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Funds will be provided for four classrooms, laboratory, says Minister Qamarul Islam

Minister for Municipalities and Local Bodies Qamarul Islam, who is also the chairman of the Hyderabad-Karnataka Region Development Board (HKRDB) has assured that the funds required for the construction of an additional four rooms and laboratory in the Government PU College in Adarsh Nagar in Kalaburagi city would be provided by the HKRDB next year.


Speaking after inaugurating the newly-constructed PU College building, constructed at a cost of Rs. 36 lakh in Adarsh Nagar on Sunday, Mr. Islam asked the officials to prepare a blueprint and estimate for adding four more class rooms and a laboratory, and to submit it to the HKRDB immediately for approval.


Mr. Islam said that the government had already sanctioned a sum of Rs. 10 lakh for improvement of infrastructure facilities in the new college building and another Rs. 5 lakh for electrical work in the college building.


The Minister said that measures have been initiated to construct a new road at an estimated Rs. 2 crore from Basaveshwar Teaching and General Hospital to Basaveshwar Chowk and another road at an estimated Rs. 3 crore from Basaveshwar Chowk to M.G. Road and another road for an estimated Rs. 1.5 crore from Basaveshwar Chowk to Santraswadi.


Later, the Minister inaugurated the virtual lab at the Government High School. The school is one among 10 schools in the State which have been sanctioned virtual labs, containing 21 laptops, LED TV screens and Wi-fi connectivity.


City Corporation Mayor Bhimreddy Patil and Chairman of the Kalaburagi Urban Development Authority Mohammad Asgar Chulbul accompanied the Minister.


http://www.thehindu.com/todays-pape...ays-minister-qamarul-islam/article7340801.ece

 

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‘Steps to get re-endorsement taken’

Gulbarga University, whose accreditation with the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) ended in 2014, has initiated measures to renew the accreditation by completing the formalities stipulated by the council.


Newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of Gulbarga University S.R. Niranjan, who initiated the measures towards accreditation, told The Hindu that delay in renewal of the NAAC accreditation has prevented the university from getting its due of grants.


The university should have received a sum of Rs. 10 crore from the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan as grants provided to accredited institutions. “My first act as the Vice-Chancellor of the university was to fulfil all the norms stipulated by the NAAC for renewing the accreditation.”


Prof. Niranjan said the university had also initiated measures to fulfil the norms stipulated by the NAAC and University Grants Commission, making it mandatory to hold self-appraisal of all the teaching staff to get the accreditation from the NAAC.
“Unfortunately till date no such self-appraisal has been made in Gulbarga University by any of the teaching staff. We will submit a proposal by July end to the NAAC for sending their team for appraisal,” he said.


http://www.thehindu.com/todays-pape...to-get-reendorsement-taken/article7363101.ece

 

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Bridging distances

There appears to be light at the end of the tunnel for the long pending proposal of the Gulbarga University to start the distance education programme to augment its resources. The move is to increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GRE) in higher education in Hyderabad-Karnataka region which continues to be low.
Registrar of the Gulbarga Univeristy, Chandrakant Yatnoor, told The Hindu in Kalburgi city that as per the indications available, the state government was in favour of giving its approval to start the distance education programmes, provided their jurisdiction is limited to the districts which were covered by the respective university. Even if students from outside the university jurisdiction are permitted to join the distance education programmes, the establishment of study centres should be limited to the districts which were served by the respective universities.
Almost all the old universities including Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Karnataka, Mysore universities, Kannada University at Hampi and the Karnataka Woman’s University have started the distance education programmes and the programmes of the Kuvempu and Mysore Universities are a huge draw, generating revenue for the respective universities.
Prof. Yatnoor said that the Gulbarga University had prepared a statute for establishing the Distance Education Programme and submitted the necessary approval two years back, but so far the government had not cleared the proposal. With clear signals from the Ministry of Higher Education about the changed stance on the distance education programme, the Gulbarga University would be resubmitting the statute with necessary changes to the state government for its early approval.
Prof. Yatnoor said that the demand for the entry into the higher education was high in the region, and as against available seats of 3800 in the post-graduate courses in the University, more than 8000 had applied for admission. The establishment of the distance education centre in Gulbarga University would help in increasing the GRE, which was 18 per cent now, to 30 per cent as it was endowed by the end of 12th plan period in 2017. The GRE of the state now was 25 per cent and country’s GRE was 24 per cent.
The University has all the infrastructure facility for starting the distance education programme and Rs 1.5 crore state of art printing press is being established in the main campus of the University with the assistance provided by the HKRDB. All the reading material for the distance education programme and publications would henceforth be printed in this new printing press.


http://www.thehindu.com/todays-pape...ionplus/bridging-distances/article7414488.ece

 

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President to deliver convocation address at CUK

President Pranab Mukherjee will deliver the convocation address second convocation of the Central University of Karnataka (CUK) to be held on July 28.


CUK Vice-Chancellor H.M. Maheshwaraiah, addressing presspersons here on Friday, said that due to delay in completion of the auditorium on the university campus at Kadaganchi village in Aland taluk, the programme would be held at the newly-constructed auditorium on the premises of ESIC Medical Education Complex in Kalaburagi city.
The President would also give away gold medals to 48 students, including 33 boys and 15 girls.


