Sastra Deemed University gets A++ grade

The university achieved the NAAC grade earlier by scoring 3.54 on a scale of 4.00 in the third cycle re-accreditation and has now retained its position as Category One University for the next seven years by clocking 3.76 in the recently concluded fourth cycle re-accreditation exercise.

Sastra Deemed University gets A++ grade

The Shanmuga Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy (SASTRA), a Deemed to be a University, Thirumalaisamudhram, has retained the highest grade A++ awarded by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

SASTRA Deemed-to-be-University: NAAC grade

The university achieved the NAAC grade earlier by scoring 3.54 on a scale of 4.00 in the third cycle re-accreditation and has now retained its position as Category One University for the next seven years by clocking 3.76 in the recently concluded fourth cycle re-accreditation exercise. The peer team, which visited the university last week, commended SASTRA’s research and social outreach apart from infrastructure and pro-active management before arriving at the final score.

Stating that the highest NAAC grade had put the university as the number one institution among the higher educational institutions in Tamil Nadu and amongst the top five institutions at the national level, Vice-Chancellor S. Vaidhyasubramaniam thanked the Union and State governments, the entire SASTRA family and all other stakeholders for their continuous support and encouragement.

NAAC was established in 1994 as an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission (UGC) with its HeadQuarter is in Bengaluru. The mandate of NAAC as reflected in its vision statement is in making quality assurance an integral part of the functioning of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

Meanwhile, Former University Grants Commission (UGC) vice-chairman Bhushan Patwardhan has been appointed as chairperson of the executive committee of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). He is currently the chairperson of the interdisciplinary AYUSH R&D task force on Covid-19 and a member of an advisory committee constituted by the Ministry of AYUSH. 

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