 | Utkal varsity retains its A+ NAAC gradeThe varsity has scored the maximum CrWGP average of 3.65 in infra and learning resources |
 | Ravenshaw University in Odisha gets highest A++ NAAC gradeThe university has close to 150 blind students and the Braille library has over 3,000 UG and PG Braille books for them. |
 | NAAC awards A++ grade to Andhra UnivIn line with the Nadu-Nedu scheme, the V-C explained that the evaluation focused on the conservation of historical structures, completion of essential facilities, and awarded marks accordingly. |
 | Sans NAAC grade, 26 colleges in Odisha struggle to regain autonomyWithout autonomous status, the colleges cannot design their own syllabus, prepare their own admissions and conduct examinations. |
 | Skill-based education can raise country’s GDP, says NAAC headThe chairperson also mentioned roadblocks in conventional education and its impact on the country’s growth. |
 | Sambalpur varsity retains NAAC ‘A’ gradeBesides, the university has also set up a state-of-the-art central instrumentation facility, an incubation hub and tissue culture facility for commercial banana production. |
 | Colleges, universities in Odisha to get incentive for NAAC gradeAccording to UGC’s Odisha analysis report of accreditation, among 1,025 degree and 72 PG colleges in Odisha, NAAC has so far accredited a meagre 281 colleges. |
| NAAC team to visit Sambalpur University todayRegistrar Nruparaj Sahu said that several development programmes have been taken up between the period of the last assessment and this one. |
 | Fakir Mohan University improves NAAC grade to AAppreciating the teachers and staff, vice-chancellor Santosh Tripathy said that the improvement in grading was the result of collective efforts. |
 | Tangedco and TNPCB should audit colleges for NAAC ranking, say professorsCiting her own experience, she said “We approached a private firm for the audit, and it asked `51,300 including GST. |
 | NAAC team arrives at Fakir Mohan UniversityThe team will assess and evaluate the qualitative metrics outlined in the self-study report submitted by the institutions. |
 | ‘Cybersecurity is next big thing, India must aim at exporting security software’He was speaking at the inauguration of Kavach 2023, a two-day hackathon at AMC Engineering College, here. |
 | Prof Ganesan Kannabiran appointed as new NAAC directorHe has carried out projects in the fields of computer-base learning, industry 4.0, entrepreneurship development, gender equality and data privacy among others. |
 | Varsities shy of disclosing downgraded NAAC ratingUtkal & Berhampur varsities yet to put revised grades on their websites |
 | Kakatiya University awarded A plus grade by NAACIn the previous cycles of accreditation, the university secured an A grade in 2017, an A grade in 2009, and a B grade in 2003. |
 | Bangalore University 1st in state to get A++ NAAC ratingDr Jayakar said following the achievement, the university will also strive for autonomous status and put more importance on internationalisation of higher education. |
