Mysore/Mysuru: University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar has called for appropriate use of advanced technology in higher education, especially at a time when online teaching and learning is becoming the order of the day. He was speaking after inaugurating a one-day IQAC sponsored webinar on ‘Better practices in online teaching’ organised at…
UoM fake answer sheet racket case: CCB Police arrest two students
June 16, 2021Hunt on to trace prime accused Mysore/Mysuru: The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police, on Monday evening, have arrested two students, who are involved in the University of Mysore (UoM) B.Sc Chemistry answer paper racket and have launched a hunt to nab prime accused Mohammed Nisar, who is absconding. The arrested are Chandan and Chethan. They…
UoM fake answer sheet racket case: All six accused to appear for enquiry on June 22
June 13, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Internal Committee of the University of Mysore has issued notices to those accused in the answer script racket to appear before it on June 22 for enquiry. Internal Committee head Prof. A.P. Jnanaprakash, who is also the Registrar (Evaluation) of Mysore University told Star of Mysore that notices have been served to the…
UoM fake answer sheet racket case: CCB takes over probe
June 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A day after a case was registered at Mandi Police Station following the busting of University of Mysore’s (UoM) fake answer sheet racket, the CCB (City Crime Branch) ACP C.K. Ashwathnarayan has taken over conduct of investigation. Mandi Police Inspector Narayanaswamy, who has now been suspended and a few staff of Mandi Police Station,…
Hushed up! All accused in UoM fake answer sheet racket let off
June 10, 2021Mandi Police Inspector, staff booked at same Station Mysore/Mysuru: Busting a fake answer script racket being run under the wings of University of Mysore (UoM), the Mandi Police hushed up the matter without public knowing about the crime that was busted at a city lodge. Shockingly, even the Police top brass of the city were…
Mysore University develops new kit for rapid COVID testing
June 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In what could be a major breakthrough in advanced COVID testing, scientists of University of Mysore (UoM) have come up with a new COVID detection kit with an accuracy rate as high as above 90 percent. Announcing this at a press meet at Vijnana Bhavan in Manasagangothri here this morning, Prof. K.S. Rangappa, Distinguished…
Mysore University plans to hold Convocation in October
June 3, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: University of Mysore (UoM) is planning to hold its 101st Annual Convocation during October this year, if Corona situation comes under control. Centenary Convocation of the Varsity was supposed to be held in March, 2020. But it was held online on Oct. 19, 2020 with address by PM Narendra Modi. “We are planning to…
Mysore Varsity to provide free higher education to students who lost parents to COVID
May 29, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Syndicate Meeting of University of Mysore (UoM) has decided to reserve 5 seats in Under Graduate Colleges and Post Graduate Centres in its jurisdiction for those students whose parents have succumbed to Coronavirus. The meeting, held under the Chairmanship of Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, UoM, here yesterday, expressed its concern over the…
Simple celebrations mark Buddha Poornima in city
May 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 induced lockdown in force, the Buddha Poornima celebrations in city was a simple affair, marked by garlanding of Buddha’s statue and holding of virtual programmes. As part of the celebrations, Buddha’s Statue in Manasagangothri campus was garlanded at a programme organised by the University of Mysore’s Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Studies and Extension…
UoM employees to donate one day salary for COVID Care
May 22, 2021Rs. 50 lakh to be handed over to District Administration Mysore/Mysuru: The employees of the University of Mysore (UoM) have come forward to donate their one day salary for the treatment of COVID-19 victims. At an online meeting held under the Presidentship of UoM Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar at Vijnana Bhavan in Manasagangothri…
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