Mumbai: Four years after NAAC (National Accreditmentment and Assessment Board) ended, the University of Mumbai was accredited with A ++ on Tuesday.
With the average cumulative point (CGPA) 3.65, MU became a state university with the best ranking in the state so far.
In a new format, the University of Shivaji Kolhapur has recently pocketed a rating of A ++ with 3.52 CGPA.
Savitribai Phule Pune University has a value of + A +, but is assessed in 2017 in the old format.
MU increases its NAAC rankings from CGPA 3.05 and the value of ‘A’ given in 2012 in the old format, which ended in 2017.
The application process was postponed three years, but the university submitted its own study report (SSR) by 2020.
The visit of the NAAC colleague’s team was scheduled for August 24-26.
The university is assessed from the period 2014-19 and the new ranking will be valid for seven years.
Among parameters, the university performed very well in the curricular aspects, infrastructure and in institutional values and best practices, said Pro-Vice-Chancellor Ravindra Kulkarni.
This is followed by student support, learning teaching and evaluation and research and governance.
University’s green initiatives, skills-based education, and legacy conservation valued by team colleagues.
Overall, the CGPA score was 70% based on quantitative parameters through data validation and verification process and 30% on evaluating qualitative parameters by the colleague’s team.
Many central agency funds are associated with NAAC accreditation.
A ++ will help universities compete for the Institute of Eminence status, said Kulkarni.
This will help the University build its image among stakeholders, from prospective students to employers, and among international students, who want to choose their goals for higher studies, he added.
“The rating will enable the Institute of Distance and Open Learning to offer online programs and increase registration too,” he said.
MU VC Suhas Pednekar said it was a big pride problem to get the highest rank.
Minister of Higher Education & Technical Uday Samant congratulated and thanked his university officials and his government for high ranking and to prove himself once more.
Rajan Welukar, former MU VC, during his tenure Varsity received his last accreditation, said the university had seen many developments in 2014-19, from infrastructure to research, which was reflected in rank.
Now, the assessment is more objective, he said.
When pocketing the highest ranking in 2017, Pune University’s ranking was valid for seven years, up to 2024, said Pro-Vice-Chancellor N S Umarani.
Mumbai University gets accreditation ++
