A government appointed committee on higher education has recommended that a centralised system be put in place for appointment of assistant professors in universities across the state.
The panel headed by former Bangalore University Vice-Chancellor Dr NRShetty has submitted its recommendations in this regard to the state government.
At present, aspirants for the post of assistant professors have to apply separately at the university levels. Besides, there are different recruitment rules in different universities.
When contacted by DH, Dr Shetty said that besides bringing in uniformity, rules could be framed under the new system to ensure the best of budding teaching talent is absorbed at the university level. Another recommendation of the Dr Shetty panel that most of the state universities be brought under a single umbrella legislation, has been accepted by the government.
A bill in this regard will be introduced in the state legislature when it meets in January 2017, official sources said.
At present, there are 21 legislations governing 27 state universities. The umbrella legislation will cover 22 universities barring Rajiv Gandhi University for HealthSciences (RGUHS), University of AgriculturalSciences at Bengaluru, Dharwad, Raichur and Shivamogga and Karnataka State Law University, Hubballi.
The identity and the jurisdiction of the universities, however, will remain untouched.
Will remain the same.
The structure of present universities including the highest decision making body - the Syndicate- and other bodies such as Academic Council will remain the same.
Dr Shetty said the common legislation will ensure uniformity in functioning of universities, academic calender of events, conduct of examinations, appointment of staff, admission process among others. Besides, there will be uniformity in the appointment of vice-chancellors and other officers of universities, he added.
While the Karnataka State Universities Act, 2000 covers varsities of Bangalore, Mysore, Davanagere, Gulbarga, Tumkur among others, there are separate legislations for single discipline universities such as engineering, Kannada, Sanskrit, folklore and music.
Dr Shetty, who also heads the University Review Commission constituted by the Governor (who is the chancellor of the all universities in the state), said that the report being prepared by this panel will be finalised in about four weeks.
In 2014, the then Governor HRBhardwaj had constituted the Commission for reviewing the functioning and financial administration of universities. Dr Shetty said agricultural universities in the state were functioning efficiently while the RGUHSseem to be facing problems.
There is a provision to constitute a University Review Commission once every five years by the Chancellor.
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A government appointed committee on higher education has recommended that a centralised system be put in place for appointment of assistant professors in universities across the state.
The panel headed by former Bangalore University Vice-Chancellor Dr N R Shetty has submitted its recommendations in this regard to the state government.
At present, aspirants for the post of assistant professors have to apply separately at the university levels. Besides, there are different recruitment rules in different universities.
When contacted by DH, Dr Shetty said that besides bringing in uniformity, rules could be framed under the new system to ensure the best of budding teaching talent is absorbed at the university level. Another recommendation of the Dr Shetty panel that most of the state universities be brought under a single umbrella legislation, has been accepted by the government.
A bill in this regard will be introduced in the state legislature when it meets in January 2017, official sources said.
At present, there are 21 legislations governing 27 state universities. The umbrella legislation will cover 22 universities barring Rajiv Gandhi University for Health Sciences (RGUHS), University of Agricultural Sciences at Bengaluru, Dharwad, Raichur and Shivamogga and Karnataka State Law University, Hubballi.
The identity and the jurisdiction of the universities, however, will remain untouched.
Will remain the same.
The structure of present universities including the highest decision making body - the Syndicate- and other bodies such as Academic Council will remain the same.
Dr Shetty said the common legislation will ensure uniformity in functioning of universities, academic calender of events, conduct of examinations, appointment of staff, admission process among others. Besides, there will be uniformity in the appointment of vice-chancellors and other officers of universities, he added.
While the Karnataka State Universities Act, 2000 covers varsities of Bangalore, Mysore, Davanagere, Gulbarga, Tumkur among others, there are separate legislations for single discipline universities such as engineering, Kannada, Sanskrit, folklore and music.
Dr Shetty, who also heads the University Review Commission constituted by the Governor (who is the chancellor of the all universities in the state), said that the report being prepared by this panel will be finalised in about four weeks.
In 2014, the then Governor H R Bhardwaj had constituted the Commission for reviewing the functioning and financial administration of universities. Dr Shetty said agricultural universities in the state were functioning efficiently while the RGUHS seem to be facing problems.
