NAAC accredits 14 institutions with A grade
Posted on: 20/May/2015 12:53:00 PM - No. of views : (2283)
14 institutions including Periyar University, Salem, have been accredited with `A` grade by The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC),
The Jaspal Sandhu-led committee assessed 118 colleges and universities across the country in the first cycle, and 157 institutions in the second and the third cycle. In the first cycle, the committee accredited 15 colleges, including one university. A total of eight institutions were given `A` grade in the first cycle, and the rest were awarded `B` grade. Periyar University, Salem is among the institutions that have been given `A` grade in the first cycle.
The `A` grade from NAAC makes the institutions eligible for availing funding from the University Grants Commission to run vocational courses on skill based learning.
