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CONTRIBUTION: NSS Programme coordinator T. Sobhasri handing over Rs. 5 Lakhs to Vice Chancellor - L.Venugopal Reddy
Vice-Chancellor taking stock
The Vice-Chancellor, L. Venugopal Reddy, is taking stock of the situation. After the first success---he has been able to persuade the JAC for Protection of AU to call off its more than 400-day old agitation---he is in the process of planning purposeful and fruitful academic activities for the ensuing year.
A meeting of the Standing Committee of the Academic Senate, conducted by him, took some decisions in tune with Prof. Reddy's ideas of better university-industry interaction in this globalisation era.
Two executives or professionals will be on the boards of studies of all subjects to highlight the interaction with the industry and to prepare the syllabi accordingly.
His plan that AU should enter into memoranda of understanding with all industries, institutes, foreign universities and other organisations, has been approved by the committee. The MoUs will be beneficial to both AU and other organisations and institutions in terms of exchanging research facilities, research collaboration, placements and training facilities, guest lectures, etc.
The standing committee also provided reprieve for the candidates who have failed in one paper in the final year of B.Tech., B.E., L.L.B., B.A., B.Sc. and B.Com. courses, by deciding to conduct instant examinations.
The instant examinations are likely to be held in May-end or early June. The candidates successful in the instant examination are eligible to seek admission into the PG courses, which of course is based on the ranks they obtained in the AU Common Entrance Test 2005.
Academic calendar for UG courses
Prof. Reddy has also announced the academic calendar for the under-graduate courses in the more than 400 degree colleges affiliated to AU.
The administration made it clear that every student must put in at least 75 per cent attendance to make himself or herself eligible for appearing for admission. Condonation was allowed only on health grounds. A condonation fee of Rs.500 has to be paid by a student if he or she fulfills other conditions.
The sale of admission application forms will commence on May 16 with the last date for registration of applications being June 17. The first list of selected candidates has to be released on June 20 which is also the last date for closing admissions. However, this date is extended till July 31 with a late fee of Rs.300.
The list of admitted candidates has to be sent to the Controller of Examinations on July 31.
The classes for second and third year students will commence on June 14 and for the first year students, on July 1. The colleges will be closed for Dasara from October 8 to 12 after the first term ends on October 7. The colleges have to submit the details of I term attendance of students to the Controller of Examinations by October 13. The half-yearly examinations will be held from November 21 to 29.
The second term commences on October 13 and the colleges will have Christmas holidays from December 24 to 26 and Sankranti holidays from January 13 to 16, 2006. The last date of instruction at the colleges is February 24, 2006, with the examinations commencing on March 10, to be held till March 31, 2006.
The summer vacation starts on April 1 and the colleges will reopen for the 2006-07 academic year on June 1, 2006.
AU teacher for workshop
A lot of work is going on in different areas to understand tsunami better and minimise the damages caused by it. One such is a workshop being held in Singapore on "Building psychosocial interventions in the tsunami aftermath".
A professor of the Department of Psychology, U. Vindhya, is one of three representatives invited from India to participate in the conference.
The meet is sponsored by the International Union of Psychological Science. Its focus is on building collaborations and capacity in psycho-social disaster relief efforts. Strategies for need assessment, development of programmes within a public health system and serving the special needs of children affected by disasters will be thoroughly discussed.
NSS' tsunami relief
The National Service Scheme Programme Officers and volunteers of the 400 NSS units attached to the colleges under the jurisdiction of AU have collected Rs.5 lakhs for relief operations in tsunami-hit areas. A demand draft for the sum was handed over to the Vice-Chancellor by the NSS Programme Coordinator, T. Sobhasri, to be sent to the PM's National Relief Fund.
Prof. Reddy, who is also Chairman of the NSS Advisory Committee, patted the Programme Coordinator, college managements, principals, the staff concerned, programme officers and volunteers for raising such a good sum.
JAC seeks quick relief
The JAC for Protection of AU, after calling off its 420-day old agitation in response to an appeal made by Prof. Reddy, gave a representation to the Chief Minister, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, during his visit here.
The JAC, while reminding the CM about its immediate response to the Vice-Chancellor's appeal, wanted him to expedite the process of providing immediate relief to those who had been removed during the previous V-C's tenure. The careers of students, teachers and employees should be protected, the JAC convener, S. Surappadu, said.
Another medal from Pydah
Students of the Pydah College are excelling in the iron sport. There are many from this college who won medals in the inter-university, national and international championships in powerlifting and weightlifting.
The latest is S. Suryanarayana, who has won the 82.5 kg. event's silver medal in the Asian powerlifting championships held in Kerala recently. In the last championship, held in Russia, Suryanarayana won the bronze medal. The college management, its principal, M. Ramjee, teachers, students and non-teaching staff felicitated Suryanarayana on his achievement.
G. NARASIMHA RAO
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