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இணைப்புக் கட்டணம் செலுத்தாத 109 கல்வியியல் கல்லூரிகள்: மாணவர் சேர்க்கைக்கு முன்பாக செலுத்த கடைசிக் கெடு

By DIN | Published on : 07th June 2019 03:09 AM |

பல்கலைக்கழகத்துக்கான இணைப்புக் கட்டணத்தை பல ஆண்டுகளாக செலுத்தாத 109 ஆசிரியர் கல்வியியல் (பி.எட்.) கல்லூரிகள், இந்தக் கல்வியாண்டு மாணவர் சேர்க்கைக்கு முன்பாக அந்தக் கட்டணம் முழுவதையும் செலுத்த வேண்டும் என தமிழ்நாடு ஆசிரியர் கல்வியியல் பல்கலைக்கழகம் கடைசி அவகாசம் அளித்துள்ளது.

அவ்வாறு செலுத்தத் தவறினால், மாணவர் சேர்க்கைக்கான அனுமதி மறுக்கப்படும் எனவும் பல்கலைக்கழகம் எச்சரித்துள்ளது.

தமிழ்நாடு ஆசிரியர் கல்வியியல் பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் கீழ் 500-க்கும் அதிகமான பி.எட். (கல்வியியல்) கல்லூரிகள் இயங்கி வருகின்றன. இந்தக் கல்லூரிகள் பல்கலைக்கழக இணைப்புக் கட்டணமாக மூன்று கல்வியாண்டுகளுக்கு ரூ. 1 லட்சம் வீதம் பல்கலைக்கழகத்துக்கு செலுத்த வேண்டும்.

ஆனால், பல கல்லூரிகள் இந்தக் கட்டணத்தை செலுத்தாமலே இருந்து வந்துள்ளன. இதுதொடர்பாக பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆய்வு மேற்கொண்டபோது, 122 கல்வியியல் கல்லூரிகள் பல ஆண்டுகளாக இணைப்புக் கட்டணத்தை செலுத்தாமல், பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் வசதிகளைப் பெற்று வந்திருப்பது கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்டது. இந்தக் கல்லூரிகள், அபராதத் தொகையுடன் சேர்த்து ரூ. 1 லட்சம் முதல் ரூ. 8 லட்சம் வரை இணைப்பு கட்டணம் நிலுவை வைத்திருப்பதும் தெரியவந்தது.

இந்த 122 கல்லூரிகளின் பட்டியலை, செலுத்த வேண்டிய கட்டணத்துடன் சேர்த்து பல்கலைக்கழக இணையதளத்தில் கடந்த மே 6-ஆம் தேதி வெளியிட்ட பல்கலைக்கழகப் பதிவாளர், "மே 10-ஆம் தேதிக்குள் இந்த நிலுவைத் தொகையைச் செலுத்த வேண்டும். இல்லையெனில், பல்கலைக்கழக இணைப்பு அந்தஸ்து உள்ளிட்ட வசதிகள் ரத்து செய்யப்படும்' என எச்சரித்திருந்தார். இந்த கால அவகாசம் முடிவடைந்த நிலையில், ஒருசில கல்லூரிகள் மட்டுமே நிலுவைத் தொகையைச் செலுத்தின. ஆனால், 109 கல்லூரிகள் செலுத்தவில்லை.

அதனைத் தொடர்ந்து, இந்த 109 பி.எட். கல்லூரிகளின் பட்டியலை கடந்த திங்கள்கிழமை வெளியிட்ட பல்கலைக்கழகம், நிலுவைத் தொகையைச் செலுத்த மீண்டும் வியாழக்கிழமை வரை கால அவகாசம் அளித்தது. இந்த கால அவகாசமும் முடிவடைந்த நிலையில், 109 கல்லூரிகளும் நிலுவைத் தொகையைச் செலுத்தவில்லை.

இப்போது மூன்றாவது வாய்ப்பாக 2019-20 கல்வியாண்டு மாணவர் சேர்க்கைக்கு முன்பாக, நிலுவைத் தொகையைச் செலுத்தவேண்டும் என கால அவகாசத்தை பல்கலைக்கழகம் மீண்டும் நீட்டித்துள்ளது.

இதுகுறித்து பல்கலைக்கழகப் பதிவாளர் (பொறுப்பு) வி.பாலகிருஷ்ணன் கூறியது:

பல ஆண்டுகளாக பல்கலைக்கழக இணைப்புக் கட்டணம் செலுத்தாத 122 கல்லூரிகளுக்கு, நிலுவைத் தொகையைச் செலுத்த இரண்டு முறை கால அவகாசம் அளிக்கப்பட்டது. இதில் ஒருசில கல்லூரிகள் மட்டுமே தொகையைச் செலுத்தியுள்ளன. இப்போது 109 கல்லூரிகள் நிலுவைத் தொகையைச் செலுத்தவில்லை. 2019-20 கல்வியாண்டு மாணவர் சேர்க்கைக்கு முன்பாக, நிலுவைத் தொகையைச் செலுத்தவேண்டும் என கூடுதல் அவகாசம் அளிக்கப்பட்டிருக்கிறது.

அதன் பிறகும் நிலுவைத் தொகையை கல்லூரிகள் செலுத்தவில்லை எனில், இந்த விவகாரத்தை பல்கலைக்கழக ஆட்சிக் குழுவுக்கு எடுத்துச் சென்று, மாணவர் சேர்க்கைக்கு அனுமதி மறுப்பது உள்ளிட்ட நடவடிக்கைகள் எடுக்கப்படும் என்றார்.

‛'நீட்' எழுத டாக்டருக்குஉயர்நீதிமன்றம் அனுமதி

Added : ஜூன் 07, 2019 03:17

மதுரை:தஞ்சாவூர் பட்டுக்கோட்டை டாக்டர் சதீஷ்குமார் உயர்நீதிமன்ற மதுரைக் கிளையில் தாக்கல் செய்த மனு :

எம்.டி.,(குழந்தைகள் நல மருத்துவம்) முடித்துள்ளேன். இதை படித்தவர்கள் எம்.டி., (புற்றுநோய் மருத்துவம்) படிப்பிற்கான நீட் (சூப்பர் ஸ்பெஷாலிட்டி-எஸ்.எஸ்.,) தேர்வில் பங்கேற்க முடியாது என இந்திய மருத்துவக் கவுன்சில், முதுகலை மருத்துவப் படிப்பு விதிகளில் 2019 ல் திருத்தம் கொண்டுவந்தது. இது சட்டவிரோதம். அதை ரத்து செய்ய வேண்டும். தேர்வில் பங்கேற்க என்னை அனுமதிக்க உத்தரவிட வேண்டும். இவ்வாறு மனு செய்தார்.'
'நீதிபதிகள் கே.ரவிச்சந்திரபாபு, செந்தில்குமார் ராமமூர்த்தி அமர்வு : மனுதாரரை 2019 நீட் (எஸ்.எஸ்.,) தேர்வில் பங்கேற்க அனுமதிக்க வேண்டும். இந்த இடைக்கால உத்தரவு காரணமாக அதை தகுதியாகக் கொண்டு, மனுதாரர் எவ்வித உரிமையும் கோர முடியாது. இறுதி உத்தரவைப் பொறுத்து அமையும். விசாரணை 3 வாரம் ஒத்திவைக்கப்படுகிறது என்றனர்.

