BDU secures A+ ranking in third cycle
Special Correspondent
TIRUCHI, April 03, 2019 00:00 IST
Under NAAC’s new framework
Bharathidasan University has secured A+ ranking in the third cycle of accreditation under the new framework of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), placing itself on a strong pedestal to receive more Central funding and strengthening the reach of its distance education programme.
Bharathidasan University is the first State university in Tamil Nadu to get A+ accreditation with institutional CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) of 3.32 on a four-point scale, after the new framework came into effect since July 2017, Vice-Chancellor P. Manisankar told media persons on Tuesday.
The seven Cumulative Grade Point Average criteria encompassed curricular aspects; teaching-learning and evaluation; research, innovations and extension; infrastructure and learning resources; student support and progression; governance, leadership and management; and institutional values and best practices.
The third cycle of NAAC assessment will be valid till April 1, 2024. The stride has placed BDU among top 15% of universities in the country with A+ and A++ status, the Vice-Chancellor said.
The latest score is well above the minimum of 3.26 points stipulated last year by University Grants Commission and Distance Education Bureau as eligibility for universities to offer distance education programmmes.
The university faced a disadvantage as it secured only 3.16 points in the second cycle of accreditation in 2013.
This time, the university secured 85.10% in qualitative metrics based on online submission of self-study report, and 77.1% in quantitative metrics through peer team visit last month, evaluated in the ratio of 70:30.
The five-member team visited all departments of the university from March 26-28.
By virtue of A+ ranking, BDU will be in a position to receive substantial funding under RUSA (Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan) and other Central schemes, Mr. Manisankar said.
Also, the university is looking forward to increasing the learning centres for distance education to 200, and restoring enrolment substantially.
Enrolment in distance education programmes fell drastically to 8,000 last year from 28,000 a few years ago due to NAAC stipulation of minimum points for universities to offer distance education programmes.
The strength was increased to 11,000 over the last one year. There is scope for restoring enrolment to the previous level since many institutions will evince interest to start learning centres following the latest National Assessment and Accreditation Council ranking, he added.
Report card
Secured 3.32 on a four-point scale
Assessment under seven CGPA criteria
Valid till April 1, 2024
Fillip to distance education programme
Increase in learning centres planned
Special Correspondent
TIRUCHI, April 03, 2019 00:00 IST
Under NAAC’s new framework
Bharathidasan University has secured A+ ranking in the third cycle of accreditation under the new framework of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), placing itself on a strong pedestal to receive more Central funding and strengthening the reach of its distance education programme.
Bharathidasan University is the first State university in Tamil Nadu to get A+ accreditation with institutional CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) of 3.32 on a four-point scale, after the new framework came into effect since July 2017, Vice-Chancellor P. Manisankar told media persons on Tuesday.
The seven Cumulative Grade Point Average criteria encompassed curricular aspects; teaching-learning and evaluation; research, innovations and extension; infrastructure and learning resources; student support and progression; governance, leadership and management; and institutional values and best practices.
The third cycle of NAAC assessment will be valid till April 1, 2024. The stride has placed BDU among top 15% of universities in the country with A+ and A++ status, the Vice-Chancellor said.
The latest score is well above the minimum of 3.26 points stipulated last year by University Grants Commission and Distance Education Bureau as eligibility for universities to offer distance education programmmes.
The university faced a disadvantage as it secured only 3.16 points in the second cycle of accreditation in 2013.
This time, the university secured 85.10% in qualitative metrics based on online submission of self-study report, and 77.1% in quantitative metrics through peer team visit last month, evaluated in the ratio of 70:30.
The five-member team visited all departments of the university from March 26-28.
By virtue of A+ ranking, BDU will be in a position to receive substantial funding under RUSA (Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan) and other Central schemes, Mr. Manisankar said.
Also, the university is looking forward to increasing the learning centres for distance education to 200, and restoring enrolment substantially.
Enrolment in distance education programmes fell drastically to 8,000 last year from 28,000 a few years ago due to NAAC stipulation of minimum points for universities to offer distance education programmes.
The strength was increased to 11,000 over the last one year. There is scope for restoring enrolment to the previous level since many institutions will evince interest to start learning centres following the latest National Assessment and Accreditation Council ranking, he added.
Report card
Secured 3.32 on a four-point scale
Assessment under seven CGPA criteria
Valid till April 1, 2024
Fillip to distance education programme
Increase in learning centres planned
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