Scoring excessive in all seven parameters, LU was appreciated by NAAC for being a pioneer within the implementation of the New Training Coverage (NEP)-2020.
The NAAC grading for LU got here after eight years of wait. It was final awarded a ‘B’ grade in 2014 that expired in 2019.
Within the final analysis, LU scored poorly in NAAC parameters of curricular facets and ‘infrastructure and studying assets’.
This time it scored highest on these two parameters together with scoring above 3.2 out of 4 within the remaining 5 parameters.
In ‘infrastructure and studying assets’, LU scored a median of three.76, in curricular facets (3.6), pupil help and development (3.32) institutional values and greatest practices (3.75), analysis, innovation and extension (3.56), teaching-learning and analysis (3.53) and governance, management and administration (3.28) out of 4.
Quickly after the information broke, LU campus was crammed with cheers of pleasure and celebrations with academics and college students dancing on drumbeats in entrance of vice-chancellor Prof Alok Kumar Rai’s workplace on the campus.
“Exhibiting the true price of the College was at all times a need because the soul of this establishment is pious. Each LU individual realized that we have now the power for higher recognition and therefore had labored onerous on enhancing each little side. Consequently, LU is now a nationally acknowledged institute,” mentioned Rai.
He expressed his gratitude to governor Anandiben Patel, who suggested LU to make a separate in cost for each NAAC parameter, and chief minister Yogi Adityanath for fixed help.
“We’re additionally grateful to officers of the upper schooling division who helped us in each attainable approach,” he added.
Rai mentioned solely 26.4% of analysis was primarily based on campus inspection by the NAAC workforce, whereas the remaining analysis was primarily based on information validation which was totally doc primarily based and extremely clear.
“Now we have put our greatest foot ahead and have supportive data, proof and paperwork for each educational data, achievement and declare made,” he added.
“We obtained a particular appreciation for being a pioneer in NEP adoption with NAAC terming our NEP implementation as world class,” the VC mentioned.
He mentioned that an A++ grade will make us eligible for varied authorities grants and schemes and to run varied programs.
“Other than this, our college students might be benefitted at giant as all main nationwide and multinational corporations come for campus placement solely in NAAC A or above grade. We gained’t should run after corporations for placement, however their HRs will contact us,” he added.
Earlier LU scored poorly for having an outdated syllabus, no on-campus greatest practices and poor infrastructure. LU improved on each NAAC parameter because it strengthened its analysis, launched varied pupil and instructor centric scholarship and analysis promotion schemes, gave push to make use of of knowledge and communication know-how, started academics’ recruitment drive, established pupil placement cells and much more.