The University Grants Commission has upgraded the status of University of Madras and recognised it as a category I institution, following its improved NAAC score.
In the recent round of accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, the university secured a score of 3.59, an improvement from 3.32, in the previous cycle of NAAC assessment.
“The UGC came up with a regulation for graded autonomy around five years ago. The main benefit is that category I universities can start programmes without the UGC’s approval, and they need to only report it to the UGC. The universities also get higher research grants,” explained P. Duraisamy, former Vice-Chancellor of Madras University.
