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Friday, Oct 15, 2004

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

YSR asks varsities to raise resources internally

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, OCT. 14. The Chief Minister, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, said that Universities should raise about 30 per cent of their resources internally. In the first year itself, they could raise as much as 10 per cent.

He promised them matching grants from the Government, starting next financial year (2005-2006) for the amount they manage to raise through "rationalising their staff pattern" and "providing consultancy and research services to industry."

Poor performance

Speaking at an interaction of Vice-Chancellors from the Universities with representatives of industry here on Thursday, Dr. Reddy expressed grave concern that none of the Universities in the State or colleges figured anywhere in the top ten list of educational institutions released recently in various newsmagazines. He said that his Government was committed to "reversing the decade long neglect of higher education in the State" which had led to this sorry state of affairs.

Stating that the "employment strike rate" of graduates from the State's universities was not satisfactory, Dr. Reddy asked the participating Vice-Chancellors to pay special attention to the employability of their graduates. He blamed the low employment rates of university graduates on poor infrastructure and on curricula divorced from the requirements of industry.

He urged universities to take up consultancy and research work for industry, both local and international, as this would help raise resources as well as equip their students for employment.

Focus on IT education

Harris Miller, President, Information Technology Association of America, said the IT industry would be attracted to Hyderabad only if the quality of skills and education offered was better than its competitors. He reminded the participants that many other developing countries were working overtime to increase the education and skills of their people and were aggressively competing to take India's top spot in IT outsourcing.

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