LUCKNOW: The Academic Council of Lucknow University on Saturday set up a new faculty by upgrading the status of Abhinavagupt Institute of Aesthetics and Shaiva Philosophy. The council also approved new courses from next session.
Named after the philosopher, mystic and aesthetician from Kashmir, the Abhinavagupt Institute of Aesthetics and Shaiva Philosophy was constituted in LU for research in Shaivism. Till now, it was an autonomous institute, but now it will have faculty status.
This means, the institute will have more power and resources for teaching and research. For example, it will run a full-fledged paper on Shaiva Philosophy and Aesthetics in MA (Sanskrit) course and conduct doctoral studies. This is LU’s 11th faculty. Other faculties include arts, science, commerce, law, education, fine arts, engineering, Unani, ayurveda and yoga and alternative medicine.
The council also approved courses in BTech in Artificial intelligence in engineering faculty and B.Pharma and D.Pharma in the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The number of seats in Bachelor in Computer Application was raised to 120 from 60. The new ordinances on DLitt were also approved.