மதுரை மருத்துவக் கல்லுாரியில் மேற்படிப்புக்கு கூடுதல் 'சீட்'

Added : ஜூன் 07, 2019 03:26

மதுரை:மதுரை அரசு மருத்துவக் கல்லுாரியில் மேலும் இரு மேற்படிப்புகளுக்கு கூடுதல் இடங்களை ஒதுக்கி இந்திய மருத்துவ கவுன்சில் உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது.

மதுரை அரசு மருத்துவக் கல்லுாரியில் 10 வகையான சிறப்பு மேற்படிப்புகளுக்கும் இடங்களை அதிகரித்து வழங்க கோரிக்கை விடுக்கப்பட்டது. இருகட்ட ஆய்வு நடத்திய இந்திய மருத்துவக் கவுன்சில் எட்டு மேற்படிப்புகளுக்கு இடங்களை அதிகரித்தது.அதன்படி டி.எம்., படிப்பில் இரைப்பை குடலியல் மருத்துவ பிரிவுக்கு 2, சிறுநீரகவியல் பிரிவுக்கு 4, புற்றுநோயியல் பிரிவுக்கு 2, இதயவியல் பிரிவுக்கு 5, நரம்பியல் பிரிவுக்கு 5, உட்சுரப்பியியல் பிரிவுக்கு 2, எம்.சிஎச்., படிப்பில் சிறுநீரகவியல் பிரிவுக்கு 4, புற்றுநோயியல் அறுவை பிரிவுக்கு 4 இடங்கள் கூடுதலாக ஒதுக்கப்பட்டன.

எம்.சிஎச்., படிப்பில் இரைப்பை குடலியல் அறுவை மற்றும் ரத்தநாள சுரப்பிகள் அறுவை பிரிவுக்கு மட்டும் கூடுதல் இடங்கள் ஒதுக்கப்படவில்லை. தற்போது இரைப்பை குடலியல் பிரிவுக்கு 3, ரத்தநாள சுரப்பிகள் பிரிவுக்கு 2 இடங்கள் கூடுதலாக வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.

பேராசிரியர்கள் கூறுகையில், 'ஏற்கனவே எம்.பி.பி.எஸ்., படிப்புக்கு கூடுதலாக 100 இடங்களை பெற்றுள்ளோம். இப்போது மேற்படிப்புகளுக்கும் கூடுதலாக 30 இடங்கள் கிடைத்திருப்பது மகிழ்ச்சி. அதிகரிக்கப்பட்ட இடங்களுக்கு நடப்பாண்டில் மாணவர் சேர்க்கப்படுவர்' என்றனர்

மருத்துவ கல்லூரிகளில் கண்காணிப்பாளர் மருத்துவ அலுவலர் பணிக்கு தனி அந்தஸ்து தமிழக சுகாதாரத்துறை திட்டம்

Added : ஜூன் 07, 2019 02:43

சிவகங்கை:அரசு மருத்துவ கல்லுாரி மருத்துவமனைகளில் துணை முதல்வர், மருத்துவ கண்காணிப்பாளர், நிலைய மருத்துவ (ஆர்.எம்.ஓ.,) அலுவலர் பணியிடங்களை நிர்வாக நலன் கருதி இப்பணியிடங்களுக்கு தனி அந்தஸ்து வழங்க சுகாதாரத்துறை திட்டமிட்டுள்ளது.

தமிழகத்தில் உள்ள அரசு மருத்துவ கல்லுாரி மருத்துவமனைகளில் துணை முதல்வர், கண்காணிப்பாளர், நிலைய மருத்துவ அலுவலர் பணியிடங்களில், துறை பேராசிரியர், சிறப்பு பிரிவு டாக்டர்கள் பதிவு மூப்பின் அடிப்படையில் கூடுதல் பணியிடமாக நியமிக்கப்பட்டனர். இதனால் கல்லுாரி மற்றும் மருத்துவமனைகளில் சிகிச்சை அளிப்பது, நிர்வாக ரீதியிலான பிரச்னைகளை சமாளிப்பதில் சிரமம் ஏற்பட்டது.

இதை தவிர்க்க சீனியர் டாக்டர்கள், பேராசிரியர்களிடம் நிர்வாக பணியில் மட்டுமே ஈடுபட கண்காணிப்பாளர், நிலைய மருத்துவ அலுவலருக்கு விருப்பத்தை சுகாதாரத்துறை கேட்டு வருகிறது.கவுன்சிலிங்கிற்கு பின் நியமனம் மருத்துவ கல்வி இயக்குனர் எட்வின்ஜோ கூறியதாவது: நிர்வாகம், கல்வி ஆகிய இரண்டிலும் எவ்வித பாதிப்பும் ஏற்படக்கூடாது.
இதற்காக நிர்வாக பணியில் மட்டுமே துணை முதல்வர், கண்காணிப்பாளர், மருத்துவ அலுவலர்கள் ஈடுபடவேண்டும் என இந்திய மருத்துவ கவுன்சில் (எம்.சி.ஐ.,) அறிவுரை வழங்கியுள்ளது. இதன்படி கல்லுாரி துணை முதல்வர் பணியிடங்கள் ஒதுக்கப்பட்டு விட்டன. டாக்டர்களுக்கான கவுன்சிலிங் நடந்து முடிந்ததும், நிர்வாக ரீதியாக மட்டுமே செயல்பட கண்காணிப்பாளர், நிலைய மருத்துவ அலுவலர்களை அரசு நியமிக்கும், என்றார்.

பறிபோகிறது 250 மருத்துவ சீட்

Added : ஜூன் 07, 2019 02:33

சென்னை: தமிழகத்தில், உயர்கல்வி மாணவர் சேர்க்கையில், இந்த ஆண்டு, பொருளாதாரத்தில் நலிந்த பிரிவினருக்கான, 10 சதவீத இடஒதுக்கீடு அமலாகவில்லை. அதனால், 250 இடங்கள் பறிபோகும் நிலை உருவாகியுள்ளது.

மத்திய அரசின் புதிய சட்டப்படி, பொருளாதாரத்தில் நலிந்த பிரிவினருக்கு, கல்வி, வேலை வாய்ப்பில், 10 சதவீத இட ஒதுக்கீடு வழங்கப்பட வேண்டும்.இதன் வாயிலாக, முன்னேறிய பிரிவினருக்கு, கூடுதல் இடங்கள் கிடைக்கும். இதை, அனைத்து மாநிலங்களும் பின்பற்றவும் அறிவுறுத்தப் பட்டுள்ளது.

