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‘Waiting to apply’: MDU admits it doesn’t have NAAC’s A+ accreditation, yet continues to display on website

Maharshi Dayanand University said it was waiting to apply under the National Assessment and Accreditation Council’s new methodology of accreditation.

3 min readChandigarhDec 3, 2025 02:44 PM IST

A day after MDU was flagged for not having A+ Accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), the institute admitted to not having NAAC's A+ Accreditation, while still continuing to displaying the same on their website. (Express)

A day after The Indian Express flagged that Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) in Haryana does not have A+ accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)—contrary to what is advertised on its website—the Rohtak-based institution admitted on Wednesday that it does not. The accreditation had lapsed in March 2024.

A two-page “factual position” issued jointly by Dr Narasimhan B, Director, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IIQA), and Dr K K Gupta, Registrar, stated that MDU was accredited with NAAC Grade A+ in 2019 for five years. “Before the expiry of the validity period of that cycle…NAAC issued a public notice on January 27, 2024, announcing a new accreditation framework and system, wherein it was mentioned that the new methodology of accreditation would be implemented in the next four months and that no new applications would be accepted as per the present methodology thereafter,” the statement said.

“In view of this development, the University decided to apply under the new methodology of NAAC accreditation and accordingly requested NAAC well before the expiry of the validity of NAAC grade to allow submission of IIQA and SSR as per the new guidelines and, till then, to permit continuation of the existing A+ grade, and since then, MDU has been in regular touch with NAAC,” it added.

The statement further said that NAAC had indicated in June 2024 that the new accreditation systems would be implemented from July 2024 (Binary Accreditation) and January 2025 (Maturity-Based Graded Level Accreditation) cycles, “but these revised modalities are still in the process of being made fully operational at their end”.

Admitting that the University was “awaiting to apply for assessment and accreditation”, it added, “The University is fully prepared for the next cycle; however, till date, the University is awaiting to apply for assessment and accreditation under new methodology of accreditation which has not yet been launched by the NAAC.”

Reassuring students, parents, alumni, teachers, etc, that the university has been a “consistent and responsible performer at the national level” and will “continue to strive for excellence in teaching, research, innovation and community service”, it said that authorities were “working continuously to strengthen quality benchmarks in line with national policies and regulatory requirements”.

Former deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala and Rohtak MP Deepender Hooda had strongly condemned the university for continuing to claim A+ NAAC accreditation on its website, despite not having the same since March 2024.

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