Among
learned seniors who laid the foundation of these traditions also include the names
of:
Prof. Agrawal, R.P. of Rajasthan University, Jaipur
Prof.
Banerjee A.C. of Avadh University, Faizabad
Prof. Bisen, B.B.S. of Rohilkhand
University, Barelilly
Prof. Nagendra S.P. of Lucknow University, Lucknow
Prof.
Sanyal N.K. of U.P.R.T. Open University, Allahabad
Prof. Singh. R.A. of Avadh
University, Faizabad
Prof. Singh. U.P. of Purvanchal University, Jaunpur
Dr.
Tiwari C.B. of Meerut University, Meerut
Other names in this glorious
line of distinguished academicians are of Prof. H.S. Chaudhari, Prof. V.S. Pathak
and Prof. R.M. Misra who became Vice Chancellor of our University. Prof. M.Verma,
Prof. Veermani Upadhyay, Prof. K.S. Bhagava, Prof. L.B. Tripathi, Prof. M. Ilahi
and Prof. A.K. Mittal also adorned the Chair of Vice Chancellor for shorter tenures.
We
feel proud to mention that Prof. Hiralal Singh ,Dr. G. Rasul, Prof. R.P. Bahadur,
Prof. H.S. Srivastava, Prof. R.B. Tiwari, Prof. V. Chatterjee, Prof. K.B. Lal,
Prof. U.R. Rai, Prof. L.B. Tripathi, Prof. Kamal, have been the torch-bearers
of our University in the earlier days. Prof. Pratap Singh, Prof. N.K. Sanyal and
Prof. R.A. Singh and Prof. L.N. Tripathi were offered the prestigious position
of the Chairman of U.P. Higher Education Services Commission (Allahabad), which
they served with distinction.
Among the present generation of the university
teachers there is a distinguished band of scholars many of whom have received
national and international recognition. Many of our alumni have also brought laurels
to the University in various areas, both in the country and abroad. They are holding
important positions in academic, administrative, legal, professional, military
and political fields as well as in sports and games. Late V.B. Singh (Ex Chief
Minister of U.P) and Late Kalp Nath Rai (Central Minister) were the alumni of
this university. Ex Chief Minister of U.P. Sri Raj Nath Singh is also the alumni
of the Physics Department of Gorakhpur University.
Besides the conventional
courses, the University offers several other courses in Business management, Computer
Science, M.Sc. in Electronics, Diplomas in Photography, PG Diploma in Computer
Science, diplomas in public administration, labour law, journalism are some of
the more prominent ones. A few courses of topical interest where introduced :
Industrial
Microbiology (1999), Industrial Chemistry and Home Science at the Under Graduate
level, and Biotechnology at the Post Graduate level.
Remedial courses for
SC and ST are also being organized. There is also an Employment Guidance Bureau
to help and advice students in seeking employment. Study centres of the Indira
Gandhi National Open University and of UPRT open University also function in the
University and for those who, for one reason or the other, are unable to pursue
higher studies in the conventional set up. The university has National Service
Schemes besides having the Army, Air and Naval Wings of the N.C.C. Sports activities
are organized by the Athletic Association headed by a university teacher who is
helped by a team of teachers, students and staff appointed for this purpose. It
is doing very well in some of the games and sports. Recently the University has
been credited with B++ level by the NAAC team of UGC, New Delhi.
Thus, by
any reckoning the performance of the University during the last fifty years has
been quite good, justifiable the University community can speak today of its own
tradition and its own identity. However, one should not loose sight of the fact
that institution building is a difficult and painful exercise and perhaps it is
even more difficult to maintain and advance the standards already once achieved.
A lot of hard work had to be done by the Founding Society before persuading the
Government to bring forward a legislation to establish a University at Gorakhpur.
The untiring efforts and the devotion of all those grand men, who mooted the idea
of the university and saw through its foundation, bringing higher education within
easy reach of millions of people of his region, is gratefully acknowledge.
