Wednesday, March 21, 2018

KU among 21 varsities granted autonomy by UGC

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 21
 Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra and Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar  of Haryana  are among the 21 state universities  granted autonomy by the University Grants Commission giving these universities different degrees of freedom in academic and administrative decision-making. 
          While stating this here today, Haryana Education Minister, Mr. Ram Bilas Sharma said that out of the total 21 state universities which have been awarded this status in India, these two are from Haryana. Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra ranked eighth with NAAC score of 3.52 granted with grade-I autonomy and Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar ranked 21st with NAAC score of 3.28 with grade-II autonomy.
          He said that out of only two private universities which have been awarded this status, one is from Haryana which is, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat which ranked first amongst private universities with NAAC score of 3.26 and granted with grade-II autonomy.
          The Minister said, “These universities have brought laurels to the state and we all are proud of the efforts made by the universities administration for achieving new heights in the field of higher education. The State Government is committed to provide quality higher education in the State”. There are 799 Universities in India as per the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) survey 2015-16, he added.
          The Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Mrs. Jyoti Arora said that the State Government has already made accreditation from NAAC mandatory for all the institutions of higher learning and necessary directions to all the Vice Chancellors and College Principals have been issued.
          She said that as a part of major reforms in higher education in the state, the government for the first time has developed a format for reviewing the progress of state universities on various performance indicators. The format comprising measurable parameters in academic quality, teaching quality, research, employability, infrastructure, inclusiveness and social impact, collaborations and financial aids will improve quality and access in higher education and will be a major indicator for grant in aid to the state universities in future. A framework for making college education more job oriented will be implemented from the next session, added Mrs Arora.
          She said that  these Universities have been granted autonomy under UGC's new regulation on 'Categorization of Universities for Grant of Graded Autonomy', which aims to provide greater autonomy to institutions under three categories, based on their National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accreditation score and giving them different degrees of freedom in academic and administrative decision-making.

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