Mangaluru: Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, Mangaluru bagged a feather in their cap having received “A” Grade accreditation by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Committee with CGPA score of 3.09.
The NAAC Peer team visited Sahyadri from February 2-4. The NAAC peer comprised of Dr. G.S. N. Raju, Former Vice-Chancellor, Andhra University, Dr. Vidhyadhar Reddy Aileni, Former Dean Professor, Department of Management, Osmania University and Dr. Appasaheb A Keste, Principal, M.E.S College of Engineering, Pune.
The NAAC Peer Team assessed the existence of comprehensive processes related to Engineering Education System. Their focus was student-centric and the overall satisfaction of the stakeholders. They inspected the entire premises of the institute minutely including E-Cell, products like SMART Helmet, Dream Kit, EDGE, Smart Plug, Research Centre, Hands-on-Experience Lab, Aero-Club, Library and various Departments of Engineering & MBA. They also had a look at the operations of Support services like Placement, Food Court, Auditorium, Indoor Gym, Sports Arena, Hostel, Transportation, Bio-Gas Plant & Innovation Centre. In addition they reviewed Administration Department which included Admissions, Finance and Examination Section.
The NAAC Peer Team, during the Exit Meeting appreciated the involvement of Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Bhandary Foundation who was personally present to gain inputs for the holistic development of the institution. The team appreciated the composition and the credentials of the Governing Body of the college. They were glad to see a huge number of faculty members enrolled for Ph.D for their personal, professional as well as the institutional growth. They were delighted with the meticulously planned campus, encouragement given towards skill development, hands ontTraining and also emphasis on extra curriculum activities. The NAAC Peer Team were appreciative about the measures taken to ensure Mental fitness and Physical fitness of students in terms of cultural activities as well as sports which spoke a lot about the overall development of the students. They had words of praise for being recognised in IIT’s as the First year students of Engineering won the “Best Fresher’s Award” at IIT, Kharagpur recently. The NAAC Peer team also encouraged the institution to go for NBA, Autonomous and look at initiating varied Diploma courses.
Chairman, Secretary, Trustees, Director have thanked all the students, parents, alumni, industry personnel for their active involvement, valuable inputs to the NAAC team. They also expressed gratitude to all the well wishers of the institution who helped them reach the pinnacle of success and assured continuos effort for the well being of the students, and all the stakeholders. The NAAC accreditation process was a wonderful learning experience to professionally grow in times to follow.
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an autonomous body established by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India to assess and accredit institutions of higher education in India and is headquartered in Bengaluru. It holistically assesses the organization under the below mentioned categories through interaction with all the stakeholders of the institute covering Students, Alumni, Industries, Parents, teaching and Non teaching fraternity.
1. Curricular Aspect
2. Teaching- Learning & Evaluation
3. Research, Consultancy & Extension
4. Infrastructure & Learning Resources
5. Governance, Leadership & Management
6. Innovation & Best Practices
7. Student Support & Progression
