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

Missouri Botanical Garden Climatron

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