Seven-member committee to submit report within August 2012

Updated on: Thursday, June 07, 2012

The seven-member committee, formed by education minister Bratya Basu in April, held its first meeting on Wednesday. The committee will suggest ways to improve a few clauses and statutes in the amended University Act and will submit its report within August.

It was chaired by the state higher education council chairman, Sugato Marjit. Other members of the panel include the department's joint secretary, Madhumita Roy and the VCs of Netaji Subhash Open University, Presidency University, Calcutta University, North Bengal University and Vidyasagar University. Suranjan Das however remained absent. The committee will suggest ways to improve a few clauses and statutes in the amended University Act. They will look at the problems and help overcome the shortcomings. Some of the varsities have informed about problems they have faced while implementing the act.

The committee will make recommendations to sort out the problems and if necessary make further amendments. The committee will submit its report within August.

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