No university set up Mahatma Gandhi chair despite UGC nod: HRD
Published : Aug 11, 2018, 1:52 pm IST
Updated : Aug 11, 2018, 1:52 pm IST
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No university set up Mahatma Gandhi chair despite UGC nod
No university set up Mahatma Gandhi chair despite UGC nod

No university in the country has established Mahatma Gandhi chair despite the nod from the University Grants Commission...

No university in the country has established Mahatma Gandhi chair despite the nod from the University Grants Commission (UGC), according to HRD Ministry officials. In order to enrich the academic resources of the university system, the UGC has formulated a scheme for establishment of chairs in universities in the name of nobel laureates, illustrious persons and persons of eminence in areas of their outstanding contributions.

Mahatma Gandhi chair is one of the chairs approved by the UGCMahatma Gandhi chair is one of the chairs approved by the UGC

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"Mahatma Gandhi chair is one of the chairs approved by the UGC in the subjects or areas of peace and non-violence, freedom movement and national integration. However, Mahatma Gandhi chair has not been established in any university and no proposal was received by UGC from any varsity in this regard," a senior HRD Ministry official said. However, students have been interested in Gandhian studies and have enrolled in undergraduate, postgraduate, M.Phil and Ph.D programmes in the subject in recent years.

419 students enrolled themselves in UG programme in Gandhian studies419 students enrolled themselves in UG programme in Gandhian studies

According to official statistic, 419 students enrolled themselves in UG programme in Gandhian studies for 2017-18 while the number of students enrolled in PG, M.Phil and PhD was 796, 51 and 78 respectively. 17 PhD degrees were awarded during the session. The number of students who enrolled in the said programmes during 2016-17 was UG (321), PG (746), M.Phil (67) and PhD (113). The number of PhD degrees awarded during the session was 38.

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