Uttaranchal
University hosted the "All
India Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)-2024" workshop today. Prof. Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe,
Chairman of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC),
served as the Chief Guest. Special Guests included State Higher
Education Secretary, Sr. IAS, Mr. Shailesh Bagauli, Director IIT Delhi Prof.
Rangan Banerjee, CEO of TeamLease EdTech Mr. Shantanu Rooj, and Head and Vice Chairman-
IQAC of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Prof. Prashant R. Nair. The workshop was
held in a hybrid format, attracting participants involved in the assessment and
accreditation process of educational institutions, including faculty members and
IQAC members from universities and colleges nationwide.
Sh. Jitender
Joshi, President of the University, welcomed the educationists and experts with
a bouquet and a shawl, emphasizing the pivotal role of the university's IQAC in
maintaining quality standards. He credited the experienced and efficient IQAC
for the institution’s significant success.
In his
address, Prof. Sahasrabudhe praised the workshop as an exemplary initiative by
Uttaranchal University. Highlighting the key features of the new education policy, he called the
establishment of the Academic Bank of Credits a revolutionary step.
Discussing Artificial Intelligence,
he acknowledged its contributions to easing human life but maintained that human intelligence remains superior to
artificial intelligence. He noted that national assessment and
accreditation have improved the educational standards of universities and
colleges and increased transparency in their operations. He emphasized the
importance of multilingualism and multidisciplinary education, addressing the
challenge of language barriers with the 'Anuvadini'
app. Prof. Sahasrabudhe expressed
concern that only 10 percent of colleges and 33 percent of universities in the
country have undergone NAAC evaluation and accreditation. He announced that future evaluations and accreditations would follow a
binary system: Institutions will either be accredited or not.
Mr. Shailesh
Bagauli highlighted the importance of NAAC for educational improvement,
noting its role in transforming government universities and boosting research
and start-ups, despite on-going challenges in multidisciplinary education. Prof. Rangan Banerjee accentuated that
university curricula should align with local, national, and international
needs, as well as industry requirements.
Vice-Chancellor
Prof. Dharam Buddhi discussed the university's achievements and future plans,
stating that the workshop aimed to integrate best practices from various
universities for the collective benefit.
Mr. Shantanu
Rooj and Prof. Prashant R. Nair also addressed the program, while IQAC Director
Er. Rajesh Deorari presented a vote of thanks and outlined the IQAC's
framework.
The event was attended by University’s
Vice President Ankita Joshi, Executive
Director Dr. Abhishek Joshi, Pro-Vice
Chancellor Prof. Rajesh Bahuguna, Er.
Sudhir Jugran, Er. Rishidev Nautiyal, Dr. Anubhuti Dhyani, Mr. Shubham Joshi, Ms.
Divya Rawat, along with Deans, Directors, Principals, faculty members and other
Officials of the University.
