The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) may soon host the Indo-US energy centre.

Farooq Abdullah, minister for new and renewable energy, has promised to clear the project, said vice chancellor PK Abdul Azis late Tuesday.

Highlighting the increase in electricity consumption during an energy conservation meet here, Azis urged the AMU community to adopt possible corrective measures including use of modern-age technology.

AMU is a big consumer of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd. with sanctioned load of 6.1 MVA and the power is received through two 33 KV lines, said Professor Anwaruddin Anwar, an electricity department official of AMU.

Anwar suggested power saving initiatives such as implanting solar geysers in residents' halls, solar street lights and use of CFL lights in the campus. He also suggested use of energy efficient air conditioners and fans.

Dr Masood Akhtar, President, Cleantech Partners, Inc. from USA said that energy cooperation was a central element of the India-US strategic partnership as during US President Barack Obama's India visit, an agreement was signed to set up a Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Centre.

Dr Sandeep Garg from the ministry of power, urged to educate consumers for making energy efficient purchases.

Longest and darkest total lunar eclipse of century on 15th june 2011

The longest and darkest total lunar eclipse of the century will occur tomorrow, giving sky enthusiasts all over the country an opportunity to witness the event.

An unusually long lunar eclipse with the Moon immersed deeply inside the umbral (darker) shadow of the Earth will occur tomorrow, Nehru Planetarium Director N Rathnasree said.

"The total phase of this lunar eclipse will last 100 minutes. The last eclipse to exceed this duration was in July 2000," she said.

The next such eclipse will only take place in 2141.

The total lunar eclipse will begin at 00:52:30 IST and end at 02:32:42 IST. While the partial eclipse will begin at 23:52:56 IST and end at 03:32:15 IST.

The eclipse will be visible completely in Africa and Central Asia. It will be visible rising over South America, Western Africa and Europe, and seen setting over Eastern Asia, and Australia, C B Devgun from Science Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators (SPACE) said.

The magnitude of the one of the relatively rare total lunar eclipse will be 1.70 magnitude, N Sri Raghunandan Kumar of Planetary Society of India said.

The next lunar eclipse to be viewed in India will be in December this year.

Also, a star named 51 Ophiuchi will be occulted during the eclipse.

Sky enthusiasts can witness the whole sequence of the occultation in the zodiacal constellation of Ophiuchus.

At 11:29 PM tomorrow, the Moon will occult (hide) behind the star 51 Ophiuchi. The star will reappear after 90 minutes at 01:01 AM of June 16, Kumar said.

AMU VC Completes four years in office

Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis, an eminent marine scientist,
assumed the distinguished office of the Vice Chancellor on June 10, 2007. He
is completing four years in office today. Although there were anxious
moments of difficulties, turbulences and three sine die closures of the
University, Prof. Azis was able to stir the University and bring it back on
a resurgent track. With an amazing quality of simplicity combined with steel
nerve, he relentlessly carried forward a new vision of development of
cutting-edge technology and expansion unprecedented in the history of AMU. A
brief look at the major developments initiated by Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis
bears testimony to the service he rendered to the community and the nation
at large as AMU Vice Chancellor.

Prof. Azis is the moving spirit and the working force behind getting the
approval of the Central government to set up five AMU centres across the
nation, one each at Murshidabad (West Bengal), Malappuram (Kerala),
Kishanganj (Bihar), Maharashtra and Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh). He is
instrumental in establishing two centres of the Aligarh Muslim University at
Malappuram and Murshidabad and making them functional by launching BALLB and
MBA programmes. His efforts have brought to AMU fold an additional, almost
800 acres of land free of cost. The Bihar Government is providing 250 acres
of land to establish AMU Centre at Kishanganj. The Maharashtra Government
has also announced its desire to consider setting up of AMU Centre in the
state.

Prof. Azis implemented an action plan to bring into the University fold the
cutting-edge Information and Communication Technology. The University
installed more than 700 computers with high speed internet connectivity in
each department of study, hall of residence so that the student and staff
can reap the benefits of campus wide bandwidth expansion round the clock.
Within a short span of four years the AMU has witnessed a phenomenal growth
in ICT from 0.05 mbps in 2007 to almost 1054 mbps bandwidth. The Aligarh
Muslim University will soon emerge as a modern educational technology hub
contributing significantly to both knowledge acquisition and knowledge
creation. The Bluetooth enabled WiMax system brought with his efforts will
bound to change the educational scape in the University.