Immediately after landing by helicopter at 11 a.m., the President would straightway go to the ESIC Hospital Auditorium where the main event would be held.
According to Prof. Maheshwaraiah, both Governor Vajubhai Vala the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah have consented to take part in the programme, which would be held after a gap of four years.



http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...convocation-address-at-cuk/article7460923.ece

 

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ಕೇಂದ್ರೀಯ ವಿವಿ ಘಟಿಕೋತ್ಸವ ರದ್ದು

ಕಲಬುರಗಿ: ಏಕೈಕ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕೇಂದ್ರೀಯ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ (ಸಿಯುಕೆ)ದ ಎರಡನೇ ಘಟಿಕೋತ್ಸವ ರದ್ದಾಗಿದೆ.

ಮಾಜಿ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಪತಿ ಎಪಿಜೆ ಅಬ್ದುಲ್ ಕಲಾಂ ನಿಧನದಿಂದ ಈ ಘಟಿಕೋತ್ಸವ ರದ್ದು ಪಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ರಾತ್ರಿ 12ರವರೆಗೂ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಪತಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸುವ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಲಭಿಸಿತು ಆದರೆ ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಜಾವ 1 ಗಂಟೆಗೆಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ರದ್ದಾಗಿರುವ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸಿಯುಕೆ ಕುಲಪತಿ ಮಹೇಶ್ವರಯ್ಯ ಅಧಿಕೃತವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿದರು.

ಶ್ರಮ ವ್ಯರ್ಥ

ಈಗ ನಾಲ್ಕು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಬಳಿಕ ಘಟಿಕೋತ್ಸವ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದು, ಇಎಸ್*ಐನಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಸಜ್ಜಿತವಾದ ಸಭಾಂಗಣವಿದ್ದು, 1700 ಆಸನಗಳಿದ್ದು, ಹವಾನಿಯಂತ್ರಿತ ಉತ್ತಮ ಸಭಾಂಗಣವಿದೆ. ಹೈಟೆಕ್ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಸೋಮವಾರ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ ಶಿಷ್ಟಾಚಾರದ ತಾಲೀಮು ನಡೆಸಲಾಯಿತು. ಘಟಿಕೋತ್ಸವ ನಡೆಯುವ ಇಎಸ್*ಐ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಯ ಸಭಾಂಗಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ರಿಹರ್ಸೆಲ್ ಸಹ ನಡೆಯಿತು. ಹೆಲಿಕಾಪ್ಟರ್ ಮೂಲಕ ನಗರದ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಮತ್ತು ಭದ್ರತೆಯನ್ನು ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸಿತು. ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ಯಶಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಸಿಯುಕೆ ಕುಲಪತಿ ಪ್ರೊ. ಎಚ್. ಎಂ. ಮಹೇಶ್ವರಯ್ಯ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ವಿವಿ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು,ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ತಂಡ ಶ್ರಮಿಸಿತ್ತು ಆದರೆ ಈ ಶ್ರಮ ವಿಫಲವಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಹಿಂದೆ ಯುಪಿಎ ಸರಕಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಣಕಾಸು ಸಚಿವರಾಗಿದ್ದಾಗ ಪ್ರಣಬ್ ಮುಖರ್ಜಿ ಇಎಸ್*ಐಸಿ ಶಂಕುಸ್ಥಾಪನೆ ನೆರವೇರಿಸಲು ಆಗಮಿಸಿದ್ದರು. ಈಗ ಇದೇ ಕಟ್ಟಡದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯಲಿರುವ ಸಿಯುಕೆ ಘಟಿಕೋತ್ಸವದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕಿತ್ತು.
ಘಟಿಕೋತ್ಸವ ರದ್ದು

ಮಾಜಿ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಪತಿ ಡಾ. ಎ.ಪಿ.ಜೆ. ಅಬ್ದುಲ್ ಕಲಾಂ ನಿಧನದಿಂದಾಗಿ ಸಿಯುಕೆ ಘಟಿಕೋತ್ಸವವನ್ನು ರದ್ದು ಪಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಸಿಯುಕೆ ಕುಲಪತಿ ಪ್ರೊ. ಮಹೇಶ್ವರಯ್ಯ ಅವರು ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ರಾತ್ರಿ 12ರವರೆಗೆ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟತೆ ಇರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಜಾವ 1ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ರದ್ದಾಗಿರುವ ಕುರಿತು ಅಧಿಕೃತವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಲಾಯಿತು.

http://vijaykarnataka.indiatimes.com/district/kalaburagi/-/articleshow/48248521.cms

 

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New students step into GIMS campus

The first year MBBS students of the Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences attending their maiden class in Kalaburagi on Saturday.— PHOTO: ARUN KULKARNI

It was a red letter day for the students and teaching and non-teaching staff of the Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences on Saturday when new students stepped into the newly constructed college building.

Around 100 students from different parts of the State, who took admission in the college, attended the first day of their medical course with their parents waiting outside.

Principal T.A. Shepur toldThe Hinduthat of the 150 seats, 141, including 16 in the all-India quota, had been filled. The remaining would be filled in the second and third round of counselling for the all-India quota going on now and in the proposed third round of admission to medical colleges scheduled to begin after September 15.

Dr. Shepur said one of the features of the admission to the first year MBBS course was that of the total seats, more than 70 per cent of students were from the Hyderabad Karnataka region. Minister of State for Medical Education Sharanprakash Patil met the parents and students on Friday. He set at rest the apprehensions of the parents about the hostel and mess facilities and security for students.

