Barring Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee and GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar none of the institute of higher education from Uttarakhand figures in the list of top institutes which is released periodically.
The Governor of Uttarakhand, K K Paul made this observation while addressing the second convocation of Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) University here on Thursday.
He said that a lot is needed to be done to improve the quality of higher education in the State and he is in regular touch with the heads of the universities of the State in this endeavor.
The Governor exhorted the students to leave the mindset of targeting Government jobs as this sector has a limited capacity to absorb people and instead focus on private sector which is expanding rapidly.
He informed that it is estimated that by the year 2030 as many as 140 million young Indians would be in the higher education seeking age group so it is incumbent on the part of the planners and policy makers to put in place a system that is capable of making use of the largest reservoir of youth power in the world.
The Governor said that the universities should also act as a nucleus of overall development of the area they are located in. He highlighted the need to develop linkages with the industry which would create win- win situation for all.
Paul exhorted the Universities to contribute in the programmes of nation building like adoption of villages, Swachh Bharat mission, Digital India and Make in India.
Speaking on the occasion Chancellor of the university, M Ramchandran expressed concern on low access to higher education in India. He said that the centres of higher education must continuously evolve themselves and promote innovation.
The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University, Ramesh lalwani gave a brief description about the University and informed that 270 candidates would be awarded degrees in the convocation.
The Governor conferred gold medals to seven students of MBA, BBA, llB and B.Ed. Five scholars namely Suresh K G, Niraj K Chimote, Sunny Bose, Pratysuh Banerjee and Sharon K Jose were awarded doctoral degrees. The Chancellor awarded bronze and silver medals to the students.