மருத்துவ படிப்பில் மட்டும், 10 சதவீத இட ஒதுக்கீட்டை அமல்படுத்துவதற்காக, ஒவ்வொரு மாநிலத்துக்கும், கூடுதலாக, 25 சதவீத இடங்கள் வழங்கப்படுகின்றன. ஆனால், தமிழகத்தில் மட்டும், பொருளாதாரத்தில் நலிந்தோருக்கான இட ஒதுக்கீடு முறை, இந்த ஆண்டு அமலுக்கு வரவில்லை. இடஒதுக்கீட்டை அமல்படுத்துவதற்கான, அரசாணை எதுவும் இதுவரை பிறப்பிக்கப்படவில்லை.

எனவே, தமிழக மாணவர்களுக்கு, மத்திய அரசிடம் இருந்து கிடைக்க வேண்டிய, 250 மருத்துவ இடங்கள் பறிபோகும் அபாயம் ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. அதேபோல, இன்ஜினியரிங், ஆர்கிடெக்ட், கால்நடை மருத்துவம் என, பல்வேறு படிப்புகளுக்கான, மத்திய அரசின் இடங்களும், சலுகைகளும், இந்த கல்வி ஆண்டில் கிடைக்காமல் போகும்.

Opposition to NEET gains momentum in Tamil Nadu

DECCAN CHRONICLE. | A ARUL PALANI

Published Jun 7, 2019, 2:51 am IST

Tamil Nadu has about 4,000 MBBS seats in 24 government and 14 private medical colleges.

The students hailing from urban region have better educational facilities. The competitive examination is based on the syllabus of CBSE as opposed to the state's syllabus.

Chennai: Opposition to the NEET has gained momentum in the State with political parties, educationists and social activists raising their voices against it after three medical course aspirant girls committed suicide. They resorted to the extreme step soon after learning that they were not qualified in Neet-2019.

Tamil Nadu has about 4,000 MBBS seats in 24 government and 14 private medical colleges. The State allots central quota of 15 per cent of total seats in MBBS and BDS and 50 per cent in PG medical courses.

Neet examination was introduced in the state amid stiff opposition from the people in 2016. Various political parties expressed their opposition and opposed the Centre for refusing to consider the interests of the people in Tamil Nadu. The 'discriminatory' NEET has allegedly claimed the lives of three lives of medical course aspirants in Tamil Nadu within two days. Earlier, S Anitha and S Prathiba - took their lives after not being able to clear Neet, even though they had passed the 10+2 Examination with distinction in 2017 and 2018 respectively.

Neet has become an emotional issue in the State and there has been hue and cry soon after death of Anitha in 2017. It has been considered discriminatory against students from rural areas and students from government schools, who are pitted against those coming from the urban areas across the country.

The students hailing from urban region have better educational facilities. The competitive examination is based on the syllabus of CBSE as opposed to the state's syllabus.

Dr.G. R. Ravindranath, General Secretary of Doctor's Association for Social Equality, said the Central Government has "clandestinely violated" the reservation policy followed in the country by "cleverly preparing" a separate list for All-India rank and another list for 'Unreserved' category.

Normally the candidates who secured high marks and belonged to all the categories, including OBC, SC and STs, would be included in the All India merit list or Open Merit List and another list - 'Reserved Category', would include the candidates who secured high marks in OBC, SC and STs categories. However, the Centre has violated provisions of the Constitution by introducing 'Unreserved' category. Neet is against the social equality, he said.

Besides, MBBS and Dental courses, the students from State would be discriminated in the admission into Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy, consist of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy as the state government has decided to conduct admission for these courses taking into consideration the marks scored by the aspirants in Neet-2019, from the current academic year onward.

Prior to the introduction of the Neet, at least 20 to 30 students from Government schools got admission into medical courses in the State.

After Neet this has come down to only 2. It may be noted that only 2 students from government schools secured admission into medical colleges in 2017, through the NEET examination and last year it was just 4 students. This year, it is not known the scores of students and no Tamil students secured a berth in the top 50 merit list.

Prince Gajendra Babu, an educationalist says Neet is nothing but a social injustice examination. A majority of students who cleared the exam are from the north meaning they will get more medical seats in our state. A large number of students hailing from Northern India secure admission in medical colleges in the State. The students hailing from TN face hardship when they study medical courses in Northern India.

According to Ramalingam, an educationist, the government has not revised the syllabus of the students for several years. After the introduction of Neet, the Government must have revised the school curriculum suitable to Neet. The school teachers also not updated with the development and improved their teaching method. Government schools also lack infrastructures.

This year the government had not taken sincere efforts to conduct special coaching classes to the medical course aspiring students. Even the crash course was conducted after the 10+2 final examination. Golden period was lost, he added.

Dr.G. R.Ravindranath says "we want the State to be exempted from Neet and highlighting this Tamil Nadu sent two Bills to the Centre for approval. President has not signed these Bills. All the political parties, social activists and people must unite together and fight for exemption the State from the Neet.

Neet politics consumes one more life in Tamil Nadu

DECCAN CHRONICLE. | YAMUNA. R

PublishedJun 7, 2019, 2:19 am IST

M. Monisha took her life after she could not crack the exam for the second time.

On June 5, S. Ritusree and N. Vaishiya of Tirupur and Pattukottai respectively ended their lives following their failure in Neet.

Villupuram/ Chennai: An 18-year-old girl hanged herself at home near Villupuram on Thursday after failing to clear the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Neet), a day after two girls ended their lives in Tamil Nadu for the same reason. A total of three girls have committed suicide within two days in the state after the Neet results were declared.

These deaths could have been avoided — not by scrapping Neet as some politicians irresponsibly claim — but by a combined effort by the parents/families, the educational institutions, the government and the society, insist expert counselors dealing with depression among young people.

M. Monisha took her life after she could not crack the exam for the second time. "She could not succeed in her previous attempt last year and the girl this year has got a very low score in Neet," PTI quoted a Villpuram district police official as saying.

The student, belonging to the fishermen community at Koonimedu Kuppam near Marakkanam, had completed Class 12 from a reputed school at Tiruchengode in Erode district. She studied hard for the exam for a year and was dejected due to her failure. Also, preliminary enquiries revealed that her mother had died recently. She was close to her father and might have felt he would be dejected by her failure, the official said.

On June 5, S. Ritusree and N. Vaishiya of Tirupur and Pattukottai respectively ended their lives following their failure in Neet.

In 2017, Anitha of Ariyalur district had committed suicide following her failure to clear the NEET and it led to protests and widespread demands from the opposition politicians urging the Centre to exempt Tamil Nadu from Neet.

All these young women need not have died, if only their families and the society had not cast heavy burden upon them to prove themselves by succeeding in NEET. The parents and family expect too much from the child, even without properly assessing his/her interests and capabilities. There is always someone else on the race track to be compared with in the perennial contest to win the approval of the parent, the teacher and the society.

