Advisor Mattoo discusses issues concerning cluster universities with Guv

Jammu: Prof. Amitabh Mattoo, Advisor to the Chief Minister, met Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here Tuesday.
Prof. Mattoo briefed Governor about the initiatives underway, on various fronts, for advancing the interests of the people and the State of J&K.
Governor discussed with Prof. Mattoo the need for well planned efforts being made to nurture and advances the aspirations of youth and stressed the crucial importance of safeguarding the functioning of educational institutions at all levels and ensuring against the academic careers of students being wasted by unrest and disorder. Governor also re-iterated the need for the Kashmir and Jammu Universities providing strong sustained support to enable the Kashmir and Jammu Cluster Universities to establish themselves. Interalia, there must be common examination and marking standards to ensure against dilution and deviation of standards, which will be extremely harmful to the cause of higher education.
Guv congrats VC SKUAST-J for securing IInd position in ICAR’s AIEEA-PG-2017 on line counselling
Jammu: Governor N.N. Vohra, Chancellor of Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Jammu, has congratulated Dr. Pradeep. K. Sharma, Vice Chancellor of the University, and his colleagues for the University securing the second position among the 73 State Farm Universities in the country consequent to its students securing 8 Veterinary & Fisheries Sciences Post Graduate Scholarships during the Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s AIEEA-PG-2017 online counselling.
Relevant to mention that the Indian Council of Agricultural Research has introduced four program-category-based awards: (i) Agricultural Sciences (ii) Horticulture & Forestry (iii) Engineering and Technology (iv) Veterinary & Fisheries Sciences for the Agricultural Universities of the country.
Governor has wished high success to the students, who have won Scholarship, in all their future endeavours and urged the University to continue striving for achieving the highest standards of excellence in teaching and learning.