Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) conducts orientation programme

Our Correspondent

Itanagar: The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and Institute of Distance Education (IDE) of Rajiv Gandhi University jointly organized a day-long orientation programme on “Academic Assessment and Accreditation 2020” at the Arunachal Institute of Tribal Studies (AITS) inside the university campus on Wednesday.

RGU VC Prof Saket Kushwaha addressing the programme stated that it is highly essential to expand the university’s realms by making use of the orientation programme as a platform of disseminating information and for clearing certain doubts in order to avoid miscommunication and confusions.

“This is high time we all shed our differences and contribute for the overall growth of the university so that the varsity’s rankings both in national and global level improves with the upcoming assessment and accreditation by the National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC) of University Grants Commission (UGC),” he appealed.

Prof Kushwaha gave a clarion call for special focus on improvement in quality as well as quantitative outputs.

He advocated for more committed efforts with dedication and sincerity and expressed his optimism that the orientation programme being initiated by the IQAC and IDE of the university would reap quality output.

Pro Vice-Chancellor Prof Amitava Mitra disclosed that RGU had already applied for NAAC accreditation on February 9 last and expected that the present orientation programme would reduce the gap between RGU’s IQAC and various departments and institutes and would pave the way for thorough evaluation of varsity’s qualitative and quantitative matrixes. He further informed that the pre-academic audit exercise of the university is scheduled on February 27 and 28 next and advocated that quality education is connected to proper public funding, creation of proper infrastructure facilities and nurturing of human potentialities.

RGU Registrar in-charge Dr David Pertin while dwelling upon tapping of resources felt that it is high time to eliminate the complexities and confusions looming around the revised format of NAAC and urged the university fraternity to prepare for the assessments with positive mindset for inclusive development and quality.

He expressed his optimism that the university has the potentiality to reach the academic heights and be counted amongst the best universities of the country.

Vice-President of Cochin-based Quality Management System Certification (QMPG) organisation Dr Assissi Menachery, the resource person of the programme, in his introductory note said that the university could design a learning environment for the society by working in close coordination among the fraternities.

While deliberating on various understandings of the root of education system and highlighting different characteristics of an institution, he called for building RGU into an university of excellence in a scientific manner.

He shared his ideas and insights which aimed at bringing together all the stakeholders to address ways and means towards promoting the university environment.

Later in the brainstorming technical session, Dr Assissi dwelt in length on various aspects of improving the environment for qualitative assessment and holistic accreditation of the university.

Earlier, the Director of IQAC Prof R C Parida, highlighted the vision, objectives and expected outcome of the orientation programme. He informed that RGU is going for a dual mode of accreditation covering both regular and distance learning modes, a press release informed here.

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