"There is a very depressing mood at home if the boy/girl fails in the competitive exam and sullen looks from all around, at a time when the parent and the others in the family should reach out to the kid and tell him/her that the world is not lost if he/she has failed in NEET, that there is surely another shot at the exam, or there are multiple other career choices", says Dr Lakshmi Vijayakumar of Sneha Suicide Prevention Centre at Chennai. The Centre has been doing yeomen service to the youth in helping them to come out of their depression and face life with new confidence, thus preventing many suicides over the years.
(With PTI reports)

Tamil Nadu government allows shops to remain open 24 hours a day

According to the order, an employee will not be allowed to work for more than eight hours a day and 48 hours in any week.

Published: 07th June 2019 12:17 AM

By IANS

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has allowed shops with a minimum of 10 employees to be open 24 hours all days in a year, subject to certain conditions. A government order was issued recently.

According to the order issued under the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishment Act 1947, all shops and establishments employing 10 or more persons can be kept open for 24 hours all days in a year for a period of three years from May 28.

As per the order, every employee will be given one-day holiday on rotational basis and wages, including overtime wages, are to be credited to the employee's bank account.

According to the order, an employee will not be allowed to work for more than eight hours a day and 48 hours in any week. The period of work for an employee in a day will not exceed ten-and-a-half hours, including overtime and 57 hours in a week.

The order states that penal action will be taken in case of violation.

In respect of woman employees, she will not be allowed to work after 8 p.m. on any day in normal circumstances. A woman employee can be allowed to work between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. after getting a written consent and provision of adequate protection for her dignity, honour and safety.

Transport facility will be provided to a woman employee if she works in shifts and there should be rest room, lockers, wash rooms and other basic amenities.

18-year-old Tamil Nadu girl kills self after failing NEET, third from state this year
On June 5, S Ritusree and N Vaishiya of Tirupur and Pattukottai respectively ended their lives following their failure in NEET.

Published: 06th June 2019 06:16 PM |

By PTI

VILLUPURAM: An 18-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging herself in her house near here Thursday after failing to clear the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, a day after two girls ended their lives in Tamil Nadu for the same reason.

The suicides have prompted Tamil Nadu opposition parties to strongly pitch for exempting the State from the test, a two-year-old demand.

A total of three girls have committed suicide within two days in the state after the NEET results were declared.

M Monisha took her life after she could not crack the exam for the second time this year.

"She could not succeed in her previous attempt last year and the girl this year has got a very low score in NEET," a district police official told PTI.

The student, belonging to Koonimedu Kuppam near Marakkanam in this district, had completed her Class 12 from a reputed school at Tiruchengode in Erode district.

4th Saturdays to be government holiday in Karnataka, casual leaves cut
The cabinet also decided to bring down the number of casual leaves from the existing 15 days to ten for the government employees.

Published: 07th June 2019 01:35 AM |

By PTI

BENGALURU: Karnataka Cabinet Thursday decided to declare fourth Saturdays a holiday for state government employees in addition to second Saturdays.

The in-principle decision was taken based on a recommendation of the state Pay Commission, Rural Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said.

The cabinet also decided to bring down the number of casual leaves from the existing 15 days to ten for the government employees, he told reporters here.

He said that in 2011 the Pay Commission had recommended five-day week and the recent pay panel also stuck to it.

Though the Cabinet discussed about reducing festival and other holidays such as on the occasion of 'jayantis', it felt such a move might hurt sentiments of certain sections.

It was decided to reduce the number of days of casual leave, he added.

He said whether the changes will be implemented immediately or from next year will be decided after discussions with the Chief Minister.

The cabinet also decided to go for counselling through a computerised system for transfer of group C and D government employees to bring in transparency.

A draft Bill to this effect was approved.

Among the other decisions, it resolved to outsource the maintenance of pure drinking water units by calling for tender.

As many as 16,000 pure drinking water units out of the 18,000 approved by the Rural Development department had been installed across the state at taluk levels, Gowda said adding there was no clear policy on their maintenance.

The cabinet asked the Chief Secretary to implement an ordinance promulgated to protect the interests of gazetted officers in 1998 in a way that it does not affect the promotions of officers recruited in subsequent years.

On whether the cabinet discussed about the opposition to its last week decision on sale of 3,667 acres of land to JSW Steel, Gowda said, the issue did not come up.

Differently abled topper hopes to get into AIIMS

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

CHENNAI, JUNE 07, 2019 00:00 IST

Karvanna Prabu K.K., who has scored 572 and been ranked fifth among the male candidates with physical handicap in the country in NEET, wants to study in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences or Jipmer.

Hailing from Karur, Prabu is the son of Kannan, a surgeon and his mother, Kousalya, is a gynaecologist.

The couple run a clinic in Karur.

Prabu has locomotor disability, caused by congenital cerebral palsy. “My disability is 60% but I am mobile,” says the candidate who completed Class 10 from a State Board school with 491 marks. He switched to a CBSE stream school in Namakkal with the aim of writing NEET. He scored 476 in class 12.

“I was a day scholar and lived with my grandparents,” says Prabu, who has taken both AIIMS and Jipmer entrance tests.

He says he concentrated only on NEET though his school offered him an integrated coaching for the Joint Entrance Examination for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology. On the coaching, he said the school had hired experts from outside to teach them to crack NEET.

Workshop for cardiologists, cardiac surgeons in the city

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

CHENNAI, JUNE 07, 2019 00:00 IST

400 specialists from across the world expected to attend

This weekend a workshop for cardiologists and cardiac surgeons will be held in the city.

At the workshop, expected to be attended by experts from Asia, Europe, United States and Australia, the specialists would discuss a method that will be most beneficial to patients.

The ‘Sentient Summit’ will see participation by 400 cardiologists and cardiac surgeons from across the world. The event will have discussions on current breakthroughs in cardiac care technology, said Sai Satish, interventional cardiologist attached to Apollo Hospitals. The summit would discuss how valve therapies can be made less invasive for patients. It would also explore how to make procedures more effective and viable in countries like India where many patients do not have medical insurance and have to pay out of their own pocket. Dr. Satish said often people may require a particular kind of treatment and not necessarily an open heart surgery. The kind of procedure needed could be decided if the surgeon and the cardiologist together discuss the treatment options available for patients.

An international trainer for transcatheter aortic valve programmes, Dr. Satish is hoping to introduce the concept of a ‘heart team’ which will include the patient, the referring physician, the intervention cardiologist, cardiac surgeon and cardiac anaesthetist.

There will be discussions on current breakthroughs in cardiac care technology

Sai Satish

Interventional cardiologist attached to Apollo Hospitals

Competition will be tougher for MBBS and BDS seats

R. Sujatha

CHENNAI, JUNE 07, 2019 00:00 IST

3,350 seats available in govt. colleges, 1,600 in private colleges

Candidates can apply online for MBBS/BDS seats in the State government’s medical colleges from June 7 to 20, the Directorate of Medical Education has said.

