Name rule spells trouble for TN kids
34-Character Cap For Names On Exam Portal
Ram.Sundaram@timesgroup.com
Chennai:22.11.2019
Children in Tamil Nadu with long names or two initials are in a fix as the state government has set a limit of 34 characters (in English) on the online portal, Educational Management Information System (EMIS), where they upload details for the Class X board exams.
Tamil versions of the names shouldn’t exceed 54 characters, says an advisory (which TOI has accessed) sent by the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Government Examinations (TNDGE) to all chief educational officers (CEOs) on November 15. CEOs and school headmasters upload details of Class X students, who will appear for SSLC exams in April-May 2020, on the EMIS portal.
The circular has set November 29 as the deadline for making corrections in students’ names, date of birth, religion, category or medium of instruction. The most common errors are in the names of students.
Most government ID cards are issued based on Class X mark certificates. If you don’t get it right at this stage, you’ll have to live with a misspelt name.
In Tamil Nadu, most students don’t use surnames. There is no uniform practice while filling applications either. While some put initials after the full name, others tend to either use initials in the middle or before the name.
The TNDGE circular clearly states that it should be name first followed by the initials with one empty space in between. Also, while filling the Tamil version, initials too should be in Tamil.
200 apply for name changes every month
This is where schools are facing a problem. The Tamil Nadu government in August made Aadhar mandatory for uploading details in EMIS. Aadhar cards of students with two initials carry their fathers’ names after their name. This makes their full name lengthy. When schools tried to link their Aadhar details with EMIS portal, it exceeds the character limit recently imposed.
So parents of these students are rushing to local notary offices to make changes in their names. “We named by daughter VS Saathana Eshwari. Now her name is just Yasika V,” said a parent from Madurai. On an average, 200 parents apply for name changes for various reasons every month, says official data.
Authorities at the state project directorate of Samagara Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), government agency responsible for EMIS, refused to even meet this reporter when asked for clarifications.
34-Character Cap For Names On Exam Portal
Ram.Sundaram@timesgroup.com
Chennai:22.11.2019
Children in Tamil Nadu with long names or two initials are in a fix as the state government has set a limit of 34 characters (in English) on the online portal, Educational Management Information System (EMIS), where they upload details for the Class X board exams.
Tamil versions of the names shouldn’t exceed 54 characters, says an advisory (which TOI has accessed) sent by the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Government Examinations (TNDGE) to all chief educational officers (CEOs) on November 15. CEOs and school headmasters upload details of Class X students, who will appear for SSLC exams in April-May 2020, on the EMIS portal.
The circular has set November 29 as the deadline for making corrections in students’ names, date of birth, religion, category or medium of instruction. The most common errors are in the names of students.
Most government ID cards are issued based on Class X mark certificates. If you don’t get it right at this stage, you’ll have to live with a misspelt name.
In Tamil Nadu, most students don’t use surnames. There is no uniform practice while filling applications either. While some put initials after the full name, others tend to either use initials in the middle or before the name.
The TNDGE circular clearly states that it should be name first followed by the initials with one empty space in between. Also, while filling the Tamil version, initials too should be in Tamil.
200 apply for name changes every month
This is where schools are facing a problem. The Tamil Nadu government in August made Aadhar mandatory for uploading details in EMIS. Aadhar cards of students with two initials carry their fathers’ names after their name. This makes their full name lengthy. When schools tried to link their Aadhar details with EMIS portal, it exceeds the character limit recently imposed.
So parents of these students are rushing to local notary offices to make changes in their names. “We named by daughter VS Saathana Eshwari. Now her name is just Yasika V,” said a parent from Madurai. On an average, 200 parents apply for name changes for various reasons every month, says official data.
Authorities at the state project directorate of Samagara Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), government agency responsible for EMIS, refused to even meet this reporter when asked for clarifications.
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