Heritage Committee writes to custodian University of Mysore seeking immediate repairs The 113-year-old Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion, a heritage structure located in the sprawling Manasagangothri campus, housing some of the finest priceless artefacts, is lying in a state of neglect and disrepair even after philanthropist and Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murty spending Rs. 1.17 crore to…
Students protest against University’s decision to conduct exams in a hurry
July 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly opposing the University of Mysore’s (UoM) decision to conduct annual exams for final year Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate students in a hurry at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading fast, the University students under the banner of AIDSO (All India Democratic Students Organisation), staged a demonstration if front of Crawford Hall here…
Mysore Varsity’s final exams time-table will be out soon: VC
July 25, 202031 students of Universities move Supreme Court against UGC’s final exam rules Mysore/Mysuru: Exams for the final year students of the University of Mysore will be held in September as directed by the State Government. The examination process will be completed by the end of September, said University of Mysore Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. G. Hemantha…
Guest Lecturers demand regularisation of services
July 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) Guest Lecturers Association has demanded regularisation of services of Guest Lecturers serving in various Universities and First Grade Colleges across the State. In a press release, the Association said that Guest Lecturers have been serving in various Universities across the State for about 25 years. But their services have…
University exams in August: MLC urges VC to hold meeting with College Principals
July 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar declaring recently that the University has proposed to hold final year Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Degree exams in August, JD(S) MLC Marithibbegowda has urged the VC to hold a meeting with College Principals on the precautionary and safety measures to be taken at all…
Mysore University VC writes letter to Govt. seeking fresh dates for K-SET exam
July 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the University of Mysore (UoM) postponing the conduct of K-SET (Karnataka State Eligibility Test) exam three times due to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, University Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar has written to the Government seeking to conduct the exam either on Aug. 30 or Sept. 9. The UoM is the Nodal Authority…
Mysore Varsity, KSOU hostels as COVID Care facilities
July 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As most beds in the important hospitals are occupied or reserved for COVID-19 patients who are asymptomatic, the State Government plans to convert even hostels belonging to educational institutes and universities to treat not-so-critical patients at the temporary COVID Care Centres. Taking facilities available in educational institutes is among the latest measures adopted by…
K-SET likely to be postponed again
July 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM), which is the nodal agency to conduct K-SET (Karnataka – State Eligibility Test) for appointment of Assistant Professors in First Grade Colleges, is likely to postpone the exam for the third time, as COVID-19 pandemic is spreading fast across the State. K-SET Co-ordinator Prof. K. Rajashekar told Star…
‘Print media functioning with a sense of social responsibility’
July 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Department of Journalism and Mass Communication Professor Dr. Niranjan Vanalli has opined that print media is functioning with a sense of social responsibility and public service during the present Coronavirus crisis. He was speaking at a webinar on Monday organised by the Department of Studies (DoS) in Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Mysore…
University staff at Crawford Hall to function with 50% strength
July 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Coronavirus has hit the University of Mysore (UoM) headquarters too, as an employee working at Crawford Hall tested COVID-19 positive on Saturday. Soon after the employee was found positive, the University authorities sanitised and disinfected the entire premises and Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar ordered for working at 50 percent strength. Speaking to Star…
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