Director Colleges Twinkle Suri Reviews Challenges Faced by Kashmir Division’s Degree Colleges
Convener News Desk
SRINAGAR, October 17: Director Colleges, Jammu and Kashmir, Prof. (Dr.) Twinkle Suri, on Saturday held an interactive meeting with principals of government degree colleges in the Kashmir Division to discuss institutional challenges and measures to improve academic and administrative functioning.
The meeting was held at Government College for Women, M.A. Road, Srinagar, where principals highlighted issues concerning their respective institutions.
Addressing the gathering, Prof. Suri stressed the need to understand ground-level challenges to develop effective policies for higher education institutions. She called for better coordination among stakeholders and collective efforts to improve academic delivery.
She said principals play a key role not only in administration but also in academic leadership, faculty guidance and student development. She emphasised the need to strengthen their leadership capacities to help them address institutional requirements effectively.
The Director Colleges also underlined the importance of addressing student grievances and called for effective implementation of mentorship programmes across government degree colleges to provide students with appropriate guidance and support.
Highlighting the need to prepare students for emerging employment opportunities, she stressed the promotion of innovation, research and skill development in line with the objectives of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
During the interactive session, principals shared their views on college functioning and raised various academic, administrative and infrastructural concerns.
Prof. Suri assured them that the issues discussed would be taken up for appropriate redressal. She said sustained engagement and coordination among stakeholders were essential to strengthen higher education across the Kashmir Division.
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