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Time of India

Raise enrolment ratio, edu quality: Guv to VCs

Ranchi: Governor-cum-chancellor of universities, Santosh Gangwar, on Monday held a review meeting with all the vice-chancellors in the state, directing them to focus on increasing gross enrolment ratio and raise quality of higher education. He issued a slew of directives to the VCs asking them to ensure implementation stating that he would review the same after three months. "The state's Gross Enrolment Ratio is about 10% below the national average. There is a need for efforts to increase this, particularly in rural and remote areas," he said, stressing on timely conduct of academic session. "The universities need to ensure quality education, timely examinations and result announcements, and strict adherence to the academic calendar. Results must be declared within a month of exam completion," he said. He called for concrete efforts to position Jharkhand among the leading states in higher education. "Universities have been instructed to ensure financial discipline, transparency, and accountability by conducting timely financial audits and submitting reports to the Raj Bhavan. There must be a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption," he said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Get custom pricing for LeafFilter ​ LeafFilter Gutter Protection Learn More Undo University placement cells should be made effective rather than just a showpiece, he added. Also, stress was given on strengthening hostels, libraries, laboratories, and other basic facilities, along with mandatory CCTV surveillance, security guards, and active anti-ragging cells in every varsity campus. "Committees should be formed to monitor under-construction buildings and avoid using dilapidated structures to prevent accidents. There should be a mechanism for online feedback system to regularly gather student feedback," he said. Discussing vacancies, the governor told the state govt to expedite the filling of vacant teaching and non-teaching positions. Need-based transfers of teachers should not occur, and they should remain at their appointed locations, he said. Emphasising the effective implementation of the Chief Minister Fellowship Scheme, he insisted that eligible students should benefit from it without any laxity. It was suggested that courses under self-finance schemes should be discontinued if students show no interest. The governor supported the adoption of the 'one person - one position' principle in universities. Besides vice-chancellors, high education department secretary Rahul Purwar and departmental officials were also present in the meeting.