HC upholds exam fee collection by AU

HC upholds exam fee collection by AU

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:01.12.2020

Refusing to interfere with Anna University’s decision to collect fees for examinations cancelled due to the pandemic, the Madras high court dismissed a batch of pleas challenging the same.

“Even though examination was not conducted, the fact that the students are declared as passed from the stage of first year to pre final year, has the effect of writing the examination and clearing the same. Therefore, it cannot be held to be completely illogical to demand payment of examination fees from the students for declaring their results,” Justice N Anand Venkatesh said. The state government itself has authorised the universities and academic institutions to collect the semester fees as well as the examination fees before publishing their results, the court added.

Pointing out that already 378 non-autonomous colleges affiliated to Anna University have paid the fee collected from students, the court said, “It is only after the interim orders were passed by this court, students stopped paying the fee.”

Therefore, when the majority of the institutions and students have already paid fees and got their results published, it will not be in the fitness of things to grant an exception only to those who have approached this court, the judge said.

“To interfere with this decision at this point of time, will open floodgates and it will result in a chaotic situation more particularly since many colleges affiliated to Anna University have collected the examination fees and paid it to the University,” Justice Anand Venkatesh added.

Dec 19 last date to get nod for engg courses

Dec 19 last date to get nod for engg courses

Chennai:01.12.2020

Engineering colleges seeking permanent affiliation for courses need to submit admission details and affidavit to Anna University on or before December 19. Inspection will be carried out to confirm to verify if they were eligible to get the affiliation for the academic year 2020-21. Colleges should have sent out at least six consecutive batches and admitted more than 50% of their sanctioned intake in the past two years, and faculty and classroom shortage should not exceed 10% to be eligible. TNN

Colleges: Online exams ahead, not wise to ask students to travel now

Colleges: Online exams ahead, not wise to ask students to travel now

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:01.12.2020

Universities, colleges across the state are busy preparing campuses and deciding on SOPs to follow when final year students of undergraduate courses return on December 7 after months of lockdown. This comes even as several colleges have scheduled online semester exams from December second week for UG final year students.

In the first step towards switching back to in-person classes, UG final year students will return to campuses on December 7. Medical colleges and paramedical colleges are allowed to open up to all UG and PG students from next Monday. The state government has also waved a green flag to reopening campus hostels.

“All universities/colleges including arts and science, engineering, agriculture, fisheries, and veterinary sciences are allowed to conduct classes for the undergraduate final year students by following standard operating procedures,” chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said in an announcement on Monday.

Classes for the first-year students to start from February 1, 2021.

State universities have conducted meetings with hostel wardens, campus directors and deans on making arrangements.

“We have instructed hostel wardens to keep hygiene in mind, making arrangements for hand sanitizers and to facilitate social distancing. Body temperature of hostel students will be checked frequently and any student with Covid-19 symptoms will be isolated and given proper medical care,” said S Gowri, vice-chancellor of Madras University.

Likewise, Anna University also held meetings with officials on making arrangements for accommodating research scholars and PG students.

“Many colleges have declared study holidays. We can reopen for final year students only from the next semester as many dont want to risk returning to campuses during exams,” principal of a city college said.

Engineering colleges also plan to conduct online proctoring tests for third, fifth, and seventh-semester students in December. “The state government gave its permission to conduct online semester exams for UG and PG students. In a circular on Monday, Anna University asked autonomous colleges to conduct semester exams online. So, final year UG students will come to colleges only from next semester and it is also not advisable to ask them to travel during study holidays,” principal of an engineering college in the city said.

Engineering colleges that have many boarding students want the 14-day mandatory quarantine rule for hostel students relaxed. “It will be difficult for colleges to quarantine students in hostel rooms. We can instead make Covid tests mandatory and let them inside the hostels,” another principal said.

Nativity papers false, application turned down

Nativity papers false, application turned down

Chennai:01.12.2020

Application of one candidate, suspected to have given a false nativity certificate, was rejected on Monday when the state selection committee allotted MBBS seats to 381 students in state-run medical colleges.

“The scrutiny committee rejected one of the applications because the candidate is not a native of TN. We will be able to share details only on Tuesday,” said selection committee secretary Dr G Selvarajan.

