LG Approves Dogri, Hindi PG courses in SMVDU
The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday approved Post-Graduate courses in Dogri and Hindi under the School of Languages and Literature.
He was chairing the Executive Council meeting of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University here at Raj Bhavan.
The Executive council headed by the Lt Governor reduced annual fee for Ph.D students from Rs.6000/month to Rs.4000/month in order to encourage quality research.
Further, in a significant decision, approval was given to the adoption of Reservation Policy for both faculty recruitment and admissions.
“All provisions of reservation as provided in the constitution are to be implemented in the University in the letter and spirit”, the Lt Governor said.
The Council also approved the adoption of AICTE regulations regarding the constitution of a grievance redressal committee (GRC) for faculty members. A grievance cell for students and non teaching staff is already functional.
The Lt Governor was apprised about uploading of more than 3000 students’ degrees who have graduated under different programs and courses of the University on National Academic Depository (NAD).
The Lt Governor issued directions for expediting the process and completing it at the earliest following all modalities and verification.
The Executive council held detailed deliberations on a number of agenda items pertaining to better functioning of the university and welfare of students and faculty of the university.
Prof. Ravindra Kumar Sinha, Vice Chancellor, SMVDU apprised the Lt Governor on the functioning of the University, besides other matters pertaining to administration and admission process of the university.
