Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (SSUS) gets A+ grade by NAAC

The SSUS is the first Sanskrit university in the country to earn the A+ grade as per the revised NAAC accreditation framework. It is also the first state university to achieve the A+ grade as per the revised framework.

Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (SSUS) in Kerala has bagged an A+ grade in the latest assessment done by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The University won a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.37 out of 4. 

As per the official release, the SSUS is the first Sanskrit university in the country to earn the A+ grade as per the revised NAAC accreditation framework. It is also the first state university to achieve the A+ grade as per the revised framework, it said. The grade has been awarded as a part of the second cycle of accreditation. The five-member NAAC team, led by Vice-Chancellor of Kavi Kulaguru Kalidasa University Prof. Srinivasa Varakhadi, had visited the SSUS and its regional centers from August 25 to 27.

The team had evaluated the University on the basis of learning, academic and governing activities. The varsity had received an A grade in the first NAAC assessment in 2014. The improved CGPA point of the University is expected to provide additional funding from the Rashtriya Uchchattar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), the centrally sponsored scheme aimed at providing strategic funding to higher education institutions across the country, according to the release.

Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dharmaraj Adat said that the varsity was able to achieve the A+ grading despite the challenges raised by the pandemic. He praised the Internal Quality Assurance Cell, NAAC Coordination Committee, the statutory bodies, the faculty and staff members for the joint effort.

Mumbai University has finally got accredited with a NAAC A++ rating. Mumbai University's National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) grade got expired four years back. 

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