L-G reviews roadmap for revival of academic activities in JU, SMVDU

Tribune News Service

Jammu, June 2

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today reviewed the roadmap for revival of academic activities in the University of Jammu and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) post-lockdown.

Murmu sought a detailed report from the Vice Chancellors (VCs) of the two universities on the post-lockdown preparations of the universities and stressed on comprehensive planning to restore academic activities, recruitments, etc.

He stressed on laying down a robust mechanism for the conduct of examination in the universities, besides updating infrastructure for online classes.

He directed the VCs for regular fumigation and sanitisation of the campus and hostels of the universities before making them available for the students.

Murmu asked the VC of the University of Jammu to submit a proposal of the infrastructural, staffing and other requirements of the off-site campuses. He asked him for updating of recruitment rules and expediting the recruitment process, besides ensuring that the ad hocism was done away with.

“As the government has scrapped the interviews for Class-III post, adopt the changes in recruitment rules accordingly,” he added.

The Vice Chancellors informed the Lt-Governor that as per the directions of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), academic session for old students would reopen from August 1, while for the new admissions classes would be started from September 1.

On recruitments and vacancies, the Vice Chancellor of Jammu University informed that for non-teaching staff, the university had total sanctioned strength of 1,828, out of which, 190 were lying vacant.

These posts would be advertised soon. For teaching staff, the total sanctioned strength was 415 with 167 vacant posts, out of which, 145 posts had already been advertised but the process got delayed due to the Covid crisis. The recruitment process would be completed as per the UGC guidelines, he added.