PJTSAU top body clears several proposals

Rajendranagar: The 10th Academic Council meeting of the Prof Jayashanakar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) was held in the University Auditorium here on Friday .

PJTSAU Vice Chancellor Dr Praveen Rao chaired the Academic Council meeting. Registrar Dr S Sudheer Kumar and Deans of various faculties and several internal and external members of Academic council participated in deliberations held on academic and administrative issues concerned to the university and passed the resolutions.

The Academic Council passed a resolution for proposed enhancement of the 100 B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture course seats from 563 to 663 (which include all categories) seats under payment and NRI sponsored quota. In which 75 seats will be filled under payment quota and remaining 25 seats will be filled under NRI sponsored quota. The payment seats will be filled as per the government norms and based on the merit secured in the Telangana EAMCET.

Dr Praveen Rao said the seats under payment and NRI quota will be filled after getting the final approval from the State government. In view of the growing demand for B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture course seats, the university proposed to increase the number of seats under NRI sponsored and Payment quota, the VC said.

The Academic Council also gave approval for reintroduction of PG program in Statistics & Mathematics at the College of Agriculture, Rajendrangar, and also gave the approval for the reduction of seats in Agriculture Polytechnic course, which was offering in university polytechnics from 330 to 220 seats.

The other resolutions of the Academic Council are as follows. The faculty of Home Science name has changed to Community Science, the University Library name has changed to Knowledge Management Center, B.Sc (Hons.)community course seats were increased to 75 from 59 seats for the academic year 2019-20, The New Gold Medal sponsored in the name of Professor Mohammed Taskeen AliNiaze Gold medal" by their Children who settled in US, which will be awarded to the who secured Highest O.G.P.A in the M.Sc Agriculture course.

Deans of Various faculties Dr. Sathyanarayana, Dr. Vijayalaxmi, Dr. Sadasivarao, Dr. Vishnuvardhan reddy Several Academic council members were attended the meeting.