School Education Minister Kedar Kashyap on Tuesday said that the course curriculum should be changed to improve the quality of college education in the State.He was addressing students at a ceremony to administer oath of office to the Student Union of the Government College Shankar Nagar here.
Kashyap said teachers should be respected as it was done during the ancient times.The president of Student Union S.l.Rai, Vice-president Anurag Trivedi, Secretary S.N.Nayan, members Sharda Choubey, Suman Chauhan, Priyanka Kujur and Dileshwari Sahu took oath of office of the Student Union .
The Head of institution Dr Yogesh Shivahare gave a detailed report of the college.Notably on October 14 this year Chief Minister Raman Singh in a review meeting of the Higher Education Department had announced that the newly recruited assistant professors in Chhattisgarh’s various government colleges would first receive mandatory appointment in tribal pockets of the State for a period of three years.
Singh had also insisted upon the need for better training programmes for assistant professors and professors to improve the quality of higher educationin the State.Compared to previous academic session (2012-13), the number of students enrolled in academic session 2013-14 has increased by nearly 15.3 per cent, it was informed in the meeting.
During academic session 2013-14, the number of students enrolled in government colleges was about 1.45 lakh. In the year 2013-14, the number of seats in government colleges was increased by 3729 while in private colleges it was increased by 110.
Meanwhile, 26 new government colleges and three new private colleges were also opened in the State. Moreover, 33 new subjects and departments have been commenced in various government colleges, it was informed in the meeting.
The Chief Minister had also commended the Higher Education Department for issuing orders regarding free education of girls upto graduation-level, as per the announcement of the State government.He told the officials that on each working day, principals, professors and assistant professors in all the colleges should turn up on time and should stay at the campus till the end of duty hours.The Higher Education Department has already issued orders in this context, which should be sincerely complied with, Singh had stated.
The Higher Education Department has also constituted flying squads for inspection of government colleges.The Chief Minister has directed the officials concerned to connect the selected colleges of the State through Wi-fi network.He said that the cases of appointment on compassionate grounds at Grade-III and Grade-IV posts in government funded colleges should be considered sympathetically.
Singh asked the officials to rationalize the colleges where number of students is less but the faculty available is more than required.He emphasized on the need of encouraging girls to pursue higher education and said that girls’ hostels should be operated in all major cities of the State for the purpose. In the colleges where number of students is in excess, necessary steps should be taken to conduct classes in two shifts.