<p>Bangalore University will receive a grant of Rs 5.5 lakh from ISRO every year for the next five years. after which the grant will be reviewed, based on performance,<br />Registrar of Bangalore University, Sanjay Veer Singh said that the chair will be named the Sir M Visvesvaraya ISRO research chair.<br /><br />An outstanding scientist will be selected for the post; he will guide the university’s research in the field of space technology. <br /><br />The chair may be set up at the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, or at the Bangalore University’s department of Physics.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the University has set up a five member Academic Audit Committee to look into the complaints of the B Ed examinations. <br /><br />The committee will be headed by Professor R M Ranganath, and will look into the reported failure of colleges to complete the syllabus. <br /><br />At a meeting held on Thursday, the Syndicate also agreed to set up a commission on the marks cards scandal and other examination-related irregularities. <br /><br />The Syndicate also accepted that the recommendations made by the Local Inquiry Committees regarding fresh affiliation and renewal of affiliation be subjected to an inquiry headed by a retired High Court Judge.<br /><br />These suggestions were put forth by members Y A Narayana Swamy and D Ayyappa, who were both reportedly rebuffed by the Syndicate recently. <br /><br />Both, as chairmen of LICs, had recommended affiliations and new courses for colleges that had not even submitted formal applications.</p>
<p>Bangalore University will receive a grant of Rs 5.5 lakh from ISRO every year for the next five years. after which the grant will be reviewed, based on performance,<br />Registrar of Bangalore University, Sanjay Veer Singh said that the chair will be named the Sir M Visvesvaraya ISRO research chair.<br /><br />An outstanding scientist will be selected for the post; he will guide the university’s research in the field of space technology. <br /><br />The chair may be set up at the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, or at the Bangalore University’s department of Physics.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the University has set up a five member Academic Audit Committee to look into the complaints of the B Ed examinations. <br /><br />The committee will be headed by Professor R M Ranganath, and will look into the reported failure of colleges to complete the syllabus. <br /><br />At a meeting held on Thursday, the Syndicate also agreed to set up a commission on the marks cards scandal and other examination-related irregularities. <br /><br />The Syndicate also accepted that the recommendations made by the Local Inquiry Committees regarding fresh affiliation and renewal of affiliation be subjected to an inquiry headed by a retired High Court Judge.<br /><br />These suggestions were put forth by members Y A Narayana Swamy and D Ayyappa, who were both reportedly rebuffed by the Syndicate recently. <br /><br />Both, as chairmen of LICs, had recommended affiliations and new courses for colleges that had not even submitted formal applications.</p>