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New Delhi, April 27: The first three universities of modern India -- Calcutta, Madras and Mumbai -- have decided to work together academically and socio-culturally.
Representatives of the three universities, established in 1857, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect in the presence of President APJ Abdul Kalam on Thursday, according to a Rashtrapati Bhawan release.
According to MoU, the three varsities will offer ‘joint degrees’ and ‘joint-Ph.D’ programmes and set up tele-education and high-speed data link facilities for online library netwroking and resource sharing.
In addition, 150 ‘inter-university students’ fellowships will be instituted for PG studies and research.
There will also be short-term faculty exchange programmes in identified areas of collaboration. Mutual distance education centres, too, will be set up.
The three institutions also decided to be partners in the national research project on nanosciences and nanotechnology.
Established in 1857, the three universities are celebrating their 150th year as national event and wanted to sign the MoU in the President’s presence so that "it can act as a model for higher educational institutions in the country".
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