BH-GOVERNOR-EDUCATION

Bihar Governor Lalji Tandon

Wednesday said academic calendar in most state universities

was now being maintained which would lead to timely conduct of

examinations and declaration of results.

Previously most of the state universities would run

behind academic schedule.

The Governor, who is also the Chancellor of all state

universities, said a vision document has been prepared for

giving a major boost to higher education in the state, with

clear objectives to be realised by the year 2025.

"Attendance of teachers and students, a key indicator

that determines the quality of learning being imparted at an

educational institution, is also being tracked with the help

of bio-metric system. Teaching staff's complaints of delays in

payment of emoluments has been minimised by adopting the RTGS

system", he told reporters at the Raj Bhavan.

"Thrust has been laid on developing colleges as

centres of excellence and making higher learning conducive to

employment generation. Also, varsities in Bihar had ceased to

hold convocation ceremonies since long. We have restored that.

All the reforms have been effected in most state universities,

barring a few exceptions", he said.

He also said that the Raj Bhavan will be hosting a

two-day national symposium next month where educationists from

across the country will share their insights which would help

in preparing a detailed blueprint for improving the situation

of higher learning in the state.