Dr. Shepur said that the college had more than the required number of teaching staff for the first year MBBS course and for the second and subsequent years, 59 staff would be recruited and direct walk-in interview was now being conducted to fill these posts.

To a question, he said that the Rs. 140.27-crore building had been completed and interior works and furnishing would be completed in three months. A team from the Medical Council of India is likely to visit the college after September to inspect the infrastructure available in the college as part of the admission for 2016-17.



http://www.thehindu.com/todays-pape...ents-step-into-gims-campus/article7595608.ece

 

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NAAC accreditation: Gulbarga varsity to submit self-assessment report

Vice-Chancellor of Gulbarga University S.R. Niranjana has said that based on an Academic and Administrative Audit (AAA) report, a self-assessment study report has been prepared to be submitted to the University Grants Commission (UGC) for the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accreditation of the university.

Speaking at an interactive session of ‘Vijayavani’ here on Sunday, Prof. Niranjana said that the AAA had submitted its report to the university pointing out several deficiencies including a severe shortage of teaching staff in the university.

The university formed committees for the preparation of the self-assessment study report and the same would be posted on the website of the university next week and later it would be presented to the UGC for the NAAC Accreditation. After the submission, NAAC would sent it team within four months. The University is likely to submit its report and application for the NAAC accreditation on October 1.

Prof. Niranjana said that the university would have to fill up the gaps pointed out in the AAA final report and the self-assessment study before the NAAC team inspected the facilities in the university for granting the accreditation.

Besides, the university will fill up vacant posts, improve infrastructure facilities, including setting up computer labs in all the departments, before the NAAC team visit.

He said that the failure of the university to conduct the self-assessment study and the preparation of the AAA audit all these years had cost the university heavily and it could not get grants of around Rs. 60 crore from the Rashtriya Uchchatar Siksha Abhiyan (RUSA) and it was also main reason for the university to get the B-Grade during the previous accreditation assessment by NAAC.

He added that that a two-day Higher Education Council meeting had been convened to discuss various issues confronting Higher Education, including the implementation of ICT in universities from Monday in Bengaluru.

Replying to a question, he said an anti-plagiarism software would be introduced on the university website to detect any plagiarism in the thesis submitted for Ph.D. by candidates.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-pape...bmit-selfassessment-report/article7623744.ece

 

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Sanction horticulture college for Kalaburagi: Mallikarjun Kharge

Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday appealed to Minister for Horticulture Department Shamanur Shivashankarappa to sanction a Horticulture Science College for
Kalaburagi.

Mr. Kharge underscored the need for giving thrust to horticulture crops in Kalaburagi district, which is a drought-prone area.

He was addressing the inaugural function of the newly-established Fruits and Vegetables Wholesale Market yard at Taj Sultanpur on the outskirts of Kalaburagi on Tuesday. He asked the Minister to sanction new schemes in Horticulture in the district, which has a huge potential in the sector.

He said a majority of farmers from taluks such as Aland, Afzalpur and rural areas of Kalaburagi, who were earlier depending on seasonal crops, have moved over to horticultural crops. Mr. Kharge urged the Minister to establish a market exclusively for cotton and chilli.

Referring to the recurrence of drought situation in Kalaburagi, Mr. Kharge underscored the need for giving importance to agriculture by both the State and Union government. Mr. Kharge criticised the Union government for its meagre allocations to the most vulnerable segments including irrigation, education and the mid-day meal scheme.

He said that against the Rs. 12,500 crore allotted for irrigation by the previous UPA government during 2013-14, the BJP government has allocated only Rs 2,000 crore for its Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP).

With such inadequate allocation, how will the Centre promote agriculture, Mr. Kharge wondered.

He criticised the Union government’s meagre allocation to irrigation, education

http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...aburagi-mallikarjun-kharge/article7657450.ece

 

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Opening up young minds to science

It was a different experience for the students who had an opportunity to interact with senior scientists from different fields like Astro Physics to Agriculture Sciences at Sirnoor village on the outskirts of Kalaburagi on Monday.

“This is a thrilling experience. Outside my classroom, I had not got an opportunity to learn anything about science leave alone seeing a scientist and interacting with him,” said Neelkant of Satbodi Boys High School in the remote border village of Chitguppta in Bidar district.

The Karnataka Rajya Vijnana Parishat and the Science and Technology Vision Group headed by Bharath Ratna C.N.R. Rao jointly organised the two-day face to face interaction between students and scientists throughout the State. As many as 200 students from Kalaburagi, Yadgir and Bidar districts were selected for the interactive programme with the main aim of popularising basic science among students and infusing scientific temperament in the young minds. The interaction programme was inaugurated at the sprawling auditorium in the St. Xavier’s Pre-University College in Sirnoor village on the outskirts of Kalaburagi on Monday.

Senior scientist Prajwala Shastri from the Indian Institute of Astro Physics inaugurated an interactive session and lauded the efforts of the parishat and the vision group for taking the initiative to bring the scientists and students together to exchange their ideas and infuse inquisitiveness among the students.

