Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University to get heritage status
Central government would seek the viewpoints of eminent educational institutions and educationists before finalising
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University (RKMVU) is likely to be conferred heritage status.
Human Resource Development Smriti Irani Minister said this while addressing a convocation of the university in Howrah district of West Bengal, reported IANS.
Irani said the government would accord prominence to Swami Vivekananda's thoughts on education when it comes out with the new education policy.
The central government would also seek the viewpoints of eminent educational institutions and educationists before finalising the new policy, she said.
The minister said the new education policy would give thrust on quality education and research and aim to boost the human resources in the country.
RKMVU is a university that is administered by the Ramakrishna Mission. It was declared by Government of India as a Deemed University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956. It has four campuses in Belur, Coimbatore, Ranchi and Narendrapur.
The university attained the status of a deemed university in July 2005. It provides courses on subjects as varied as rural and tribal development, disability management and special education, fundamental science education and Indian cultural and spiritual heritage.
The university's School of Mathematical Science started its academic activities in July 2008. RKMVU is neither self-financing, nor a recipient of any regular funding from any governmental agency.
The classes are conducted at the main campus of the university at Belur and at Vivekananda Research Centre, the ancestral house of Swami Vivekananda in Kolkata.