Jishnu Dev Verma has directed Maharashtra’s cluster universities to make focused and consistent efforts to improve their presence in national rankings. Speaking at a review meeting at Lok Bhavan, he noted that only a few state universities currently feature in rankings despite having prestigious affiliated colleges.

Mumbai: In a review meeting on Monday, the Governor and Chancellor of Universities Jishnu Dev Verma instructed the cluster universities in the state to make more planned and consistent efforts to improve their performance in the national ranking. Currently, only one or two universities in Maharashtra have found a place in the national ranking, while he also highlighted the need to change this picture.

Review Meeting of Four Cluster Universities Held at Lok Bhavan

A review meeting of four cluster universities in the state was held at Lok Bhavan on Monday. In this meeting, the Governor took a detailed review of the performance of the cluster universities and gave guidance. Although the cluster universities are relatively new, the colleges affiliated to them are old and prestigious, so he said that they should focus on achieving a place in the national ranking by utilizing this strength.

Stating that it is necessary to completely eradicate tuberculosis in the backdrop of the national goal of ‘Developed India’, the Governor appealed to the universities to actively participate in the ‘TB Mukt Bharat’ campaign. He also gave instructions to conduct poster competitions, jingles competitions in Marathi and Hindi languages and various innovative activities to create awareness among students.