Uttar Pradesh governor and chancellor of Prof Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) State University (PRSU), Anandiben Patel said that all state universities must prepare a vision document for the next 10 years. In the document, universities will have to mention what they will do each year for the next 10 years to take the institution forward.
For this, a committee should be formed of former vice-chancellors, professors, enlightened citizens, senior teachers etc. A workshop should be organised for this committee in which ideas can be exchanged and a vision document should be prepared on this basis, she added.
Delivering the presidential address in the 5th convocation of the state university, on Tuesday, the governor said, “Vice-chancellors will come and go every two-three years, but a teacher spends a substantial part of his/her life in the institution. In such a situation, it is necessary that a roadmap for the next 10 years should be drawn for the development of the university and teachers should play an important role in it.”
The governor said that universities and colleges have also been instructed to compulsorily conduct NAAC grading as only with a good NAAC grading, the number of students in higher educational institutions of U.P. will increase and the quality of education will improve. For this, all the teachers will have to join hands, she added.
She said that in the real sense, a medal is won only when students leave the campus and contribute something to society and the nation.
{{/usCountry}}She said that in the real sense, a medal is won only when students leave the campus and contribute something to society and the nation.
{{/usCountry}}She also said that the time has come when we should all realise the importance of coarse grain and as the year 2023 is being observed as Millet Year, universities should also organise events in which students should be told the benefits of coarse grains.
Eminent scientist and former chairman of ISRO and chief of the new National Education Policy (NEP) drafting committee, Prof Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan was the chief guest of the convocation ceremony. Prof Kasturirangan repeated parts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on the functioning of ISRO which he had given at the time of the successful launch of Mangalyaan.
“The PM had said that we need to learn from ISRO’s work culture. ISRO is known for its precision, excellence and hard work and the PM had exhorted the countrymen to emulate the culture of ISRO, which specialises in practising the highest levels of precision, accuracy and completeness that make us integral to our work and our own efforts. In the larger context of our country, the concept of excellence needs to become a part of our national culture,” he said.
The chief guest said that today our life demands multiple skills, awareness and knowledge. Our country is demanding positive mental attitude, passion to do the best and leadership quality from the youth. This is what will separate us from the talent of the world.
During the convocation, 150 medals were given to 145 students. Of these, 62% of medals went to girls. In the ceremony, 1,31,125 degrees were awarded in various UG and PG courses. Anurag Rai, a BCA student of United Institute of Management, was awarded the maximum number of three medals, including the Chancellor’s gold medal, informed the public relations officer of the state university, Avinash Srivastava.
Prof Kasturirangan and minister of state for higher education Rajni Tiwari also distributed medals to meritorious students. The vice-chancellor, prof Akhilesh Singh and the registrar Sanjay Kumar shared the dais with the chancellor and the chief guest.
On the occasion, the Governor also inaugurated the newly constructed multipurpose hall of the university.