‘Set up panel for restoring UGC approval for programmes’
The Hindu
Syndicate member writes to VC alleging slow-paced efforts to regain nod for distance education courses
The delay in restoring University Grants Commission recognition for the School of Distance Education (SDE) of the University of Calicut is reportedly becoming a cause for concern among students.
The university is among the largest in the State in terms of enrolment of students for its open and distance learning programmes with around 1.5 lakh seeking admission every year. However, for the past two years, these courses are not recognised by the UGC and the university’s attempt to restore its status has failed.
In a letter to Vice-Chancellor M.K. Jayaraj, United Democratic Front-aligned Syndicate member P. Rasheed Ahammed claimed on Monday that denial of recognition was due to slow-paced efforts by the university.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.