15/12/2025
SRINAGAR, Dec 14: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday chaired the 84th Meeting of the University Council of the University of Kashmir (KU), at Lok Bhavan, Srinagar.
The Lieutenant Governor, who is also the Chancellor of the University, emphasized the need to introduce contemporary, interdisciplinary and skill-oriented academic programmes aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP-2020).
He stressed that the University must focus on innovation, employability, and entrepreneurship, while ensuring that academic initiatives respond to local and regional developmental needs. The Chancellor also advised the University to strengthen integrated and professional programmes to meet emerging academic and industry requirements.
The University Council, which met under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, accorded in-principle approval to several important academic and administrative agenda items. These included the adoption of a revised Policy Mechanism for Admission of Forei...