Dr. Shastri said that the scientists too longed for such an interaction with the students to refresh their minds as well as exchange of ideas with the students. She said that doing research was part of science and not the only thing done by the scientists.
She said that the science was not only limited to meritorious students.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-pape...-up-young-minds-to-science/article7675971.ece

 

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Medical students, rejoice: 350 seats get nod

The ESIC Medical College has got approval to admit 100 students.— File photo: Arun Kulkarni

ESIC medical college, two others get permission to admit students


It was virtually a last-minute bonanza for the students aspiring to enter medical education, with the Medical Council of India (MCI) and the Union government giving approval for more than 350 seats in the ESIC Medical College in Kalaburagi and two private medical colleges in the State.

While the ESIC Medical College in Kalaburagi has been permitted to admit 100 students this year only if the college fulfilled all the conditions imposed by the MCI within three months.

Two private colleges — Sridevi Medical College and Saptagiri Medical College — which were initially denied permission to admit students, were subsequently allowed 150 and 100 seats respectively, with only a couple of days left for completing the admission process before September 30.
Medical Education Minister Sharanprakash Patil toldThe Hinduover phone from Bengaluru on Tuesday that the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) sent SMS alerts to all those who qualified for medical seats based on CET ranking and those who had completed the process of verification of documents, about the additional seats available.

“We have been conducting online counselling for the past one week to fill up all the vacant seats, and the decision of the MCI to allow admissions in the ESIC Medical College at Kalaburagi and two private medical colleges have added more seats. These seats were allotted based on the optional entries made by the students, and they have been asked to pay the fees to the respective colleges before the deadline,” Dr. Patil said.

Out of the 350-odd additional seats available now, 223 seats would be under government quota and the remaining would be filled by the managements. All the 100 seats allotted to the ESIC Medical College in Kalaburagi would be filled by the government, with 68 seats going exclusively to students from Hyderabad Karnataka. Apart from the additional seats which were filled through online counselling, 26 seats that were unfulfilled in the ESIC Medical College, Bengaluru, were also filled up.

While the orders for filling up the seats in ESIC Medical College at Kalaburagi and Sridevi Medical College had arrived a couple of days ago, the orders for admitting students in Saptagiri Medical College had been received on Tuesday. Apart from this, 50 additional seats sought by Father Muller Medical College is also likely to be accepted, of which the government would get 12 seats.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...-rejoice-350-seats-get-nod/article7704456.ece

 

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realy good news

 

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CUK to start Fine Arts & Music Dept. soon

Vice-Chancellor of Central University of Karnataka (CUK) H.M. Maheshwaraiah has said that the varsity would soon establish a separate Fine Arts and Music department.

Paying rich tributes to the contribution of eminent painter S.M. Pandit to the world of fine arts at the inauguration of his year-long birth centenary celebrations in Kalaburagi city on Sunday, Prof. Maheshwaraiah said a university without a Fine Arts and Music Department could not be considered a centre of higher education.

“Music and Fine Arts are a part of our life, and the music and works of fine arts speak volumes of our rich culture and traditions. This should be kept alive and studied,” he said.

The VC said Dr. Pandit was an exceptional artist and there is an urgent need to protect his priceless paintings and sketches available with his family members and private collectors.

He said each and every work of the artist is a masterpiece, and the details in these paintings and the minimal colour used to bring out the maximum life in the artwork is rarely found elsewhere. “A separate gallery where a certain temperature is maintained to protect the colour details in the paintings needs be established in Kalaburagi city to preserve the paintings of Dr Pandit,” he said.

Dr. Maheshwaraiah also stressed the need for providing training to children in schools in understanding the nuances of paintings so that the painstaking work of the artists is understood properly and enjoyed.
He said the CUK would also organise a seminar on the works of Dr. Pandit to commemorate his birth centenary celebrations and during the seminar a training session on art appreciation would also be held to benefit the students of the varsity.

Rajya Sabha MP Basavaraj Patil Sedam presided over the function.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-pape...-fine-arts-music-dept-soon/article7751911.ece

 

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VTU Regional Center Gulbarga

Pics by Md Aqeel

 

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VTU Regional Center Gulbarga

Pics by Md Aqeel

 

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A view of the auditorium where the convocation of the Central University of Karnataka will be held on December 22.— Photo:Arun Kulkarni


President Pranab Mukherjee will participate in the second convocation of Central University of Karnataka in Kalaburagi city during his visit to Karnataka for two days from December 22.

Mr. Mukherjee will arrive from Hyderabad by an Indian Air Force aircraft on December 22 and land at Bidar.

He will then fly by an IAF helicopter to the District Armed Reserved police ground in Kalaburagi to participate in the varsity convocation at the newly constructed state-of-the-art auditorium in the ESIC Medical Education complex in Kalaburagi city.

Later, he will go to Bengaluru and inaugurate the NIMHANS museum and magneto encephalography facility there and halt at Raj Bhavan.
On December 23, he will participate in the 150th anniversary of the Bishop Cotton Boys School in Bengaluru before leaving for Hyderabad by an IAF Aircraft. CUK Vice-Chancellor H.M. Maheshwaraiah toldThe Hinduthat the President would give away gold medals to 48 meritorious students who topped in their respective courses and distribute certificates to the successful postgraduates from different faculties.

He said 743 graduates were eligible to get the certificates. A total of 680 had applied for the certificates and 604 would receive the certificates in person and 76 in absentia.

