JAMMU: “Creating quality circles amongst faculty members to discuss the research, publications and other academic activities will help the young faculty to emulate those who are doing quality work and thus enrich their research area and thereafter this shall also boast their morale”, said Vice-Chancellor Jammu University, Prof R.D Sharma while holding interaction in two rounds with the faculty members of various teaching departments of the university.
Prof. Sharma said that the teachers’ especially younger faculty should emphasize on teaching, research, publication, extension and corporate life which will enhance not only their image but the image of the institution as well. There are certain departments which are doing very well in their research areas and the time has come that other departments should feel inspired and to follow holistically, he said, adding that the faculty should also at least try to go few times abroad on academic visits which will make them understand how to raise research to the international standards.
Realizing their pivotal responsibility, the teachers have to strive hard for creating conducive academic atmosphere and become role models for students to emulate, he said. He called upon the faculty to focus on getting research projects which will help in their growth and inspire students and scholars.
The Vice Chancellor stressed that each department should apply to UGC SAP DBT, DST, MoEF, GBPIHED, CSIR, ICCR etc for grants under various programmes. He advised that faculty members from all departments should send at least one research project for seeking funding.
Prof Sharma called upon faculty members to raise the standard of the institution the way IIMs and IITs have done. He said that the faculty members are eventually part of every committee formulated by the university barring few committees so virtually they are the one who have to come forward to perform and give necessary suggestions to the university system. He added that the university has every right to rejoice that in last six months University has published more than 600 quality publications and received financial support available to various projects sponsored by various agencies amounting to Rs. 22 Crore and it has been further raised by another Rs 9 crore in just a year.