Two in race for Nannaya University VC post

Updated on: Monday, November 23, 2009

Two senior professors of Andhra University are in the race for the post of Vice-Chancellor of Adikavi Nannaya University, Rajahmundry. The choice is between HoD of Commerce and Management Studies Balla Appa Rao and an Executive Council Member Gangaram, according to campus sources. There is also a likelihood of a senior administrator who is retiring very soon, being considered. However, support of a Lok Sabha Member of East Godavari is said to be the key factor. The MP is now in a position to decide matters in the changed equations of power. Another rumour making rounds in the campus is that a retired Principal and a former VC of another university is likely to be made Chairman of the AP State Council of Higher Education once the posts falls vacant after the present Chairman completes his term.

This is also due to the changes in power witnessed after the death of former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.

New scales after Hyderabad elections?

Information from Hyderabad pleased the AU teachers a lot. It is that the Chief Minister, when a group of universities' teachers met him, assured them that the pay-scales recommended by the VI Pay Revision Commission would be implemented after the code of conduct for the greater Hyderabad corporation elections comes to an end.

Teachers of degree colleges are also likely to get the benefit. The teachers are also hoping that the recommendations made by the UGC to increase the age of retirement on superannuation to 65 in the case of university teachers and 60 for the college teachers will also be implemented. Some say this is also one of the reasons for the AU administration not going ahead with filling up of vacancies of teachers. AU is facing funds crunch and paying salaries for the new teachers will be a problem.

But this can be solved to an extent if the seniors are continued.

ID cards for students

Students of AU campus and affiliated colleges will be issued multi-purpose identity cards, which includes the hall ticket number. This was decided during the Academic Senate meeting held last week. Vice-Chancellor B. Satyanarayana said the process has commenced in the science college in the campus and would be completed in the other campus colleges soon. From next year the degree colleges' students will also be issued ID cards. Credit system to award marks will be introduced in the degree colleges from next academic year. The Academic Senate also decided to make the Director of AU School of Correspondence Courses as a Senate member.

Swedish professor visits ANITS

The Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden, is running joint programmes with AU and GITAM University and has sent one of its official to the Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Science (ANITS) to explain to the students the prospects available for young engineers in Sweden and facilities available for students. Integration Coordinator of BTH Lina Bergylnd talked to the students and explained to them about Sweden and the system of education there. Principal V.S.R.K. Prasad presided. Director Govardhana Rao, HODs of computer science and IT respectively Satapathy and Ch. Suresh, faculty members Spandana and G. Gayathri spoke.

HIV /AIDS awareness

MSRS Siddhardha Degree and PG College and its Red Ribbon Club conducted HIV/AIDS awareness programme for students. Master trainer Simhadri Naidu explained about AIDS and HIV, their prevention and the care to be taken by the affected persons. Deputy Paramedical Officer V. Surya Prakasa Rao gave away prizes to the winners of the completion held on the occasion. B. Tirupathi Raju presided. K. Ramu, K.K. Maheswara Rao and P. Gangadhara Rao coordinated the programme. Ms. R. Aruna and others participated.

Chaitanya college students win medals

Two students of Chaitanya Degree and PG College for Women will receive gold medals during the 76th Convocation of Andhra University to be held on December 5. They won the medals for standing first in their PG and degree examinations held during 2006. Rudraraju Padmaja, who stopped the university in M.Sc. (computer science) examination and Neha Singh of passed her B.Com. examination in first class and secured highest marks in Hindi, will receive the gold medals, Principal M.V. Ramana Rao informed.

Eco-friendly show

The Aditya Degree College conducted an environmental exhibition, Eco Friendly, . HoD of Environmental Science of AU A.J. Salmon Raju inaugurated the exhibition and Principal of the college T. Theophilus presided. Students of second year displayed 20 models and several charts on environment and the need to protect it. Lecturer of environmental sciences S. Sunita supervised the exhibition.

GIIB Outreach programme

GITAM Institute of International Business (GIIB) is conducting an outreach programme every year to be part of the society in a small way. Students and faculty actively participate in the programme. This year the outreach programme was conducted at the Government Residential School for the Visually Challenged Girls at Yendada, on the occasion of Children's Day. Cultural programme, competitions, etc. were organised for the children. Nikul Kasliwal and G. Rajasekhara Reddy organised the programme. Director of GIIB V.K. Kumar and others participated.

Pharmacy week

The Yelamarthy Educational Trust organised the 48th national Pharmacy Week. Competitions were held for students in elocution, essay writing, debate, quiz, etc. and a meeting was organised to make the students understand how to build their future in pharmacy. A rally was organised on the Beach Road as part of the week-long celebrations to explain to the people the importance of the course to suit this year's theme is “make pharmacy your career”. A blood donation camp was organised to mark the end of pharmacy week, in which the Chairman of the college trust donated blood to mark the inauguration of the camp. Principal P. Srinivasa Rao and others were present.

VIIT student in JNTU team

A rvind Chowdary, a second year student of Vignan's Institute of Information Technology, Duvvada has been selected for the JNTU's team participating in the South Zone inter-university football tournament to be held in Coimbatore from Nov. 25 to 30.

Blood donation camp

Chaitanya Degree College for Women organised a blood donation camp on Children's Day in which 50 NSS volunteers and students donated blood. Corporator A.J. Stalin is chief guest of the inaugural ceremony. Medical Officer of Indian Red Cross Blood Bank P. Jagannadha Rao said blood can be donated once in three months. Principal M.V. Ramana Rao stressed the need to donate blood. Coordinator K. Madhusudhana Rao, Vice-Principal M.L. Narasimham, PG College Director S. Chanda Mahalakshmi, Programme Officers of NSS P.V. Ram and K. Maheswara Rao and others participated.

Ph.D. awarded

A ndhra University awarded Ph.D. in physics to a Lecturer of Dr. V.S. Krishna Govt. College G. Sankaranarayana Rao, for his work on developing car steering sensor material, which could be used as an alternative to the present hydraulic power steering system and which would also save fuel to an extent of five per cent.

His thesis is on “magnetic and structural properties of cobalt-manganese and cobalt-silicon ferrites for torque sensor applications”. Prof. K. Hanumantha Rao of Department of Physics of AU was his research guide.

Two in race for Nannaya University VC post

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