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Vice-Chancellors across the country reaffirmed their commitment to improving the quality of the learning process and to achieving the CGU's quality mandate in universities and affiliated institutions by 2020 and the next year. NAAC accreditation for all institutions by 2022.In a resolution of 10 points unanimously adopted the closing day of the Conference of Vice-Chancellors, chaired by the Minister of Resources Development human, Shri Prakash Javadekar, vice-chancellors of central universities, state universities, reputed to be universities and private institutions. Universities are also committed to transforming universities into institutions engaged in advanced research aligned with quality education to create and disseminate new knowledge. The Conference noted the need to improve the employability of students by providing them with market-related skills. related knowledge.He also noted that the improvement of The best is to enhance the opportunities offered to students in backward regions through digital learning platforms like SWAYAM. The Vice Chancellors also claimed that they had to raise awareness about the ethics of research and the provisions to control plagiarism. A three-day conference on research and innovation for vice-chancellors and directors of higher education institutions was held from July 26 to 28 and inaugurated by Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Human Resources Development. with Satya Pal Singh, MoS for the development of human resources as a guest of honor.
Secretary (Higher Education), MHRD, President, UGC, President, AICTE, MHRD and UGC officials and Vice Chancellors of Central Universities, Public Universities, Listed Universities , Private Universities, Directors Central institutions such as IIT, IIM, IISc, NIT, IIIT, IISER and other central institutions participated in the conference. More than 600 Vice Chancellors and Directors attended the conference, which coincided with the favorable occasion of "Guru Purnima". Important feature of the conference was that it was free of plastic and eco-friendly. This was the first conference of its kind on "Research and Innovation", where all universities and institutions such as IIT, IIM, IISc, NIT, IIIT, IISER and other central institutions participated, under one roof. to Guru Purnima The Minister of Human Resources Development paid tribute to Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, architect of the development of the first Indian PARAM supercomputer in 1990. On this occasion, all the Vice-Chancellors were also honored. The HRD Minister also released the 2017-18 report of the Higher Education Survey in India (AISHE), the profile of higher education in India and the states for the year 2017-2018 and the Swachh textbook for higher education institutions. six sessions on themes "promoting research and innovation", "quality mandate and teacher training", "digital initiatives". The conference had open forums where all delegates freely dialogued with the Minister of Human Resources Development on issues of higher education and deliberated on the actions required to achieve quality education.
The 65 universities / institutions made presentations on achievements and best practices related to the themes of the conference. Shri Prakash Javadekar said that all MHRD research projects including IMPRINT will be open to teachers and students from all universities. Selection will be strictly based on merit, on a competitive basis. In order to check the plagiarism, the software Turnitin will be made freely available to all universities in the country. The minister also informed that the e-ShodhSindhu mass trading newspapers will now be available to all universities at an affordable cost. He added that now, apart from government-funded universities, private universities / deemed to be universities may also participate in the GIAN initiative, however, expenditures in the case of non-governmental institutions will be borne by the GIAN. Respective institution. Satya Pal Singh In his speech, Hon & # 39; bleMoS for HRD said that research and innovation are the key factor to revolutionize the higher education scenario in the country. He added that, to improve the quality of education, the "guru" must be more respected than any other staff member of any educational institution. He also pointed out that Indian higher education institutions apply a very small number of patent applications; it needs to be expanded especially in Indian knowledge systems if we want to become a world leader (Vishwa Guru) again in the field of education.Shri R. Subrahmanyam, Secretary (Higher Education), MHRD informed the purpose of the conference, with a focus on focusing on the advancement of education in the country. He mentioned that the government is focusing primarily on promoting research and innovation, which will lead to significant progress in higher education and promote excellence in our institutions.
The ministry is making every effort to turn these educational centers into a place of intellectual creation. KP Krishnan, Secretary at the Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship, and Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary at the Ministry of Science and Technology, also collected information on various initiatives in the area of skills and science and technology at the interface of higher education. institutions.The President, UGC, Prof. DP Singh introduced UGC Quality Mandate and highlighted various initiatives to be undertaken by UGC and universities / institutions such as the Student Integration Program, teacher training, curriculum framework based on the results of the program. learning, promoting quality The President AICTE, Prof. Anil Sahasrabudhe also informed the rally about AICTE initiatives. The Vice-Chancellors appreciated this initiative of the MHRD and the CGU to improve the quality of higher education and to have an inclusive approach to the planned and coordinated development of
The 10-point resolution adopted at the Conference is as follows:
WE RESOLVE TO:
Reaffirm our commitment to achieving the UGC Quality Mandate goals in our respective universities and affiliated institutions by 2020 and NAAC accreditation for all institutions by 2022; 9659002] Adopt and implement a curricular framework focused on learning outcomes in higher education institutions by updating the curriculum of the 2019-2020 academic year;
Adopt Learner Centric to teach learning processes through an appropriate improvement of pedagogy, to participate in the initial training of newly recruited teachers and to the annual retraining training of all teachers using SWAYAM and to take steps to improve teacher motivation levels; ] Improve the research productivity of our respective institutions by orienting teachers and students to participate in competitive research funding programs.
Create an innovation culture and ecosystem including administrative and financial support, academic freedom and flexibility to promote innovation and encourage participation in the Smart India Hackathon;
Facilitating the Creation of Young Firms by Students
Raise awareness and encourage students to actively participate in the social / economic improvement of the community by adopting at least five villages under the Bharat Abhiyaan Unnat
. a great impetus to the Vocationalization of Higher Education by participating in relevant programs under the National Program for the Promotion of Learning (NAPS) duly modified for the needs of students of higher education, and also establish constructive links with the industry; students and teachers and approve SWAYAM courses for credit transfer, and use resources like e ShodhSindhu, National Digital Library, and download diplomas on National Academic Depository
Create awareness about ethics in research and arrangements to control plagiarism.
Strive to have a smart campus and swachh, and also to supervise schools around our institution and affiliated colleges in order to motivate students / teachers to get to the campus. university to seek academic excellence.
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