Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 11: 34th meeting of Board of Management of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) of Jammu, which was held under the chairmanship of Vice-Chancellor, Professor J P Sharma, here today, discussed and approved important agenda items.
Agendas of the meeting included; consideration and approval of implementation of reservation policy and reservation roaster in teaching positions of SKUAST-Jammu at the level of Professor/ Associate Professor/ Assistant Professor & equivalents in accordance with central educational institutions (Reservation Act, 2019), adoption of UGC regulations on minimum qualification for appointment of teachers and other academic staff in universities and colleges and measures for the maintenance of standards in higher education (2018), bifurcation of Division of Vegetable Science, Floriculture and Landscaping Unit of Faculty of Agriculture into Division of Vegetable Science and Division of Floriculture and Landscaping, carving of Faculty of Horticulture from Faculty of Agriculture and institutionalization of B Sc Horticulture degree programme.
Issues related to institutionalization of new academic programme, delegation of powers to Principal Investigator of National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP), ICAR, SKUAST-Jammu, consideration of post of Public Relation Officer (PRO) and Secretary to Vice Chancellor (SVC) at par with that of Assistant Registrar & equivalents and caderization of post of Junior Physiotherapist in SKUAST-Statutes, as per the concurrence of Financial Advisor (Universities) were also deliberated.
In his remarks, Atal Dulloo, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary) Finance Department, J&K Govt, expressed his satisfaction with the initiatives, progress and achievements of the University. He exhorted that University should increase its outreach towards the farmers so that the objectives of Atmanirbhar Bharat can be achieved without lag.
Navin K Choudhary, Principal Secretary Agriculture Production and Farmers’ Welfare Department, stressed upon the commencement of classes of B Sc Horticulture from current Academic Year. He said that University should collaborate with National Seed Corporation for the multiplication of Breeder Seed produced in the University.
At the outset, Prof J P Sharma, Vice- Chancellor and Chairman, Board of Management, SKUAST-Jammu highlighted various initiatives taken by the University in Academic, Research and Extension.
Dr Jag Paul Sharma, Director Research and Registrar of the University presented the agenda
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