Ashwath Narayan calls for reforms in teaching and assessment system at UoM
The Hindu
He wants it to become an Institution of Eminence
Minister for Higher Education Ashwath Narayan on Saturday called upon the authorities in the University of Mysore to immediately take steps to reform its teaching and assessment system.
Speaking at programme on “Good Governance in Higher Education: Concept and Implementation” at Crawford Hall in Mysuru organised by the University of Mysore as part of Higher Education Department’s “Good Governance Month”, he sought to know from the authorities the steps they had taken in reforming the teaching system by coming out of rote learning to embrace concept-based learning, problem-solving and hands-on experiential learning approach.
He also sought to know if any steps had been taken to improve the assessment system in the University. “My appeal to you is to come out of rote learning. Scale up the teaching and assessment system immediately,” he said.
Though University of Mysore was the first varsity in the State to be accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), it stopped at the level of Institution of Excellence and could not reach the level of Institution of Eminence. “It is important to become an Institution of Eminence”, he remarked.
He pointed out that the University of Mysore was among the oldest universities in the country, started with the foresight of the then Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, and emphasised the need for the centre of learning to progress and not stagnate.
Contending that the government was committed to bring about reforms in the field of Higher Education, Mr. Narayan said the proposed Karnataka State Higher Education Institution Bill 2022 is aimed at decentralisation of the higher education institutions as per the aspirations of the New Education Policy.
“The universities need not look towards the government. We will provide autonomy and facilitate decentralisation”, he said adding that the proposed Karnataka State Higher Education Bill 2022 will be a new piece of legislation after the Karnataka State Universities Act, which had been brought in during 2000.
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