Haryana Government to set up six colleges

By Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, MAY 29

The Haryana Government will set up six new government colleges at Satnali in Mahendragarh district, Sampla in Rohtak district, Kharkhoda in Sonipat district, Bahal in Bhiwani district, Bharia in Kurukshetra district and Jasia in Rohtak district from next academic session.  

            This was stated by Principal Secretary Higher Education Mr. S.S. Prasad while addressing a seminar on the topic of ‘Catalyzing Reforms in Higher Education” organised at Confederation of Indian Industry here today.

            While emphasizing on the quality in higher education, Mr. Prasad said that the government had already taken effective measures for capacity building in this direction. Now efforts are being made to improve quality of education. He said that during last six years, the number of universities in the state has gone up from nine to 34. Apart from this, 28 new colleges had been opened during last five year. Language labs have also been started in 31 colleges for improvement of communication skills and to enhance employability of the students, he added.

            He said that Haryana will become as an educational hub in near future. Private Universities Act had been enacted as a result of which 14 private universities had been opened so far in the state. He said that Rajiv Gandhi Education City is being developed at Kundli in Sonipat where world class educational institutes would set up their centres, he added.

            The seminar was attended by a number of educationists, senior officers of the government and a number of  other dignitaries.