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2020 Missions in Higher Education, 2020 Missions in Higher Education, West BengalWest Bengal
Dr.Subhasis DuttaDr.Subhasis DuttaBarasat Govt. CollegeBarasat Govt. College
Suggested Reforms for UG and PG Colleges in Higher Education
1.Academic: Strengthen UG Teaching by improved
Classroom/Lab Facilities, Teacher-Student Ratio &
Students' AccountabilityRoutine Academic Audit particularly for PG courses
in the collegesTeacher exchange programme for PG coursesSelection of Colleges of Excellence/Model collegesUp-gradation of Heritage Govt. CollegesDelink the General UG courses from Honours
Colleges Introducing General Courses on a Non-formal
mode through Distance Education programme Strengthening Vocational training.Restructuring of sub major subjects with
incorporation of professional courses.
Introduction of Uniform Syllabi at the UG Honours
level
Strengthening of Sports infrastructure and
Contractual Trainer at the college level ,introduction of
Physical Edn. as optional subject
Compulsory Computer courses for all UG students
Like Universities, E journal facilities need to be
extended to PG teaching colleges
Introduction of Compulsory Training in
Industry/Institute for PG students
Sharing of facilities, namely Girls’/Boys hostels; among
colleges
On-line admission by respective University.
Teachers’ training Programme should be during
vacation /recess/slack session only.
2. Administrative
Governing body or College management be given
more
academic and financial freedom
IT enabled office management in Govt. colleges
Employment of office staff in proportion to the
students
strength
Introduction of Five day week
All Colleges to have Uniform Students’ Union
Constitution, with a well-defined Function, Discipline
and Financial Power. Rename SU as Students’
Council/association etc.
3. Financial :
Creation of the Post of Accounts Officer/
Bursar in
all Govt. Colleges.
Enhancement of Financial power of the
Principals in
Govt. Colleges
Empower the Principals to grant all sorts of
leaves and issuance of no objection in
connection with academic & administrative
matters for all staff. Initiative to avail more
central assistances.
Restructuring of Students’ fees
Institutes in West Bengal Institutes in West Bengal
IACS in 1876
Bose Institute Kolkata in 1917
Indian Statistical Institute in 1931(1956)
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics in 1950
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 1951
IICB (1935) becomes a CSIR institute in 1956
S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic
Sciences was established in 1986
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in
2006
National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, 2010
Proposed Research Institutes
1. Institute of Chromosome Biology ( Includes Plants
and Human ; contribution to future health.
2. Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (It
has been estimated that out of 2000 drugs that have been
used extensively in India only 200 each of animal and
mineral origin ,while the rest are of Plant origin. We have
vast Himalayan region which is often termed as repository
of medicinal plants )
3.Establishment of one degree Govt. college in South 24
Parganas.
( We do not have above noted types of Institute in West
Bengal )
3. Construction of Climatron : The term was coined
to emphasize the climate-control technology of the
greenhouse dome used as a conservatory
More than 2,800 plants, including 1,400 different
tropical species, are kept inside the Climatron of
Missouri Botanical Garden . The lush, green tropical
rainforest environment is maintained by a
computerized climate control system.
No other Climatron is available in India
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