Colleges reopen, students stay away

Colleges reopen, students stay away

Ragu.Raman@timesgroup.com

Chennai:03.12.2020

After a gap of more than eight months, arts and science, and professional colleges across Tamil Nadu reopened on Wednesday for postgraduate students and research scholars. But most colleges in Chennai reported thin attendance.

Colleges took precautionary measures and checked body temperatures of students at the entrance and provided them hand sanitizers.

“After a long time, our students have come to our campus. They had a meeting with their guides. From December 7, we are planning to hold classes in full swing for undergraduate and postgraduate final year students,” said S Kothai, principal of Ethiraj College for Women.

Students who live in Chennai came but those in far-flung areas expressed their inability to attend classes citing lack of transport, she said.

Principal of a government college in the city said: “Some parents have sent us letters saying they are not willing to send their children to college and some students said they cannot attend the classes as there was no transport.”

DG Vaishnav College recorded less than 50% attendance among PG students and research scholars.

“We are expecting more students on the campus from Monday. We are planning to start with value education classes,” said S Santhosh Baboo, principal of the college.

“Though we are reopening from Wednesday, we will not force students to come to the campuses,” said M G Ragunathan, principal of Guru Nanak College. He said the college will be lenient on attendance for now.

Colleges are planning to have their online semester exams from the second week of December. Some principals said it is the wrong time to reopen colleges as students will be preparing for the exams.

Professors from Anna University said research scholars and postgraduate students turned up in good numbers after the reopening. Professors from the University of Madras said some scholars visited their departments on Wednesday.

Colleges outside Chennai had few students. No postgraduate student turned up at PSG College of Arts and Science in Coimbatore. Teachers said they have completed the syllabus and students have been preparing for the semester exams.

NEW CHAPTER: Final year PG students attend a class at Queen Mary’s College on Wednesday

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டிச., 05 (ச) அரவிந்தர் நினைவு நாள்
டிச., 05 (ச) திருநள்ளாறு சனி பகவான் ஆராதனை
டிச., 07 (தி) சிவன் கோயிலில் சங்காபிஷேகம்
டிச., 08 (செ) கால பைரவாஷ்டமி
டிச., 11 (வெ) பாரதி பிறந்த நாள்
டிச., 12 (ச) மகா பிரதோஷம்
டிச., 14 (தி) சிவன் கோயிலில் சங்காபிஷேகம்
டிச., 16 (பு) மார்கழி பூஜை ஆரம்பம்
டிச., 22 (செ) கணித தினம்
டிச., 25 (வெ) கிறிஸ்துமஸ்
டிச., 25 (வெ) வைகுண்ட ஏகாதசி
டிச., 25 (வெ) குற்றாலம் சிவன் தேர்
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மருத்துவ கல்வி இயக்குனர் எச்சரிக்கை

மருத்துவ கல்வி இயக்குனர் எச்சரிக்கை

Added : டிச 02, 2020 23:50

சென்னை:''மருத்துவ கவுன்சிலிங்கின் போது, போலி ஆவணங்கள் கொடுத்தால் நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படும்,'' என, மருத்துவ கல்வி இயக்குனர் நாராயணபாபு எச்சரித்துள்ளார்.

எம்.பி.பி.எஸ்., - பி.டி.எஸ்., படிப்புகளுக்கான கவுன்சிலிங், சென்னை, பெரியமேட்டில் உள்ள, நேரு விளையாட்டரங்கில் நடந்து வருகிறது. இந்த கவுன்சிலிங்கின் போது, நான்கு மாணவர்களின் ஆவணங்கள் சரியாக இல்லாததால், அவர்களுக்கு இடங்கள் ஒதுக்குவது நிறுத்தி வைக்கப்பட்டது. சட்ட வல்லுனர்களுடன் ஆலோசனை நடத்திய, மருத்துவ இயக்கக அதிகாரிகள் குழு, மாணவர்களின் விண்ணப்பங்களை நிராகரித்தது.

இது குறித்து, மருத்துவ கல்வி இயக்குனர் நாராயணபாபு கூறியதாவது:நிராகரிக்கப்பட்ட மாணவர்கள், தாசில்தாரின் இறுதி கையெழுத்திட்ட சான்றிதழை கொடுக்காமல், கிராம நிர்வாக அலுவலரிடம், இருப்பிடத்துக்கான சான்றிதழை பெற்றுள்ளனர். அதன் காரணமாக, சான்றிதழ் சரிபார்த்த குழுவினரின் ஆலோசனைபடி, நான்கு பேரின் விண்ணப்பங்கள் நிராகரிக்கப்பட்டன. மாணவர்கள் போலி ஆவணங்கள் கொடுத்து, முறைகேட்டில் ஈடுபட்டிருந்தால், சட்டப்படியான நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படும்.இவ்வாறு, அவர் கூறினார்.

