In the sector of developmental activities, the IV Plan period bears a distinct mark as compared to the earlier Plans so far as the implementation of various schemes and projects is concerned.
Building projects Excepting the second, third and fourth phases of the Hospital complex which continue as spill-over to the V Plan schemes, most of the building projects of other faculties have been completed and are in occupation and use of the concerned departments of the University.
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UNIVERSITY OF DELHI The Campus has been comparatively free from tensions and disturbances during the year 1975, mainly as a result of the implementation of the 20 point programme announced by the Prime Minister with special reference to the student amenities. Various disciplinary measures have been tightened up in the offices of the University.
Representation of students & teachers-Academic Council The demand for democratic participation, specialty of the student-community in the academic body, has been accepted, and steps have been taken to implement the same to a large extent.
New appointments Dr. R. C. Mehrotra, former Head of the Chemistry Department and Dean of the Faculty of Science, Rajasthan University, took over as Vice-Chancellor on 8th December, 1974 (A.N.) Prof. U. N. Singh, Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics assumed charge of the post of Pro-Vice- chancellor with effect from 29th April, 1975.
Admissions The total number of students admitted during the year 1975-76 was 17,640 including those admitted to the School of Correspondence Courses and those registered as External candidates and Non-Collegiate Women candidates. The total enrolment during the year was 1,32,682.
Health centre The facilities for the health care of students have been augmented and an additional Health centre was established in the South Delhi Campus.
Mess facilities The University has arrived at an arrangement whereby the Super Bazar has opened a branch at the University Campus and is supplying rations and other commodities to the hostels. A concession of 5 to 10 per cent is also given on some of the items supplied to the hostels. Many colleges already have Consumer Co-operative Stores but this year additional stationery and book stalls have been opened in the University and some college.
Student committees This year in place of Unions, Central Students Committees have been nominated in various colleges and at the University. A
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special feature of these committees is that areas of functioning, have been defined. These are:- (1) Debating (2) Cultural Programme (3) Student Amenities (4) Transport (5) Sports (6) Academic Programmes and (7) N.S.S. At the University level, two central Students Committees--one for the Main Campus and other for the South Campus have been constituted. These committees have been functioning effectively since their constitution and have organised a number of academic programmes to educate the student community on the Prime Minister's 20-point economic programme.
20-Point Programme. The Students committees have launched a collective drive for raising adequate funds for the establishment of a Book Bank for the poor and needy students. They also organised seminars and lectures as a part of their anti-dowry campaign.
South Campus While the South Campus was set up mainly to cater to the needs of Post-graduate students residing in the South Delhi area, a beginning towards administrative decentralisation has further been consolidated by deciding to transfer the administrative control of 18 colleges and 12 Law Centres to the Director, South Campus. The Director, South Delhi Campus, will accordingly deal with the administrative and academic matters of all these colleges. In addition, in the third phase of the arrangement, some more colleges will be assigned to him with effect from the 1st of March, 1976.
Criteria for recruitment of teachers With the introduction of the revised pay scales, better minimum qualification for future recruitment of Lecturers in the University as well as in Colleges have been prescribed.
Computer centre In order to cope with the increasing demand for the computer facilities in the University and the surrounding region, the system 360/44 was augmented by installing a Seven Track Tape Drive. a Dual Density Feature and a Plotter.
Hospital facilities The employees of the University and its colleges have been extended hospitalisation facilities in recognised hospitals in Delhi on the same lines as are available to the Central Government employees in Delhi. This Scheme has been sanctioned with effect from the 1st April, 1974.
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Over-time allowance The University has decided with effect from the 1st October, 1975, that work on payment of overtime allowance must cease in all sections and departments of the University, except in very exceptional circumstances.
New courses The following new courses were introduced:-
Diploma in International Law; Diploma in Law of International Institutions; Bachelor of Pharmacy; Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases; and M.Ch. (Cardio-Thoracic Surgery course).
UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD
Campus The Government of Andhra Pradesh have, allotted a site extending over 2300 acres situated at the old Hyderabad-Bombay Highway which is nearly 14 Km. from the centre of the Hydrabad city, for locating the University. The possession of the land was handed over to the University on the 25th March, 1975. The late Miss Padmaja Naidu has bequeathed her property consisting of two buildings known as "Golden Threshold" and "Gopal Clinic" situated in the city of Hyderabad to the University. The Prime Minister dedicated these two buildings to the University when she visited this campus in November, 1975. The University office is now functioning in the "Golden Threshold". "The Gopal Clinic" is being utilised as the Students' Hostel.
Courses During the current academic year the University has started one year M. Phil courses in (i) Organic Chemistry (2) X-ray Crystallography (3) Physical Methods in Structure Determination and Analysis and (4) Computer Methods. These courses commenced on the 1st December, 1975.
One year M. Phil courses in (1) Bio-chemical Techniques, (2) Economics and (3) Enviromental Geo-sciences will commence shortly.
These courses are being conducted with the assistance of the central institutions, situated at Hyderabad.
A two year M. A. course in English has also been started with the assistance' of the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages.
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The University Grants Commission has provided a Fellowship of Rs. 400/- p.m. to the M. Phil students.
Finances During the year 1974-75, the University Grants Commission paid a grant of Rs. 10 lakhs to the University. An expenditure of Rs. 8,08,242 was incurred against this, till the 31st March, 1975.
For the current year 1975-76, there is a provision of Rs. 75 lakhs for the University.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY
Admissions The number of students enrolled for various programmes of study, both on the main campus and at the Centre of Postgraduate Studies, Imphal is 2,500 during the year 1975, of which about 1,644 students are post-graduates.
New Schools The School of Environmental Sciences and the School of Computer and Systems Sciences started functioning during 1975. The seventh school viz. of Creative Arts, is in the process of being set up.
New courses The undermentioned new courses were instituted:
1. Ph.D. in Economics, Environmental Sciences, Computer and Systems Sciences, Hindi, Urdu and Persian;
2. M.Sc. programme in Life Sciences;
3. Two-year M.A. programme in Urdu; and
4. Certificate of Proficiency in Sinhala and Vietnamese.
Tissue Culture Unit The Tissue Culture Unit of the Indian Council of Medical Research has been transferred to the Jawaharlal Nehru University and accommodated in the Animal Tissue Culture Laboratory being set up in the School of Life Sciences.
Participation in conferences etc. Several members of the faculty delivered lectures in other universities/acamedic institutions in the country under the National Lecturership Schemes. Prof. B.D. Nag Chaudhri was invited to be Chairman of the Indian side of the Indo-US sub-commission on Science and Technology. Prof. Rasheeduddin Khan led the Indian side at the Joint Indo-Soviet Commission for
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Cooperation in Social Sciences in Moscow, and Pro. Moonis Raza participated in the deliberations of the Commission as a member. Prof. Moonis Raza has also been requested to accept the Chairmanship of the Section on Methods of Regionalisation of the forthcoming international Geographical Congress scheduled to be held in Moscow in July, 1976.
Research work Research work on as many as 102 research projects sponsored by institutions such as the Indian Council of Social Science Research, the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, The Indian Council of Historical Research, the National Council for Sciences and Technology, etc., are in progress in the various schools.
Scholarships, Freeships Nearly, 1,000 students representing about 50 per cent of the total strength of full-time students received scholarships, freeships and other financial assistance from the University and from other organisations such as the Indian Council of Social Science Research, the University Grants Commission, the Indian Council of Historical Research, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research etc.
Publications Nearly 30 books were published by the members of the faculty of the Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Construction projects Out of eighty residences under construction for the faculty and other employees, nearly 32 have already been occupied and the rest are expected to be occupied by or during 1976. One more Block for 200 students and four wardens has been occupied in July while the remaining two blocks, which will provide residential facilities to 400 students and eight wardens, would be ready for occupation during January/February, 1976. The work on the building of the school of Computer & Systems Sciences has been completed and the installation of the R-1020 Bulgarian Computer is expected to be completed by early February, 1976.
NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY The Government of Meghalaya is acquiring about 1000 acres of land for the North Eastern Hill University campus and this land is likely to be shortly handed over to the University.
Schools The University has planned the setting up of ten schools of which five schools, viz, those of Languages, Special Sciences, Life
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Sciences, Physical Sciences and Education have already been es- tablished and have started functioning through their respective Departments numbering ten in all.
Library The Library has the strength of some 40,000 books at present and it is expected that it will be sufficiently up-to-date and well- equipped within a year to be able to provide the necessary library facilities to the teachers, researchers and students in various dis- ciplines.
Sports camps and workshops During the last two years since its establishment, NEHU organised two Inter-Collegiate Sports Meets and began sending teams in the Inter-University Zonal Tournaments. It organised two Student Leadership Training Camps (in collaboration with the Vishwa Yuvak Kendra of Delhi) and one National Service Scheme Leadership Training Camp. NSS Camps have also been conducted by colleges in different parts of the region under its jurisdiction. It conducted a Workshop in the Social Sciences for college teachers with the help of the Centres for the Study of Social Sciences, Calcutta and hosted the Twelfth Annual Historical Conference of the Institute of Historical Studies, Calcutta. Two workshops, one at Dinapur, Nagaland, and the other at Shillong Meghalaya, were conducted by the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, in cooperation with NEHU. A regional Centre of NEHU at Kohima, Nagaland, was established in 1974. Another Regional Centre of NEHU at Aizawal, Mizoram, is in the process of being set up.
Training centre The University has recently started a Pre-examination Training Centre for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes' and Tribes from the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura and the Union Territories of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram who intend to appear at the I.A.S., and Allied Services Examinations. They are also provided with hostels-one for men and the other for women.
20-Point Economic Programme In pursuance of this programme, seven colleges affiliated to the University have already set up Book Banks.
Students aid fund The University has already established a Students Aid Fund, and is taking steps to, set up such Aid Funds in the affiliated colleges also.
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VISVA-BHARATI
Appointments Dr. Surajit Chandra Sinha, Director in the Anthropological Survey of India, Calcutta joined the University as its Vice-Chancellor vice Dr. P. C. Gupta who relinquished charge of his office on 1.9.1975. Many other eminent scholars also joined the University during the period under review.
Annual Plan Programme (1975-76) In view of the stringent economic situation, the total outlay for 1975-76 was restricted to Rs. 1.50 crores. The amount of development grant during the Fifth Plan period is yet to be determined. The University is, however, continuing its programme on some essential items which are either spill-over from the Fourth Plan or are meant for inclusion in the Fifth Plan outlay out of ad-hoc grants received from the Commission.
Committee on Visva-Bharati The Committee appointed by the Government in February, 1974 under the Chairmanship of Justice S. A. Masud of Calcutta High Court to determine the lines on which the Visva-Bharati may develop and to recommend guidelines for the amendment of the Visva-Bharati Act, has since submitted its report to the Government. The recommendation of the Committee are under examination.
Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute Twelve Fellows/language trainees have come to India during 1975- 76 to conduct research in humanities under its fellowships programme and to study Indian languages.
The Institute has also started a Visiting Lectureship Programme, which is intended to encourage a dialogue between Indian and Canadian Scholars in specialised fields in order to bring first hand information about India and to assist in encouraging Indian Studies programmes in Canadian Universities. Under this programme, three Profesosrs from various Indian Universities have been sent to Canada on a lecture tour during the current academic year.
During July/August 1975 a third group of High School Teachers and undergraduate students visited India under the Summer Programme of the Institute.
Indo-USSR Cultural Exchange Programme Thirty-nine teachers have joined Indian Universities during 1975- 76 for teaching Russian language and literature.
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Indo-French Cultural Exchange Programme