PUNE: The University of Pune (UoP) will pay for the first three months of research studies of teachers from the varsity and its affiliated colleges who want to study abroad.
"This facility will be extended in the form of a new research fellowship scheme from 2012-13," said senior UoP senate member Pandit Vidyasagar on Sunday.n-campus postgraduate departments will receive enhanced allocation for research projects, based on the five-year perspective plans that the departments were asked to submit to the university, Vidyasagar said. He was replying to a slew of cut motions on the varsity's Rs 446.99-crore budget 2012-13, which was tabled before the senate on Saturday.
Later, Vidyasagar told TOI that the teachers going abroad for research will have to have a formal invitation from the foreign research institution for pursuing research studies or work on projects. "We will invite applications from teachers, which will be examined by a university committee for selecting the fellowship candidate," he said.
The expenses that the scheme will cover include travelling, lodging, boarding and allowances for the first three months of the teacher's stay abroad. "In case of a candidate getting local hospitality from the foreign institution, the UoP will bear the remaining expenses," he added.
As many as 99 cut motions seeking modification in various budget proposals were moved by the members on issues ranging from the university exam department to implementation of budget, quality improvement programme, students' hostels and the UoP sub-centres, among others. These were later withdrawn and the budget was passed by the senate following Vidyasagar's reply.
He said, "The budget, which has projected a Rs 103.21-crore deficit, has no inflated provisions considering that the university has been presenting deficit budgets for the last few years in an attempt to include new schemes and projects. This has been advantageous for the university in many ways and we have developed mechanisms to see that the budget is fully implemented."
Vidyasagar added that the vice-chancellor (Sanjay Chahande) has initiated a series of examination reforms, given the growing concern over the functioning of the exam department. "We will have to wait for these steps to show the desired results," he said.
The students' hostel programme, which has two components, i.e. building new hostels and the facilities being provided at the existing hostels, is being pursued as per the prevailing policy, he said. "We are seeking funds under the University Grants Commission's 12th Five-Year Plan for building new hostels."
Vidyasagar said, "The quality improvement programme has benefitted several colleges in terms of improving their rating by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. However, the university will not remain content with this and will go for appropriate assessment of the programme to strengthen it."
Referring to the provision for new buildings on the UoP campus, Vidyasagar said that the varsity's estate department is being strengthened by way of creating an independent wing for construction of new buildings, while the existing unit will look after maintenance works.
Earlier, senior member Gajanan Ekbote said that the university ought to take concrete steps to deal with the problems related to the exam department. This can be done by decentralising the functioning of the department and securing new premises for the exam department with adequate facilities for a record room and new monitoring equipment like CCTV cameras.
"This facility will be extended in the form of a new research fellowship scheme from 2012-13," said senior UoP senate member Pandit Vidyasagar on Sunday.n-campus postgraduate departments will receive enhanced allocation for research projects, based on the five-year perspective plans that the departments were asked to submit to the university, Vidyasagar said. He was replying to a slew of cut motions on the varsity's Rs 446.99-crore budget 2012-13, which was tabled before the senate on Saturday.
Later, Vidyasagar told TOI that the teachers going abroad for research will have to have a formal invitation from the foreign research institution for pursuing research studies or work on projects. "We will invite applications from teachers, which will be examined by a university committee for selecting the fellowship candidate," he said.
The expenses that the scheme will cover include travelling, lodging, boarding and allowances for the first three months of the teacher's stay abroad. "In case of a candidate getting local hospitality from the foreign institution, the UoP will bear the remaining expenses," he added.
As many as 99 cut motions seeking modification in various budget proposals were moved by the members on issues ranging from the university exam department to implementation of budget, quality improvement programme, students' hostels and the UoP sub-centres, among others. These were later withdrawn and the budget was passed by the senate following Vidyasagar's reply.
He said, "The budget, which has projected a Rs 103.21-crore deficit, has no inflated provisions considering that the university has been presenting deficit budgets for the last few years in an attempt to include new schemes and projects. This has been advantageous for the university in many ways and we have developed mechanisms to see that the budget is fully implemented."
Vidyasagar added that the vice-chancellor (Sanjay Chahande) has initiated a series of examination reforms, given the growing concern over the functioning of the exam department. "We will have to wait for these steps to show the desired results," he said.
The students' hostel programme, which has two components, i.e. building new hostels and the facilities being provided at the existing hostels, is being pursued as per the prevailing policy, he said. "We are seeking funds under the University Grants Commission's 12th Five-Year Plan for building new hostels."
Vidyasagar said, "The quality improvement programme has benefitted several colleges in terms of improving their rating by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. However, the university will not remain content with this and will go for appropriate assessment of the programme to strengthen it."
Referring to the provision for new buildings on the UoP campus, Vidyasagar said that the varsity's estate department is being strengthened by way of creating an independent wing for construction of new buildings, while the existing unit will look after maintenance works.
Earlier, senior member Gajanan Ekbote said that the university ought to take concrete steps to deal with the problems related to the exam department. This can be done by decentralising the functioning of the department and securing new premises for the exam department with adequate facilities for a record room and new monitoring equipment like CCTV cameras.
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