‘University fraternity should lend its hands for the success of NEP 2020’
Guwahati: One of the premier higher educational institutions of northeast India, Gauhati University should act as a catalyst to fulfil the objectives of New Education Policy 2020, said Assam Governor professor Jagdish Mukhi. Speaking on 29th convocation of GU, held in its campus on Friday, the Governor also asked the university to offer integrated undergraduate and postgraduate courses to help the students acquire diverse employable skills in the changing academic scenario.
Professor Mukhi commented that in the backdrop of NEP, the GU authority needs to take actions to integrate technology into all levels of education in order to improve classroom processes, support teachers’ professional development, enhance educational access for disadvantaged groups and streamline educational planning, administration and management.
He stated that the existing faculties of arts, science, commerce, law, engineering, fine arts, management and technology are all likely to offer strong foundations for the radical changes that are on the pipeline in the wake of NEP. The multidisciplinary character reflected in all these departments will be an advantage to reap the dividends of NEP.
Congratulating GU on its 75 years of service to the nation, the Governor said that in line with Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the university should start Vidya Daan Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate the contributions of the university in creating human resources of the highest standards.
Paying tributes to the stalwarts like Gopinath Bordoloi, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Madhab Chandra Bezbaruah, Bhubaneswar Barua, Krishna Kanta Handique and many others who inspired the future of GU, he said that steps should be taken to maintain a perfect balance between the resourceful past and promising future.
He insisted that while GU has been doing well and there is a steady rise in its actual growth, it is important to identify the areas where there are lacunae so that the shortcomings can be addressed judiciously. He advocated for serious introspection, hard work and strong will to address its weak areas so that the university can transform itself into a centre of excellence in academic and research areas.
Calling upon the graduates and research scholars to use their knowledge acquired in the university to make a difference to the lives of people in the society, especially those less privileged, Governor Mukhi asked them to strive for excellence in their chosen fields to bring laurels to the university, State as well as the nation.
In presence of National Board of Accreditation chairman KK Agarwal, GU vice-chancellor Pratap Jyoti Handique and other dignitaries, the university awarded degrees & diplomas to over 1,00,500 under-graduate students, 9800 post-graduate students, 143 master of philosophy students along with 633 PhD. Technocrat Dhirendra Nath Buragohain, author Sumanta Chaliha, litterateur Nahendra Padun, scholar Dharamsingh Teron were also awarded with respective degrees.
