GUWAHATI, Dec 3 - Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today chaired a meeting to review the status of Bodoland University and Bineswar Brahma Engineering College, Kokrajhar, at the conference hall of Brahmaputra State Guest House.
The Chief Minister took stock of the present developmental activities going on at both Bodoland University and Bineswar Brahma Engineering College and discussed various plans for making both institutions top educational centres of the State.
An official press release here stated that the Chief Minister was apprised about various problems faced by both the institutions and he stated that steps would be taken to solve the problems at an early date. Observing that out of the 139 posts of the Bodoland University, 55 posts would be filled up now to meet the requirement of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Rule 12 (B) which would facilitate speedy growth of the University. The rest 84 posts of non-teaching staff would also be filled up soon so that functioning of the varsity does not have to suffer, Sonowal said.
On being apprised about the issue of extending the retirement age of Registrar and equivalent posts till 62 years as the Vice Chancellor and professor�s retirement age is fixed at 70 and 65 years respectively by the State�s Education Department, the Chief Minister said that steps would be taken in this regard to extend the retirement age as per the UGC guideline.
Saying that the high enrolment of 1,500 students in the varsity shows the demand of the institution as a centre of higher education in the BTAD areas, Sonowal directed the university representatives to consult an architect to derive maximum benefit out of the 365 bighas of land allotted to the varsity by fully utilising all areas of the landscape.
�We must build it as a premier institute of higher education of the State and for that all concerned must work with a proper plan and architectural design.� Sonowal said.
Similarly, Chief Minister also took stock of the progress of Bineswear Brahma Engineering College at Kokrajhar and instructed the college representatives to start two new streams of Civil Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering in addition to the two streams presently being introduced in the College.
He also assured of taking all steps to improve the college so that technical education needs can be fulfilled in the BTAD areas.
Chief Executive Member, BTC, Hagrama Mohilary, MLA Sidli Chandan Brahma, Chief Secretary VK Pipersenia, and Principal Secretary Education Pawan Barthakur, among others, were present at the meeting.