The much delayed convocation of the CUK was originally scheduled to be held on July 28 in the ESIC Auditorium, but was cancelled at the last minute after the death of former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at Shillong on July 27.
Meanwhile, the road from DAR Police ground to the ESIC Medical Education Complex is being spruced up by the Public Works Department and the city corporation officials

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/president-to-attend-convocation/article7998527.ece

 

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Central University of Karnataka proposes new courses next year

The Central University of Karnataka (CUK) proposes to start new departments in defence studies, history, journalism, folklorist and tribal studies, music and fine arts from the next academic year, based on availability of funds.

Addressing a press conference in Kalaburagi city on Saturday, Vice-Chancellor H.M. Maheshwaraiah said the UGC had sanctioned 20 departments and 16 of them were functioning. The new departments proposed would shore up academic activities of the university further.

Funds sanctioned
Prof. Maheshwaraiah said the university has also taken a decision to offer Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical, Electronics and Communication and Mechanical Branches from the next academic year on the main campus. The UGC has already sanctioned Rs. 67 lakh for starting new courses in tool and dye-making and community studies on the main campus of the university at Kadaganchi in Aland taluk in Kalaburagi district.

He said the UGC has also sanctioned Rs. 1.7 crore for starting a Bachelor of Vocational Courses in Sugarcane Technologies and Food Processing, and these new courses would be offered in the next academic year.

Research centres
To a question, Prof. Maheshwaraiah said that based on the availability of funds and the allocation from the Human Resource Ministry and UGC, the university would set up research centres and take up research activities in Sufi and Sharanas, Urdu and Dhakani lnguage, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Hyderabad Karnataka development, women empowerment and, endangered languages in Karnataka.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-pape...oses-new-courses-next-year/article8009961.ece

 

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Address by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at the second Annual Convocation of the Central University of Karnataka

1. I am happy to be here today to attend the second annual convocation of the Central University of Karnataka. It is one of the sixteen central universities started in 2009. These universities were mostly established in the backward regions of the country to make higher education more accessible to the people.
2. Karnataka is a historical land marked by its multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-lingual nature. Buddhism, Jainism, Veera-shaivism or Lingayitismand Islam have flourished here. The Vachana Movement, Sufi saints, Keertanakarasand the Thatva Padakaaras have shaped the hearts and minds of the people of this region. Urdu and Persian literatures have flourished here and so to Kannada folk literature, which gave this region its indigenous identity.
3. This land carries with it a legacy of diverse educational experiments and experiences. It is the seat of two universities in the past – Anubhava Mantapa of Basavanna and Mahmud Gawan’s Madrsa – both of which attracted intellectuals from across the country and abroad. It is also worth mentioning about Sannati, an ancient Buddhist centre of learning, and Nagavi Ghatikasthan. It is incumbent on the contemporary educational institutions in the state to take forward this tradition of knowledge. In this, I see a prominent role for the Central University of Karnataka. Being a new university, it can set its educational priorities to achieve the lofty ideals set by the earlier seers and educationists.
4. The Central University of Karnataka, from a modest beginning, has made tremendous progress in a short period of time. It has nine schools with sixteen departments and two centres, with many more in the pipeline. With student strength of twelve hundred, this University is proceeding in the right direction to mould the destinies of the youth of this region. It has through its policies played an assimilative role in terms of providing greater reach to higher education. Particularly, its commitment to women’s development by waving off fees for girl students coming from economically weaker sections is commendable.

Dear graduating students:
5. On this auspicious occasion, let me congratulate you all on your achievement. I can see a palpable sense of joy in you. Today, you bid adieu to your alma mater which has been your academic universe for the last few years. Be confident in the education you were provided here. Be assured that you have been provided with the implements to shine wherever you go and flourish in whatever you do. At the same time in this moment of elation, you must comprehend the hopes and expectations that your near and dear ones, the society and the nation at large have from you. As bright young minds ready to start a promising career, you have a duty towards the upliftment of the under-privileged and the alleviation of burning problems of our society. I am confident you will achieve success and contribute to the development of our nation.

