Diagnostic and Gap Analysis
- Review against all seven criteria
- Cycle 1 peer-team feedback addressed
- Score-impact priorities set
Data-Driven N⁴ Success
PRIVATE UNIVERSITY · UTTAR PRADESH
From NAAC B to A+ in one cycle
How Paradigm's intervention and hands-on support helped Sharda University, Greater Noida, raise its NAAC CGPA from 2.40 to 3.27 and secure an A+ grade in its second cycle.
B → A+
Two grades up, from Cycle 1 to Cycle 2
3.27
CGPA in Cycle 2, up from 2.40 in Cycle 1
+0.87
CGPA gain between the two cycles
2028
A+ accreditation valid until January 2028
The challenge
A large university with a grade below its standing
With 14 schools and over 130 programmes, Sharda had earned a B (CGPA 2.40) in its first NAAC cycle. Its second cycle needed to reflect the quality it had built.
Our approach
Intervene where scores are won, then handhold
We diagnosed gaps against every NAAC criterion, then worked alongside the university team to close them and present its evidence with rigour.
The impact
NAAC A+ with a CGPA of 3.27
Sharda University was accredited A+ in its second cycle, from January 2023, placing it among India's top-graded private universities.
What we delivered
Four workstreams, one A+
01
IQAC and Criterion Teams
- Criterion-wise teams set up and coached
- Data-collection systems strengthened
- Regular progress reviews
SSR and DVV
- Quantitative metrics compiled and checked
- Qualitative write-ups for each criterion
- Evidence ready for data validation
Peer Team Visit Readiness
- Mock assessment visits
- Department presentations refined
- On-campus support during the visit
Outcome: NAAC A+ accreditation, Cycle 2
CGPA 3.27 · valid 2023–2028
The journey
B to A+
2016
Cycle 1: Grade B, CGPA 2.40
Diagnose
Paradigm engaged; gaps mapped
Handhold
Criterion teams, SSR and DVV
Prepare
Mock visits and peer-team readiness
January 2023
Cycle 2: Grade A+, CGPA 3.27
Paradigm's team worked shoulder to shoulder with ours, criterion by criterion. Their clarity on what NAAC looks for, and how to show it, was central to moving us from B to A+.
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