press release 26-07-2011 iao grants candidacy status to bangalore university

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IAO grants Candidacy Status to Bangalore University

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July 2011, New Delhi, India:IAO is glad to announce that the

accreditation committee has recommended Candidacy Status to Bangalore

UniversityBangalore. The candidacy status has been granted to Bangalore

University in the light of the great contributions made by Bangalore University

in the area of academics and allied areas in the past few decades and in the

current times under the dynamic leadership of Prof. N. Prabhu Dev.

Bangalore University (commonly known as BU, Kannada: ) is a public

university located in Bangalore, Karnataka State, India. The university is one of

the oldest in India, dating back to 1886. The university is a part of The

Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and nears the status of "Potential for

Excellence" which is reserved for the top 10 universities in India under the

Guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC).The University is

engaged in research through MoU with foreign and local universities,

organizations and institutions. Numbers of its departments are identified byUGC as Centres of Excellence.

The University was opened as the Central College, Bangalore in 1886, by the

British Government to award University degrees. It was renamed as the

Bangalore University from Central College, Bangalore by the UGC, India on July

10, 1964 by the government under the then State of Mysore to consolidate

institutions of higher education in the city of Bangalore.

The university now operates from two campuses - the Central College Campus

and the JnanaBharathi Campus.

The Central College, Bangalore (established in 1886) and the University

Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE) (established in 1912) (the two

original institutions in Bangalore) were subsumed into this university. With the

promulgation of the Karnataka State Universities Ordinance of 1975, which

aimed at bringing uniformity to all universities in the state, the univers ity lost


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its federal character and became a state-affiliated university. In 1973, the

University moved to the Jnana Bharathi Campus located on 1,100 acres (4.5km2) of land.

The Bangalore University gave birth to universities like Visvesvaraya

Technological University, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and the

National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences.

The university's Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM) has been designated by

ISRO to train astronauts for the Indian space program. Bangalore University

has been awarded the Sir M Visvesvarya chair from ISRO to perform research

in space science.

Because the University produces the largest number of Ph.Ds in India, it has

acquired a good reputation among foreign universities. Consequently, the

university hosts a growing number of foreign students.

Bangalore University is Ranked 13th among 50 0 universities/institutions in

India(India Today Nelson servey).

The Candidacy Status was recommended to Bangalore University in the light of

its overall contributions to academics, research, and splendid Placement TrackRecord and the various evidences provided by Bangalore University and their

overall process compliance of International Accreditation Organization i.e. IAO

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The accreditation process was initiated with the process of application

followed by submission of the required information and other annexures

required for the accreditation process. The detailed review, report and

recommendations along with recommendations of various other members of

the accreditation committtee was forwarded for awarding Candidacy Status

to Bangalore University.

The University has demonstrated high standards of teaching and research.


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The Vice-Chancellor is Dr. N. Prabhudev. In 2001, the university was accredited

by NAAC and received Five Star Status. The university then once againreaccredited under the new grading system with a grade A.

Sir C.V.Raman, Nobel Laureatephysicist, was associated with the University

while working at the Indian Institute of Science.He had announced his Nobel

winning work at the University premises based in Central College, Bangalore in

1927.He was awarded the Nobel prize in 1930.

Professor Leonid Hurwicz who served Bangalore University as a Professor in

Economics won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2007. Professor Hurwicz

served as a Professor of Economics at Bangalore University from 1965-1968.During his Fulbright year, he taught classes at Bangalore University. Professor

Hurwicz credits his Fulbright experience as "an important phase in my

development and a significant influence in the development of my economic

theories."

A committee monitors research activity in the University. Over 85% of the

faculty members of the University have doctoral degrees and they are engaged

in guiding research scholars. Faculty members are eligible to guide students

after 5 years of teaching and publications in peer reviewed journals.

The number of Ph.D. awarded during the past five years is about 600. There

are over 1044 students currently registered for Ph.D. and about one fifth of

them are part-time Ph.D. students. The University encourages college teachers

from affiliated institutions to carry out research in the post graduate

departments. Several teachers of colleges work under the Faculty

Improvement Program (FIP) of the Government. About 10% of the students are

NET scholars.

The university offers research fellowships to one or two students a department

in each academic year to promote research activity. The SC/ST Cell of theUniversity provides financial assistance to the SC/ST students for preparation

of the dissertation at postgraduate, M.Phil. and Ph.D. levels. There is one

hostel exclusively for research students. A majority of the research scholars are

drawn from the jurisdiction area of the University.


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The university has developed 5 years integrated Masters courses in science,

arts, business and social science.

The faculty published over 1300 papers in learned journals during past five

years. However, only about one third of the faculty members are publishing

regularly. Faculty members have made original contributions in the fields of

Fluid Mechanics (Mathematics), Organo silicon chemistry, peptide synthesis

and organo-metallic chemistry (chemistry), Aquatic Biology and Fisheries

(Zoology), tissue-culture techniques for rare plants (Microbiology and Botany),

Petrology and Geochemistry (Geology), Highway road research (Civil

Engineering), mulberry research (Sericulture), collection of rare Kannada

manuscripts and cultural folklore artefacts and translation of significant worksof literature from Indian languages into Kannada (Kannada) and in Oral History.

Awards include the fellowships from National Academy of Science, Indian

National Science Academy, Royal Society Bursary.

The University monitors research activity of the faculty members through

annual performance appraisal reports. Publication linked incentives to the

faculty in the form of reduction of teaching load and enhanced funding from

the University resources may be considered.

The Department of Sericulture is involved in the extension activities by offeringexpertise to farmers and officials of the Government with regard to production

of silk.

