Only one college gets an A++ in NAAC test
Only one college among a total of 328
educational institutions in the country has bagged the prestigious A++ grade
awarded by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) under the
new grading pattern.
Key facts:
- Joseph’s College, Devagiri,
Kozhikode in Kerala, has bagged a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of
3.76 to get an A++ grade in the third cycle.
- Seven educational institutes have
got the A plus rating, while 81 have got A rating, 55 have got B++, 64 have
got B +, 87 have got B and 33 have got the C grade.
Background:
NAAC introduced the new grading pattern in
July 2016, where it began grading institutions based on seven grades from the
earlier four grades.
- This method was introduced to
encourage healthy competition among institutions so that they would strive
for excellence.
- The council uses seven criteria to assess institutes ranging from teaching-learning and evaluation, curricular aspects, research, consultancy and extension, infrastructure and learning resources.
