Bhubaneswar, Nov. 6 -- The Odisha Higher Education Department has written to seven state universities, asking them to expedite the renewal of their National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accreditation.

The universities include Odia University, Maa Manikeshwari University, Vikram Dev University, Rajendra University, Dharanidhar University, Madhusudan Law University and Shri Jagannath Sanskrit University.

The state government will extend all necessary support to complete the renewal process. Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said the department is also in touch with the University Grants Commission (UGC).

The minister said the process of appointing vice-chancellors at various state universities has been completed....