Friends:
6. On the foundation of a robust education system, nations have from times past overcome poverty, social malaise and economic turmoil to push forward their productive frontiers. In ancient India, a thriving culture of knowledge generation and propagation existed. It was backed by globally-renowned seats of learning like Nalanda, Takshashila, Vikramashila, Valabhi and Odantapuri. These institutions were a melting pot for scholastic pursuits of learners far and wide.
7. The scenario is quite dissimilar now. Our institutions of higher learning lag behind many in the international rankings brought out by reputed agencies. For the last three years on different occasions, I have urged Indian institutions to adopt a more proactive approach to present their credentials better. A higher rank improves morale, enhances job prospects of students, and helps in attracting both quality faculty and meritorious students. It is a matter of great satisfaction that for the first time, two Indian institutions have figured amongst the top 200 universities this year. I hope other Indian institutions would follow suit. Nascent universities like yours through a sustained effort at better academic management can soon be in the reckoning.
8. With change comes progress. This truism applies to the education system as well. World-class education is feasible only with world-class faculty. Faculty development must occupy the top priority in our institutions. The theoretical framework of any discipline undergoes rapid change as new concepts continuously emerge replacing older ones. With the qualities of foresight and eagerness, our teachers can always stay abreast of the latest developments in their field.
9. In the context of teaching, we have to overcome the twin challenges of closing the vacancy gap expeditiously and also attracting meritorious people to this profession. A flexible approach to mitigate shortage of teachers is needed. Adjunct faculty from industry and research institutions can be hired. They would provide an industry orientation in the higher education pedagogy. Specialists from abroad could inject new ideas. The Global Initiative for Academic Networks (GIAN) is a welcome step in this direction.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
10. Over 40 crore students are likely to seek education at different levels by 2016. Our education system has to gear up to meet the triple challenges of access, affordability and quality. This task is compounded by the fact that 30 crore youth have been envisaged for skills training by 2022. To my mind, technology-led models could offer a viable solution in the education and skills delivery landscape. For instance, massive open online courses (MOOCs) have come up in a big way since it first started in 2008. Leading universities of the world have applied this technology model to provide quality education to larger number of education seekers. Rich course content and flexible programmes, aided by innovative tools of evaluation and periodic classroom interaction in the form of Modified MOOCs can work well for a country like India where students are diverse in terms of educational attainments, socio-economic backgrounds and location. Interactive MOOCs can also power vocational training and improve delivery of skills knowledge.
11. The mobile phone technology can also act as an enabler for formal and vocational education. Skills training apart, education content from best institutions can be made available on mobiles. E-platforms cannot substitute classroom teaching but it can perhaps play a complementary role. ICT tools like the National Knowledge Network have to be used extensively for collaboration of ideas, knowledge and academic resources.
12. A developing country like India needs innovative solutions to issues in renewable energy, climate change, drinking water, sanitation and urbanization. It is incumbent on our universities to align their research priorities with these challenges. Our universities have to be the breeding grounds for creative pursuits and cutting-edge technology. They have to inculcate in their students a scientific temper and a spirit of inquiry. Research promotion at the under-graduate level could facilitate this objective.
Friends:
13. Central universities are intended to be a vehicle for social transformation. They have to reach out to people in their region by disseminating knowledge, encouraging innovation, promoting environmental conservation and developing skills. They have to elicit the participation of talented local youth, increasing their employability and ushering in upward mobility of the deprived.
14. TheSaansad Adarsh Gram Yojana has been launched with the objective to develop model villages with improved basic amenities, enhanced human development, access to rights and entitlements and wider social mobilization. Financial inclusion, creation of digital infrastructure and the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan have been dovetailed into this scheme. I had called upon the central universities to start working with at least five villages each to transform them into model villages. You must organize resource persons and experts to provide solutions to the wide range of issues concerning the adopted villages. Your effort in this direction will usher in an India which is progressive and equal. It will strengthen our democracy by achieving what has been said in the Upanishads, which I now quote:
सर्वेभवन्तुसुखिनः
सर्वेसन्तुनिरामयाः
सर्वेभद्राणिपश्यन्तु
मा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत् ।
Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah
Sarve Santu Nir-Aamayaah
Sarve Bhadraanni Pashyantu
Maa Kashcid-Duhkha-Bhaag-Bhavet
(Which means: May all be happy, may all be free from illness, may all see what is auspicious, may no one suffer).
Ladies and Gentlemen:
15. A good education system is one that can help develop social responsiveness in students. Ways should be devised to integrate student engagement with society in the academic framework. For instance, higher level students can be assigned to teach in government schools located nearby. It will help address the existing shortage of teachers at primary and secondary levels and also create a desire in them to enter the teaching profession. Students can also be deployed to undertake community-based projects. They can identify problems and involve themselves in research to find solutions. Measures like these would mould students into confident and purposeful human beings, who can through their conviction and own example inspire others.
16. I once again compliment the graduating students and wish them a bright future ahead. I wish the management and faculty of this University Godspeed in their endeavours. Let me conclude in the words of Mahatma Gandhi:
“We must become the change we want to see in the world”.
Thank you.
Jai Hind.

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President pays tribute to HK region’s cultural legacy

‘Karnataka is a land of a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-lingual nature’

Vice-Chancellor of the Central University of Karnataka H.M. Maheshwaraiah felicitating President Pranab Mukherjee in Kalaburagi on Tuesday. —Photo: Arun Kulkarni


President Pranab Mukherjee has paid rich tributes to the unique features of Karnataka and its rich historical background and termed the State as the land of “a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-lingual nature”.

He also spoke very highly about the rich cultural legacy of the Hyderabad Karnataka region, while delivering the convocation address of the Central University of Karnataka at the ESIC Medical Education Complex auditorium here on Tuesday.

The President said that religions such as Buddhism, Jainism, Veerashaivism (Lingayatism) and Islam flourished in the region. The Vachana movement, Sufi movement, keertanakars and thatva padakars had shaped the hearts and minds of the people, Mr. Mukherjee said.

The Hyderabad Karnataka region had its own indigenous identity as Urdu and Persian literature along with Kannada folk literature flourished here.
“The land also carries with it a rich legacy of diverse educational experiments and experiences,” he said.

Mr. Mukherjee said that the region was the seat of two universities in the past –Anubhava Mantap of the 12th century and Mahmud Gawan’s Madarsa which attracted intellectuals from across the country and abroad. The ancient Buddhist centre of learning was located at Sannati in Chitapur taluk in Kalaburagi district and Nagavi Ghatikasthan too was located at Chitapur. “It is incumbent on the contemporary educational institutions in the State to take forward this tradition of knowledge.”

Mr. Mukherjee said that the Central University of Karnataka could set its educational priorities in its nascent stage itself to achieve the lofty ideals set by the seers and educationists.

The university, which had a modest beginning, made tremendous progress in a short period of time, the President said.

