Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Mar 15: After a nationwide selection process, Department of Zoology, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University has been selected for the prestigious grant with the provision of maximum outlay of Rs 3 crores under the Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in universities and higher educational institutions (FIST) Level-1 Program by DST, Govt of India.
Out of the 186 institutions, which competed for the grant, BGSBU is among the 16 which were selected. It is the only Institution that was selected from the UT of J&K. The grant is largely to augment the infrastructure facilities by equipping the Department with state-of-the-art instruments to promote high quality research.
Prof Akbar Masood, Vice Chancellor BGSBU, termed the selection of Department of Zoology for this prestigious grant as the reflection of quality of teaching and research carried out at the university. He said that this will go a long way to refurbish and further augment the facilities and academic standards at BGSBU.
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