The second day of single window counselling opened with 2,440 seats and students between NEET 2020 score of 630 and 610 were allotted seats. All OC and BC seats in Madras Medical College, Stanley Medical College, Kilpauk Medical College, Madurai Medical College and Coimbatore Medical College were taken. TNN

₹16cr fund sanctioned for medicos admitted through 7.5% quota rule

₹16cr fund sanctioned for medicos admitted through 7.5% quota rule

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:01.12.2020

The Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned ₹16 crore revolving fund which would be used for paying fees of the MBBS and BDS course students admitted through the 7.5% quota for government school students.

A government order to this effect was issued by health secretary J Radhakrishnan on Monday. This follows announcements by chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami that the state government would bear the cost of education of these students.

According to a calculation given by the Director of Medical Education (DME), the tentative cost of fees and other charges to be paid by these students for the first year would be ₹15.85 crore.

This calculation is for 209 students admitted to MBBS courses in government medical colleges, six in government dental college and 104 in self-financed medical colleges and 80 in dental colleges.

The revolving fund would be operated by the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Ltd. The government would also take separate measures to help students avail benefits of scholarships and educational assistance under various categories that they are eligible for. The amount so received would be used to partly replenish the revolving fund from concerned departments, the GO stated.

Incidentally, this announcement comes on a day when the opposition party DMK tweeted they had taken care of educational expenses of seven students from government schools who had gotten into medical and dental colleges.

Last month, the TN government brought in a 7.5% quota for government school students in medical and dental seats. The students would have had to be in government schools from Class VI-XII and also clear NEET.

More than 300 MBBS seats in government and self-financing medical colleges would now be available for students from government schools.

சபரிமலை ஐயப்பன் கோயில் பிரசாதம்: வீட்டிலேயே வழங்க 

அஞ்சல்துறை ஏற்பாடு

30.11.2020

சபரிமலை ஐயப்பன் கோயில் பிரசாதத்தை பக்தா்களின் வீடுகளிலேயே வழங்க இந்திய அஞ்சல் துறை ஏற்பாடு செய்துள்ளது.

சபரிமலை ஸ்ரீ தா்ம சாஸ்தா கோயில் மண்டலபூஜை காலத்தில் தரிசனத்துக்காக திறக்கப்படுகிறது. இந்த காலம் நவம்பா் நடுப்பகுதியில் தொடங்கி மகரஜோதி தரிசனம் வரை நீடிக்கும்

நிகழாண்டில் கரோனா நோய்த்தொற்றுப் பரவல் காரணமாக, கோயிலுக்கு பக்தா்கள் நுழைவதில் அதிக கட்டுப்பாடுகள் விதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. குறைந்த எண்ணிக்கையிலான பக்தா்கள் மட்டுமே அனுமதிக்கப்படுகின்றனா்.

இந்நிலையில், ஐயப்ப பக்தா்கள் வசதிக்காக, அவா்களின் வீட்டு வாசலிலேயே ஐயப்பன் கோயில் பிரசாதத்தை வழங்க இந்திய அஞ்சல் துறை ஏற்பாடு செய்துள்ளது. இதற்காக, இந்திய அஞ்சல் துறை, திருவாங்கூா் தேவஸ்வம் வாரியத்துடன் இணைந்து சபரிமலை கோயில் பிரசாதத்தை நாடு முழுவதும் உள்ள பக்தா்களுக்கு முன்பதிவு செய்வதற்கும், விரைவுத் தபால் மூலமாக அவா்களின் வீட்டு வாசலில் வழங்குவற்குமான ஒப்பந்தம் செய்துள்ளது.

இது குறித்து தமிழக வட்ட முதன்மை அஞ்சல் துறை தலைவா் பா.செல்வக்குமாா் கூறியது:

ஒரு பாக்கெட் பிரசாதத்தில் அரவணைப் பாயசம், நெய், மஞ்சள், குங்குமம், விபூதி மற்றும் அா்ச்சனை பிரசாதம் ஆகியவை உள்ளன. ஒரு பிரசாத பை ரூ.450. இந்த பொருள்கள் அட்டைப்பெட்டியில் அடைத்து விரைவுத் தபால் மூலம் பக்தா்களுக்கு அனுப்பப்படும்.

தேவைப்படும் பக்தா்கள் எந்த தபால் நிலையத்திலும் ரூ.450 செலுத்தி முன்பதிவு செய்து கொள்ளலாம். ஒரு ரசீதின் கீழ் பத்து பாக்கெட்டுகளை பதிவு செய்யலாம். ஒரு பக்தா் எத்தனை பாக்கெட்டுகளை வேண்டுமானாலும் முன்பதிவு செய்யலாம்.

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