The Ranchi University (RU) has been rated with the B++ grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The result was declared on Wednesday on NAAC official website, in which the university was successful in getting 2.80 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). The university established in 1960 had gone for the first ever National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) grading procedure in April.
According to performance descriptor, a range of institutional CGPA between 2.01 to 3.00 is considered good (accredited) under the letter grading pattern B. Grading is done seeking seven criteria like curricular, teaching, evaluation pattern, research, consultancy, extension infrastructure and learning resources, governance, leadership and management, innovation, student support programme.
University officials have claimed that with little more efforts, RU will strive for better ranking in the next assessment. Notably in every four year, NAAC assessment of colleges and universities are done covering different parameters. After the NAAC results, the university is paving way for taking up innovative research ventures. The university will soon spread its wings in consultancy projects, register patents and collaborate with other universities to fetch better ranking.
Expressing happiness over the grading achieved by the university, Pro VC, Dr. Kamini Kumar, said, “Though university is on forefront in conducting research activities, now we need to focus on consultancy works both from Centre and State. Besides registering patents for innovative projects, we are also planning to setups two units at par with the Examination Development Processing Center (EDPC) on university campus premises. The NAAC team members have praised our EDPC initiative.”
Post Graduation departments which are majorly for conducting research and development (R&D) activities have been doing extremely well in publication segment, claimed Pro VC. Further boosting the infrastructure and promoting its publication works, Kumar added, “We have published some standard journals and research papers. At present, our focus is also on collaboration with other State level varsities for different exchange programmes.”
Similarly, student union leaders too expressed satisfaction over the result. Ranchi University Students’ Union (PG) president, Tanuj Khatri said that this is one major achievement of the university since its establishment. The official must attempt for better ranking by adding more resources and upgrading the university. Attempts should also be made on disclosing the amount that will be dispersed for various works at university level. Notably, after the NAAC grading, university is now eligible for getting funds provided to the university under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA).
The funds acquired by RUSA will be utilized in further strengthening the university activities considering all subdivisions and will also try to eradicate teachers’ crunch with priority, mentioned, the Pro VC. “Transparency will be maintained in utilizing funds and there is no diversion of funds to which the university is entitled.
Staff crunch will be addressed at the earliest as Vice-Chancellor is actively monitoring this,” she said.
Now every year an internal appraisal report will be send to NAAC indicating some major achievements of the university. “Fixing objectives, monitoring and implementation of plans, besides maintaining the present grading will be ensured from now. Strategies for further improvement and increasing the potential of various PG departments are being made,” said, RU, Dean Student Welfare (DSW), Dr. SC Gupta after the declaration of results.