Aspirants will be able to download application forms from Friday, said G. Selvarajan, medical education selection secretary. Candidates can approach the medical colleges, e-seva centres or engineering colleges in the case of 11 districts that do not have a medical college, he said.

The competition for medical seats will be tougher this year since 82,480 more students have qualified when compared to last year, across the country.

The cut off has gone up by 15 marks in the general category and by 11 marks for the physically handicapped students.

The good news is that the Medical Council of India had given approval to several government colleges in various States to increase seats.

Tamil Nadu will have 3,350 seats in government medical colleges besides around 1,600 seats in self-financing colleges. This year, the State has planned to commission a new government medical college at Karur and is awaiting approval for 150 seats. The Madurai and Tirunelveli medical colleges have each added 100 seats.

Among self-financing medical colleges, the Kovai Medical Centre Hospital is expected to get the nod to admit 150 students.

While 15% of the seats will be surrendered to the central pool for which counselling will be done by the Directorate of Health Services the rest of the seats will be allocated to the State’s candidates based on a merit list derived by the State. It is anticipated that the cut off in government medical colleges would also go up significantly.

Compensation sought

The Doctors’ Association for Social Equality has called for 50% allocation of seats in medical colleges for students of government schools.

It has demanded that the government seek exemption from admitting students to colleges offering Indian medicine systems of education through NEET.

G.R. Ravindranath, general secretary, has urged the Chief Minister to provide Rs. 50 lakh to the family of students who committed suicide following their failure to qualify in NEET.

The Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions 2019 committee, under the aegis of the Directorate of Technical Education, will start the certificate verification process on Friday at the 45 TNEA facilitation centres (TFCs) in the State.

Candidates would have an opportunity to watch a video presentation on the online counselling process. Higher Education Minister K.P. Anbalagan said the video would be screened at all TFCs for the benefit of aspirants.

“Every aspirant can apply for all the colleges listed in the prospectus if they so wish. Last time, the students had lost an opportunity by not choosing more colleges. We found that most students had chosen only five or six colleges. In some cases only 10 colleges,” he added.

Jagan cancels Naidu’s order, gives CBI ‘general consent’ to enter AP
Ujwal.Bommakanti@timesgroup.com

Vijayawada:07.06.2019

The CBI can now enter Andhra Pradesh without seeking general consent from the state government. Chief minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday cancelled the previous government’s order that barred the central investigating agency’s entry into the state, and issued a GO to that effect.

Former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu had withdrawn the general consent to CBI in November last year through GO Ms 109, alleging that the central government was misusing it to target TDP leaders with malicious intent. “In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946, the government hereby withdraws the general consent accorded (in GO Ms 109) to all members of the Delhi Special Police Establishment to exercise the powers and jurisdiction under the said Act in the state of Andhra Pradesh,” the earlier GO read.

The fresh GO Ms 81, cancelling the earlier order, was issued on Thursday by Manmohan Singh, in-charge principal secretary to the government. The CBI now gets back its powers to investigate all corruption and other cases in AP. The order also relieves the state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) from looking into complaints against central government employees.

Ever since he snapped ties with the Narendra Modi-led NDA government in March last year, Naidu had been alleging that the Centre was misusing central agencies to target political opponents. CBI and Income Tax raids on some business establishments, run by those close to the TDP in the state, had left Naidu red-faced. Subsequently, he also announced that his government will not provide police cover to I-T officials while conducting the raids.

The CBI functions under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946. Under Section 6 of the Act, a state government ‘routinely’ grants consent to the CBI for exercising its authority in the state and the AP government, too, had issued relevant orders periodically. YSRC MP Vijayasai Reddy previously tweeted that with Jagan issuing orders allowing CBI into the state, the ‘thieves’ will not be spared.

REVERSES MOVE

Will lose affiliation, MKU warns colleges with ‘unqualified’ staff
Difficult To Hire Qualified Staff This Year, Say Institutions
TIMES NEWS NETWORK 07.06.2019

Madurai:

Several colleges affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) received yet another circular a few days ago that if they were found to have unqualified faculty falling short of norms prescribed by the University Grants Commission (UGC), they would be at the risk of disaffiliation.

TOI had earlier reported that a circular regarding the same was sent to the affiliated colleges of MKU in March, but the university has sent another warning since many institutions were found to still have unqualified teachers on their roll.

Highly placed sources from MKU said after the first circular was issued, very few colleges ensured they had no or very minimal number of unqualified staff and that many continue to have large number of “unqualified teaching staff ” on their pay roll.

The recent circular, which was sent by the MKU registrar V Chinniah read, “It has been informed to all the affiliated colleges that the engagement of teachers, who do not possess the qualification as per UGC norms, will lead to disaffiliation of the (respective) courses. It is known from the letters received from the colleges that these teachers are still on the roll, which is against the UGC norms and the orders of the high court.”

The second circular, according to some colleges, has put them in a spot as they claimed they were not sure as to how to relieve all the “unqualified staff ” and get replacements for this academic year itself. “In certain colleges, at least more than 40 staff members are unqualified. We are not sure how the relieving and replacement process is going to be done before classes start of this year,” a senior teaching staff in one of the colleges said. Meanwhile, university sources said finding a replacement could, in fact, be difficult for many colleges as qualified candidates could demand more salary. The unqualified teaching staff though said this move would hugely affect their livelihood.

It may be recalled that earlier, college administrations and the temporary faculty requested to MKU administration for a five-year grace period to satisfy the UGC criteria.

In certain colleges, at least more than 40 staff members are unqualified. We are not sure how the relieving and replacement process is going to be done before classes start of this year

Senior teaching staff |

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Ayush: Docs’ assn seeks exemption from NEET

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Chennai:07.06.2019

As admission to medical colleges gets tougher, doctors’ associations are demanding exemption from NEET for admission to Ayush courses in Tamil Nadu.

On Thursday, Doctors Association for Social Equality general secretary Dr G R Ravindranath said the state has failed to get an exemption from NEET for MBBS despite having good relationship with the the Centre. “The state should have pressed for a presidential nod for the resolution it passed in the state assembly exempting itself from NEET. This year they must get exemption at least for Ayush,” he said.

The Union health ministry has made amendments to the existing legislation that has made NEET mandatory for admission to all Indian medicine and homepathy courses. State health minister C Vijaya Baskar had earlier told reporters that seeking exemption from NEET is a policy decision that has to be made after detailed deliberation and debate. The center, he alleged, was not transparent while they declare the NEET results. They don’t put scores of students and common rank list community details or state-wise details openly.

“As students don’t know the number of students who have scored high, they will not be able to plan for counselling,” he said.

“Neither the centre nor the state have been able to fix fee for deemed universities. Most colleges charges nearly ₹1crore as MBBS fee,” he said. The state must provide compensation of at least ₹50 lakh to students who committed suicide for not scoring well, Dr Ravindranath said.

Disability no stop as Karur student conquers NEET

Sambath.Kumar@timesgroup.com 07.06.2019

Scoring 572 of 720 in the National Eligibilitycum-Entrance Test (NEET), K K Karvanna Prabu from Karur district has become the state topper and all-India fifth in the differently-abled category this year. Prabu was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, a neurological condition which has made both his legs weak.

