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Patna University for engineering, medical colleges



Patna University (PU) is striving hard to start more well-equipped modern institutions in accordance with the changing needs of the society. It is also trying to get back two of its former institutions into its fold.
PU vice-chancellor Shambhu Nath Singhrecently announced that a full-fledged college of mass media would be started soon. A new course in bioinformatics has already been introduced from the current academic session. A full-fledged postgraduation course in journalismand mass communications has also been introduced recentl.

Presently, the university does not have either an engineering college or a medical college of its own. PU did have both these colleges under its jurisdiction till sometime back. But, while theBihar College of Engineering (BCE) was converted into National Institute of Technology Patna (NITP) in 2004, Patna Medical College (PMC) is now under the newly established Aryabhatta Knowledge University (AKU).
The VC said he would approach the state government for revival of both the BCE and the PMC under the university. Chief minister Nitish Kumar has already agreed to the proposal for revival of the erstwhile BCE once the NITP is shifted to its own campus. The state government has also been approached for providing sufficient land to the university for starting a new medical college.

At present, PU has only 10 constituent colleges, including Patna Law College (which celebrated its centenary recently), College of Arts and Crafts, Patna Training College and Women's Training College, under its jurisdiction. But it lacks any engineering or medical college.

The VC said he has approached the Canada-based Commonwealth School of Learning and the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) for setting up a campus radio station in the university. The CEMCA has agreed to provide all financial and technical help in setting up the campus radio station.

The university is keen to raising its academic standard by introducing socially relevant courses. An MoU has already been signed with the Rajendra Memorial Research Institute (RMRI), Patna, for taking up collaborative research programmes. Babu Jagjivan Ram Chair has been established by the Union government at the department of personnel management and international relations (PMIR) for undertaking research in social sciences, the VC added.

Bangalore University under-performer at training teachers


Bangalore University and Karnataka University are under-performers in training their teachers and lecturers, according to a review by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
The Academic Staff Colleges (ASC) were recognized to provide university teachers an opportunity to update their subject knowledge as well as technology and acquire new methods of teaching through refresher courses and orientation programmes. They're autonomous units within universities funded by the University Grants Commission.
According to the review, 13 ASCs have been identified as performers, including the University of Mysore. The best is Guru Jambheswar University of Science and Technology, Haryana followed by University of Rajasthan and North Eastern Hill University, Meghalaya. Bangalore University is 17th in the list, but tagged an under-performer.
There are 45 others in that list including Karnataka University at 51. Interestingly, Jawaharlal Nehru University is also an under-performer at 16 and University of Jamia Millia Islamia at 20.
While the University of Mumbai is at 7, Aligarh Muslim University is at 21. Seven were declared non-performers with Pt Ravishankar Shukla University, Chhattisgarh at the bottom of the list.
Colleges were analysed on parameters including innovative practices, infrastructure, development of orientation programmes, refresher courses, short-term programmes, delivery and programme organization.
There are 66 ASCs across 26 states. Andhra Pradesh has the most (6), followed by Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh (5). Tripura and Nagaland are the only states without such institutes.
Official speak 

Funding is one of our biggest problems. UGC has granted us Rs 50 lakh per year. However, we haven't got any money last year and yet to get it this year. When one agency does evaluation and the other funding, the problem is overlooked. Now, UGC has asked us to get money from the university. I've already spoken to the vice-chancellor about it. NAAC has observed we have great scope to grow. We have a good location, opportunity to interact with great talent and access to fine institutes like IISc and IIM. But in terms of infrastructure, we have no building, no guest house and not-so-good labs. We need financial support for this - Puttaraju K | director, ASC, Bangalore University.

Source : Timesofindia
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