Nitish Kumar and (right) Bimal Kumar. Picture by Gopi Raman

Muzaffarpur, Dec. 16: Inspired by chief minister Nitish Kumar’s “Sarkar Aap Ke Dwar” and Seva Yatra campaigns, the vice-chancellor (VC) of Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, has decided to launch Vishwavidyalaya College Ke Dwar (University at the college doorstep) programme from January 15 next year.

The idea behind starting the novel academic endeavour is to root out the “malaise” prevalent in colleges of Champaran.

Talking to The Telegraph, VC Bimal Kumar said the university has planned to send its officials to take stock of the academic operations in colleges located in far-flung areas.

“The university receives a slew of complaints from students, teachers and employees regarding the functioning of the colleges. All this while we have remained helpless in taking decisions because of the distance factor,” said the VC.

The varsity authorities have outlined a plan to reach out to the students, teachers, employees and above all, the guardians of the students to listen to their complaints and solve the problem on the spot. The VC said the details of the programme are being finalised. The university has already informed the principals of all constituent and affiliated colleges under it about the proposed plan.

The programme would start from East and West Champaran districts and later enter Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Muzaffarpur and Vaishali. Kumar said he would stay four to five days in each district with the pro-vice-chancellor, registrar, finance officer, examination controller, pension officer and other administrative officers short-listed in the team to inspect colleges under the programme.

“The university officials would concentrate on ushering a new era of quality education. They will interact with the students, their guardians and teachers to create an atmosphere conducive for studies. The principals of the colleges have been asked to hold a guardians’ meet on the eve of the launch of programme,” the VC said.

Moreover, the university officers would also meet with retired teachers and employees and seek their valuable suggestions on running the colleges in an effective manner, Kumar said.