Prayagraj: The newly-appointed vice-chancellor of Allahabad University (AU), Prof Sangita Srivastava instructed the authorities to revamp the hostels for boys and girls to improve their living conditions.
“We want to assure our students that making their hostels a better place to stay would be my foremost priority. They would be provided with the best amenities and their hostels would be revamped so that they feel comfortable in their stay away from home,” Prof Srivastava said on Tuesday, a day after taking charge.
“I have told the officers that I would be making a surprise inspection of hostels in the coming days,” she added.
The first woman vice-chancellor of the 133year-old university said students should have knowledge of at least four languages.
Every student should know English and Sanskrit language, while teaching of German and French will also be incorporated, Prof Srivastava said.
Quoting poet Pankaj Prasoon’s poem titled, ‘Ladkiyaan badi ladaaka hoti hain’ she said, “Before becoming the vice-chancellor, I had fought and set up a separate department at AU. Now, that fate has given me this opportunity to head this revered institution, I will fight to restore the glory of this university for which efforts of all teachers will be required.”
She also instructed the authorities to revamp the guest house on the campus.
“I have instructed officials to revamp the university guest house and ensure best facilities and security for our guests,” she said.
The new VC is likely to make a major reshuffle in the administration in the coming days.