According to Professor Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor of Panjab University, the college has an in depth studies branch and even as it it some distance higher than any IIT or IIM, Panjab University lacks that type of fame.
How do you spot NEP affecting universities?
All segments of schooling may be affected with the advent of this policy. Reason being, it has touched every and each component– be it number one schooling or college schooling. Every college has now to suppose over at the implementation of the policy. One have to chalk out a brief time period in addition to a long time approach for the equal.
The Panjab University, has already commenced the entirety at the strains of NEP. Each branch has additionally been establishing as a minimum -3 webinars at the approach and roadmaps for the implementation of this policy. Our academicians too are considering how they are able to cross for researches and credit score transfers ,and restructuring guides.
My college has accordingly already commenced running toward the implementation of the policy. Many renounced academicians had been invited clearly to talk on it and our webinars had been successful. We have additionally been fortunate to have nearly 4 governors from exceptional states sharing their perspectives with us at the equal. We surely desire that taking lead will advantage us.
Do you've got got any plans to enhance school citations?
This is likewise a totally critical facet. With my motivation withinside the beyond years, scientists of our college have dramatically raised their citations in giant tasks. One can without problems take a look at the drastic extrade withinside the wide variety of tasks sanctioned with the aid of using exceptional investment agencies, the manner researchers recognize their subject.
We have been even ranked wide variety withinside the country universities machine on foundation of innovation amongst different matters.
PU does now no longer entice school from exceptional elements of India, not to mention globally. How do you intend to enhance that?
We have to now no longer suppose like that. When we reflect onconsideration on traveling school, surely the aid and infrastructure is a hurdle. But we do have an amazing wide variety of school from exceptional institutes of India. There is likewise a ‘gyaan‘ platform thru which we entice plenty of overseas school.
A French delegation lately visited the school as well. What is the replace on that end?
We had been taking into consideration numerous tie-ups. But that is a vital factor for us. We are searching now no longer only for pupil change programmes, however collaborative guides and tasks.
This has been my dream.
In call of overseas collaboration, pupil change programmes are typically the start in addition to the end. But I am that specialize in a whole lot extra.
Exchange is best the start. Collaborative certificates programs, tasks, degree programmes and levels are what we purpose to do. My dream is to set up bodily labs so that you can be the best manner to result in the fulfillment of such tasks.
Fortunately, the French delegation has given us a totally fantastic response, all way to NEP. The credit score machine may be a big assist when you consider that our college had a totally based marking format.
How quickly can those plans be implemented? Is there a timeline you've got got drawn?
We are making each brief in addition to long time plans. Short time period plans like re-structuring of guides, and beginning new guides will start as quickly as the subsequent batch arrives.
We have additionally already commenced running toward collaborative tasks. We are going to jot down letters to all overseas universities we're in contact with, declaring that during mild of the NEP we're making a few modifications and may be to be had for tie-ups.
The college has confronted a monetary crunch time and again. Are there any plans for the school to transport toward being financially self-sufficient?
I even have positioned efforts into that path as we've commenced many guides.
There are plenty of boundaries though. When you're withinside the area to expand, you surely want cash for higher infrastructure, upgradation of labs and organising new verticals.
It comes as a surprise, that the PU has no different offers apart from a hard and fast quantity of ‘Partial income grant’ of a trifling Rs 208 crore, with a six according to cent growth yearly Meanwhile, my budget is about Rs 560 crore.
There is a big deficit which we need to meet on our very own thru endeavours, along with researches, exam charges, widespread charges amongst different matters. It is all cash raised with the aid of using the scholars from which we pay the salaries and make investments withinside the infrastructure.
I am running on a plan to fulfill this deficit. Collaborations, plans and tasks along side advent of latest guides is all below the equal mild. But the effect may be best be visible long-time period.
You had made an assertion concerning concerning the alumni withinside the college in a huge manner. Have any step been taken for that?
We are quickly making plans an global alumni meet. Dean alumni is in ordinary contact with the alumnus and I agree with we are able to get correct effects from that. But I have to say something that has remained absolutely dormant.
I had revived the affiliation final yr thru establishing an global alumni meet. Things were set in movement then, however the pandemic delivered upon us in March has left the mid six months futile. We will now behavior a digital meet in December.
All institutes are acknowledged for one excelled branch. Which branch could you need PU to be acknowledged for?
We do now no longer have simply one however atleast a dozen great departments. The branch of Pharmaceutical sciences, management, physics, chemistry, botany, dental sciences, zoology, felony research amongst others are departments who've earned us call and fame.
What have you ever to mention approximately the pending senate elections?
I could now no longer want to touch upon it. I do now no longer have the permission.
A institution of senate individuals had additionally written to the UT administration, announcing that it has no say withinside the behavior of elections even as additionally bringing up the fulfillment of PUTA elections. Do you've got got any feedback on that?
I will now no longer have the ability to mention something on this. A higher individual to speak to concerning this will be the registrar.
A wide variety of contractual magnificence 4 personnel have been lately permit cross of. Why is that?
They have been now no longer our personnel. It turned into commonly an issue created with the aid of using the media. We had best employed them below contracts of -3 years which expired. If we do now no longer want you, how are we able to take you on? Our very own personnel have been coming at a 50 according to cent capacity. Then how and why will we name you? How are you able to call for it in case your settlement is over?
Also, we've stored extra than Rs 70-eighty lakh according to month after permitting them to cross. It has been 5 months to that nearly. Imagine the quantity we've stored.
Although the flow turned into criticised widely, it turned into critical.
Since the centre has approved studies pupils to enroll in back, going forward, how will the hostels and libraries be opened?
We will do the entirety phase-smart and could cross in advance strictly following the SOPs. We have been instructed to open labs et al for PhD college students and we did that. There have been no particular commands concerning the hostels and accordingly we've now no longer opened them as yet.
Students are our first and important priority. We need to first off think about their protection earlier than something else.
How do you intend on enhancing the output of college’s researches?
I even have already determined a thrust region in all departments and researchers are running on it.
We have seventy eight departments. The type of awareness our college students have is unimaginable, they do new matters each day. We have numerous remarkable social tasks as well.
We are some distance higher than any IITs and IIMs, I can definitely say. The best issue we lack is that type of fame.
