Professor Baraguru Committee recommends uniform funding for academic chairs
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- Category: Asia
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-26 15:11 UTC
- Sources: The Hindu
The Prof. Baraguru Committee has recommended that the government provide a fixed fund of at least ₹1 crore for each academic chair in universities. The committee found that there is no uniformity in the amount of capital given to chairs, with some having as little as ₹5 lakh and others up to ₹5 crore.
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