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CONVOCATION ADDRESS OF THE CHIEF GUEST DR.G.SRINIVAS,JOINT SECRETARY, UGC,SOUTHERN REGION, HYDERABAD

HIGHER EDUCAITON AS A MEANS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

"Education is a virtual asset for comprehensive development of human beings. It endows an individual with rationality, reason, responsibility and right thinking abilities. Education and Health continue to be critical requirements for growth and Development more essentially in rural areas. It could be understood by various factors such as mass migration of people from rural to urban areas for want of quality education, health care, employment and new opportunities. This trend is further accentuated by dwindling infrastructure and facilities in rural areas. Inclusive Development can be realized only by reversing these critical aspects.

In order to achieve this, we ought to encourage and strengthen rural educational institutions. This single measure will have cascading effect and trigger positive developments. Through the rural institutions we should able to address the following specific areas:

Ø Enhancing the competencies of rural students with global standards

Ø Soft skills development of students.

Ø Reducing pre-dominant agricultural dependence.

Ø Increasing the Health& Hygiene awareness among rural people

The Vivekananda College, Thiruvedakam, Madurai district,TamilNadu has evolved as an unique institution the country. The objective of the institution is simultaneous education of hand, heart and head. It primarily caters to the needs of socio economically dis-advantaged rural population. There is a great emphasis on inculcating spiritual, ethical and moral values among its students.

The institution is fully residential with gurukula mode of life-training. The College is affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai,It is a UGC , New Delhi recognized Autonomous institution and re accredited with A Grade by NAAC, Bangalore. The institution is offering vide ranging program options i.e., UG (6), P.G.(4), Research (4), Diploma (4) and Certificate Courses (28). It has a strong Alumni association contributing to the development of institution in various ways.

There is a strong community orientation with several initiatives launched by this college for the development of surrounding villages fostering College-Neighborhood relationship. It is expected that this kind of institutions will produce students of high quality who will become leaders but not workers alone. These students will serve as catalysts in rural transformation. I strongly believe that the students of this institution stand out differently from others. The Management,Principal,Faculty,Staff and students deserve deep appreciation for bringing institution to this respectable standing.

Young students, you are fortunate in receiving your Higher Education from such an illustrious institution known for quality education with ethical values. Good institutions are built by excellent minds. No institution will rise above the quality of its teachers. The Vivekananda College strongly believes in nurturing quality of faculty, students and staff. This is the primary requisite for the development of any institution. The institution provides conducive environment for academic excellence. Direct relationship between teachers and students is observed. Great thrust is laid on value education.

Today, is an auspicious occasion in which you all are receiving degrees and diplomas. I feel fortunate to be with you. I personally consider that time is very important in human life and therefore its effective as well as efficient utilization is must for all of you. Whatever area of activity you choose for yourself, see to it that results of high standard are obtained by you. The essence of whole life is survival of the best. Hope that all of you will engage yourself into innovations which will bring out substantial change in the lives of socio-economically disadvantaged rural population. Let us make rural India land of opportunities through quality higher education."

Brief Resume of Dr.G.Srinivas:

Dr.G.Srinivas is currently the Joint Secretary & Head of South Eastern Regional Office(SERO), Hyderabad of University Grants Commission. Prior to this assignment, he had worked as Registrar, Technology Information Forecasting & Assessment Council of (TIFAC ), New Delhi. He had also worked as Deputy advisor at National Assessment & Accreditation council (NAAC), Bangalore.

Dr. Srinivas is a doctorate in Plant Sciences from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and obtained MHRM from Annamalai University. He was awarded National Scholarship for consistently good academic record. He has publications in National & International Journals in the areas of Environmental Biology and Higher Education policy planning. He is also one of the trained assessors of NAAC, Bangalore and as served as Member of Peer Teams which assessed several Institutions.

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