Saturday, November 10, 2018

Varsity gets a new exam controller

CHENNAI, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 00:00 IST

The Syndicate of the University of Madras on Friday, appointed K. Pandian, professor of Inorganic Chemistry, as the Controller of Examinations. The present Controller K. Ravichandran has been appointed as the Director of the Institute of Distance Education (IDE). The Syndicate has also approved the fee for qualification approval of teachers in aided and self-financing colleges. For each faculty to be approved a college will have to pay Rs. 2,000.

“The qualification approval for 1,500 teachers in self-financing institutions, shifting of teachers will be taken up through special selection committees, as per UGC norms and the meetings will be held at the university,” said a member.

Several members raised objection to the fees but a senior university official said they would cover the travel allowances of the experts and other incidentals. The Syndicate also approved the appointment of 14 faculty to the IDE.

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