Nitte University awarded ‘A’ Grade by NAAC

Established in 2008-09, Nitte University has been awarded ‘A’ Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).  NAAC is the national accrediting body under the UGC to accredit all types of Universities, Professional Colleges and Institutions of Higher Learning.  NAAC has accredited 178 of the 612 universities of the country and Nitte University is one among the 68 Universities which are graded ‘A’ by NAAC.  

Last year (2012), the University was placed under category ‘A’ of Deemed University by the MHRD.  Just about 5 years old, the University is one of the youngest Universities to achieve the distinction of getting the highest grades ‘A’ both by NAAC and MHRD.  Achieving ‘A’ grades by NAAC and MHRD are essential to start new courses, start new campuses and to bring new colleges under the ambit of a Deemed University.

“We feel that this is a reward for our efforts to achieve excellence.  With this, we will not be complacent; we feel that we now have more responsibility in not only sustaining this achievement  but taking it to higher level by offering ourselves to assessment by international accrediting organizations” says the Chancellor Sri N.V. Hegde.

Nitte University is presently offering 87 UG and PG courses in its 5 constituent colleges namely, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing, Nitte Institute of Physiotherapy and two departments – Journalism & Mass Communication and Biomedical Public Health.  Ph.D is offered in Medical, Dental, Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences.  The University has plans to include the Nitte Engineering College and the Post Graduate College under its ambit; start PG Programs in Oral Biology, Human Genetics, Business Administration, Physics and Chemistry.  The ‘A’ grades by NAAC and MHRD make the University to start the courses.