However, the 17-year-old boy never let his disability to come in the way of his resolve to excel in studies. Studying in a state board school till Class X,he was one among the three top rank holders scoring 491/ 500 while in Class XII he notched up 476/500. Unmindful of his physical difficulties, Prabu also tries to do most of his activities without help. “I have never considered physical disability as an obstacle and do my activities independently. With 60% disability, I can manage to walk slowly,” said the boy, who had expected good marks but never thought he would figure high in the all India ranking too.

With both his parents being doctors and elder sister pursuing medicine at Madras Medical College in Chennai, Prabu too is on course to become a doctor now. However, his father K Kannan, 47, wanted him to become a civil servant as he thought he might face practical issues as a medical practitioner because of his disability. “Though he is 60% disabled, he is intelligent enough to understand his problem and overcome it with hard work. Therefore, we left it to him to decide his future,” his proud father said..

He too wants to study at Madras Medical College. Prabu didn’t take any specific coaching to clear NEET in his first attempt. He said that he just followed instructions from his teachers during preparations.

More high scorers in NEET make med seats tough to get
From 81 To 1.3k: This Year, More Cross 550-Mark

Pushpa.Narayan@timesgroup.com

Chennai:07.06.2019

The cut-off for a medical college seat in the state this time is likely to go up by more than 60 points as more students have scored high marks in NEET. Last year, the cut-off in open category was 424 and 199 for ST.

According to National Testing Agency data, 1,329 students scored more than 550 marks in NEET, compared to 81 in 2018. There are 1,647 students who scored between 451 and 500. The state has added at least 350 more MBBS seats in government colleges and the number of open category seats in the state quota is around 855. “With more students at the top, the cut-off will be high,” said a senior medical education department official.

DGHS is yet to announce the schedule for counselling. Director of medical education Dr A Edwin Joe said the state will release applications for MBBS/BDS admission online by Friday. The last day for downloading applications is June 20. Students can use kiosks in medical colleges and TNEA facilitation centres to download applications in case they don’t have access to internet. The first round of counselling in the state will begin as soon as DGHS completes first round of all India quota online counselling. Last year, most students with scores below 250 opted deemed universities during the first round.

This year, experts feel students with 300 and 390 are likely opt for deemed university. “Rules in DGHS first round are less stringent when compared to the other rounds. Last year students with the lowest marks joined many deemed universities in the first round because they knew they would not get admission in less expensive government colleges or self-financing colleges,” said Manikavel Arumugam, who has been following medical admissions every year.

Student counsellors have been advising students to look for options such as BDS, Ayush and veterinary sciences for which NEET is mandatory. “Students keen on MBBS can take a break year to prepare for NEET. We have students who have written NEET for the second and third time with very high scores,” said S Saravana Kumar, a NEET coach.

Admission agents are asking parents to book seats in self-financing colleges and deemed universities in TN, Karnataka, AP and Telangana. They are happy to take photocopies of demand drafts as advanced booking.

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NEET 2019: Nothing much to celebrate, say Experts

DECCAN CHRONICLE. | YAMUNA. R

Published Jun 6, 2019, 3:47 am IST

Tamil Nadu performances still far behind Delhi.

Neet was first imposed on the state in 2016, amid vehement opposition from the people.

Chennai: The significant improvement in the state's pass percentage in Neet 2019 may come as a ray of hope to thousands of medical aspirants in the state but experts believe they are missing the bigger picture. These numbers, though a huge leap from the state's past performances, are still a far behind northern regions like Delhi and Rajasthan which boasts of more than 70 per cent pass percentage. Furthermore, the number of government school students clearing the exam this year remains unknown. It might be noted that only 2 students from government schools secured admission into medical colleges in 2017, through the Neet. In 2018, it was just 4 students. Activists say these are the numbers to be discussed.

Talking to this paper, Dr.G. R.Ravindranath, general secretary of Doctor's Association for Social Equality, says,” Though the state's performance has significantly improved, it should be noted that there are no Tamil students in the top 50 merit list. North Indian states are far ahead of us. As of now, we have no information on the number of government students clearing the exam. This has to be the main focus before we talk about the success of Neet in our state”.

Neet is based on the syllabus of CBSE as opposed to the state's syllabus. This has been a major talking point in the past and many activists have argued that it is unfair to pit Tamil students (studying the syllabus prescribed by the state) against students who study the Central board syllabus.

Dr.G. R.Ravindranath says,” The government has to implement timely crash courses and Neet coaching classes. Many students from economically challenged backgrounds either do not have access to coaching centres or cannot afford them. The state has to address these issues immediately”.

Prince Gajendra Babu, an educationalist, terms Neet as “a social injustice” and says, “A better pass percentage does not make any difference to the medical aspirants in the state. The number of medical seats is still the same. Majority of students who cleared the exam are from the north meaning they will get more medical seats in our state.”

He says,” With the huge emphasis placed on Neet these days, the board examination performance of the students has come down drastically. What happens to students who pinned their hopes on Neet and didn't clear the test? Even if they wish to pursue other courses, they cannot secure admissions into any decent colleges because of their board scores. The current education system only puts students under a lot of stress.”

Neet was first imposed on the state in 2016, amid vehement opposition from the people. Various political parties too expressed their opposition and called out the Centre for not taking into consideration the interests of the people of Tamil Nadu.. And three years later, not much has changed with Neet still being a controversial exam and TN political parties still promising to ban Neet in their election manifestos.

Mosaic tiles with Tami Nadu emblem found in UP public toilets

DECCAN CHRONICLE

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Published Jun 6, 2019, 4:27 am IST

The Tamil Nadu emblem consists of the Lion Capital of Ashoka without the bell lotus foundation and flanked on either side by an Indian flag.

Mahatma Gandhi (Photo: File)

Chennai: Mosaic tiles sporting the Tamil Nadu government’s official emblem, which is the Srivilliputhur temple gopuram, and some other tiles with the picture of Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, were found to have been used in public toilets in a small town of Uttar Pradesh, causing a furore.

The district administration in Bulandsar quickly had those tiles removed and explained that the concerned builder had procured the tiles from the local mundi. The administration constructed 13 toilets in Ichhawari village under Swatch Bharath Scheme recently. People noticed the tiles with the Tamil Nadu Government’s emblem were fixed in the public toilets.

They also noticed tiles with images of Mahatma Gandhi fixed in the toilets. On information these tiles were removed from the toilet by the authorities.

While a minor official there has been placed under suspension, this incident raises the question if there is illegal diversion of government building materials from Tamil Nadu to other states. Social activists have raised questions whether the tiles meant for use by the state government in Tamil Nadu were sold to traders in Uttar Pradesh and whether authorities have committed irregularities in diversion of tiles from Tamil Nadu.

