Governor Satya Pal
Malik, Chancellor of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), chaired the
29th Executive Council meeting of the University at the Raj Bhavan here today.
Governor
congratulated Prof. Sanjeev Jain, Vice Chancellor of the University and his
colleagues for figuring among 800-1000 best Universities in the world as per
The Times Higher Education World Ranking
and securing 18th Rank among selected Indian Institutions in this Ranking. He
was informed that the official announcement in this regard is expected in September this Year. Governor appreciated University’s efforts
regarding promoting Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Skill development and digital
initiatives. He emphasised the
importance of the University focusing on entrepreneurship and innovation
related initiatives through the SMVDU-TBIC, which is the first Technology
Business Incubator (TBIC) in the State
of J&K. Chancellor stressed the need for deep involvement of the Faculty
and students in conceiving and processing innovative ideas to fully
exploit the support being offered by the
TBIC.Governor expressed his interest on the Community Research programme of the
University in the field of Human Genetics including Human Evolutionary Genetics, Rare and Undiagnosed
Human Genetic Disorders, Complex Genetic disorders like Idiopathic Scoliosis,
Autoimmune Disorders, Type 2 Diabetes targeting
population of Jammu and Kashmir, and Genetics of Gastric Carcinoma in
Ethnic Population of Kashmir.While reviewing the infrastructure development and
efforts of the University Administration
in ensuring a secure Campus, Governor stressed an early security and earthquake
audit of the Campus and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine area. He observed that important buildings including Hospitals,
Schools etc should be earthquake proof and earthquake audit should be done for
all of them.
Governor suggested
that a short course on Vedic Mantras and Hindu rituals should be introduced for
those interested in Vedic philosophy and advised the VC to organise annual Championship of Football and other sports in
order to promote sports among youth.Governor was informed that the Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) is a major initiative which is being deployed in phased manner in the
University and now admission System is On-line with digital Application forms
& payments, On-Line admission tests; Module for Semester Registration, Attendance (Students
& All Staff), Module for Examination and result, Module for Personnel Management
(including recruitment) and on-line leave
application system have been implemented.The Council was informed about
Campus selections which included 14 students’ placement in TCS, 07 in Wipro, 05
in Tech Aspect Solutions Pvt. Ltd., 04
in HDFC Bank, 02 in Cummins, 15 in ICICI Prudential, 14 in ICICI Bank, 02 in
Ceasefire Industries, 01 in Samsung India, 05 in Orange Business Services,
02 HDFC AMC LTD, 06 Ravenbhel Biotech,
07 SBI Life Insurance.The Executive Council approved: the adoption of UGC
Regulations with respect to Minimum Qualifications for appointment of teachers and other academic
staff in universities and colleges and measures for maintenance of standards in
Higher Education, 2018, adoption of Gazette
notification in respect of NPTEL MOOCS advance courses to be considered
for Faculty promotion in the CAS, inclusion of On-line tests as alternative
mechanism in recruitment procedure for
various non teaching/teaching positions, relaxation in attendance requirements
to students involved in Start-Ups, and adoption of model guidelines of UGC for
re- employment of superannuated teachers.The Executive Council meeting was
attended by Prof. K.L. Chopra, former Director IIT Kharagpur; Sh. Umang Narula,
Principal Secretary to the Governor;
Prof. Manoj Dhar, Vice-Chancellor University of Jammu; Sh. Simrandeep Singh,
Chief Executive Officer of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board; Prof.
D. Mukhopadhyay, Dean Faculty of
Management; Prof. Eswaramoorthy Muthusamy, Dean Faculty of Engineering; Dr.
Yougal Khajuria, Dean of Students
Welfare; Prof. V.K. Bhat, Registrar of
SMVDU.