The State higher education minister, Indira Hridayesh said the higher educational institutions in Uttarakhand will not just work for academic excellence of the students but also hone their professional skills. She said this while inaugurating the annual day programme of the Kumaon University at MBPG College campus in Haldwani on Monday.
Now, the State Government is working on a project to prepare professional courses which will soon be introduced in different degree or post-graduate (PG) colleges to enable the youngsters to get jobs after completing their studies, she said. Further, to facilitate employment opportunities for the university passouts, the State Government is also going to engage the corporate sector in Uttarakhand, said the minister. She mentioned that the state's lone woman's degree college at Haldwani has already been developed as a commerce college. Besides, the students may also do other degree or PG courses in other subjects in this college, she added.
Emphasising on the need to provide quality education to the students, she reiterated that all the vacant teaching posts in different graduate or post-graduate (PG) colleges across the state will be filled by September end .
She urged the officials concerned and the faculty members of the degree or PG colleges to improve the standards of education. She vowed to set standards of excellence in higher education. Among others, the state labour minister and MlA from lalkuan, Harish Durgapal, chairman of the state disaster management committee Prayag Bhatt, vice-chancellor of the Kumaon University HS Dhami, director of the state higher education department , BC Malkani, faculty members, officials and students were present on the occasion.