Odishatv Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday asked the vice-chancellors of Odisha universities to maintain transparency in the recruitment of teachers and preserve discipline in the campus.

Interacting with the VCs of 11 public universities here, Patnaik urged the varsity chiefs to elevate the academic excellence at the institutions to higher levels.

"For enhancing the reputation of the state public universities, I would suggest to maintain transparency in the recruitment of teachers, encourage teachers for research and publication. Interference of outsiders in the varsity campuses must not be tolerated," Patnaik said, adding, non-students and unauthorized persons should not be allowed in the campuses and discipline must be maintained at any cost.

The chief minister also said that results should be published on time and no delay should be tolerated from the next academic year. He also called upon the VCs to ensure quality education in the affiliated colleges.

The vice-chancellors, senior officers and faculty members must make surprise visits to affiliated colleges from time to time. Make efforts to achieve higher NAAC rating and NIRF rankings in the coming cycle of assessment and ranking, Patnaik noted.

The chief minister also assured the VCs that there will be no constraints of funds and the state government will support the universities in all possible ways.

(PTI)

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