Alagappa University

NAAC awards ‘A plus’ grade to Alagappa University

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

KARAIKUDI, MAY 16, 2017 00:00 IST

The accreditation will be valid for a period of seven year, says V-C

Alagappa University, which was awarded ‘A plus’ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has become the only and first university in south India to obtain the grade with 3.64 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) on the four-point scale.

Announcing this at a press conference here on Monday, Vice Chancellor Professor S. Subbiah said among the four State universities which were accredited with ‘A plus’ grade in the country, Alagappa University was one of the youngest institutions to secure the grade and top the State.

The other three state universities which obtained ‘A plus’ grade were SavitribaiPhule Pune University of Maharastra, Utkal University of Odisha and University of Jammu of Jammu and Kashmir, with CGPA of 3.60, 3.53 and 3.51 respectively, he said.

The NACC has awarded the grade to Alagappa University in the third cycle of accreditation and declared that the grade would be valid for a period of seven years with effect from May 2, 2017, he said. Instead of five years, the extended validation was given in view of the university’s consistency in achieving accreditations in the first and second round assessments in 2005 and 2011, he added.

NAAC had assessed 86 universities and deemed universities and awarded ‘A plus’ to nine universities, including four state universities, he said. NAAC Peer Team has given the highest point to Alagappa University for its sophisticated science laboratories, experienced and committed faculty, good physical and IT infrastructure, eco-friendly environment and good alumni support, Professor Subbiah said.

The team was also impressed with the university’s linkages with local industries, augmented placement services and skill training across several sectors, he added.

“We have exhibited improved performance in all spheres - curricular aspects, teaching-learning and evaluation, research consultancy and extension, infrastructure and learning resources, governance leadership and management and innovations and best practices to stand tall amongst our peers,” he said.

Professor V. Balachandran, Registrar (incharge), M. Selvam, syndicate member and H. Gurumallesh Prabu, controller of examinations, were present.