They have sought of the authorities the conduct of a probe as to how these tiles, most of them with the official state emblem of Tamil Nadu, reached UP. In any case, private individuals cannot use such images. Suspecting irregularities in the incident, Ramaswamy, a social activist, has demanded that the government conduct an enquiry into the incident. He also suspected involvement of individuals and officials in sending the tiles from the Tamil Nadu to UP. Probe also must be conducted into whether such material sent to other states as well.

The Tamil Nadu emblem consists of the Lion Capital of Ashoka without the bell lotus foundation and flanked on either side by an Indian flag. Behind the capital, is the image of a gopuram or temple tower based on the West Tower of Srivilliputhur temple gopuram. Artist R. Krishna Rao of Madurai designed the emblem in 1949. TN is the only state that has the Indian Flag on its seal. Around the rim of the seal runs an inscription in Tamil, one at the top saying "Tamil Nadu Arasu" and the other at the bottom which reads "Vaimaye Vellum" - "Truth Alone Triumphs".

Chennai: Man on bike crushed to death by water tanker

DECCAN CHRONICLE.

PublishedJun 6, 2019, 5:14 am IST

On Tuesday, police released the CCTV footage of the accident and this went viral on social media.

Video clip of the horrific incident captured on CCTV.

Chennai: A 35-year-old man riding a bike was crushed to death by a fully-loaded water tanker on Monday morning. Police collected CCTV camera footage showing the man coming under the tanker's wheels after his two-wheeler skidded. The shocking CCTV footage had gone viral on the social media.

Police said that the deceased has been identified as Prabhu (35) and a case of causing death due to negligence and dangerous driving has been registered against the truck driver who absconded after the accident. Prabhu, a resident of Kanagapattu, Thiruporur, and a government bus driver was on his way to Thiruvanmiyur bus terminus on his two-wheeler on Monday morning. At around 6 am, when he was riding on OMR near Padur, a man on a bicycle came onto his path, after which his bike skidded and he fell on the road. A water tanker going by crushed his body.

The driver of the tanker, which was carrying water to OMR failed to notice his fall. After hearing other motorists raise an alarm, he fled the spot without stopping the vehicle. Passersby who witnessed the accident informed police.

Personnel from the Kelambakkam station took Prabu's body to Chengalpattu government hospital for post-mortem. Based on CCTV footage, a launch has been initiated by police.

On Tuesday, police released the CCTV footage of the accident and this went viral on social media.

Overall TN performs NEET-er, but none makes it to the top 50

Of the 1,23,078 candidates who took the exam, 59,785 cleared it. In 2018, around 1.14 lakh candidates took the exam and 45,336 cleared it.

Published: 06th June 2019 03:37 AM

K Shruthi with her parents

By Sushmitha Ramakrishnan & Binita Jaiswal

Express News Service

CHENNAI: Despite an improvement of 9.01 per cent in the number of students from Tamil Nadu clearing the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) undergraduate examinations this year, none has secured a rank in the top 50.

According to results of the test, conducted on May 5 and announced on Wednesday, 48.57 per cent of students from TN who took the exam qualified this year compared to 39.56 per cent in 2018. TN has bitterly opposed the test since its introduction.

K Shruthi, a student at a private school in Tiruvallur district, secured the 57th All India Rank (AIR) by scoring 685 out of 720. She secured a percentile of 99.9949672. She came 10th among all female candidates. KK Karvanna Prabu, another candidate from the State, secured the fifth rank in the physically handicapped category. His NEET AIR is 15,623.

Among all States and Union Territories, Tamil Nadu is 23rd in terms of percentage of students qualifying in NEET, an improvement from last year when it was in the bottom five.

A total of 1,38,997 students registered for the test from the State this year but 15,919 students did not appear for the exam, leaving TN with the highest number of absentees in the country. Of the 1,23,078 candidates who took the exam, 59,785 cleared it. In 2018, around 1.14 lakh candidates took the exam and 45,336 cleared it.

Teachers lacking UGC qualification can’t work from this academic year
On Thursday contempt petition on this case will be heard by the court. Before that MKU has to comply with the order of the court.

Published: 06th June 2019 04:40 AM

Madurai Kamaraj University

By Express News Service

MADURAI: Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) Vice Chancellor M Krishnan said teachers who do not have the qualification as per the University Grants Commission (UGC) norms would not be able to continue their work from this academic year (2019-20) itself.

Registrar of the university V Chinniah, on Thursday, had sent a circular to all its affiliated colleges stating, “It has been informed to all the affiliated colleges that the engagement of teachers who do not possess the qualifications as per UGC norms will lead to disaffiliation of the courses. It is known from the letters received from the colleges that these teachers are still on the roll which is against the UGC norms and the orders of the High Court in the WP.No.2652 of 2-14 dated 11.08.2014.”

“Hence, it is informed that if colleges continue the courses with teachers who do not possess qualifications as per UGC norms they will be held responsible for the legal action by informing the same before the HC in the contempt petition.”

Krishnan told Express it was MKU’s duty to oblige by the HC order and the “university has to ensure that all the affiliated colleges follow the court’s order. Regarding this, MKU has sent many circulars to the affiliated colleges. On Thursday contempt petition on this case will be heard by the court. Before that MKU has to comply with the order of the court.”

He said at present 10 per cent of teaching staff from MKU constituent colleges did not have qualification as per the UGC norms. “Following the court order they will be terminated,” he added.

This Karur snack seller is an internet sensation

An engineering graduate followed the oft-repeated phase follow your dreams and has now become an Internet sensation.

Published: 06th June 2019 04:50 AM

By Aravind Raj

Express News Service

KARUR: An engineering graduate followed the oft-repeated phase follow your dreams and has now become an internet sensation. If you are wondering how? He quit his job and turned a snack seller. Yes, you read that right!

Jai Sundar (28) completed B Tech in ECE in 2011 and joined a telecom company in Chennai for Rs 8,000. He then joined an automobile company in Coimbatore before settling down in Karur, where he joined TNPL for a monthly pay of Rs 13,000. After six years Sundar decided to become an entrepreneur.

In February 2018, Sundar began a food venture with the help of his friends and Madhu, a pushcart owner, who helped him set up shop in Velayuthampalayam. Impressed by his efforts, Gopi, another friend allowed him to set up Karuvur Garam Stall, his pushcart, near his shop.

Sundar’s success spread like wildfire with the help of netizens. Social media was flooded with memes on him. Sundar’s mother was initially worried that her son gave up regular employment but eventually supported him. “My journey is filled with ups and downs. I decided to follow my heart and do what I felt was right. At the end of the day, having peace of mind is the most important thing. Many don’t follow their dreams by thinking what others would say. One should not care about what others think,” said Sundar.

“Initially earning Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,000 was a mammoth task. Then, the situation improved and now I am earning between Rs 15,000 and Rs 18,000 per month. Along with Indian snacks, I introduced a Burmese item, which became a hit. He is planning to expand to Chennai and Coimbatore soon.

