Governor Lalji Tandon took a meeting of Vice Chancellors at Raj Bhavan on Friday. Other activities and plans including the academic calendar were reviewed during the meeting. The Governor said that universities should make effective efforts to become financially self-reliant. Each university can create a special fund by contributing at least Rs 100 crore each. The amount of this fund can be used for the development of the university.
Tandon directed that a sign board should be prepared in each university, in which the history of the university and the founder must be mentioned necessarily. The Governor said that cleanliness campaign has been launched across the country. All the universities should conduct the campaign in the colleges associated with them with the help of students and participation of public. He said that students can start their own enterprise after studies for which the universities must pay special attention to employment-oriented courses.
The Governor sought information about the research work being undertaken in the Benches started on the name of Mahatma Gandhi and other great men in the universities. He said that extensive social changes can be brought through researches on new subjects. Universities should work on the indigenous economy of Mahatma Gandhi. The Governor said that the universities of the state can get a higher position in the ranking of universities in the country through qualitative improvement.
For this, it is necessary that universities must ensure the implementation of academic calendar within the stipulated time. The Governor also reviewed the proper functioning of libraries, laboratories, solar system, rain water harvesting and waste management in universities.
Principal Secretary, Higher Education Hariranjan Rao called for special initiatives to increase the number of foreign students in the universities. He informed that very soon, Exam Controllers are being appointed in universities. The Principal Secretary sought information about vacant posts in universities and their recruitment process. Secretary to the Governor Manohar Dubey said that there is a need to conduct extensive plantation work in the universities. He inquired about the status of declaration of exam results in universities according to the academic calendar.