The universities need to take a fresh look at their curricula as well as pedagogy while promoting research works, suggested the Governor Krishan Kant Paul while addressing scholars and faculty members during the convocation ceremony of the DIT University here on Saturday. Terming the universities as ‘gloried colleges’ in absence of any research activity, he said that excellence and quality are a must for education.
The Governor said that sustaining and reinvigorating higher education in India as well as in other parts of the world has become a major challenge, especially in the public institutions. He listed escalation of cost of learning, market-oriented fast-track skill acquisition and allure of invasive dominant communication systems as some of these challenges.
Expressing concern on lack of employability of the engineering graduates, he exhorted the universities to take steps to improve the situation. Otherwise, the demographic dividend will be lost, he warned.
Stressing on the need for the students to become good citizens, the Governor said, “Whatever discipline you may study, you should not forget the core values of our culture.”
Congratulating the students, he called upon them to think not only about themselves but about the society and the country. Calling for a regular academia-industry interface, the Governor opined that this would also help in placements.
The vice- chancellor of the university, faculty members and students were present during the ceremony.