President upset over indiscipline in varsity campuses
Updated: Feb 06, 2014 06:20:46pm
New Delhi, Feb 6 (KNN) In his interaction with Vice Chancellors of central universities, President Pranab Mukherjee today expressed his disappointment over indiscipline by students and staff in some of the institutions and said that most central universities continue to suffer from acute shortage of faculty.
“The situation with regard to indiscipline by students and staff is grave in some places,” a statement from the Rashtrapati Bhavan quoting Mukherjee said.
The President said most Central Universities continue to suffer from an acute shortage of faculty. The vacancy figure which stood at 6,422 last year is now down to only 4,784, which shows just 25 per cent of the vacant posts have been filled up.
The President was addressing the Conference of Vice Chancellors of Central Universities (CUs) at Rashtrapati Bhavan that saw the participation of Vice Chancellors of 40 Central Universities.
Speaking on the occasion the President said India can be a world leader in education, if only we discover the will and leadership to take us to that pinnacle. Education is no longer just the privilege of the elite, but a universal right.
The President during the past 18 months had visited 58 institutes of higher education, including 17 Central Universities.
“There is huge potential of these institutions which lies untapped. The brilliance of our scholars and the exuberance of young students is waiting to be channelized into positive action. Deliberations in the Conference should be aimed at unleashing this potential.”
He also called upon Central Universities to be the launch pads of innovative ideas and institutionalise structures that can identify ingenuous ideas and mentor them into viable products.
He expressed appreciation that in the past one year, Innovation Clubs have been set up in 22 Central universities and urged remaining CUs to take pro-active steps to set up such Clubs. He was happy that 23 CUs have set up an ‘Inspired Teachers Network.’
The President said research is the keystone for widening India’s production potential and Universities must be the hotbeds of research activity. He asked the Conference to discuss measures to strengthen the eco system for research in Universities.
Expressing concern over the lack of Indian universities in ranking of top Universities of the world, the President asked the CUs to take the ranking process seriously and appoint a nodal authority to present their achievements to the ranking agencies in proper perspective.
Among the dignitaries present on the occasion were Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union Minister for Human Resource Development, M M Pallam Raju, Ministers of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor and Jitin Prasada among others. (KNN/ES)
“The situation with regard to indiscipline by students and staff is grave in some places,” a statement from the Rashtrapati Bhavan quoting Mukherjee said.
The President said most Central Universities continue to suffer from an acute shortage of faculty. The vacancy figure which stood at 6,422 last year is now down to only 4,784, which shows just 25 per cent of the vacant posts have been filled up.
The President was addressing the Conference of Vice Chancellors of Central Universities (CUs) at Rashtrapati Bhavan that saw the participation of Vice Chancellors of 40 Central Universities.
Speaking on the occasion the President said India can be a world leader in education, if only we discover the will and leadership to take us to that pinnacle. Education is no longer just the privilege of the elite, but a universal right.
The President during the past 18 months had visited 58 institutes of higher education, including 17 Central Universities.
“There is huge potential of these institutions which lies untapped. The brilliance of our scholars and the exuberance of young students is waiting to be channelized into positive action. Deliberations in the Conference should be aimed at unleashing this potential.”
He also called upon Central Universities to be the launch pads of innovative ideas and institutionalise structures that can identify ingenuous ideas and mentor them into viable products.
He expressed appreciation that in the past one year, Innovation Clubs have been set up in 22 Central universities and urged remaining CUs to take pro-active steps to set up such Clubs. He was happy that 23 CUs have set up an ‘Inspired Teachers Network.’
The President said research is the keystone for widening India’s production potential and Universities must be the hotbeds of research activity. He asked the Conference to discuss measures to strengthen the eco system for research in Universities.
Expressing concern over the lack of Indian universities in ranking of top Universities of the world, the President asked the CUs to take the ranking process seriously and appoint a nodal authority to present their achievements to the ranking agencies in proper perspective.
Among the dignitaries present on the occasion were Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union Minister for Human Resource Development, M M Pallam Raju, Ministers of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor and Jitin Prasada among others. (KNN/ES)
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