Odisha directs seven state universities to renew NAAC accreditation
Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj has promised logistical and administrative support to help the institutions complete the process.
Odisha Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj has told seven state-run universities to speed up the renewal of their National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accreditation, according to reports by Pragativadi and Odisha Bytes.
The universities whose accreditation has lapsed include Vikram Dev University, Rajendra University, Maa Manikeswari University, Odia University, Dharanidhar University, Madhusudan Law University, and Shri Jagannath Sanskrit University.
Minister Suraj stated that the state government will provide all necessary administrative and logistical assistance to ensure the accreditation drive proceeds smoothly.
To improve academic infrastructure, the minister noted that vice-chancellors have been appointed and interviews are currently being conducted to hire more than 1,400 professors and associate professors.
The Higher Education Department is also coordinating with the University Grants Commission (UGC) to bolster university operations.
The initiative is intended to improve the performance of these universities in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) and other national and international ranking systems.