By TCN News,
Aligarh: The Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University Lt. General Zameer Uddin Shah wants to make AMU the first Green University of the country but his first priority seems to be the golf green.
During an interaction with students on Sunday, Lt. Gen. Shah said, “to save energy I have urged Union Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah to extend help so that AMU may become first Green University of the country”. But the initiatives that he has taken, according to the same address, is to establish a Golf Course in the campus and then the AMU will become the first University in India where facilities for Golf will be available.
Lt. General Zameer Uddin Shah
Lt. Gen. Shah interacted with the students in Kennedy Hall wherein Deans of all Faculties, Principals of Colleges, Chairmen of Departments of Studies, Provosts of Halls, Directors and Coordinators of Centres along with the University officials including the Controller of Examinations, Finance Officer, DSW and Proctor were present.
Addressing the students the Vice Chancellor said that he is concentrating on all round educational progress of students along with carrying on the great secular and democratic traditions of the University. He said, “I wish to move forward this University to the top in the country by working with team spirit”.
He urged the students to respect their elders and love their youngsters and glorify this great seat of learning. He said that the curricula of various courses will be updated according to the demand of the market and campus placement will be put on top priority so that students of AMU get better job opportunities.
General Shah said, “To save energy I have urged Union Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah to extend help so that AMU may become first Green University of the country”. He further said that initiatives have been taken to establish a Golf Course in the campus and then the University will become first University where facilities for Golf will be available.
Vice Chancellor General Shah said he treats all students as his own children and he is always ready to help them. He reiterated that he is committed to accept all the ‘legitimate’ demands of the students. “My only mission is to promote Sir Syed’s vision to promote liberal and modern education to all sections of the society”, he added.
Appealing the students to maintain highest order of discipline in the campus, Vice Chancellor said he would not tolerate indiscipline at any cost and entry of outsiders in University halls has been banned after 10 pm. He also said that he believed in transparency and would not allow regionalism and nepotism to take roots. He warned the students indulging in such types of criminal activities will be handed over to police. He said that the living conditions of the residential halls will be improved. Modern kitchens are being established to provide healthy food to the students. He informed that new Coffee houses will be raised in the campus.
General Shah said that self confidence of students will be enhanced and the standard of English will be upgraded for their bright future. He said traditions of the University will be revived and special drive for the recruitment in Indian Army will be undertaken. Large business houses will be contacted and educational standard will be raised by introducing effective schemes. Separate programme for the personality development will be initiated and literary and cultural activities along with sports will be encouraged.
Audience
Referring to the Students’ Union elections, he clarified that the election will be held according to recommendations of the Lyngdoh Committee, but action will be taken against those who will deface the walls of the University by pasting posters. There will be separate Unions for Women’s College because 90% students and teachers of Women’s College have opined that the problems of girl students are quite different from those of boys and the office bearers of the Students’ Union often barge into the Women’s College premises on lame pretexts. He said that he is not against the gender equality but according to the recommendations of Lyngdoh Committee, the University can have two unions.
Vice Chancellor General Shah assured the students of M. Phil. and PhD to solve their problems at the earliest.
Earlier, while conducting the programme, the Dean, Students’ Welfare, Prof. Kaleem Mohd. Khan highlighted the objectives of the interaction of the Vice Chancellor with the students. Controller of examinations, Prof. Pervez Mustajab clarified the problems in the admission of research scholars.