Governor Anandiben Patel has said that universities should also focus on improvements in infrastructure for improving NAAC grading, besides paying special attention to students' happiness.
She said that universities should try to implement the schemes of UGC and various departments of the State Government, from which those grants can be obtained from those departments.
Patel said this while discussing the NAAC Grading and RUSA Project with Vice Chancellors of Government universities. On this occasion, Additional Chief Secretary Higher Education BR Naidu, Commissioner Higher Education Ajit Kumar, Additional Secretary of UGC, Renu Vatra and Secretary to the Governor Bharat P Maheshwari and Vice Chancellors were present. Patel said that all the universities should try to organize their convocation ceremonies for the upcoming academic session 2018 by month of December. She issued instructions to the Vice-Chancellors to plan at least 150-days programme in a year from October 2, 2018, under 'Gandhi 150' and to organize flag hoisting and cultural events on August 15 in their campus. She instructed the Additional Chief Secretary Higher Education BR Naidu to form a committee in this regard. The Governor said that students should be taken on a tour all those places in the state where Gandhiji has visited and also make a unit for women. She said that students should also develop a sense of challenge for the Prime Minister's I am Fit-India Fit Challenge. She said that for this, competitions including races, cycling and other challenging sports contests should be organised for the students from the universities, colleges and students from the primary to high school. She told that the students should search on Google foration on competitions organised on Yoga Day all over the world, organize more yoga competitions and make efforts to create world records in Yoga and get the name of the state entered in the Guinness Book.
Guv asks varsities to improve infra for better NAAC grade
The Governor said that in countries like China and Japan, there is demand for Yoga Gurus from India. For this, not only should yoga classes be given to the students in the university, but students should be trained in Chinese and Japanese by translating yoga in Chinese and Japanese languages IJIJso that they can get employment in foreign countries. The Governor told to prepare complete information of the status of education of Class IV students of the University and send it to Raj Bhavan.