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Universities cannot function like government offices from 10am to 5pm; the management must ensure that facilities are available to students round the clock. They should establish links with some of the leading universities in the world for state-of-the-art research. Interdisciplinary research is gaining ground. All the alumni must be involved with the varsity.”Calling on technologies to stay abreast with the developments in technology, Sahasrabudhe said, “There are a lot of new discoveries in a host of fields including natural sciences, engineering and medicine. While Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala was absent at the ceremony owing to a prior engagement, the state’s higher education minister GT Devegowda was unable to preside over the event since the Model Code of Conduct is in force, thereby preventing him from participating in the convocation..