Lt Governor chairs J&K Higher
Education Council meeting
Discusses comprehensive and holistic
transformation of education sector in J&K
We must focus on actualizing human potential in service of the
society: LG Sinha
LG lays emphasis on assessing the
values of each course of higher education to ensure they meet the expectation of
students and employers
One of the objectives of higher education is to prepare future
leaders. Under Higher Education Council, we will do honest assessment of
effectiveness of subjects and whether return on investment by Universities is
satisfactory: LG
We have to make higher education institutions of UT capable of
nurturing future entrepreneurs: LG Sinha
SRINAGAR, MAY 21:
Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today chaired the meeting of J&K
Higher Education Council, at Raj Bhawan.
The meeting was
attended by Sh Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to Lt Governor; Sh Atal Dulloo,
Chief Secretary; Prof. Dinesh Singh, Vice Chairman, J&K Higher Education
Council; Sh Alok Kumar, Principal Secretary Higher Education Department; Prof.
Umesh Rai, VC, University of Jammu; Prof. Nilofer Khan, VC Kashmir University;
Prof. Shakil Ahmad Romshoo, VC, IUST; Sh Pragati Kumar, VC SMVDU; Prof. Akbar
Masood, VC BGSBU; Prof. Qayyum Husain, VC Cluster University Srinagar; Dr BN
Tripathi, VC SKUAST Jammu; Dr Nazir Ahmed Ganai, VC SKUAST Kashmir and other
members.
The Council headed
by the Lt Governor discussed the comprehensive and holistic transformation of
education sector in the UT of J&K.
The Lt Governor
called upon all stakeholders to focus on actualizing human potential in service
of the society. He emphasised the need
for assessing the values of each course of higher education to ensure they meet
the expectation of students and employers.
“One of the
objectives of higher education is to prepare future leaders. Under Higher Education
Council, we will do honest assessment of effectiveness of subjects and whether
return on investment by Universities is satisfactory,” the Lt Governor said.
The meeting
discussed the important matters pertaining to status of NEP 2020 implementation
across J&K Universities, updates, sustainability, and expansion roadmap for
the Design Your Degree (DYD) Program, initiatives to promote entrepreneurship,
start-ups, and tangible skill Programs and proposals for new joint programs and
initiatives for 2024-25.
The Lt Governor
reiterated the commitment of the UT Administration for effective policies and
reforms in the education sector.
He lauded the
contribution of all the members of the council and stakeholders in driving the
transformation in the higher education landscape of Jammu Kashmir.
The Lt Governor
impressed upon the higher education institutions for implementation of
innovative programs like Design Your Degree in a time bound manner.
Curriculum and
classroom learning should be innovative and it must encourage problem-solving
skills among the students. We have to make higher education institutions of UT
capable of nurturing future entrepreneurs, he said.
Prof. Dinesh Singh,
Vice Chairman, JKHEC called for putting a special focus on grasping the spirit
of Design Your Degree program in the larger context of National Education
Policy. As an educational institution, we must recognize our strength and
weakness and empower the students to take the lead in redefining classroom
learning, he said.
Sh Rajeev Rai
Bhatnagar, Advisor to Lt Governor; Sh Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Vice
Chancellors and members of the Council shared their views and thoughts on
implementation of NEP 2020 and sustainability and expansion of Design Your
Degree (DYD) Program in the UT.
The Council also
discussed various facets of the DYD program including ideas on greater
inter-institutional cooperation for sharing of credit and for sharing of
resources.
Sh Santosh D
Vaidya, Principal Secretary, Finance Department; Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari,
Principal Secretary to Lt Governor; Sh Vikramjit Singh, Commissioner Secretary,
Department of I&C; Prof Kavi Arya from IIT Bombay; Ms Shobha Bagai,
Director, Cluster Innovation Centre Delhi University and Prof Sheikh Ajaz
Bashir, Principal Amar Singh College also attended the meeting.