2 pvt colleges to offer mechanical, CS courses in Tamil from this year

2 pvt colleges to offer mechanical, CS courses in Tamil from this year

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

20.09.2021

In a first since College of Engineering (CEG) in Anna University launched engineering in Tamil 11 years ago, two private colleges in Tamil Nadu will offer mechanical engineering and computer science engineering in Tamil from 2021-22.

With All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) nod, Erode Sengunthar Engineering College in Perunthurai will offer mechanical engineering in Tamil while Rathinam Technical Campus in Coimbatore will offer CS in Tamil from this year.

“Our college is situated in a rural area and Tamil-medium students are showing interest in studying BE in Tamil, so we started the course,” said V Venkatachalam, principal of Erode Sengunthar Engineering College.

Except for CEG, the 16 constituent colleges of Anna University had poor enrolment to Tamilmedium courses due to lack of study materials in Tamil and fewer job opportunities.

“Our college faculty members are translating resource material into Tamil. AICTE is translating engineering books in regional languages and Anna University has also already translated 15 subjects in mechanical engineering and released them on the website. We expect the translated material to be available from next academic year,” Venkatachalam said. He further said attending placement interviews will be easier for mechanical students (Tamil-medium) as core companies focus on practical and subject knowledge and not communication skills.

There were 719 seats in BE Mechanical Engineering (Tamil) and 659 seats in BE Civil Engineering (Tamil) last year.

UGC asks univs to consider CBSE applied maths for UG admissions

UGC asks univs to consider CBSE applied maths for UG admissions

Chennai:20.09.2021

The University Grants Commission (UGC) asked all universities to consider CBSE’s Class XII applied mathematics course on par with mathematics for admission to humanities and commerce undergraduate courses.

“The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced applied mathematics for Classes XI and XII. The subject has curriculum specifications that are compatible with other major subjects,” a letter from UGC secretary Rajnish Jain to all vicechancellors said. “ It may be considered at par with mathematics for admission to humanities and commerce, other than pure sciences,” the letter said. TNN

நேரில் ஆஜராகும்படி உத்தரவிட உறுதியான ஆதாரங்கள் தேவை'

நேரில் ஆஜராகும்படி உத்தரவிட உறுதியான ஆதாரங்கள் தேவை'

Added : செப் 18, 2021 20:58

புதுடில்லி:'உறுதியான ஆதாரமின்றி யாரையும் நேரில் ஆஜராகும்படி நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவிட முடியாது' என, உச்ச நீதிமன்றம் ஒரு வழக்கில் தீர்ப்பு அளித்துள்ளது.

கடந்த 2015ல், உ.பி.,யைச் சேர்ந்த ஒரு கார் டிரைவர் மர்மமான முறையில் இறந்து கிடந்தார். இது குறித்து போலீசார் வழக்கு பதிவு செய்து விசாரணை நடத்தி வந்தனர். இந்நிலையில் கார் டிரைவரின் மனைவி, விசாரணை நீதிமன்றத்தில் ஒரு மனு தாக்கல் செய்தார். அதில், தன் கணவரை, முதலாளி ரமேஷ் சந்திர ஸ்ரீவத்சவா நண்பர்களுடன் சேர்ந்து கொலை செய்து விட்டதாக கூறி, அவரை விசாரிக்கும்படி கோரிஇருந்தார்.

விசாரணை நீதிமன்றம் ரமேஷ் சந்திர ஸ்ரீவத்சவா நேரில் ஆஜராகும்படி 'சம்மன்' அனுப்பியது. இதை எதிர்த்து ரமேஷ் சந்திர ஸ்ரீவத்சவா தாக்கல் செய்த மனுவை, அலகாபாத் உயர் நீதிமன்றம் தள்ளுபடி செய்தது. இதைத் தொடர்ந்து அவர் உச்ச நீதிமன்றத்தில் மேல்முறையீடு செய்தார். இந்த மனு, உச்ச நீதிமன்ற நீதிபதி கே.எம்.ஜோசப் தலைமையிலான அமர்வு முன் விசாரணைக்கு வந்தது. அப்போது அமர்வு அளித்த தீர்ப்பு:

ஒரு வழக்கில் குற்றஞ்சாட்டப்படாத நபர் தொடர்பாக உத்தரவு பிறப்பிக்க நீதிமன்றங்களுக்கு அதிகாரம் உள்ளது.அதேசமயம் அந்த நபர் குற்றம் செய்ததற்கு வலுவான ஆதாரங்கள் அல்லது சாட்சிகள் இருந்தால் மட்டுமே, அவரை நீதிமன்றத்தில் ஆஜர்படுத்த 'வாரன்ட்' பிறப்பிக்க முடியும். எந்தவொரு ஆதாரமும் இன்றி சாதாரணமாக ஒருவரை நேரில் ஆஜராகும்படி நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவிட முடியாது.

இது குறித்து, 2014ல் ஹர்தீப் சிங் வழக்கில் உச்ச நீதிமன்றம் தெளிவான உத்தரவு பிறப்பித்து உள்ளது. இதை ஆராயாமல் விசாரணை நீதிமன்ற நீதிபதி, எந்தவித குற்றச்சாட்டும் பதிவு செய்யப்படாத நிலையில், மனுதாரரை நேரில் ஆஜராகும்படி உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளார். இந்த உத்தரவு ரத்து செய்யப்படுகிறது. இவ்வாறு தீர்ப்பு அளிக்கப்பட்டது.

