Deccan College charts ambitious overhaul to emerge as premier liberal arts institute by 2047
Pune: The Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute has launched an ambitious plan to become India’s leading liberal arts centre by 2047.
The institute, nearly 200 years old, has begun a major academic overhaul that includes an independent review of all disciplines, preparation of a Vision 2047 roadmap , curriculum reforms, faculty recruitment, global collaborations , infrastructure expansion and scholarships.
Speaking at the institute, chancellor Bhushan Patwardhan said every academic discipline would undergo an objective review to identify what is needed to achieve global standards. “Every discipline must ask of itself what it should do to reach the highest level in the world. The exercise has to be objective and guided by independent experts,” he said.
The institute has appointed an independent peer review committee headed by Ambam Mukherjee of IIT Hyderabad , along with leading academicians. It has already started consultations with faculty members and will submit recommendations after completing the review.
Deccan College will set up a Vision 2047 committee based on the report. It will comprise around 15 experts from humanities, social sciences, archaeology, linguistics, heritage and environmental studies. Over 30 national and international scholars will support the exercise, drawing on the institute’s collaborations with universities across the world.
The institute, nearly 200 years old, has begun a major academic overhaul that includes an independent review of all disciplines, preparation of a Vision 2047 roadmap , curriculum reforms, faculty recruitment, global collaborations , infrastructure expansion and scholarships.
Speaking at the institute, chancellor Bhushan Patwardhan said every academic discipline would undergo an objective review to identify what is needed to achieve global standards. “Every discipline must ask of itself what it should do to reach the highest level in the world. The exercise has to be objective and guided by independent experts,” he said.
The institute has appointed an independent peer review committee headed by Ambam Mukherjee of IIT Hyderabad , along with leading academicians. It has already started consultations with faculty members and will submit recommendations after completing the review.
Deccan College will set up a Vision 2047 committee based on the report. It will comprise around 15 experts from humanities, social sciences, archaeology, linguistics, heritage and environmental studies. Over 30 national and international scholars will support the exercise, drawing on the institute’s collaborations with universities across the world.
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