He said that the university was proceeding in the right direction to mould the destinies of the youth of this region. Mr. Mukherjee paid compliments to the university authorities for waiving the fees of girl students from economically weaker sections of society.

Mr. Mukherjee said that the students passing out with merit from the university had been provided with implements to shine wherever they go and flourished whatever they do. The students should comprehend the hopes and expectations of their relatives, society and nation at large and they were duty bound to uplift the underprivileged and the alleviate the burning problems of society.






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Gulbarga University gets 20crores additional sanction

‘ರೂಸಾ’ ಅಡಿ ₹20 ಕೋಟಿ ಅನುದಾನ

ಕಲಬುರ್ಗಿ: ಮೂಲಸೌಕರ್ಯ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ, ಹೊಸ ಕಟ್ಟಡಗಳ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ, ವಸತಿಗೃಹಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ವಿ.ವಿ ಆವರಣದ ನವೀಕರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಮಾನವ ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯವು (ಎಂಎಚ್*ಆರ್*ಡಿ) ಗುಲಬರ್ಗಾ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯಕ್ಕೆ ಇದೇ ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಗೆ ₹20 ಕೋಟಿ ಅನುದಾನ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿದೆ.

ಗುರುವಾರ ಪತ್ರಿಕಾಗೋಷ್ಠಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ವಿವರ ನೀಡಿದ ಕುಲಪತಿ ಪ್ರೊ.ಎಸ್.ಆರ್.ನಿರಂಜನ, ‘ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಶೈಕ್ಷಣಿಕ ಮೌಲ್ಯಮಾಪನ ಮತ್ತು ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ವರ್ಧನ ಮಂಡಳಿ (ನ್ಯಾಕ್) ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ವಯಂ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ವರದಿ ಸಲ್ಲಿಕೆ ಬಳಿಕ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಉನ್ನತ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಅಭಿಯಾನ (ರೂಸಾ)ದಡಿ ₹20 ಕೋಟಿ ಅನುದಾನ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಾಗಿದೆ.

ಶೇ 35ರಷ್ಟು ಅನುದಾನವನ್ನು ಹೊಸ ಕಟ್ಟಡಗಳ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ, ಶೇ 35ನ್ನು ವಸತಿಗೃಹಗಳ ನವೀಕರಣ ಹಾಗೂ ಶೇ 30ರಷ್ಟನ್ನು ವಿ.ವಿ ಆವರಣದ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ, ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂವಹನ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ (ಐಸಿಟಿ) ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸ್ಥಾಪನೆ, ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ಶಕ್ತಿಮೂಲಗಳ ವಿಭಾಗಗಳ ಸ್ಥಾಪನೆಗೆ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುವುದು’ ಎಂದರು.

‘ಮಾನವ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಜೈವಿಕ ಅಣುಗಳ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ’ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆಯಡಿ ಜೀವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ ವಿಭಾಗಗಳ ಅಂತರಶಿಸ್ತೀಯ ಸಂಶೋಧನೆ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲು ಯೋಜನೆ ರೂಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮಜೀವಿಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ಜೈವಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ, ಸಸ್ಯಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ ಹಾಗೂ ಜೀವರಸಾಯನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ ವಿಭಾಗಗಳು ಒಟ್ಟಾಗಿ ಸಂಶೋಧನೆ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲಿವೆ. ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ರೂಸಾ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ₹40 ಕೋಟಿ ಅನುದಾನ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡುವಂತೆ ವಿಸ್ತೃತ ವರದಿಯನ್ನು ಎಂಎಚ್*ಆರ್*ಡಿಗೆ ಕಳುಹಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಅಲ್ಲದೆ, ಅತ್ಯುನ್ನತ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರವನ್ನಾಗಿಸಲು ಅಗತ್ಯ ಕ್ರಮಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ’ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.

‘ವಿ.ವಿಗೆ ಲಭ್ಯವಾಗಿರುವ ₹20 ಕೋಟಿ ಅನುದಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿ.ವಿ ಆವರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಬೋಧನಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರ, ಶೈಕ್ಷಣಿಕ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ಕಾಲೇಜು, ಕ್ರೀಡಾಂಗಣದಲ್ಲಿ 8ಲೇನ್ ಟ್ರ್ಯಾಕ್ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ, ಪರಿಸರವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ವಿಭಾಗ, ದೃಶ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಕ ಕಲೆಗಳ ವಿಭಾಗಗಳ ನೂತನ ಕಟ್ಟಡ, ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಸ್ತುಸಂಗ್ರಹಾಲಯ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಯಚೂರಿನ ಸ್ನಾತಕೋತ್ತರ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಟ್ಟಡಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು’ ಎಂದರು.

ನ್ಯಾಕ್ ತಂಡ ಭೇಟಿ: ನ್ಯಾಕ್ ತಂಡವು 2016ರ ಫೆಬ್ರುವರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮಾರ್ಚ್*ನಲ್ಲಿ ವಿ.ವಿಗೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಲಿದೆ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ, ಕಟ್ಟಡ, ವಸತಿಗೃಹ, ಪ್ರಯೋಗಾಲಯಗಳ ನವೀಕರಣ, ರಸ್ತೆ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ, ಶುದ್ಧ ಕುಡಿಯುವ ನೀರು, ಶೌಚಾಲಯ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಮೂಲಸೌಕರ್ಯಗಳ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ₹5 ಕೋಟಿ ವೆಚ್ಚದಲ್ಲಿ 53 ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಕೈಗೆತ್ತಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಟೆಂಡರ್ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಂಡಿದೆ’ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು.

