Karnataka plans to have Board of Governors in govt engg colleges

The ‘Karnataka State Public Higher Education Institutions Bill-2022’ that will replace the Karnataka State Universities Act is likely to be placed before the upcoming Legislature session, which will be held in Belagavi from December 19.

The Karnataka government is planning to institute ‘Board of Governors (BoG)’ in government engineering colleges in the state. The Board will have 10 to 15 subject experts from the next academic year once the proposal is approved. Currently, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), Bengaluru has a BoG.  

As per a report published in The Hindu, Higher Education Minister CN Ashwath Narayan said, “Experts from industries, corporate sector, alumni, and academia will be part of the BoG. We believe this will increase the quality of technical education.” 

The ‘Karnataka State Public Higher Education Institutions Bill-2022’ that will replace the Karnataka State Universities Act is likely to be placed before the upcoming Legislature session, which will be held in Belagavi from December 19. The Higher Education Minister met the officials of the Law Department on Tuesday to discuss the Bill. 

The minister admitted technical glitches in the Unified University College Management System (UUCMS) and said some teething problems were there, which will be resolved soon. “By introducing UUCMS, the government has not taken away the autonomy of the universities. UUCMS has indeed helped the universities to conduct exams and announce results on time. Some universities have implemented it 100 per cent and some will take a few more months.” 

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