Mohali, March 6 -- Government College, Dera Bassi, has received a B++ rating from the esteemed National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

B++ accreditation is awarded to universities and colleges with Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.76-3.00.

A++ is the highest in the grading scale, followed by A+, A, B++, B+, B, C and D. In 2016, when the college was ranked last, it had secured the B grade. In the very first cycle in 2004, it was graded B+. In the region, only Panjab University has the highest A++ grade.

Congratulating the staff and students, college principal Dr Sujata Kaushal attributed the grade elevation to infrastructural expansion, academic reforms and a surge in extra-curricular activities.

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