Patna, Sept. 13 -- Bihar Higher Education Minister Sanjay Singh Tiger has urged newly appointed assistant professors to make research and innovation an integral part of their work culture alongside teaching and focus on developing knowledge, values and a sense of humanity among students.

Addressing an orientation programme for newly appointed assistant professors at Bapu Sabhagar here on Sunday, Tiger said being a teacher was not merely a profession but an important responsibility towards society and nation-building.

He said students of Bihar represented the state's greatest potential for the future and those being taught by the newly appointed teachers today would go on to bring recognition to Bihar and the country through their achievem...