First step towards world-class varsity - Mysore - Cities - The Times of India

MYSORE: To study the feasibility of upgrading the University of Mysore into a world-class centre for higher education, members of an expert
committee constituted by Karnataka Knowledge Commission (KKC) visited the varsity on Wednesday.

Members P Rama Rao, Goverdhan Mehta and N R Madhava Menon along with KKC member-secretary M K Sridhar held meetings with vice-chancellor V G Talawar. They also discussed with syndicate members and academic council members and interacted with students.

The committee aims to improve teaching quality, research programmes and infrastructure. Curriculum management, admission and recruitment and funding are also included. At an interaction, Menon advocated the need for a separate Act to govern the two universities-- UoM and Karnatak University-- which have been selected by the state government as centres of excellence and to make them trend setters. He also endorsed that teaching faculty must be strengthened and should be in total command to be a world class varsity. The members also pointed out that rather than banking on advantages, the university must take cognizance of weak points and try to address the issues.

Earlier, the V-C explained to the members the proposed action plans of the varsity about using the government's Rs 100-crore grants.

The team will submit its report to the government by July 15 after considering the recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission.

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