By OUR STAFF REPORTER
Dehradun, 28 Aug: Governor Lt General Gurmit Singh (Retd) today directed the Vice-Chancellors of state universities to conduct surprise inspections of colleges and institutions affiliated with their universities. He emphasised that there should be no lapse in the facilities provided to students and their overall development. He stressed that the education system should be student-centred, focusing on their holistic development and improvement in education quality. The Governor also urged universities to aim for an e-culture by maximising the use of technology.
The Governor chaired a review meeting at the Raj Bhavan with Vice-Chancellors of all state universities, today, along with senior government officials. He instructed the universities to share best practices, coordinate through MOUs, and publicise these efforts. During the meeting, Vice-Chancellors updated him on the progress on the mini research papers under the “One University-One Research” initiative. Each university has been directed to present a short research paper by January 2025, focusing on the state’s social and economic development, with topics chosen according to their expertise.
The Governor emphasised the importance of these research papers for the state’s economic and social progress and instructed that their presentations be made to the Chief Minister, relevant ministers, Chief Secretary, and department secretaries once completed. He also directed Vice-Chancellors to ensure clear opinions on temporary affiliation proposals sent to the Raj Bhavan, addressing any discrepancies, and to send only those proposals that meet the standards.
The meeting also included a presentation on the dashboard being developed by the Technical University for all state universities. This common dashboard will facilitate online connection with Raj Bhavan and among universities regarding their infrastructure, admissions, MOUs, best practices, programmes, subject experts, information, research, and development. Previously available as a mobile app, it is now being upgraded to include additional features.
Vice-Chancellors shared updates on their universities’ achievements and innovations. The meeting was attended by Secretary to the Governor, Ravinath Raman, Legal Advisor to the Governor, Amit Kumar Sirohi, Secretary Dr Pankaj Pandey, Dr Ranjit Kumar Sinha, Surendra Narayan Pandey, Deepak Kumar, Additional Secretary Dr Ashish Kumar Srivastava, Namami Bansal, and Vice-Chancellors from various universities including Uttarakhand Open University, Sridev Suman University, GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Technical University, Ayurveda University, Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Kumaon University, Doon University, Horticulture & Forestry University, and Soban Singh Jeena University.
