Saurashtra University planning courses in port management

Saurashtra University planning courses in port management
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The Saurashtra University is one of the largest universities of Gujarat state in India. It has very vast campus admeasuring 360 acres. It covers five districts of Saurashtra region. It has been accredited FOUR STARS by NAAC, (National Assessment and Accreditation Council), formed by the Government of India. It is a 41 years old University.

Saurashtra University is located at 22.29 North Latitudes, 70.74 East Longitude and the height above MSL is 126.7m. It is connected by Train-route, Air route and Road-route with all the main cities of India.

Saurashtra University is having 28 regular departments including self finance P. G. Department on campus and 207 affiliated colleges offering courses in Medical, Law, Basic Science, Commerce, Management, Humanities, Arts, Music, Religion and Indian Culture. The researchers have made immense contribution to the body of knowledge and added into the fame of university through out the world.

Saurashtra University has established strong links to interact with industries, to provide career counselling to students, to provide facilities to international students, to support economically poor but talented students while their studies and to check regularly the performance of the internal administration system.

New Delhi (PTI): The Saurashtra University in Rajkot, Gujarat is planning to introduce diploma and certificate level courses in "port management", the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

"According to information furnished, Saurashtra University is planning to introduce courses on port management," said Minister of State for Human Resource Development D Purandeswari.

To a question if the Government was planning to introduce port management courses in all Central Universities, she said, in a written reply, the Centre has no role in their decision making process with regard to starting such courses.

The central and state universities and institutions deemed to be universities are free to introduce such courses when appropriate.

However, the programme has to be specified by UGC by notification in the official gazette with the approval of the Central Government, she said.

The Minister further said that Veer Narmad South Gujarat University has no intention of starting such courses in reply to another question.