Realizing the productive dimension of global interaction and exposure of
reputed international academic institutions, Prof. Azis has put in place a
plan for mutual cooperation. During his visit to United States he signed
MoUs with several leading universities including Wisconsin and Cleveland,
Atlanta, Boston, Georgia State, Youngstown State, New York University and
Massachusetts University. In the current academic session alone, AMU has
signed eleven Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with leading institutions and
establishments of national and international repute.

Several building projects of X Plan whose funds lapsed, were brought back
and got completed by special efforts made by Prof. Azis. He is behind
getting several important building projects getting approval under X Plan.
With a view to give a big push to infra-structure development, Prof. P. K.
Abdul Azis has recently approved building projects involving a total
expenditure of Rs. 2482.7 Lacs. The University approved eleven major
building projects under XI Plan involving a total expenditure of Rs. 2115.4
Lacs to be completed by Central Public Works Department (CPWD) by March
2012. The Building Department of the University has been assigned 14 works
involving a total expenditure of Rs. 367.06 Lacs which will be completed by
July 31, 2011. In the next academic session a new girls’ hostel for
Engineering students, a University Canteen with modern kitchen, new
classrooms and extension of library building for the Islamic Studies
department and new faculty building for Social Sciences will be available to
students and staff of the University.

With a view to mitigate the financial difficulties of thousands of retired
employees and family pensioners of AMU, Prof. Azis has launched a special
drive to provide financial succor to family pensioners. The University got
processed 5452 cases of pensioners out of which 2036 were family pensioners
and approved the new pension payment as per the enhanced rate of sixth Pay
Commission. **

The Sports Authority of India has sanctioned an amount of Rs. 3.5 crores for
Astroturf. This would help the University provide national and international
level players of hockey once again, a hallmark of AMU. The University Grants
Commission has sanctioned Rs. 50 Lacs for an Indoor Sports Complex, which
will be constructed soon. The University has renovated Roller Skating Rink
at the cost of Rs. 20 Lacs and with this, it has become the largest Roller
Skating Rink among the Indian universities.

During Prof. Azis’s regime, AMU has introduced several new courses as parts
of its scheme of academic expansion. The most recent additions were Master
course in Women’s Studies, PG Diploma in Conflict Resolution and Peace
Studies (CRPS) and Advance Diploma in Interior Decoration.

Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis has given extra priority to the issue of research
projects. His initiatives have started yielding results and now a greater
number of the departments are getting aid under Special Assistance Programme
and assistance from other funding agencies. AMU teachers got individual
projects worth nearly 10 Crores in the last three years and now AMU stands 3
rd among the central universities in research articles publication in
international journals of repute. The Department of Science and Technology
has selected AMU for a funding of Rs. 9 Crores as recognition to the
University for its contribution in the field of research publications. More
than 300 AMU students were getting PhD annually under various faculties.

The Vice Chancellor’s personal interest and interventions resulted in the
Government of India sanctioning Rs. 150 Crore under the Second Phase of
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY) for the up-gradation of
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College. The University will have a new wing of
Gynaecology and Neonatology, College of Nursing, modern kitchen, modern
laundry and new OPDs.

During Prof. Azis’s regime, the Aligarh Muslim University has conducted 260
General Selection Committees and appointed/promoted 431 faculty members
including Principals of Colleges and schools. University has also conducted
general selection committees for a number of vacant non-teaching positions.

His constant pursuit has resulted in the establishment of a state-of-the-art
Digital Resource Centre in the University Library which is linked to campus
wide network and the National Knowledge Network extending online access to
more than two lakh books and thousands of online journals along with the
great treasure of knowledge of NKN to all departments of studies, halls of
residence and other University offices.

