UoH to Mentor New Central University in Andhra Pradesh
- UoH will assist in introducing new courses and academic activities, estimating costs, determine selection process and admission norms at the Central University in Andhra Pradesh.
- It will also mentor them to estimate financial and human resources required.
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has asked the University of Hyderabad (UoH) to mentor the new Central University in Andhra Pradesh. The new central university will be established in Jantharalu village of Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh.
The University of Hyderabad will continue to mentor until the amendment of Central Universities Act of 2009 is affected. UoH will mainly work towards the formation of a society under the Societies Act. It will also focus on introducing new courses, starting academic activities for the current academic session, estimating costs, determining selection process and admission norms, designing curriculum etc.
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UoH Registrar P Sardar Singh will assist the Andhra Pradesh government for institutional mechanisms and infrastructure. On the other hand, Appa Rao, Vice-Chancellor of the university will work towards academic units and also determine feasibility and logistics of introducing new academic programmes and courses. He will also estimate the financial and human resources required by the new central university.
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The University of Hyderabad is one of the premier institutions for postgraduate studies and research. The university was established in 1974 and offers various master’s programmes in the field of science, humanities, management, fine arts, communication, engineering, social science, science and technology and management studies. The university offers its students with excellent job opportunities and provides quality education. Apart from the regular classroom teaching, UoH also organizes training sessions, workshops, seminars, conferences for the overall development of the students.