Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 26: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi has accredited SKUAST-Jammu as Grade-A University for the period of five years from April 2021 to March 2026.
The decision was taken by the National Agricultural Education Accreditation Board (NAEAB) after following the Peer Review of different activities and milestones achieved by the university in the field of academics, research, extension and infrastructural development.
The self study report for accreditation was submitted to NAEAB board in the month of May, 2021 which was subsequently approved in July 2021.
The Peer Review Team was headed by Dr. S.L. Goswami, former VC Bandha Agricultural University with Dr SR Maloo, Dr TS Chandrashekhara Rao, Dr RK Biswas and Dr Seema Jaggi, ADG (HRD), Member Secretary.
The entry level meeting was conducted in the presence of Prof JP Sharma, Vice Chancellor wherein all the Deans and Directors of the University gave presentations on Self Study Report.
The team conducted virtual visits of all the constituent colleges for the campus ambience, availability of the physical infrastructure, strengths and weaknesses of the academic programmes and availability of quality human resource. Thereafter, the exit meeting was conducted by PRT when all the suggestions and advisory of PRT were incorporated.
Later, the PRT Members finalized the reports for placing the evaluation reports in NAEAB meeting. The NAEAB has granted accreditation to undergraduate programmes, post graduate programmes and doctoral programmes offered by the university in different disciplines of agriculture, veterinary and basic sciences.
Vice Chancellor, Prof JP Sharma has expressed satisfaction over accreditation of SKUAST-Jammu with Grade-A and congratulated University Teaching, Non-Teaching staff and students for their hard work in achieving the success.
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