Jagan calls for steps to improve varsities’ ranking at national level
The Hindu
‘Replicate policies of top institutions, and talent should take precedence’
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday directed officials of the Department of Higher Education to draw an action plan to improve the quality of education in the universities and ensure that they are in the top position in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). Reviewing the key issues in the higher education sector, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy asked them to raise the standards of the IIITs in the State to the level of IITs. He asked the officials to work on an action plan to improve the affairs in the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Universities in Kakinada and Anantapur, Andhra University, Sri Venkateswara University and Padmavathi Mahila University, along with the IIITs, and submit proposals for fund allocation.More Related News