ಹೊಸ ಡಿಪ್ಲೊಮಾ ಕೋರ್ಸ್: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಜೈವಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾಹಿತಿ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ (ಕೆಬಿಐಟಿಎಸ್*) ಇಲಾಖೆಯು ವಿ.ವಿಗೆ ₹1 ಕೋಟಿ ಸಹಾಯಧನ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿದೆ. ಈ ಅನುದಾನವನ್ನು ಜೀವವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ವಿಭಾಗಗಳ ಅಂತರಶಿಸ್ತೀಯ ಸಂಶೋಧನೆ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲು ಹೊಸದಾಗಿ ಆರಂಭಿಸಲಾಗಿರುವ ಒಂದು ವರ್ಷದ ಸ್ನಾತಕೋತ್ತರ ಡಿಪ್ಲೊಮಾ ಕೋರ್ಸ್* (ಜೈವಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ)ಗೆ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುವುದು. ಈ ಕೋರ್ಸ್*ನಲ್ಲಿ 10 ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶ ಲಭ್ಯವಿದ್ದು, ಪ್ರತಿ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗೂ ತಲಾ ₹10 ಸಾವಿರ ಫೆಲೊಷಿಪ್ ನೀಡಲಾಗುವುದು’
ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.

‘ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಪ್ರದೇಶ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಮಂಡಳಿ (ಎಚ್*ಕೆಆರ್*ಡಿಬಿ)ಯು ವಿ.ವಿಗೆ 120 ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರ್, ಪ್ರಿಂಟಿಂಗ್ ಮಷಿನ್ ನೀಡಿದೆ. ಅಲ್ಲದೆ, 6 ಹೊಸ ಬಸ್*ಗಳನ್ನು ಕೊಡುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಎಚ್*ಕೆಆರ್*ಡಿಬಿ ಅನುದಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿ.ವಿಯ 30 ಉಪನ್ಯಾಸ ಕೊಠಡಿಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ಮಾರ್ಟ್* ಕ್ಲಾಸ್*ರೂಂಗಳಾಗಿ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಪಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ರಾಯಚೂರು ಮತ್ತು ಬೀದರ್ ಸ್ನಾತಕೋತ್ತರ ಕೇಂದ್ರಗಳ ಎಲ್ಲ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಇ–ಗ್ರಂಥ, ಇ–ನಿಯತಕಾಲಿಕೆ ತಲುಪಿಸುವ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ’ ಎಂದರು. ಕುಲಸಚಿವರಾದ ಪ್ರೊ.ಮೈಕಲ್, ಪ್ರೊ.ಸಿ.ಎಸ್.ಪಾಟೀಲ ಇದ್ದರು.

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ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯವನ್ನು ಅತ್ಯುನ್ನತ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರ (POTENTIAL FOR EXCELLENCE) ವನ್ನಾಗಿಸಲು ಅಗತ್ಯ ಕ್ರಮಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಇದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ನ್ಯಾಕ್*ಗೆ ವರದಿ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ.
-ಪ್ರೊ.ಎಸ್.ಆರ್.ನಿರಂಜನ, ಕುಲಪತಿ, ಗುಲಬರ್ಗಾ ವಿ.ವಿ


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Two universities from State to host U.K. students over the next 5 years

This is as part of the ‘Generation U.K.’ programme of the British government


Two universities from the State will be among nine in the country to play host to as many as 25,000 students from the United Kingdom over the next five years.


This is as part of the ‘Generation U.K.’ programme of the British government.


The universities shortlisted from the State are Bangalore University, University of Mysore, Gulbarga University, Manipal University, Christ University, and Jain University.


This announcement comes in the wake of the State being invited to the ‘Education World Forum,’ a ministerial education seminar held annually in London, United Kingdom..


T.B. Jayachandra, Minister for Higher Education and Law and Parliamentary Affairs, said here on Saturday that the State’s focus at the meet would be on improving the English language skills of the rural youth, who otherwise are equipped with the required skill set.


Speaking about the State’s proposal to rate its universities, Mr. Jayachandra said the parameters for rating would include research and teaching excellence.


Score-wise, research excellence, academic excellence, employability and inclusiveness and social impact will be for 200 marks each, while innovation and infrastructure will be awarded 100 marks each, the Minister said.
Mr. Jayachandra also announced that 92 colleges in the State had secured Rs. 2 crore grant each under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), while four universities had received Rs. 20 crore each.
“Mentors have been appointed to enable distribution of funds,” Mr. Jayachandra added.

Courses on cyber security soon
Acknowledging the tremendous potential for employment in the field, the Higher Education Department is introducing courses in cyber security in universities and colleges from the coming academic year. T.B. Jayachandra, Minister for Higher Education and Law and Parliamentary Affairs, said here on Saturday that India would require an estimated one lakh cyber security experts and professionals in the coming years and the proposed courses that will be offered in the State will cover essential areas such as event monitoring, traffic/security event analysis and incident response. The first level —PG diploma — set to be introduced in 2016-17, will include courses such as Cyber Forensic and Information Security, Secure Coding, Mobile and Cellular Network Security, and Information Security.



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