NAAC delegation visits BHU

A TWELVE-MEMBER delegation of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is on a four-day visit to the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) to assess the academic standard of this prestigious university.

A TWELVE-MEMBER delegation of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is on a four-day visit to the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) to assess the academic standard of this prestigious university.

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Headed by former vice-chancellor of Pune University, Prof Ashok S Kulhaskar, the NAAC delegation landed in BHU on Monday and is scheduled to stay here till Thursday.

Prof Ashok S Kulhaskar, Prof BM Hegde and Prof SC Shetty are in ‘A’ team whereas Prof IV Subbarao and Prof BL Singhania are in ‘B’ team. Prof B Ramamurti, Prof Vishwanath N Das and Prof AQ Contractor are in ‘C’ team whereas Prof C Thangamuttu, Prof Shramishtha Panja, Prof Jagdish C Bhatia and Prof Ranveer Singh are in the ‘D’ team.

The NAAC delegation visited a number of departments and took stock of the syllabus, academic calendar and achievements on Tuesday. Later, the team also visited different hostels of the Institute of Technology (IT-BHU). It would also interact with parents, former students, research scholars and foreign students at the Swatantrata Bhawan on Wednesday.

Earlier on Monday, the NAAC delegation met BHU vice-chancellor Prof Panjab Singh and some members of BHU Executive Council. Later, the NAAC delegation met with director of Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) Prof Gajendra Singh and visited Medical Science faculty Ayurveda faculty and Dental faculty on Monday.

It also visited various departments of IMS-BHU and took a glimpse of its syllabus, academic facilities and achievements. Besides, it also visited the Commerce faculty, faculty of Management Studies, Law Faculty and Visual Arts faculty.

Later, after a thorough inspection of academic activities and achievements, the NAAC team will submit its report to the University Grants Commission (UGC).