Realizing the importance of planning and monitoring in the management system of the academia University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot constituted Project Planning and Monitoring Cell (PPMC). The PPMC works directly under the supervision of Vice-Chancellor. The cell collaborates with teaching, research, extension and other administrative staff in its operations. The cell has the mandate for preparation of an overall perspective development plan for the University. Appoint specific teams or task forces consisting of internal or external experts from time to time for evaluation of the work of specific department, college or programme. Build up sound knowledge base including statistical information on the various activities of the university, which would help in making proper projections for the future.
PPMC has played an active role in bringing out appraisal and vision documents of the University. Training programme for HRD and support for various action committees of the university are other major activities of the PPMC. Apart from this PPMC has played a pivotal which in developing several project proposals for infrastructure development, establishing specialized research centres is collaboration with Directorate of Research and other divisions.
The cell has taken lead role in mobilizing external finding to the university as per the details provided below.
i. Development of project proposals for funding:
The 16 proposals worth of Rs. 1098.82 lakhs were developed in collaboration with Directorate of Research and other divisions in the University and submitted for
the external agency for financial assistance.
ii. UHS Membership for National Knowledge Network
The University is the member of National Knowledge network. The NKN is a State-of-the-Art Multi-Gigabite PAN-India network for providing a unified high speed network backbone for all knowledge related institutions in the country. The purpose of such a knowledge network goes to the very core of the country's quest for building quality institutions with requisite research facilities and creating a pool of highly trained professionals. The NKN will enable scientists, researchers and students from different backgrounds and diverse geographies to work closely for advancing human development in critical and emerging areas.
The following applications of NKN are under consideration by the University in near future.
Countrywide Virtual Classroom
Collaborative Research
Virtual Library
Sharing of Computing Resources
Grid Computing
Network Technology Test-bed
e-Governance
iii. UHS Membership on NISAGENET
The University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot is a part of “The National Information System on Agricultural Education Network in India (NISAGENET)”. The NISAGENET portal is being maintained at the Central Server of IASRI, New Delhi to provide Country/State/University/College level reporting on agricultural education in India.
iv. UHS Membership on All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE)
University of Horticultural sciences is a active participant of the All Indian Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), conducted by Higher Education council. Higher education is of vital importance for the country, as it is a powerful tool to build knowledge based society of the 21st Century. India possesses a highly developed higher education system which offers facility of education and training in almost all aspects of human creative and intellectual endeavors: arts and humanities; natural, mathematical and social sciences, engineering; medicine; dentistry; agriculture; education; law; commerce and management; music and performing arts; national and foreign languages; culture; communications etc.