Education Ministry Approves 7 New Departments at Central University of Karnataka

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• New Departments and Programmes:

the ministry of Education has approved seven new departments/programmes at the Central University of Karnataka (CUK), including:
– Masters in Library and Information Science
– M.Sc Statistics and Data Analytics
– Five-year integrated Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
– B.Tech Computer Science Engineering
– M.Tech Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
– M.Sc Genetics and Genomics, along with restructuring life sciences into Plant Science & Animal Science.

• Faculty Expansion: The Ministry sanctioned 29 new faculty positions for these initiatives.

• Center of Excellence in High Frequency Electronics: Established in collaboration with ISRO, DRDO, and Keysight Technologies at a cost over ₹2 crore to train manpower.

• Research Grants: CUK received substantial funding for research:

– ₹16 crore for research activities this year.
– ₹11.5 crore under Anusadhan NRF’s PAIR program.
– Dedicated grants for Chemistry (₹1.67 crore), Visvesvaraya PhD programme (₹3 crore), scientific infrastructure establishment, and model self-sustained ecosystem development through CSR (₹1.21 crore).

• Instrumentation Centre: A state-of-the-art Instrumentation Centre costing ₹60 crore has been set up for advanced scientific research tools.

• Infrastructure Development Grant: The Ministry sanctioned ₹201.86 crore to construct two new academic blocks, two hostels accommodating 500 boys/girls each, plus staff quarters.

• Staff Recruitment & Vacancies: CUK recently recruited:

– Teaching: Increased strength to 175; but still facing shortages with vacancies totaling around 35 posts.
– Non-teaching: Total staff now stands at a full complement of about100 newly absorbed people.- Additionally Focus likely emphasized EPrationalizing etc.turnaduate given areas adjusted Several_CURs More Pvt yetissements.