The research activity of the Departments of the University is well recognized in

the form of special grants from the University Grants Commission (UGC). The

Departments of Chemistry, Mathematics, Psychology, Zoology, Physics and

Geology are receiving special grants from UGC in the form of DRS, SAP and

COSIST to the tune of Rs.20 million for the development activities. Several

faculty members have major research projects supported by the Department

of Science and Technology (DST), the Department of Biotechnology (DBT),

UGC, CSIR, Department of Non-conventional Energy Sources etc. The faculty

was able to generate about Rs.80 million du ring the past five years. The

highway road research itself generated over Rs.20 million.

The DSA Center in Fluid Mechanics of the Department of Mathematics

conducts research in applied mathematics. Research work by the faculty in the


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center resulted in 31 publications in the past year in international journals.

One of the faculty members associated with the center has been conferred the

VV Narlikar award.

In the liberal arts and language departments, Kannada is active in research

publications and publishing of books. The department collects rare Kannada

manuscripts and cultural artefacts. The Department has published an

annotated directory of the manuscripts in its possession and has also set up a

small museum of cultural items collected from Karnataka. The department

offers expertise to the Government in promotion of the state language.

The Research output of the Department of Political Science specialises inHuman Rights, Election Studies, Civil Society, and Women Empowerment in

Karnataka Government. The Department has represented India in an

international research project World Value Survey in which 65 countries

participate. Bangalore University is working as a nodal centre for Asia in this

project.

The Department of History is doing research work in the areas of art history,

Women Studies, modern history of Karnataka, freedom movement and

nationalism.

The contribution from the Department of Sociology is in the areas of Sociology

of Women, Family and Kinship, Sociology of medicine, and Sociology of

Markets. The department of Social Work has carried out state sponsored

projects and some of the findings have been adopted by the Karnataka State.

The Department of communication has a production unit and is pr oducing

program capsules for broadcasting through public channels in collaboration

with Doordarshan. A studio has been set up in collaboration with Doordarshan.

The Department can be made a nodal agency for the production of weekly

student magazine, which can act a catalyst for student progression.

The faculty of the university published over 150 scholarly books during the past

five years. Some of the books in the fields of Mathematics, Zoology, and

Physical Education are used by the undergraduate students.


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The university is promoting holding of research symposia/seminars/workshops

of national and international level to advance research culture in the

Departments. During the last five years, the University has organized about 84

conferences/seminars/workshops/annual meetings of the Indian National

Science Congress.

The university is promoting a research attitude among faculty by providing

leave to pursue studies in national and international institutes. About 10% of

the faculty have availed themselves of this leave. The university has a provision

for granting sabbatical leave to senior faculty.

The consultancy services that are offered by the post graduate departmentsare largely informal.In addition, several departments such as Communications,

Psychology, Statistics, Environmental Science, English, Computer Application

and Geology offer certificate courses to the public as a part of extension

activities and also for generating funds for the University. The city campus at

Central College, Bangalore University is used for this purpose.

About IAO:www.iao.org

International Accreditation Organization (IAO) is an international educational

quality assurance agency working to enhance the standards of educationaround the world.Accreditation and educational quality assurance are essential

factors that complete the educational ecosystem. While regional accreditation

bodies have dutifully evaluated education providers on a regional scale; a body

to recognize and accredit education providers on an international scale was

needed in the wake of growing globalization. With more students studying at

Educational Institutions or working for companies outside their home country,

it was imperative to create standards that are both regionally and

internationally recognized and accepted.

The India chapter of IAO is in charge of standardizing and promoting traditional

and non- traditional education in the India region. We have native members in

our team who are well aware of the dynamics of India education system and

possess the necessary expertise and knowledge to serve in the education field

in India.


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The India chapter is responsible for organizing seminars, workshops and

education expos; it also facilitates IAO in serving education institutions and

other stakeholders within the India region.

To accomplish the challenge, IAO created a unique Points Profile System by

organizing the best global practices in education at one place. This evaluation

criteria was developed by gathering the common educational quality assurance

standards from all over the world in collaboration with regional accreditation

bodies. IAO's Point Profile System works as general basis of evaluation for any

education provider, regardless of its regional location. The core focus of the

Points Profile System is to work as an additional international accreditation for

education providers that will supplement their regional accreditation.

The Points Profile System is a dynamic and evolving system that is continually

updated in order to cater new developments in the academic world. In relation

to this, IAO is also working upon a Points Profile System for students on an

individual level that will increase individual acceptability and recognition of

students in both educational sector and the employer market.

IAO owes its success to its strong network and team of accreditation

professionals spread in over 25 countries around the world. I AO has also

collaborated with regional accreditation bodies to supplement their strict

accreditation methods with its expertise of standardizing the educational

environment internationally. IAO's expertise and services are also recognized

by different global accreditation associations.

Values:

y Foster excellence in education all over the world in collaboration with regional

accreditation bodies through the development of criteria and guidelines for

assessing educational effectiveness.

y Encourage institutional improvement of education endeavors across the globe

through continuous self study and evaluation.


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y Ensure the confidence of educational community, the general public, and other

agencies or education providers.

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IAO has formed alliances with renowned regional accreditation bodies for the

promotion and accreditation of traditional, non-traditional and vocational

education in their respective regions. IAO's in ternational accreditation

supplements the regional accreditation with its expertise of Points Profile

System, supported by latest technology to establish, preserve and promote the

finest educational standards worldwide.

For Further Details, Please Contact:

Professor (Dr.) Rana Singh

www.ranasingh.org

Chapter President -India

IAO

E-mail:[email protected]

Phone: +91- 8866971103

Mobile: +91-8800049885

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