STATE UNIVERSITIES SHOULD BE AT PAR WITH INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: ANDHRA CM

Hyderabad: Officials of the Andhra Pradesh state council on higher education briefed Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday about the current progress of the revamping of the state’s universities.

Under the NIRF (National Institute Ranking Framework) 2020, which prescribes five distinct parameters, Andhra University ranks 19th and Sri Venkateshwara University ranks 38th in the country. Reddy instructed the officials to revamp the institutions with the aim putting them at par with international universities and providing the best possible resources to the youth of the state.

The Chief Minister stated, “The development of infrastructure and education standards is vital. It is the main reason why I am so passionate about Nadu-Nedu, and why we invested Rs 16,000 crores in that scheme.”

The Andhra CM emphasised that students deserve quality education and it is the state’s responsibility to ensure that they receive it. He also asserted that meticulous care should be taken while engaging teaching staff, and consistent workshops and training programs should take place to ensure they are up to date and well versed with developments in their respective fields. Building on That, Reddy also insisted that further research should take place on the practices and policies of international universities so that they can be incorporated in the universities of Andhra Pradesh.

In the scheme of revamping existing universities, the Andhra government is establishing more IIITs and medical colleges in the state. Currently, there are only 11 medical colleges in the state. The process to establish 16 more has been initiated, which will result in the number of seats available in the state to rises significantly.