Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired the 2nd University Council meeting of Cluster University of Jammu at Raj Bhavan.
The Council led by the Lt Governor discussed the important role that education has to play in the development process and transformation towards being a modern knowledge society.
The Lt Governor, who is the Chancellor of the University, sought a detailed report on the academic and allied activities, besides various measures taken for strengthening the academic and research environment in the University.
Laying special emphasis on capacity building, job oriented and skill development courses for the students, the Lt Governor directed for concerted efforts to foster skilling of youth as per job market requirements and greater interaction between academia and industry.
He further said that assessment of existing courses must be carried out to create atmosphere of intellectual inquiry, innovation and inventiveness.
The Lt Governor said that Universities across Jammu Kashmir must complement the efforts of Government in transforming the economic landscape of UT by producing result-oriented research.
He also called for promoting excellence in teaching and extension activities, strengthening technical education, optimum utilization of University’s resources, and implementing NEP-2020 and provisions of the UGC Act and the Cluster Universities Act in the letter and spirit.
Speaking on the NEP-2020, the Lt Governor said that the National Education Policy-2020 would enable our children to become proficient in modern education as well as the values of our ancient traditions and culture.
The Lt Governor also laid stress on the need to regularly identify new courses and carrying impact assessment of the on-going courses.
Among other decisions, the council approved the proposal for construction of Controller of Examinations Building (G+5) worth Rs 39 crore.