Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 1: A two-day workshop on Accreditation Procedure & Ranking in HEIs commenced today at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra.
This workshop was organized by Directorate of Quality Assurance (DQA), SMVDU, and sponsored by Pradhan Mantri- Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan, Govt. of India.
Prof Umesh Rai, Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu, was the chief guest at the inaugural session.
Prof Pragati Kumar, Vice Chancellor, SMVDU, in his inaugural address, emphasized developing a work-culture wherein complexities of accreditation related data-collection and data processing may be reduced, and pace of accreditation process may be increased.
Prof Umesh Rai highlighted the importance of appropriate data in the accreditation process. A self-assessment of data, identification of strengths and challenges in the institutional data, and subsequent removal of the weaknesses is essential to secure a good score in the accreditation, he said.
Prof Rai also advised that a sense of belongingness of all employees with their institution is pivotal for its upliftment.
Prof Supran Sharma, Director, DQA, and Coordinator of the workshop briefed the participants about the workshop, highlighted the changing dynamics of the accreditation and data-capturing systems and necessity of sensitization of all the stake-holders regarding accreditation procedures.
At the end, Dr Surender Singh, Deputy-Director, DQA, and Co-Coordinator of the workshop proposed the vote of thanks. The aim of this workshop was to sensitize the participants about the underlying intricacies of accreditation and ranking procedures.
Prof Abdul Q Ansari, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, and Prof Pankaj K Srivastava, University of Jammu, are also the highly learned resource persons of this workshop.
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