Excelsior Correspondent
KATRA, Mar 16: 36th meeting of the Academic Council of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University was chaired by Professor Pragati Kumar, Vice Chancellor, SMVDU.
The agenda for the meeting contained significant items for approval and ratification. Prominent among these were course structure for Four Years Undergraduate Program & B Tech. Program, new programs as per NEP 2020, amendments to the Ph D Ordinance, Academic Rules & Regulations, selection criteria for faculty positions at SMVDU.
The meeting began with a welcome note by the Ajay Kumar Sharma, Registrar, SMVDU, while the agenda items were presented by Professor Balbir Singh, Dean of Academic Affairs.
The Vice-Chancellor SMVDU highlighted the achievements of the University and informed the house about the grant received by the University under the PM-USHA scheme of the Ministry of Education, GoI.
The meeting was attended by Professor Madhusudan Singh, Professor, DTU, New Delhi; Professor Anju Bhasin, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Jammu; Pranavant, Partner Deloitte India and Dr Rina Surana, Associate Professor, Dept of Architecture & Planning, MNIT, Jaipur. Professor Majid Jamil, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and Professor Sandeep Sancheti. Pro Vice Chancellor, Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat attended the meeting via online mode. The meeting was also attended by Deans, Faculty in-charge Examination and Heads of various schools and sections.