Often Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis conducted special drives for infusing
transparency and speed in administrative dealings. As a result most of the
things were improved now more transparent information is available on the
website. Examination and admission reforms were introduced. OMR sheets are
given to candidates appearing in admission tests, online hall tickets can be
seen for ready reference, extra precautions were taken to avoid any
inconvenience to candidates appearing in admission tests. Finance management
has improved and audit reports were ok. Solving pension problems pending for
last four decades has been a big achievement. Legitimate dues have been
paid, several selection committees have been conducted, appointments have
been made and on a fair basis, there has been no complaint. He was able to
provide AMU a very clean, honest and transparent administration. He
established several admission test centres across the country. Earlier, it
was only in Aligarh but now one can find AMU Test centres in Srinagar,
Patna, Bhopal, Lucknow, Hyderabad and Kozhikode. Candidates number has
increased.

AMU is a happening institution now, numerous construction activities have
been going on in the campus in different locations. Urdu Academy is ready to
be inaugurated, Dental College building is ready, University will be going
to lay the foundation for M. A. Library block, 1000 seats girls’ hostel then
new faculty building and it has set apart Rs. 20 Crores for developing
campus roads, strengthening water supply, augmenting electricity supply.

M. A. Library has Digital Resource Centre, departments can have access to
library. Within a period of one year all classrooms are going to be
converted into Smart Classrooms, campus is becoming WiFi in another 15 days.
So this is repositioning the University on a cutting edge area of technology
with ICT available on finger tips of every student and teacher.

Dr Masroor Akhtar Khan of AMU speaks at international biotechnology meet at USA

"New radiation-biology technique should be adopted for boosting the production of menthol, anessential oil component of mint plant. This technique is extraordinarily safe, inexpensive, ergonomical and handy", said Dr. Mohd. Masroor Akhtar Khan, Associate Professor, Department of Botany at theAligarh Muslim University (AMU).

Dr. Khan was presenting his paper at the International Biotechnology Conference organized by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists in San Francisc

, California, USA. Prof. Khan said that Menthol is highly useful in making pain-balms, cough syrup, mouthwash, antipruritic (reducing itching) medicines, etc. Using this novel agricultural technique, menthol production may be increased by 40% and even more. The, technique utilizes radiolytically degraded polysaccharides obtained from specific sea-weeds. This work was an output of a collaborative work with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai and the Department of Botany, AMU. This conference was aimed at "Advancing Health through Innovation in Biotherapeutics". More than 1200 scientists participated in this conference. Besides, more than 100 pharmaceutical companies also took part in the conference. Most of the participants were from USA. However, delegates from 30 countries other thanUSA also attended the conference. Dr. Khan's work was highly appreciated by the participants. Several companies and many scientists expressed the interest in the technique, asking for future collaborative work in this direction. Dr. Khan has been working on medicinal plants for the last 30 years. He has presented his work in USA, Finland, Canada, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Cuba etc. His present trip to attend the conference was sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

India's Top 50 Engineering Colleges 2011

Ranking the top colleges is a very difficult task. While it is relatively easy to create clusters of colleges, it is differentiating within clusters that became the most difficult exercise. So for the first time in the country we have used balanced scorecard methodology to arrive at the ranking of the top 50 colleges. Ranking methodology: We scanned the last five year rankings of about 241 colleges and normalised their ranks, by assigning differential weights to subjective and objective ranking. Such a process is used to develop clusters of institutions. The research standing of individual institutions were further used to refine the clusters and remove the odd men out. Individual clusters were ranked serially. In each of these clusters the differences in cut-off marks, wherever possible (like in case of IITs and AIEEE institutes and some States) were used to arrive at individual ranks. Heavily dominated by public institutions, the top-50 listing is a roll call of excellence India’s top 50 engineering institutions 2011

Aliah University: Past and Present

Students of Aliah University are divided on the issue of name of the historic educational institution. A section of the students, particularly those studying religious subjects, wants addition of Madarsa tag as was the case before it becoming a university. But another section of those learning modern, technical and professional courses opposes the demand on the premise that the word Madarsa sounds like a school besides carrying the risk of its students being discriminated by companies at the time of recruitment. They, however, are ready to accept a name on the pattern of Jamia Millia Islamia or Aligarh Muslim University.

