 | Beyond Nehru-Gandhis: UGC to name research centres after ‘unsung’ heroes like S Radhakrishnan and others |
| published on : 08-29-2014 |
| Category : University Grant Commission |
| For decades, the Nehru-Gandhis have 'made' their names in centres of excellence, but it's now the turn of a whole new lot to lend their glory to India's best research chairs and institutions.
In what would mark a fresh change in the education iconography of the country, the University Grants Commission is embarking on a mission to identify a host of unsung social figures/thinkers and recognise their contribution by dedicating research centres in their name.
ET learns that Jan S ..
Chairman Ved Prakash told ET that the regulatory body would soon set up a committee to propose the names of social reformers and thinkers. "The committee will draw up a list based on the contribution made by them in different fields. Once the personalities are finalised we will either name chairs or centres of excellence after them, which will propagate their work and conduct further research in their area of expertise."
UGC will start each centre of excellence with an initial grant of ..
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