Dharwad: The state government will take steps to bring administrative and legislative reforms to provide more freedom and autonomy to higher education institutions, said state higher education minister CN Ashwath Narayan.
Speaking after inaugurating the new hostel building and teachers’ orientation course at the Karnataka State Higher Education Academy (KHEA) at Hoysal Nagar here on Thursday he said the issue will be discussed in the next assembly session.
“India in general and Karnataka are in an advantageous position to reap the benefits of advancement in science and technology and the government will lend all help to institutions like KHEA in their endeavour,” he said.
KHEA director SM Shivaprasad briefed about the activities taken up by KHEA. Dean Arundhati Deshpande and Deepa Garag also spoke.
The minister said a committee will be formed to look into the reforms to be brought in the universities and recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff.
On the high court recently quashing the appointment of some assistant professors hired between 2009 and 2014 on the ground that they did not have requisite qualifications at the time of appointment, the minister said he will get details and then order a probe.
Speaking after inaugurating the new hostel building and teachers’ orientation course at the Karnataka State Higher Education Academy (KHEA) at Hoysal Nagar here on Thursday he said the issue will be discussed in the next assembly session.
“India in general and Karnataka are in an advantageous position to reap the benefits of advancement in science and technology and the government will lend all help to institutions like KHEA in their endeavour,” he said.
KHEA director SM Shivaprasad briefed about the activities taken up by KHEA. Dean Arundhati Deshpande and Deepa Garag also spoke.
The minister said a committee will be formed to look into the reforms to be brought in the universities and recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff.
On the high court recently quashing the appointment of some assistant professors hired between 2009 and 2014 on the ground that they did not have requisite qualifications at the time of appointment, the minister said he will get details and then order a probe.