Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) to Rank Colleges as per NAAC Norms

To improve the quality of education offered by the colleges affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), the university has now planned to rate colleges as per the rules set by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). This decision was taken to encourage colleges to undergo a NAAC committee inspection.

Though the UGC has always issued directives for all the affiliated colleges of various universities to get NAAC accreditation, many colleges have still not gone through the NAAC accreditation process. SPPU is now rating colleges in a similar fashion as NAAC. It will consider the same parameters and motivate colleges to undertake a NAAC inspection and improve their ranking.

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SPPU’s Vice-Chancellor, Dr. N S Umarani said that both academic and administrative capability of the colleges will be considered for rating. It is important that colleges take up the NAAC accreditation. The parameters which decide the rating to be given to the colleges will be the same as NAAC. There are over 700 colleges affiliated with SPPU in Ahmednagar, Nashik, and Pune but only 318 colleges have NAAC accreditation. SPPU will begin the academic and administrative audit of all the colleges from February and 200 colleges will get a rank every year.

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This process will also help colleges to get acquainted with the NAAC accreditation process and simultaneously overcome any loopholes they may face in administration and academics. The principal of Huzurpaga Girls’ College of Commerce, KT Bairagi said that they will soon undergo the NAAC accreditation process and with regular meetings, preliminary ratings, and audits, it will help understand the points of improvement and help in easily adapting to the process.