Before getting the status of university in 2007, it was Aliah Madarsa. The new status made it Aliah University (in English) and Jamia Aliah (in Urdu/Arabic). However, students protested and demanded continuation of the word Madarsa in its name. The Left Front in power then did not heed the demand, but Mamata Banejee in a bid to please Muslims promised the protestors that if she came to power she will fulfill their demand, and last week she did so acting on her promise, but this instigated another protest by a new section of the students. The students of professional and technical courses do not want Madarsa tag.

This is the right time to look back at the 231-year-long journey of the institution which, never in its entire history, saw its name becoming an issue of debate, protest or demonstration. It was set up in 1780 as Mohammedan College of Calcutta, popularly known as Madrasah-i-Aliah or Calcutta Madrasah.

Aliah University: A Historical Note

Aliah University has with it the rich heritage of the 230-year old educational and cultural institution, Mohammedan College of Calcutta, popularly known as Madrasah-i-Aliah or Calcutta Madrasah, the first educational institution set up in India in 1780 by Warren Hestings, the then Governor General of India. Thus, one of the oldest centres of higher learning and culture, the institution is steeped in history. Many eminent scholars were associated with this institution as administrators, principals, teachers as well as students.

The Aliah University

Calcutta Madrasah was upgraded to Calcutta Madrasah College and then to Aliah University by the Government of West Bengal through Aliah University Act XXVII of 2007 passed in West Bengal Legislative Assembly.

The Early Years

Calcutta Madrasah was established chiefly for the study of the Arabic and Persian languages and Muslim Law so that the sons of the Muslim gentry can perform the duties as officers for running the revenue administration and judiciary. The Naib Nizam was instructed to recruit the students of the Madrasah as vacancies occurred in the Fauzdari Courts, on production of certificates of efficiency. However, within a decade Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Astronomy, Islamic Theology, Oriental Studies, Natural Philosophy, Geological Studies, Law, Logic, Rhetoric, Grammar, and Oratory were added on the list of prescribed subjects for study. In 1821, the Annual Examination of the Madrasah was held in the presence of many respectable officials and gentlemen of Calcutta. This was the first public examination held in British India. A medical class, headed by Dr Breton, Professor of Medicine, was started at this Madrasah in 1826 for the first time in British India. Dr Breton was authorized to purchase a skeleton and collect medical books. An anatomical work published by John Taylor was arranged to be translated into Arabic. The medical class continued here till the establishment of Calcutta Medical College in 1836. However, the students of the Madrasah were allowed to study medicine at Calcutta Medical College. This speaks for the high standard of education at the Madrash in those days.

The logo of Aliah University

This clearly shows that the curricula taught at this institution were a blend of theological studies, natural sciences and the humanities, as was done in the world-wide madrasah system of education which produced the galaxy of scholars who made original contributions to astronomy, mathematics, chemistry, physics, medicine, geology, art & architecture, and so on.

The authorities tried to introduce English as a subject for study in 1826. However, not many students were found willing to learn English as Persian was still the medium of administration in India. But in 1837 the colonial government replaced Persian with English as the official language. So the Anglo-Arabic Department was opened at the Madrash in 1839 for the teaching of English. However, at the recommendation of a Committee, again in 1854, this Anglo-Arabic Department was abolished and an English school, in the name of Anglo-Persian Department, was started under the direct control of the Principal of Calcutta Madrasah. The great reformist Nawab Abdul Latif (1828-1893), a product of Calcutta Madrasah, played an important role in the establishment of this Department so that Muslim children could receive the much-needed English education.

The Crisis of 1857 and After

After the Great Rebellion or the so-called ‘Sepoy Mutiny’ of 1857, the British rulers began to have a suspicious attitude to the Muslims. Questions were raised regarding the maintenance of Calcutta Madrasah at Government cost. There were proposals to abolish the Madrash, at least the Arabic Department, retaining only the Anglo-Persian Department. However, in 1860, the Government of India, rejecting the idea of abolition, rather recommended improvement in its management. So the Madrasah continued to exist.

