From introducing new courses, maintaining timeliness in promoting teachers to ensuring Wi-Fi facilities at colleges before August 15, both students and teachers got a bunch of gifts on Ranchi University’s 57th Foundation Day here on Wednesday.
In an attempt to transform RU at par with the other renowned university and to ensure world class facilities, constant attempts are being made from varsity’s administration side to rejuvenate the campus activities as well as to use innovative methodologies to standardize curriculum, RU VC, Dr. Ramesh Kumar Pandey, said on the occasion.
The Ranchi University celebrated its 57th Foundation Day with much enthusiasm in the presence of Banaras Hindu University (BHU), VC, Girish Chandra Tripathi, Pro VC, Dr. Kamini Kumar including other university offcials.
Highlighting some key agendas, the RU VC said that soon Department of Biotechnology will be transformed into Center of Excellence. “The university has been sanctioned Rs 8 crore for the project. In the first phase, Rs 2 crore has been granted for initiating the biotechnology department project,” added RU VC.
Spreading its wings while covering core subjects that are both job-oriented and the need of the hour, RU has received the approval from Bar Council of India (BCI) to start five years integrated course in legal studies. To widen the reach of Yoga that has emerged has one pivotal subject in health care sector, Post-Graduation (PG) course in Yoga will be started soon at RU.
Besides, Faculty of Education will be started from the academic session 2017-18. If all goes well, under the Department of Geography, the varsity has also planned to start certificate course in remote sensing. Expanding the horizon of women education, the university in collaboration with IIM-Calcutta will start a women entrepreneurship development course covering some major business segment issues while strengthening the woman studies centre started recently in the Department of Economics.
Taking the ambitious initiative of Skill India Development mission ahead, the varsity will also tie-up with Tata Institute of Social Services (TISS), besides joining hands with IIT-Bombay in guiding the youths in some employable traits. Also, after initiating Martial Art Training programme at Ranchi Women’s College and Doranda College, the university has decided to cover up all the colleges affiliated under RU for imparting self-defense techniques among the college goers.
Similarly, keeping the demand of students to make central library functional for round the clock, the university has given the consent of making the central library at Morabadi operational till 10 PM for the time being. The central library will be opened for the convenience of students on holidays also.
The much awaited language laboratory will be started this year. The list of surprises does not end here, adding on more to the existing facilities, the university personnel have decided to establish central food court at Morabadi campus.
In addition, RU VC has also clarified his stance that teachers crunch will not pose any constrain in implementing Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) at Under-Graduate (UG) level, to be initiated from this academic year. Soon all vacant posts will be filled up as recruitment procedure as begun, assured Pandey.
Addressing the students, BHU, VC, Girish Chandra Tripathi, said, “Students must work towards the betterment of the society. An educated person is one who finds his/her way out defeating all odds. RU must be developed as a university where all state-of-the-facilities are available for the students.”