There is a provision to constitute a University Review Commission once every five years by the Chancellor.
The panel headed by former Bangalore University Vice-Chancellor Dr NRShetty has submitted its recommendations in this regard to the state government.
At present, aspirants for the post of assistant professors have to apply separately at the university levels. Besides, there are different recruitment rules in different universities.
When contacted by DH, Dr Shetty said that besides bringing in uniformity, rules could be framed under the new system to ensure the best of budding teaching talent is absorbed at the university level. Another recommendation of the Dr Shetty panel that most of the state universities be brought under a single umbrella legislation, has been accepted by the government.
A bill in this regard will be introduced in the state legislature when it meets in January 2017, official sources said.
At present, there are 21 legislations governing 27 state universities. The umbrella legislation will cover 22 universities barring Rajiv Gandhi University for HealthSciences (RGUHS), University of AgriculturalSciences at Bengaluru, Dharwad, Raichur and Shivamogga and Karnataka State Law University, Hubballi.
The identity and the jurisdiction of the universities, however, will remain untouched.
Will remain the same.
The structure of present universities including the highest decision making body - the Syndicate- and other bodies such as Academic Council will remain the same.
Dr Shetty said the common legislation will ensure uniformity in functioning of universities, academic calender of events, conduct of examinations, appointment of staff, admission process among others. Besides, there will be uniformity in the appointment of vice-chancellors and other officers of universities, he added.
While the Karnataka State Universities Act, 2000 covers varsities of Bangalore, Mysore, Davanagere, Gulbarga, Tumkur among others, there are separate legislations for single discipline universities such as engineering, Kannada, Sanskrit, folklore and music.
Dr Shetty, who also heads the University Review Commission constituted by the Governor (who is the chancellor of the all universities in the state), said that the report being prepared by this panel will be finalised in about four weeks.
In 2014, the then Governor HRBhardwaj had constituted the Commission for reviewing the functioning and financial administration of universities. Dr Shetty said agricultural universities in the state were functioning efficiently while the RGUHSseem to be facing problems.
There is a provision to constitute a University Review Commission once every five years by the Chancellor.
A government appointed committee on higher education has recommended that a centralised system be put in place for appointment of assistant professors in universities across the state.The panel headed by former Bangalore University Vice-Chancellor Dr N R Shetty has submitted its recommendations in this regard to the state government.
At present, aspirants for the post of assistant professors have to apply separately at the university levels. Besides, there are different recruitment rules in different universities.
When contacted by DH, Dr Shetty said that besides bringing in uniformity, rules could be framed under the new system to ensure the best of budding teaching talent is absorbed at the university level. Another recommendation of the Dr Shetty panel that most of the state universities be brought under a single umbrella legislation, has been accepted by the government.
A bill in this regard will be introduced in the state legislature when it meets in January 2017, official sources said.
At present, there are 21 legislations governing 27 state universities. The umbrella legislation will cover 22 universities barring Rajiv Gandhi University for Health Sciences (RGUHS), University of Agricultural Sciences at Bengaluru, Dharwad, Raichur and Shivamogga and Karnataka State Law University, Hubballi.
The identity and the jurisdiction of the universities, however, will remain untouched.
Will remain the same.
The structure of present universities including the highest decision making body - the Syndicate- and other bodies such as Academic Council will remain the same.
Dr Shetty said the common legislation will ensure uniformity in functioning of universities, academic calender of events, conduct of examinations, appointment of staff, admission process among others. Besides, there will be uniformity in the appointment of vice-chancellors and other officers of universities, he added.
While the Karnataka State Universities Act, 2000 covers varsities of Bangalore, Mysore, Davanagere, Gulbarga, Tumkur among others, there are separate legislations for single discipline universities such as engineering, Kannada, Sanskrit, folklore and music.
Dr Shetty, who also heads the University Review Commission constituted by the Governor (who is the chancellor of the all universities in the state), said that the report being prepared by this panel will be finalised in about four weeks.
In 2014, the then Governor H R Bhardwaj had constituted the Commission for reviewing the functioning and financial administration of universities. Dr Shetty said agricultural universities in the state were functioning efficiently while the RGUHS seem to be facing problems.
There is a provision to constitute a University Review Commission once every five years by the Chancellor.