Manmohan for institutional reforms in universities

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that the universities in the country are in need of a new wave of reforms that will enable them to augment existing talent.
Addressing the students and dignitaries at the 12th annual convocation ceremony of the Goa University here on Friday during his two-day visit to the State, the Prime Minister said, “There has to be openness to lateral entry into teaching and research staff and a willingness to try new pedagogical methodologies and technologies to access teaching materials and database.”
Goa Governor S. C. Jamir, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, Goa University Vice-Chancellor Dileep N. Deobagkar and other dignitaries were present.
Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, was conferred with an honorary doctorate of the Goa University by the Prime Minister. Melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar, the second recipient of the honorary doctorate, could not make it for the ceremony.