Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 24: Governor Satya Pal Malik, Chancellor of the University of Kashmir, today chaired 80th meeting of the University Council, held here at the Raj Bhavan.
At the outset, the Council congratulated Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, faculty and students for improving the University ranking from Grade A to A+ in NAAC Accreditation. The Governor also complimented the University authorities for securing the 53rd rank amongst the Universities, the topmost in the State and 79th in the overall ranking among 3500 institutions under NIRF Ranking-2019.
The Governor advised the University authorities to fully utilise the available Information & Communications Technology (ICT) based teaching tools and making optimum utilisation of programmes, which would connect the students and faculty to the best available online educational resource platforms. He also urged for stepping up efforts in furthering research programmes on varied subjects with special focus on latest innovations.
The Council was informed that the Government has approved two chairs, one each for Kashmir and Jammu Universities along with provision of funds to the tune of Rs. 30 lakh each. The University of Kashmir will have the Chair for Gandhian Studies and Research while as the Jammu University will get Guru Nanak Dev Chair.
Prof Talat Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor (VC), made a detailed presentation on the activities and various initiatives taken by the University.
The meeting was attended by Khurshid Ahmad Ganai, Advisor to Governor, Umang Narula, Financial Commissioner to Governor; Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary, Planning & Development, Talat Parvez Rohella, Secretary Higher Education; Prof Manoj Kumar Dhar, Vice- Chancellor, University of Jammu; Prof. Anju Bhasin,Vice Chancellor, Cluster University of Jammu; Shadi Lal Pandita, Director Codes, Finance Department, Dr. Shimla, Chancellor’s Nominee, Prof. M. Sultan Bhat, Dean, KU, Prof. M. Iqbal Mattoo, Dean, KU, Dr. Fehmeeda Hilal, Principal Govt. Women College, Baramulla, Dr. Nissar Ahmed Mir, Registrar, KU and Dr. Muheet Ahmed Butt.
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