Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 4: Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir, Prof Talat Ahmad today chaired a meeting of Heads of Teaching Departments to review the ongoing academic and research activities in the varsity.
Prof Talat reviewed the status of offline/online classes as well as examinations conducted by the Teaching Departments recently. He directed Heads of Departments to submit to-date semester-wise status of examinations/classes to the Dean of Academic Affairs for a considerate decision on resumption of offline teaching for other semesters in accordance with the SOPs related to Covid-19.
Asserting that teachers have to become more active in the university’s march towards academic excellence, Prof Talat said the university has recently secured a grant of Rs 10 crore-for the first time ever-under the Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE) programme of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
The VC also directed timely implementation of key provisions of the National Education Policy-2020, which lays a great emphasis on interdisciplinary and integrated approaches to education and research.
In his introductory remarks, Dean of Academic Affairs Prof Shabir Ahmad Bhat said the Heads of Departments will have to work with greater zeal to implement the provisions of the flagship policy. “It is our collective desire to see our institution attain greater heights. So we all have to work jointly to implement new education policy and contribute to the academic excellence that it aims to achieve in the country’s higher education arena,” he said.
Dean of Research, Prof Shakil A Romshoo underlined various new initiatives being taken in the university to promote research in a big way in line with the university’s commitment to help address a host of societal and environmental challenges within and beyond the J&K UT.
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