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Rs.9 crore for nanosciences

Staff Reporter

Madurai Kamaraj University identifies it as the focus area

MADURAI: Madurai Kamaraj University has identified nanosciences as the focus area under the University with Potential for Excellence Scheme for which funds would be received from the University Grants Commission.

"The university will spend Rs.nine crore for this focus area for which an action plan is being worked out," the Vice-Chancellor, P. Maruthamuthu, told members of Academic Council at a meeting held here on Friday.

In his opening remarks at the meeting, he said the university was entitled to a UGC allocation of Rs.30 crore during the next five years and from the total allocation, 30 per cent would be utilised for nanosciences.

The rest of the UGC grant, which comes to Rs.21 crore, would be spent for overall development of the university, Dr. Maruthamuthu said and added that the proposed action plan would be sent to the UGC for approval.

Already, the UGC had released Rs.10 crore as seed money.

The university was making preparations for the visit of an expert team from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) from March 26 to 30 for re-accreditation purpose.

"Formidable"

Later, moving a complimentary motion, S. Shanmugasundaram of the School of Biological Sciences said the UGC recognition was a `formidable achievement' and the Potential for Excellence status was not a small achievement.

He said the university had rightly chosen nanosciences as focus area since across the world it was the field being talked about now.

T. Zafarullah, member, commended the latest initiatives of the administration towards achieving excellence.

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