UP Governor Ram Naik has said that the girl’s students in all the state universities barring the agriculture university have far exceeded the boys in academic performance during 2016-17. State Governor is the chancellor of 28 state universities which also includes the medical, engineering and agriculture universities.
The governor said here on Friday that during 2016-17 out of total 15, 36 lakh degrees awarded by the state universities little over 7, 97 lakh or 51 percent recipients were the girls. The attendance of the girl students in convocation ceremony in state universities was also 57 percent. He said the share of the girls students who were awarded degrees in different disciples in general universities was 52 percent, 39 percent in medical universities, 23 percent in technical universities,19 percent in state agriculture4 universities and 54 percent in Bhatkhande music university. He said the girls won 66 percent of the medals or 1,085 out of total 1,653 medals awarded by the state universities.
Rs Rs In general perception Uttar Pradesh is regarded as a laggard state in higher education and about the girls students it’s believed that they do not get the adequate opportunity in higher education. The data about the academic performance by the girls has proved they have performed well in higher education and it’s a positive sign of women empowerment in Uttar Pradesh’’, said the Governor Ram naik.
Ram Naik said in general universities the girls won 70 percent medals, 63 percent in medical university, 54 percent in technical university and 19 percent students of state agriculture universities won 44 percent of the medals.
On the regularization of the academic sessions of the state universities, Ram Naik said during the 2017-18 academic session convocation ceremony was proposed to be organized in 25 state universities, He said convocation in 23 state universities has so far been held.
The Governor said sharp improvement in the performance of the girl’s students is the result of the Rs Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan ‘launched by the former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Rs Beti bachao Rs Beti Padhao’ programme launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He said in last couple of years the academic sessions in all state universities have been regularized and more steps needs to be taken for the further improvement in the academic standards of the state universities. He said the major tasks to be completed is the appointments of the teachers against the 0vacancies , promotion of the online system of administration for making the functioning of the universities more transparent and accountable.
The Governor said that for making the university education employment oriented proper coordination’s needs to be developed between the industrial organizations and the educational institutions imparting higher education. He said congenial atmosphere needs to be developed in the state universities for enhancing the academic standards and research.