Prof. Nazeer Ahmed, Vice-Chancellor, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir today called on Governor NN Vohra, Chancellor of the University, at the Raj Bhavan.
Nazeer Ahmad informed the Governor about various academic and research initiatives and achievements of the University which include: in Session 2018 the admission to Undergraduate/Post-Graduate and Ph.D. has increased to 1082; 32 students have been selected in Campus recruitments by M/S B-Able Industries and IIIM, Jammu; Rs 8 lakh have been distributed among students of Ladakh region under the Frontier Scholarship Scheme; University has signed a MoU with the Seven Star Fruits Private Limited, Maharashtra, to establish a collaborative programme to advance scientific knowledge and to bring new high yielding varieties and disease free root-stock of temperate fruit crops to the State.
Governor re-iterated his concern for high attention being paid, on sustained basis, for improving the teaching programmes and achieving tangible outcomes in all the research programmes.