IFIM College gets Grade ‘A’ accreditation from NAAC

IFIM College, Bangalore has been graded ‘A’ by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore. This accreditation is valid for five years. NAAC is an autonomous body established by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India to assess and accredit institutions of higher education in the country.

The 17th Meeting of the Standing Committee was held on September 15, 2022.  330 colleges were approved by the NAAC with 141 in the 1st cycle, 132 in the 2nd cycle and 57 in the 3rd cycle. In the earlier system, NAAC graded the institutions for each key aspect under four categories, viz. - A, B, C and D, denoting very good, good, satisfactory and unsatisfactory levels respectively based on their CGPA. For example, a college with a CGPA score between 3.01 to 4 would be graded A, and so on.

In the new system however, colleges are graded on a seven-point scale – A++ (3.76 to 4.00 CGPA), A+ (3.51 - 3.75 CGPA), A (3.01 - 3.50), B++ (2.76 - 3.00 CGPA), B+(2.51 - 2.75 CGPA), B (2.51 - 2.75 CGPA), C(1.51 - 2.00 CGPA). Any institute getting a CGPA score equal to or below 1.50 will be marked as ‘not accredited’.

As per the latest accreditation, IFIM received a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.01. IFIM College offers MBA, M. Com., BBA, B. Com., BCA and BA Journalism.

About IFIM College

IFIM Business School, located in Electronics City, Bangalore is one of the top business schools in India. IFIM offers three core programs that are AICTE approved — PGDM, PGDM-Finance (recognized by CFA Institute) and PGDM-IB (International Business). IFIM Business School is accredited by South Asian Quality Assurance System (SAQS) and is ISO 9001:2008 certified. The School is a member of AACSB.