SRM Institute of Science and Technology get NAAC A++ Grade
Abhay Anand | August 31, 2018 | 03:03 PM IST
NEW DELHI, AUGUST 31: SRM Institute of Science and Technology has been accredited with the highest grade A++ by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). SRMIST has scored 3.55 on a 4.00 scale.
In the new accreditation process, around 70 weightage is assigned to quantitative metrics. The institutions are called upon to upload the evidence which is subsequently verified by using computer-based tools.
A release issued by the SRMIST states that with 50000 plus students and 3200+ faculty members it offers programs in the disciplines of Engineering, Medicine, Science, Humanities, Management, Law, Health Sciences, Dentistry, Hotel Management, Agricultural Sciences and Teacher Education and certainly is one of the largest multi-disciplinary universities in India to be assessed by the new methodology and accredited with the highest grade.
“SRMIST’s score of 3.55 on a 4.00 scale, makes it automatically eligible to be granted graded autonomy as Category I university as per the University Grants Commission [Categorization of Universities (Only) for Grant of Graded Autonomy] Regulations, 2018. On becoming a Category I University, SRMIST shall be automatically deemed to be under section 12B of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; it can also start off-campuses and increase internationalization,” the statement reads.
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