AMU to file appeal on NAAC Grading

Aligarh : The Aligarh Muslim University has decided to file a representation to review its grading after the announcement of Assessment & Accreditation (A&A) result by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been ranked ‘A’ with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.24 in the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) review held in the last week of November.

The decision to file a representation was taken on the recommendation of the committee constituted by the Vice Chancellor to analyse the grading awarded by NAAC. The committee analysed the Assessment Outcome Document released by NAAC pertaining to AMU and concluded that there are points where the evaluation of the matrixes has impacted the score and needs a review.

“There are certain parameters in which evaluation has not been done and in some points scoring does not match with the actual data provided and hence we will file an appeal on the points scored and corresponding grades awarded, this has been recommended by the committee which comprises senior faculty members of the University,” Vice Chancellor, Prof. Tariq Mansoor said.

Vice Chancellor, Prof. Tariq Mansoor said, “There are grievances in certain criteria which need to be addressed. To provide a review mechanism for institutions who are aggrieved about the process or its outcome or any other issues related thereof, the NAAC has notified Grievance Redressal Guidelines. The University will file an appeal after following the prescribed procedure.”

The Committee included Prof. Mohammad Naved, Convenor Ranking Committee,
Prof. Pervez Mustajab, Dean, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Prof. lkram Khan, Chairman, Department of Electronics Engineering, Prof. lmtiyaz Ashraf, Department of Electrical Engineering, Prof. M M Sufyan Beg, Principal, ZH College of Engineering & Technology, Prof. Asad Ullah Khan, Director, IQAC and Prof. Rizwan Khan, former Director, IQAC.