Students of Aliah University protesting against the change of name

In 1869, a Committee consisting of C.H. Campbell, Commissioner of the Presidency Division, I. Suitcliff, Principal of Presidency College, and Nawab Abdul Latif, then a Deputy Magistrate, was formed to inquire into the affairs of the Madrasah and suggest improvement. Some reforms were introduced at the Calcutta Madrasah according to the suggestions of this committee. Further reforms were introduced at the recommendations of the Education Commission headed by W.W. Hunter in 1884. Nawab Abdul Latif and Justice Syed Amir Ali played a very important role in these reforms. In 1896, Elliot Hostel was founded, with funds raised out of donations from the public, for the accommodation of the Madrasah students who so far had used the ground floor of the Madrasah as their hostel. In 1902 the Muslim Institute was established as a part and parcel of Calcutta Madrasah. The Principal of the Madrasah was ex-officio President and Treasurer of the Muslim Institute. Several committees and commissions were appointed in 1915, 1923, 1931, 1938-40, and 1946 for the improvement in the syllabi, curricula, and all round development of Madrasah education in Bengal, particulary of Calcutta Madrash.

The Post-Independence Period

The Partition of India in 1947 dealt a serious blow to this historic institution. According to the decision of the ‘Separation Council’, all the movable properties including the Library with its thousands of rare books and manuscripts of Calcutta Madrasah were transferred to Dacca Madrasah. Calcutta Madrasah almost ceased to exist. But responding to the demands of the leading Muslims of West Bengal, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of independent India, took the initiative to reopen Calcutta Madrasah on 4 April 1949. In the following years many great scholars and educationists who also took part in India’s freedom movement served this institution as principals and teachers. The 205th Foundation Day was celebrated in 1984 with great enthusiasm. In 1985, His Excellency Shri Uma Shankar Dikshit, the then Governor of West Bengal, in his inaugural speech at a belated Bicentenary function of Calcutta Madrasah, proposed that Calcutta Madrasah should be treated as an educational institution of national importance and be upgraded to a University.

Dr. A.R. Kidwai Committee, 2001

The Government of West Bengal, in 2001, constituted a Madrasah Education Committee under the Chairmanship of the great educationist and the former Governor of West Bengal and Bihar, His Execllency Professor (Dr). A.R. Kidwai. Among its seven members were Justice K.M. Yusuf and Dr. Abdus Sattar, the then President of West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education, now the Hon’ble Minister of State, Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Department, Government of West Bengal. In its report submitted in 2002, the Committee made many thoughtful and far-reaching recommendations regarding Calcutta Madrasah and its curricula and syllabi. This Committee recommended that the Calcutta Madrasah should offer courses in both Islamic Studies and modern social sciences and humanities under the aegis of different units. It should continue to have scope for higher learning and research in Inslamic Studies including Kamil and M.M. courses at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad institute of Islamic studies ; modern Economics, Sociology, Political Science and History under the Faculty of Social Studies; apart from Arabic and Persian, English, French, German, Chinese, and Japanese at the School of Modern Languages and Literature; 3-year degree course in Journalism and Mass Communication and 1-year diploma course in Television Journalism at the Institute of Mass Communication and Journalism; and B.Ed, and M.Ed courses under the Faculty of Education and Education Technology. Thus Calcutta Madrasah should develop as a leading centre of higher education in Eastern India. Gradually it should be recognized as a Deemed University. Several initiatives were taken by the Government in pursuance of its recommendations. Finally, the Aliah University Act was passed by the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in 2007. The Act came into force on 5 April 2008 and then and there the History changed.

Aliah became university in 2007

Aliah University started its glorious journey from the 2008-09 academic session with great potential and immense opportunities. It is hoped that this university, harmonizing tradition and modernity, will emerge as a unique institution of higher studies and research. As per Aliah University Act 2007, Section 3 (3), it has been conferred the status of a minority educational institution. Aliah University is an autonomous university under the Department of Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education, Government of West Bengal. It is hoped that along with the people of any race, creed, caste or class, this University will play a crucial and leading role in the advancement of higher education for socially and educationally backward classes belonging to the Minorities

Vision of the University

Aliah University is marching on with a vision to recapture the ambience and dynamic cultural heritage of the madrasah system, to expand and deepen it, to evolve it further with a successful outreach into the emerging areas in each branch of modern science, technology, social studies, and humanities. We would like to instil the dynamism of the glorious heritage of the past among all our students, so that they can successfully cope with the critical needs and challenges of the present and contribute to the future advancement of science, technology, and human civilization, develop love and respect for fellow citizens of the country, and integrate themselves to the nation.

