Expert committee to be formed to examine changing syllabus in higher education: G.T Devegowda
Bengaluru, Jan 9: Karnataka Higher Education Minister G.T Devegowda Wednesday said that an expert committee would be constituted to look into changing the syllabus for higher education courses in the state.
Stating that government was making all efforts to increase enrollment in higher education courses, he also said his department was mullingholding online examinations for the Common Entrance Test (CET).
During the meeting of Vice-Chancellors of all universities here tomorrow, discussions would be held on changing the syllabus in accordance with the need that exists today in the fast changing world, Devegowda said.
"Syllabus in higher education has not undergone any change for a long period now...additional subjects can also be added under courses like BA.
In accordance with changing times, a lot of changes have happened and we need to bring in programmes that train our youngsters accordingly," he told reporters here.
"We will however continue with things in the syllabus that exist and holds good for today's requirements," he said, adding that an expert committee would be constituted for this purpose.
The Minister said discussions would be towards ensuring that the exams conducted by the Karnataka Examination Authority is through the online process.
"CET and other things that are there we want to do it online, make it paperless. We want to do it from next year.
that's our decision," he said, adding that it was planned to introduce software, for which a meeting has been called on January 19 to take a decision.
The minister said that the move was aimed at ending complaints about malpractices in the CET exams.
Pointing out that there are 10 state-run engineering colleges in Karnataka, he said steps would be taken to provide all basic facilities to make them on par with noted private colleges.
Steps have also been taken to appoint teaching staff and principles to government and aided colleges, he said, adding that the government would appoint 3,800 lecturers and 394 principals before the start of the next academic year.
Universities had been asked to open skill development centres and adopt villages to encourage youngsters to enroll for higher education, by conducting various awareness programmes there, he said.
"Now enrollment or admissions for higher education is about 25 per cent. We have to create more awareness among youngsters so that they enroll for higher education. I want Universities to work in this regard," he said.
The Minister said various steps, like introducing a biometric system to track attendance of teachers, was being planned by the government to improve the quality of education.
"The government is taking steps one after the other. By next year, you will see some results," he said.
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Stop atrocities on Hindus immediately, release ISKCON monk from jail: RSS to Bangladesh interim govt
New Delhi (PTI): The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Saturday appealed to the Bangladesh interim government to ensure the atrocities on the Hindus are stopped and ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das is released from jail immediately.
RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale in a statement also appealed to the Indian government to continue its efforts to stop the atrocities on the Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh and take necessary steps to build global opinion in its support "as soon as possible".
"The attacks, murders, looting, arson as well as inhuman atrocities by Islamic fundamentalists on Hindus, women and all other minorities in Bangladesh are extremely worrying and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh condemns this," he said.
Instead of stopping this, the present Bangladesh government and other agencies are only silent spectators, Hosabale said.
"Out of helplessness, a new phase of injustice and atrocities seems to be emerging against the Hindus of Bangladesh to suppress the voice raised by them in a democratic way for self-defense," the RSS general secretary said.
"It is unjust for the Bangladesh government to send ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, who is leading the Hindus in such peaceful demonstrations, to jail," he added
Bangladesh Police earlier on Monday arrested International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area in Dhaka while he was travelling to Chittagong.
"The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh appeals to the Bangladesh government to ensure that the atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh stop immediately and release Shri Chinmoy Krishna Das from imprisonment," Hosabale said.
"The RSS also appeals to the Indian government to continue its efforts to stop the atrocities on Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh and take necessary steps as soon as possible to build global opinion in its support," he added.
At this crucial time, the RSS general secretary said, India and the global community and institutions should stand with the victims of Bangladesh and express their support, and demand that their respective governments make every possible effort to ensure that atrocities on the Hindus and other minorities are stopped in Bangladesh immediately.
This is necessary for world peace and brotherhood, he added.
