Sathya Sai Baba University Two-Time Recipient Of The NAAC Award

May 3, 2008

NAAC, UGC, Sathya Sai University And The Exemplary

" A++ " Grade:

Dr Hiramalini Seshadri and Dr Seshadri Harihar wrote about Sathya Sai Baba's Educare program (Ref) and how the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) gave an

" A++ " grade to the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning. Out of thousands of Indian Colleges and Universities, only Sathya Sai Baba's prestigious University was able to obtain the much coveted " A++ " grade in 2002 (the NAAC conducts their accreditations every 5 years). The relevant newspaper article stated (in part):

" The National Assessment and Accreditation Council is an autonomous body of the UGC, based at Bangalore. Colleges have to get the accreditation every five years. While it was stars, it is grades now. There are seven criteria on which they are assessed, like infrastructure, research facilities and teaching methods. There are nine grades: A++, A+, A, B++, B+,B,C++,C+, and C. In Kerala, there is only one college, which has A+, that is, St. Berchman's College, Changanassery. In India, there is only one college which has A++, that is the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam. Grants from the UGC and recognition for more courses are based on these ranks, apart from the recognition it gets from academic circles all over. " (Reference).

NAAC, Sri Sathya Sai University And Another

" A++ " Grade In 2007:

Sathya Sai Baba's University is an NAAC Accredited University In Andhra Pradesh (Ref). Out of 3,632 accredited Colleges and Universities in India only two Institutes received the highest

" A++ " Grade in 2007:

Sri Sathya Sai University Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

The complete doc file containing the NAAC's accreditation results for March 2007 can be found here (which is located on the official naacindia.org website).

Sri Sathya Sai Institute Of Higher Learning Recognized By Highest Echelons In India:It is significant that various high ranking Indian officials and dignitaries have spoken highly of Sai Baba's Universities. All of the following individuals have publicly praised Sathya Sai Baba's Universities for their academic excellence and achievements:

Sri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (Former Vice President of India) Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam (Former President of India) Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Former Prime Minister of India) Rt. Hon. Anerood Jugnauth (Prime Minister of Mauritius) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (Former President of India) Sri P V Narasimha Rao (Former Prime Minister of India) Sri R Venkatraman (Former President of India)

In 2003, Sri Y Sivaramakrishnaiah (Principal of the Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School, Prashanthi Nilayam) received the prestigious

" National Award for Teachers " from the President of India, Sri A P J Abdul Kalam. In 2005, Sri K R Vedanarayanan (from the Department of Sanskrit, Prashanti Nilayam) received the prestigious

" National Award for Teachers " from the President of India, Sri A P J Abdul Kalam (Reference).

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