Governor Ram Naresh Yadav has said that the objective of educational institutions is not merely earning of money. They should also address social concerns. Apart from imparting teaching and training, the institutions should also inculcate moral values in the students. Morality with knowledge makes a person perfect, he added.
Addressing the golden jubilee function of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya here on Thursday, the Governor said that a new university will soon be set up in Mhow. He regretted that there is no Indian university that has taken a place in the global list of top institutions.Director, Indian Institute of Management, Indore, RS Kuriel, Devi Ahiliya Vishwavidyalaya Indore’s Vice-Chancellor Prof Dhirendrapal Singh and others were present on the occasion.
Yadav said that the life sketches of builders of the nation should be taught to the students for their character building and to check moral degradation among them. He exhorted the students to follow the footprints of great persons like Mahatma Gandhi, Pt Madan Mohan Malviya, lal Bahadur Shastri, APJ Abdul Kalam, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Swami Vivekananda, Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati etc.
Yadav said that the true objective of education is to develop the inner self. Therefore, institutions should bring forth the hidden abilities of the students, hone and nourish them. Apart from subject-wise knowledge, a sense of duty should also be instilled in the students.
The Governor said that it is a matter of concern that there is no Indian university among the top 200 universities in the world. He hoped that Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya will become an international level university. He praised and congratulated Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya on getting Grade A from National Evaluation and Accreditation Council of University Grants Commission.
Yadav disclosed that as per a survey the number of students doing MPhil and PhD is decreasing in the country even though the ratio of higher education students has increased from 12.3 to 16.9 per cent. Despite this, it is below the global average of 26 percent. He said that the government is chalking out a plan to extend special facilities to research students. He stressed the need to fill up vacancies of teachers in universities and colleges.
At the function, all vice-chancellors, registrars etc. of the university since its inception in 1964 till date were felicitated.