Higher education Institutes fare poorly in NAAC grading

Updated on: Monday, October 15, 2012

The higher education institutions in Uttar Pradesh fare poorly on the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) grading. This could be gauged from the fact that many universities and colleges in the state are still using their expired ratings to woo students during admissions. NAAC is an autonomous body of University Grants Commission (UGC) meant to assess and accredit higher education institutions in the country.

As per the figures revealed by the state higher education secretary, T Venkatesh, only one of the 12 universities in the state is NAAC accredited. Out of 3,553 colleges in UP, only 272 have a valid NAAC grading. The self-finance colleges, which claim imparting the best education, have, in fact, turned out to be the biggest defaulters with only 188 of 3,085 such colleges being accredited by NAAC. The government colleges too lag behind, and only 17 out of 137 having NAAC grading. Of 331 government-aided colleges, only 67 enjoy NAAC rating. Besides, 324 colleges and two universities have submitted the letter of intent for NAAC inspection. Also, 149 colleges have presented a Self-Study Report (SSR) to NAAC.

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