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Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: To enhance the academic quality of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, a department-level evaluation process will be implemented on the lines of the 'National Institutional Ranking Framework' (NIRF).
Pro-Vice-Chancellor Dr Walmik Sarwade appealed to all department heads to actively participate in the University Department Ranking Framework (UDRF) process.
Government orders issued by the Higher and Technical Education Department of the State Government on March 7, 2025. This ranking has been started to improve the academic standards of non-agricultural universities in the state.
A meeting was held in the Mahatma Phule Auditorium on Monday by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell. Pro-VC Dr Sarwade, Registrar Dr Prashant Amritkar, and Director of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Dr Gulab Khedkar were present on the dais. All deans and department heads were present at the meeting.
The IQAC has provided the departments with the necessary government decisions and prescribed formats for the process.
Department heads are required to fill in all the information accurately and attach the relevant documentary evidence. No details will be accepted without proof. The filled forms must be submitted in two hard copies and one soft copy each in Word and PDF format.
Instructions have been given to submit all documents to the IQAC office by 5 PM on February 12. IQAC Director Dr G D Khedkar said that submissions with incomplete evidence would not be considered.
The 'UDRF' evaluation committee will visit the departments between February 16 and 18, from 9 am to 6 pm, and a detailed schedule will be announced soon.
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12 types of documents
For the 'UDRF' evaluation, the committee constituted by the concerned department must mention the names of the chairman and members, and the report must bear the signatures of the chairman and all members. Along with this, instructions have been given to submit a total of 12 types of documents.
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Final grading out of 725 marks
Under UDRF, the grading of departments will be done on five major components.
These include 300 marks for faculty work, research, and professional activities, 100 marks for National Education Policy (NEP) initiatives, teaching practices, and evaluation processes, 110 marks for departmental administration and procedures, 140 marks for student support, success, and progress, and 75 marks for conferences, workshops and collaborative activities, for a total final grading out of 725 marks.
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Approach with positivity: Pro-VC Dr Sarwade
Pro-VC Dr Sarwade said that two outstanding departments would be selected from the Humanities and Science and Technology faculties, while one outstanding department will be selected from the Interdisciplinary and Commerce faculties and they will also be provided with special funding for research projects.