Presidency Mentor Group head for govt's non-interfering role

Presidency University, the erstwhile Presidency College, which completes its 200 years of existence this year, is looking at an "enabling and non-interfering" role of the West Bengal government for the educational institute to flourish.
"We want an enabling and non-interfering role of the West Bengal government for the university to flourish in the coming years," head of Presidency Mentor Group Sugata Bose said at the inauguration of the bicentennial celebrations here today.
Bose, an alumnus of the college and an MP of the ruling Trinamool Congress in the state, said the university has been recruiting faculty members purely on the basis of merit.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was supposed to inaugurate the celebrations, was conspicuous by her absence.
On the occasion, state Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said the government has been supporting the university by sanctioning huge funds for the renovation of the heritage building on College Street.
The state government has also provided 10 acres of land at Rajarhat for the university's new campus with all modern facilities, he added.