Jadavpur University Bags Complete Academic Autonomy; To Get Rs. 50-100 Crore Grant
- All the state-level universities that have been granted greater autonomy will get a grant of Rs. 50 crore.
- Jadavpur University is expecting an overall grant of Rs. 50 crore to Rs. 100 crore.
Jadavpur University (JU)has been granted complete academic autonomy and has been featured in the list of52 universities or institutes that were granted greater autonomy and moderate to greater autonomy. Satisfied with the performance of JU, the Union Cabinet has approved a grant of Rs. 100 crore each to ten universities that have scored 3.5 or above inNAAC assessment. Similarly, 20 stat e-level universities that have been awarded autonomy will get Rs. 50 crore. JU is expected to get over Rs. 50 crores to Rs. 100 crore from thecentral government.
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Vice Chancellor of JU, Mr. Suranjan Das thankedMHRDfor the surprising announcement. The grant of funds will regulate misapprehensions about theinnovative coursesthat must be offered in self-financing mode. The grant will help the varsity to utilise the newly accorded status and to attain greater heights of academic excellence. However, it would be better if both state and central universities inCategory Iprovided with a uniform amount offinancial assistance, he opined.
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Adding further, the VC of JU explained that the financial grant would be utilised for developinghigh-quality infrastructure, provide assistance to teachers, students and scholars, launch interdisciplinary socially relevant teaching and learning courses and developinternational academic networks. However, the decision regarding utilisation of funds must be taken by the varsity community and not by the administration, he concluded.
As per MHRD, the universities in the elite category will be allocated funds for improving the overall quality of higher education.