reports on AU and other universities and granted the CGPA. The delay in announcing the decision was due to the change over of Director of NAAC (South). The EC meeting was held after a new Director took charge recently.

The numero uno

AU was top among the six universities whose grades were announced on Tuesday. Its score was better than that of Jadavpur University, Kolkota, one of the oldest and famous universities of the country. The scores of other universities were Jadavpur University, Kolkota 3.61; Bangalore University 3.12; Punjabi University, Patiala 3.11 (all A grade), University of Kalyani, West Bengal 2.67 and Devi Ahalya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore 2.57 (B grade).

Prof. Satyanarayana recalled the observation made by Prof. Mukhopadhyay after the Peer Team’s visit that AU was one of the universities having the potential to become Centre of Excellence, and expressed the confidence that the better grade from NAAC this time would enhance AU’s case.

Growing prestige

The prestige of AU was growing in the country, the Vice-Chancellor said and recalled the Rs.5 crores a year grant the Department of Science and Technology had granted for the next three years after its review of country’s institutions for their focus on research found AU as the seventh best.

The UGC’s XI Finance Commission would also provide more grant this time.

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