Published On:Tuesday, 28 October 2014
New VC has a herculean task
One year to stem the rot in KU
Srinagar: With valley’s top seat, Kashmir University, getting a revamp after some new faces were elevated to head the prestigious institute, official sources said the varsity will take at least a year to come out of its dark period, it has gone through in last couple of years. In recent times, especially after the 2010 mass uprising, the university witnessed more of politics rather than academics.
The crisis still continues, but now people in the university hope that the new vice-chancellor, Prof Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi, will play his effective role in setting the varsity back on the track.
Iqbal Andrabi was Director, Research, at the University. Andrabi is a well-known researcher in Bio-Informatics and has been recently appointed as the VC for three years.
According to official sources the university is passing through one of its worst phases as from last few years most of its academics and research work got affected.
Official report of the university also reads that in last two years, out of 80 research projects, which were to be completed by March this year, only 20 were completed, while 11 projects have been abandoned midway.
The report says that the research activities undertaken in various departments were not closely monitored as most of the projects were either abandoned or there was delay in completion of some research projects.
“There was lack of monitoring as most of the teachers have either opted for better appointments in Central Universities. A good number of professors are more interested in “Directorships and other administrative assignments,” said a group of contractual teachers at KU.
“We hope the new faces especially the new Vice Chancellor will bring out this university from these hard times,” they said.
Most of the departments have been left at the mercy of contractual lecturers.
The other major factor to the ailing research and academics of Kashmir University is said to be that most of the capable teachers are getting more attracted to non-teaching positions like Director and other administrative assignments leaving many departments at the mercy of contractual.
Registrar Kashmir University, Professor Zaffar Reshi says the press reporters should do an independent investigation rather than asking to the varsity authorities.
“Our potential of publications and international engagements are increasing. It is not possible the research project will be abandoned midway,” he said.
Srinagar: With valley’s top seat, Kashmir University, getting a revamp after some new faces were elevated to head the prestigious institute, official sources said the varsity will take at least a year to come out of its dark period, it has gone through in last couple of years. In recent times, especially after the 2010 mass uprising, the university witnessed more of politics rather than academics.
The crisis still continues, but now people in the university hope that the new vice-chancellor, Prof Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi, will play his effective role in setting the varsity back on the track.
Iqbal Andrabi was Director, Research, at the University. Andrabi is a well-known researcher in Bio-Informatics and has been recently appointed as the VC for three years.
According to official sources the university is passing through one of its worst phases as from last few years most of its academics and research work got affected.
Official report of the university also reads that in last two years, out of 80 research projects, which were to be completed by March this year, only 20 were completed, while 11 projects have been abandoned midway.
The report says that the research activities undertaken in various departments were not closely monitored as most of the projects were either abandoned or there was delay in completion of some research projects.
“There was lack of monitoring as most of the teachers have either opted for better appointments in Central Universities. A good number of professors are more interested in “Directorships and other administrative assignments,” said a group of contractual teachers at KU.
“We hope the new faces especially the new Vice Chancellor will bring out this university from these hard times,” they said.
Most of the departments have been left at the mercy of contractual lecturers.
The other major factor to the ailing research and academics of Kashmir University is said to be that most of the capable teachers are getting more attracted to non-teaching positions like Director and other administrative assignments leaving many departments at the mercy of contractual.
Registrar Kashmir University, Professor Zaffar Reshi says the press reporters should do an independent investigation rather than asking to the varsity authorities.
“Our potential of publications and international engagements are increasing. It is not possible the research project will be abandoned midway,” he said.
