To assess the academic progress of Tezpur University (TU), Gulab Chand Kataria, Governor of Assam and Chancellor of TU, visited the University. Governor Kataria, who arrived on campus yesterday, held a meeting with Prof Shambhu Nath Singh, Vice Chancellor of TU, on 30 June 2024. Following this, he engaged in interactive meetings with the University’s statutory officers, students, faculty members, and Deans and Heads of Departments. Governor Kataria also addressed Assam government teachers currently undergoing the Science Teachers Training programme at the University.
Addressing the teachers at the KBR auditorium, the Governor stated, “Teaching is the noblest profession because everyone remembers the Guru.” Drawing references from Indian philosophy, he mentioned that Lord Krishna and Sudama studied together in one Gurukula, suggesting that there was no class division in India. “The class division is due to our colonial mindset,” the Governor added. He urged teachers to be mindful of weak students in the class, advising, “It is the duty of the teachers to empower a weak student.”
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Vice Chancellor Prof. Singh warmly welcomed the Governor to the TU campus, expressing that Governor Kataria’s visit would surely lift the spirit of TU’s academic community.
The interactive session provided students, faculty members, and other academic heads a platform to voice their concerns and suggestions directly to the Governor. Topics discussed during the interactions included the need for initiatives to bridge the gap between academia and industry, more research opportunities, updated infrastructure, funding, research grants, and collaboration with other universities. Governor Kataria assured the TU academic community that their feedback would be taken into serious consideration and efforts would be made to address their concerns.
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