By TCN News,
Aligarh: Prof. DP Agrawal, Chairman, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) said that the world class universities have launched a massive programme to resolve the needs of society. He urged the University authorities to adopt a new approach for preparing students to render service to the society.
Prof. Agrawal, an alumnus of the Aligarh Muslim University was delivering the keynote address at the two-day national seminar on “Need and Quality of Education of Muslims in India” organized by Centre for Promotion of Educational and Cultural Advancement of Muslims of India (CEPECAMI)”.
Prof. D. P. Agrawal, Chairman, UPSC addressing the seminar on education of Muslims
He pointed out that most of the Indian Muslims lived in cities and most of them traditionally belonged to skilled community. He urged the government to design high level skill programmes so that the agrarian society became an industrious society. He said that no society could grow without vocational education.
Prof. Agrawal said that we are living in a global environment and our standard will be judged by our performances. He urged the University students to appear in the civil service examination in a large number.
He appreciated the efforts of Hamdard Study Circle for preparing students for competitive examinations. He also urged the University to encourage students to appear in the civil service exams and provide them all necessary facilities.
Prof. Agrawal said that the Aligarh Muslim University is considered one of the most prestigious institutions in the country. He said it should channelize the services of its alumni and invite them as role model for the present students. He said that AMU should also adopt new model of education and identify new areas to cater better employment options to the lower and middle class communities.
In his presidential remarks, AMU Vice Chancellor, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Zameer Uddin Shah said that the security of the country is our responsibility. He said that the University was trying to provide quality education. He said that two students have been selected in NDA and hope more students will join the security services in future.
Gen. Shah said that some students are demanding concession in class attendance. They are not serious to their studies and wasting their time and money. He said that the University would remove such elements.