Autonomy proposal awaits VC’s nod

Citing the example of the University Department of Chemical Technology, an autonomous body, she reasoned that autonomy will improve the education system in the next millennium.

Praising the MGM college for removing the stress related to examinations by recently conducting them ona beach, Dr Deshmukh added that she has spoken to the university controller of examination to devise methods for making exams stress-free and holding them on schedule.

Concerned about the meagre salaries being offered by the UGC to full-time lecturers, Dr Deshmukh pointed that the face of the education system will certainly change for the better in the coming years. Part-time visiting faculty members will also be encouraged to impact education. When asked why American authors were preferred to Indian ones in the university management courses, she replied: “Quite a few management books by Indians have also been published. In fact, the Mumbai University plans to publish a management text book for the present MBA syllabus.”