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When court proceedings went live on YouTube

When court proceedings went live on YouTube

The live webcast, under the subject “Arrears,” was taken down after thousands of students began accessing it and the media started taking note of it.

Published: 02nd December 2020 04:31 AM 

By Harish Murali

Express News Service

CHENNAI: Following recent attempts by college students to join virtual court proceedings on petitions challenging the government decision to cancel arrears examinations, a section of students on Tuesday went one step further by webcasting the proceedings live on YouTube for a few hours.

The live webcast, under the subject “Arrears,” was taken down after thousands of students began accessing it and the media started taking note of it. Gaining access, under the guise of an advocate, to the virtual court proceedings conducted on Microsoft Teams platform, the students shared the proceedings using cast option on YouTube.

On November 20, a Division Bench of Justices Sathyanarayanan and R Hemalatha began the hearing, when at least 250 students gained access to the proceedings and started shouting, forcing the Benech to suspend the proceedings.

On Tuesday, the court, taking note of the earlier disruption, restricted entry to the platform, permitting only advocates who had been listed for each case. Even the media which usually covered court proceedings were not allowed entry. 

Censuring students who webcast the proceedings, the Bench observed, “In the light of the fact that this virtual system is being abused by certain persons, we are shifting the arrears challenge petitions to physical hearing.” The Bench also warned the students of contempt proceedings for the live webcast.

It passed interim directions by restraining all universities in the State from declaring an ‘all pass’ result when arrears exams were not conducted, either online or offline mode or a combination of both. The Bench refused to accept the State’s arguments that the examinations were cancelled keeping in mind of the safety of students during the pandemic.

Counsel for University Grants Commission told the Bench on Tuesday that cancellation of the examinations was in violation of its guidelines. One of the petitioners also said that a few universities, especially Manonmaniam Sundaranar University and University of Madras, were releasing results without conducting examinations.

The Bench observed that universities across the State are free to conduct their examinations through online or offline mode or a combination of both, despite the government passing an order on cancelling the examinations. “Let the State government permit the universities to conduct arrears examinations, if they want to do so. The choice has to be left to them,” the Bench said, adjourning the plea to January 11.

Med counselling: Five barred due to doubt in nativity

Med counselling: Five barred due to doubt in nativity

The Selection committee was not satisfied with the certificates produced

Published: 02nd December 2020 04:31 AM 

For representational purposes

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: Five students were barred from the medical admission counselling on grounds of doubts over their nativity certificates. The decision was taken by the five-member committee constituted by the Selection Committee of Directorate of Medical Education.

Selection Committee Secretary G Selvarajan said, “Committee was not satisfied by the documents presented by these five candidates.”When asked if the students will be allowed later, if they produce relevant documents, the secretary said, the committee will take a decision in this regard. “On Monday, one student was not allowed and the other four students were not allowed on Tuesday,” said officials.

Explaining the situation, officials said,” Among the five, one student was born at a hospital in Kerala, but his family lives in Tamil Nadu. In this case, the committee verified the certificates and was not satisfied and hence he was not allowed.” Meanwhile, on Tuesday the Selection Committee called 452 candidates for the counselling, among them 443 students attended and a total of 429 seats were allotted.

According to the Selection Committee data, 406 MBBS seats were allotted in government medical colleges, and 23 in self-financing medical colleges. One candidate opted out and nine candidates were in waiting list. The Health Department is conducting offline counselling to prevent malpractice. Health Minister C Vijayabaskar had said, “in person verification of community, nativity certificates and school certificates for government students was important.”

Original certificates of faculty cannot be confiscated, AU tells affiliated colleges

Original certificates of faculty cannot be confiscated, AU tells affiliated colleges

In a welcome move, Anna University has written to the principals of all affiliated institutions and colleges, directing them not to confiscate the original certificates of the faculty.

Published: 02nd December 2020 04:32 AM 

Anna University campus in Guindy

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: In a welcome move, Anna University has written to the principals of all affiliated institutions and colleges, directing them not to confiscate the original certificates of the faculty. “Only copies of the original certificates have to be maintained in the college,” the varsity said in a letter on Saturday.

The direction is an offshoot of the recent communication from the Higher Education Department that stated that a faculty in a private institution had alleged harassment in this regard. He had subsequently killed himself.

The department further said, even as the case was legally closed by the police, “they (college management) may duly be warned by the authorities and if necessary, some strict disciplinary or penal actions may be initiated against them.”

Don’t seize original papers: AU

After over two years of inquiry and investigation, the department, earlier this month, had asked competent authorities such as the All India Council for Technical Education( (AICTE) and Anna University to ensure that private affiliated colleges do not confiscate teachers’ original certificates in a bid to retain them forcefully.

“The recruitment process, appointment order post recruitment with the due fixation of salary, alongside the rules and regulations of the management, should all be ensured for maximum transparency, ”said the department. It also added that the faculty should also be allowed to attend some periodic “destressing programs.”