Face-reader attendance system at Mangalore varsity on anvil

Mangalore University will introduce face-reader attendance system for the teaching, non teaching staff and students at the university campus, two constituent colleges in Mangaluru and Madikeri and at Chikkaluvara PG Centre shortly, said Mangalore University Vice Chancellor Prof K Byrappa.

Speaking at the academic council meeting here on Tuesday, he said that for the teaching and non teaching staff, the system will be introduced within two months. The system will be introduced for the students from the coming academic year. The Syndicate has given its nod for the introduction of the system.

The VC said that the State government has sanctioned Rs 80 crore for the Advanced Science Research Centre at Belapu, proposed by the Mangalore University. The recently held Cabinet has agreed to release Rs 15 crore for the purpose as first installment.

New affiliations

The Academic Council has approved the new affiliation to five colleges in its jurisdiction. A total of seven colleges had applied for new affiliation. However, the affiliation to two colleges were withheld as the local inspection committee was asked to revisit the colleges to inspect the facilities, in the month of May.

The VC said “the university will write to ‘The Vinci International Institute of Design, Mangaluru’ and ‘Nidhi Institute of Creative Art and Management, Mangaluru’ on fulfilling the conditions laid down by the local inspection committee (LIC) and the committee will revisit the college to ensure that conditions are fulfilled before sanctioning affiliations.”

Other five new colleges are BGS First Grade College, Kavoor; Alva’s Evening College, Moodbidri; Nishara Degree College, Harekala; Meredian College of Hotel Management, Koteshwara and Green Mountain Evening College, Madikeri.

The Council gave its nod to continue the affiliation of 92 private colleges, of which LIC will visit two colleges for re inspection. The affiliations of twenty two private colleges continued and extended. The council also gave its nod to continue the affiliation of 22 government colleges and the LIC will revisit a college for inspection. The affiliations of 13 government colleges were extended and continued.

The VC directed Joint Director of Collegiate Education Raghavendra Patil to write to the government on e-journals for colleges.

Joint Director said “if the government colleges lack basic facilities, then it will be brought to the notice of the government to improve the facilities. If the University fails to give its nod for continuing the affiliation, then we can not do anything to improve the college. The LIC should not consider government colleges that are in an infancy stage on par with the
private colleges.”

Evening college

The Mangalore University has decided to start evening college in one of its constituent college at Mangaluru for the next academic year. The council has also decided to start first grade college by Vishwamangala Education Society in the Mangalore University campus at Mangalagangothri. In the beginning, BA and BCom courses will be started.

Special classes

The academic council gave its nod to conduct special classes for foreign students who will face attendance shortage owing to late admission, to make up the attendance shortage.
As per the guidelines of the government, 75 per cent attendance is mandatory for a student to write the examination. To make up the lost classes, special classes will be conducted. The Chancellor has given his nod to statute governing the establishment of post graduate department of Industrial Chemistry in Mangalore University.

With this, the university will have 26 departments.  Registrar Prof P S Yadapadithaya, Registrar (Evaluation) Prof B Narayana and Finance Officer Prof Pakkerappa were present.