The University envisages creation of ever-expanding opportunities for higher education and research in traditional as well as newly emerging areas for the capacity-building and empowerment through all-round development of our countrymen, particularly the socially and educationally backward classes belonging to the Minorities. The University shall also develop, with its rich resources and immense potential, Centres of Excellence for higher studies in classical languages, Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic culture, comparative religion, science and technology, professional and management education. Through its Centre for Vocational Studies (CVS), the University has undertaken programmes for development of skills amongst the minorities, particularly the out-of-school people and school/college drop-outs, so that their economic conditions improve through wage / self-employment opportunities. At the initial stage, due to lack of adequate infrastructural facilities, the University had to go for public-private partnership, but now, from the 2009-2010 session, the university has started several of its academic programmes on its own. Very soon, when its new campus becomes ready, the university will go for further expansion of its teaching, research, and training programmes.

Academic Programs of the University

Aliah University has started its academic programmes from the 2008-09 academic session. At present, it offers the following courses:

5-year integrated M.A. in Arabic (with a provision of dual degree, 3-year B.A. Hons. + 2-year M.A.).

5-year integrated M.A. in Islamic Theology (with a provision of dual degree, 3-year B.A. Hons. + 2-year M.A.). (Equivalent to the combination of the existing 3-year Kamil (UG) course and the MM (PG) course)†.

2-year M.A. in English.
2-year M.Sc. in Geography.

5-year integrated M.A. in English (with a provision of dual degree, 3-year B.A. Hons. + 2-year M.A.).

5-year integrated M.Sc. in (a) Computer Science, (b) Chemistry (with specialization in Medicinal Chemistry), (c) Physics (with specialization in Engineering Physics), (d) Mathematics & Computing, (e) Statistics & Informatics, (f) Economics, and (g) Geography.

4-year B.Tech. / 5-year dual-degree M.Tech. (Computer Scence & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering).

5-year integrated MCA

5-year integrated MBA (with specialization in Hospital Management, Retail Management, and Financial Management)

2-Year M.A. / M.Sc. in Media Science (Journalism & Mass communication)

All these courses are being taught under the semester system, as advocated by the UGC and as it is the prevalent system in modern universities the world over. Letter-grading has been adopted in our examination system. All our courses and curricula are designed to provide an interface between the academy, the industry, and employment market.

Future programs

With the progress of infrastructure development, new faculties and courses will be introduced gradually. Along with the traditional theological courses and religious studies and the already started professional courses, Aliah University, depending on the availability of space, will offer 5-year integrated M.A. in Bengali, Urdu, Persian, Islamic History, Modern History, Sociology and Public Administration, 5-year integrated M.Com., 2-year PG Diploma in Islamic Finance and Banking and 1-year Diploma Course in Islamic Insurance under the Faculty of Commerce and Business. There has been a great deal of interest and demand in the two last-named areas; there are also worldwide employment opportunities in Business and Media. And yet, not much scope is available for formal study in this subject. Therefore, we have planned to offer these courses at Aliah University.

Presentation for Acquiring Accredition from NAAC

As part of the renewed academic rejuvenation exercise,
the Aligarh Muslim University is implementing the practical steps for NAAC
accreditation. Prof. Jawaid Akhtar, Dean, Faculty of Management Studies and
Research and Prof. Ekram Husain, Principal, Zakir Husain College of
Engineering and Technology today made a presentation regarding the
procedural requirement and the focus areas that need to be aimed at while
making preparation of Self Study Report of the University for the purpose of
obtaining accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation
Council (NAAC). The meeting attended by Deans of the faculties, Principals
of colleges and University functionaries was held in the Selection Committee
room of the Administrative Block.

In his presidential remarks, AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis
urged the Deans of the Faculties to form a core committee with the chairmen
of the concerned departments for obtaining necessary data required for NAAC
accreditation.

He said that the presentation is the first step towards NAAC accreditation.
He urged the Deans to take immediate steps and fill up the proforma on the
priority basis so that the University may apply for the accreditation. It
was also resolved that periodic meeting be held to review the progress.