JNU approves MA in Audit and Accounts course at CAG's training centre
Press Trust of India | March 24, 2021 | 08:42 AM IST | 1 min read
The National Academy for Audit and Accounts, Shimla had last year applied to JNU for recognising this course offered to the CAG's newly-inducted officers during their mandatory two-year training
NEW DELHI: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to initiate their new association in an academic activity.
According to a statement, the university has given recognition to a new programme of MA in Audit and Accounts to be offered by the CAG's premier training institute, National Academy for Audit and Accounts, Shimla (NAAA).
The NAAA had last year applied to JNU for recognising this course offered to the CAG's newly-inducted officers during their mandatory two-year training, which the university examined and approved through its statutory bodies, Academic Council and Executive Council.
"The officers of the CAG will henceforth be the graduates of JNU, and JNU will extend all administrative and academic assistance to the NAAA in bringing richness and rigour to this new graduate programme," Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar said in the statement.
He highlighted the need for knowledge generation for the overall development of the country and suggested for incorporation of research component in the course curriculum of the NAAA.
Write to us at news@careers360.com
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Quick Watch
]Next Story
]COVID-19: Educational institutions shut down in Telangana amid rise in cases
The state government believes that there is a possibility of COVID-19 exploding in view of the mass gathering of students in educational institutions for teaching and non-teaching activities, the state education minister said.
Press Trust of India | 1 min readFeatured News
]- SRFTI Kolkata alumni backs students, says police deployment escalated tensions; urges VC to hold talks
- Karnataka coaching centres may face 5-hour daily cap, no under-15 enrolment, Rs 5 lakh fine for violations
- Why was Anbil Mahesh arrested? Tamil Nadu’s Rs 400-crore private school approvals case explained
- After AMU and Jamia, BHU students launch agitation for union polls, on hold for 3 decades
- MUHS Nashik plans 865 new colleges: 51 for MBBS, most in small towns; big push for allied health sciences
- NSO Survey: Nearly 50% of children travelling at least 1 km to school walk, more so in rural areas
- At 7 IITs, 1,495 reserved SC, ST, OBC faculty posts vacant; IIT Kharagpur alone has 710, reveals RTI data
- In a first for NEET UG Counselling, costliest medical colleges slash MBBS fees up to 40% as seats go vacant
- ISRO communication and media scholar India’s sole representative from field in world top 2% scientists list
- Boomerang effect? Jadavpur bookstalls report fourfold rise in sales after Durga Puja attack sparks resistance