The State Government is planning to bring many path breaking changes in the higher education scenario of the State.
The State Minister of Higher Education Dhan Singh Rawat made a series of announcements while addressing the representatives of the students unions of Garhwal region at Doon University here on Tuesday.
In an important announcement, the Minister said the degrees issued by the universities would be linked with Aadhar and a photograph of the student would be pasted on these certificates. He said that this is being done to prevent fraud cases. He said that the colleges should not charge fees for the facility they are not providing to the students. The Minister also informed that the Government is planning to introduce a similar pattern of fees for both the Government and private colleges and disclosed that a provision to amalgamate 22 different fee heads would be made and fees would be charged under one heads only.
Rawat said that the academic session should have studies for at least 180 days while for examinations 50 days should be earmarked. Expressing his displeasure at the prevalent practice of college teachers evaluating answer sheets at their homes, he said that separate evaluation centers should be made for this purpose.
Rawat declared that the Government would recruit 550 contractual lecturers till the candidates from the proper selection process join the colleges. The Minister suggested measures like imposing a maximum limit of Rs 10000, printing a limited number of posters and banners and nominating topper of college to student's union for improving the process of student union elections. He announced an accident insurance cover for all students. The minister said that on the occasion of 125 birth anniversary of Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali a massive blood donation drive would be undertaken in all the colleges of the state. It is expected that one lakh unit blood would be collected in this drive.
The representatives of the student unions made demands like filling vacant posts of teachers, transfer of teachers posted at one place for long, and facility of library, laboratory and counsellors.
The Vice Chancellor of Sri Dev Suman Uttarakhand University Dr U S Rawat, director college education B C Malkani and others were present on the occasion.