Anna University to summon NRI students
Ragu.Raman@timesgroup.com
Chennai:30.05.2019
A day after placing four professors under suspension for a marks-forcash scam, Anna University has decided to summon nonresident Indian (NRI) students suspected to be involved in the racket for inquiry.
“During preliminary inquiry we found evidence for involvement of additional controller of examinations officials. But, the university is yet to ascertain the extent of the scam. To gather more evidence, the university would summon all the students who were found to be involved in the malpractices,” professors privy to the inquiry told TOI.
If found guilty, the degrees awarded to these students might be cancelled. “At least, a few hundred students could be involved in the malpractices,” professors said.
Looking into anonymous complaints, the university’s three-member committee found evidence for malpractices in semester exams. Some with more than 20 arrears cleared them at one go through malpractices in 2017. The varsity has suspended - former additional controller of examinations (ACOE) S Srinivasalu, and deputy controllers of examinations K Selvamani, from the department of computer science, K Kulothungan, from the department of information science and technology, and Pugazhendi Sugumaran C, from the electrical and electronics engineering department — for their alleged role in the scam.
“The racket was not limited to just these four. It was a bigger network operated by middlemen. They used lower level staff, professors and some students as brokers to lure students,” professors said.
Some NRI students, who pay ₹21 lakh as course fee for the four-year degree, are admitted with lower cut-off marks since the qualification is just 45% in physics, chemistry and maths subjects. “For many students, $1000 is not big money. The rich students with more arrears were targeted by the scamsters,” a professor said.
The university provides 5% quota each for Children of Indian Workers of Gulf Countries (CIWGC), Non-Resident Indian (NRI), Foreign National categories. It is over and above the 60 seats per batch admitted through counselling. Nearly 400 seats are available in CEG, MIT and AC Tech colleges for NRIs, foreigners and CIWGCs. However, said not all the seats would be filled. Last year, 270 seats were taken under this quota through a separate counselling.
P Tamilporai, former additional controller of examinations, K P Mani Anand, former deputy controller of examinations and R Sivakumar, an assistant professor, were recently sacked for their involvement in a similar revaluation scam in 2012.
Ragu.Raman@timesgroup.com
Chennai:30.05.2019
A day after placing four professors under suspension for a marks-forcash scam, Anna University has decided to summon nonresident Indian (NRI) students suspected to be involved in the racket for inquiry.
“During preliminary inquiry we found evidence for involvement of additional controller of examinations officials. But, the university is yet to ascertain the extent of the scam. To gather more evidence, the university would summon all the students who were found to be involved in the malpractices,” professors privy to the inquiry told TOI.
If found guilty, the degrees awarded to these students might be cancelled. “At least, a few hundred students could be involved in the malpractices,” professors said.
Looking into anonymous complaints, the university’s three-member committee found evidence for malpractices in semester exams. Some with more than 20 arrears cleared them at one go through malpractices in 2017. The varsity has suspended - former additional controller of examinations (ACOE) S Srinivasalu, and deputy controllers of examinations K Selvamani, from the department of computer science, K Kulothungan, from the department of information science and technology, and Pugazhendi Sugumaran C, from the electrical and electronics engineering department — for their alleged role in the scam.
“The racket was not limited to just these four. It was a bigger network operated by middlemen. They used lower level staff, professors and some students as brokers to lure students,” professors said.
Some NRI students, who pay ₹21 lakh as course fee for the four-year degree, are admitted with lower cut-off marks since the qualification is just 45% in physics, chemistry and maths subjects. “For many students, $1000 is not big money. The rich students with more arrears were targeted by the scamsters,” a professor said.
The university provides 5% quota each for Children of Indian Workers of Gulf Countries (CIWGC), Non-Resident Indian (NRI), Foreign National categories. It is over and above the 60 seats per batch admitted through counselling. Nearly 400 seats are available in CEG, MIT and AC Tech colleges for NRIs, foreigners and CIWGCs. However, said not all the seats would be filled. Last year, 270 seats were taken under this quota through a separate counselling.
P Tamilporai, former additional controller of examinations, K P Mani Anand, former deputy controller of examinations and R Sivakumar, an assistant professor, were recently sacked for their involvement in a similar revaluation scam in 2012.
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