Old attitudes hold back NEET show: Experts

TN’s efforts to better equip students have helped but experts say more needs to be done

Published: 06th June 2019 06:25 AM |

For representational purposes. (Photo | Nagaraja Gadekal)

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: A hangover of the ‘old State board syllabus attitude’ is the reason behind lack of top rankers from Tamil Nadu in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) despite an overall improvement in performance, say experts.

“The government over the last two years launched weekend coaching centres, video preparatory courses and a residential programme for bright students from government schools,” said a senior official from the School Education Department.
While the State had opposed NEET, it adapted and revamped the syllabus to better equip students. Now there appears to be an acceptance of NEET, evidenced by fewer protests and a rise in number of students taking the test.

However, this does not mean students have developed the skills required to clear the exam, said Jayaprakash Gandhi, a career consultant.

“The old State syllabus pushed students to learn by rote. The government revamped the syllabus to combat this and we have seen a significant improvement. However, this is not enough,” he said.
The rise in qualification rate means that competition to clear NEET is increasing, said educationalist Prince Gajendra Babu adding that the high qualification rate would lead to more rejections as the number of medical seats in the State is limited.

“Students who can afford better coaching will keep performing better, while students with less access will have to work harder to contest,” he said, pointing out that this pressure is what leads to suicides.

Indeed there has been a general feeling in the State that the competitive exam model of NEET has pushed students towards private coaching, which is out of the reach of government school students.

Earlier in the State, the board exam score alone was used for medical counselling, thereby giving students from government school a fair chance. Last year, only 1,337 government school students in the State cleared NEET. However, this was a significant increase compared to 2017 when less than 10 government school students cleared the test. Given the pressures this puts on government school students, former Anna University Vice-Chancellor D Anandakrishnan said the State should nip the problem in the bud by coupling the State coaching programmes with counselling for the students.

31,239 took test in Tamil

Meanwhile, although 79.31 per cent of the candidates in the country wrote the NEET in English and 11.84 per cent took it in Hindi, 8.86 per cent of the students took it in regional languages, of which nearly a fourth (2.06 per cent) – 31,239 – took the exam in Tamil.

TN NEET topper’s mantra: Work hard & shun all distractions

While her father is a pediatrician, her mother is a gynaecologist and they run their own hospital in the district.

Published: 06th June 2019 06:33 AM

Shruthi celebrating with friends

By OMJASVIN M D

Express News Service

CHENNAI: “If you work hard and overcome all the distractions, you can achieve heights,’’ says Shruthi K, the 17-year-old girl, who became the Tamil Nadu State topper in the 2019 NEET exam for Undergraduate medical course, getting an all India rank of 57.

A student of Velammal Bodhi Campus CBSE school in Ponneri, Shruthi never attended coaching elsewhere, except for the rigorous coaching the school gave her for the past two years. Speaking to Express, she said, “I never used to go home during holidays, but stayed in school hostel to prepare for the exams. But I ensured that I had six hours of sleep.’’

A resident of Tiruvallur, Shruthi says she was at sea two years ago, as she did not have the exposure to such competitive exams. “I studied in a local school in Tiruvallur back then. However, after joining Velammal for 11th standard, I was able to channel myself to prepare for the NEET exam,’’ she said.

Having studied Biology and Mathematics group in high school, she scored 484 out of 500 in her 12th board exams and 685 out of 720 in the NEET exams. She says Biology, in which she has scored 98 out of 100 in 12th standard, was her favourite subject. “I had experienced and dedicated teachers who guided me. Chemistry, Physics and English teachers played a big role in my success,’’ she said.

With NEET being a national-level exam with 14,000 lakh students taking it, it is natural for a young student to be nervous. It was no different for Shruthi.

“I have always heard people from the other states start coaching from standard 9 itself. I had this feeling that, being in TN, how could I score high marks in NEET, which is a national exam?’’ she said. ‘’I just told myself that ‘I can do it’ and now I can’t believe myself that I made it!’’

With all modesty, she said, “I haven’t decided what I am going to specialize in. I just want to pursue MBBS and find out what specialty interests me.’’ Coming from a family of doctors, Shruthi never had the dearth of guidance. “My parents, friends, and especially my elder brother, played a huge role in my success. My parents always told me to follow my passion,” she added.

While her father is a paediatrician, her mother is a gynaecologist and they run their own hospital in the district.

Medical, dental colleges to approach govt. for fee hike

STAFF REPORTER

BENGALURU, JUNE 06, 2019 00:00 IST

Fees for the medical and dental seats for 2019-2020 academic year are yet to be fixed. However, students hoping to pursue medicine or dentistry may have to shell out more money as colleges are planning to urge the State government to hike the fees.

M.R. Jayaram, president of Karnataka Professional Colleges’ Foundation under whose ambit medical and dental colleges come, said: “The government is yet to convene a meeting on fees. We will demand a hike but do not know the quantum.”

Sources said the foundation is likely to press for 15% hike. However, senior officials in the Medical Education Department said the State government will “negotiate” with college managements as fees had been hiked last year. As per an earlier agreement with the State government, colleges have already increased fees by 10% for 2019-2020.

The first round of seat allotment is likely to take place on June 25 and counselling is expected to be completed by August 18. The department is waiting for the National Testing Agency to provide a State rank list, which will be published on the KEA website, and conduct document verification.

Heavy rain in Salem; building collapses

STAFF REPORTER

SALEM, JUNE 06, 2019 00:00 IST

The debris of a building that collapsed near the Old Bus Stand in Salem on Wednesday.E. Lakshmi NarayananE_LakshmiNarayanan

Parts of Yercaud - Kuppanur ghat road, interior roads damaged

Heavy rain lashed Salem till the early hours of Wednesday. A building collapsed and roads got damaged due to the rains here.

A three-storey building near Old Bus Stand here collapsed during the early hours of Wednesday due to heavy rains. Fortunately, none was residing in the building and no casualties were reported.

Average rainfall of 27.1 mm was recorded here. Maximum rainfall was recorded in Yercaud, 70 mm, 68 mm in Salem, 60 mm in Edappadi, 49.6 mm in Omalur, 37.2 mm in Omalur, 28.2 mm in Kadaiyampatti, 26.8 mm in Thammampatti, 20 mm in Vazhapadi, 20 mm in Kariyakovil, 16 mm in Anaimedu and 12 mm in Sankari.

Due to heavy rains, power supply was disrupted to various parts of Salem and Yercaud. In Yercaud, parts of Yercaud-Kuppanur ghat road got damaged and a few other interior roads got damaged in the heavy rains.

NAMAKKAL

Heavy rains lashed Namakkal and an average rainfall of 13.92 mm was recorded here.

Maximum rainfall of 45 mm was recorded in Namakkal, 32 mm was recorded in Kumarapalayam, 15 mm in Erumapatti, 9 mm in Mohanur,, 25 mm in Paramathi Vellur, 8 mm in Sendamangalam and 5 mm in Thiruchengode.

Qatarflight touches down at Chennai airport

MURALI N. KRISHNASWAMY CHENNAI