PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 27 -- Allahabad University (AU) has been awarded A+ grade (CGPA 3.26) by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), marking a milestone in its continued efforts to enhance academic quality, research output, and infrastructure, officials said.

"On Thursday, the university received official information from the NAAC. During the 'Kayakalp' programme on Thursday evening. Vice-chancellor prof Sangita Srivastava shared this news with the university fraternity," AU PRO prof Jaya Kapoor said.

The NAAC peer team conducted a reassessment on October 13 following an earlier three-day evaluation from May 28 to 30 after which the university had been awarded an 'A' grade (CGPA 3.17) on June 6.

"Although the A grade was ...