வெளிநாட்டில் மருத்துவம் படித்த மாணவர்கள் கோரிக்கை

வெளிநாட்டில் மருத்துவம் படித்த மாணவர்கள் கோரிக்கை

Added : செப் 18, 2021 20:29

சென்னை:'வெளிநாட்டில் மருத்துவம் படித்த மாணவர்கள், தமிழகத்தில் பயிற்சி பெற அனுமதிக்க வேண்டும்' என கோரிக்கை விடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

முதல்வர் தனிப்பிரிவு அலுவலகத்தில் கொடுத்துள்ள கோரிக்கைமனு:தமிழகத்தில் இருந்து 300க்கும் மேற்பட்ட மாணவர்கள், வெளிநாட்டில் மருத்துவம் படித்து உள்ளோம். வெளிநாடுகளில் மருத்துவம் படித்தவர்கள், நம் நாட்டில் எப்.எம்.ஜி.இ., தேர்வு எழுத வேண்டும். அதில் தேர்ச்சி பெற்றவர்கள் பயிற்சி பெற காத்திருக்கிறோம். அனைவரும், 2020 ஜனவரியில் விடுமுறைக்காக இந்தியா வந்தோம்.

கொரோனா காரணமாக, கல்லுாரிகளுக்கு திரும்பி செல்ல முடியாத நிலை ஏற்பட்டது. எனவே, எங்கள் இறுதி செமஸ்டர் தேர்வை, 'ஆன்லைன்' வழியாக எழுதி தேர்ச்சி பெற்றோம். பின், நம் நாட்டில், எப்.எம்.ஜி.இ., தேர்வு எழுதி தேர்ச்சி அடைந்தோம். ஆனால், இணையவழியில் கல்வி கற்று தேர்வு எழுதியதால், மருத்துவ கவுன்சிலில் பதிவு செய்ய மறுக்கின்றனர்.எங்களுடன் மருத்துவம் படித்த வெளிமாநில மாணவர்கள், தங்கள் மாநிலத்தில் தற்போது பயிற்சியை துவக்கி விட்டனர்.

தமிழகத்தில் மாணவர்கள் பயிற்சிக்காக செலுத்த வேண்டிய கட்டணத் தொகை, 2 லட்சம் முதல் 6 லட்சம் ரூபாய் வரை உள்ளது.டில்லி போன்ற நகரங்களில் உள்ள மருத்துவமனைகளில், கட்டணம் இல்லாமலே மாணவர்கள் பயிற்சி பெற முடிகிறது. இதுபோன்று தமிழகத்திலும் செய்தால் எங்களுக்கு பேரும் உதவியாக இருக்கும்.

எப்.எம்.ஜி.இ., தேர்ச்சி பெற்று, 'இன்டர்ன்ஷிப்' பயிற்சிக்காக காத்திருக்கும் மாணவர்கள், தமிழக மருத்துவமனைகளில், பயிற்சி பெற அனுமதிக்க வேண்டும்.இவ்வாறு அதில் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது.

NEET-UG 2021: Kerala High Court Seeks NTA's Response In Plea Seeking Retest Citing Delay By Invigilator

NEET-UG 2021: Kerala High Court Seeks NTA's Response In Plea Seeking Retest Citing Delay By Invigilator

Hannah M Varghese

18 Sep 2021 5:07 PM

The Kerala High Court on Friday admitted a plea moved by a NEET (UG) candidate seeking a retest of the Entrance examination citing that her OMR answer sheet was likely to be rejected due to the dereliction of the Invigilator assigned to her exam hall. The Court has sought the response of the National Testing Agency.

Justice P.B Suresh Kumar will hear the matter in the upcoming week.

The petitioner had approached the Court aggrieved by the alleged arbitrary manner in which the National eligibility Cum Entrance Test (UG) 2021 was conducted at her examination centre, Sree Narayana Public School, Poothotta.

The setbacks faced by the petitioner allegedly resulted in her and the other candidates in her examination hall losing half an hour of her time to complete the test, the total duration of which is 3 hours.

Considering the cut-throat competition involved in the test, it was alleged that the confusion created at the examination centre adversely affected the prospects of the petitioner in getting admitted to the MBBS course.

Advocate Santhosh Mathew appeared for the petitioner in the matter.

The Admit Card issued to the candidates required them to present themselves at the examination centre by 11 am for procedural formalities and verification, and to be seated in the examination hall by 12 pm.

The petitioner had duly followed by the said instructions and was in her allotted room by 12 pm.

The plea stated that as per the Information Bulletin issued, the candidates were to be issued with the test booklet including the answer sheets at 1:45 pm and the exam was scheduled to commence from 2 p.m.

This interval of 15 minutes was provided to the candidates for them to carefully fill in their Roll numbers and other details, to blacken the relevant bubbles and to glimpse through the question paper without a rush.

However, the petitioner alleged that the candidates seated in her examination hall were provided with the test booklet only at 2 pm.

The candidates in the said room were not permitted to fill up their details by the invigilator due to some confusion regarding the booklets provided.

Ten minutes later, the test booklets were collected back and another set of booklets were distributed to the candidates in the room, including the petitioner.

However, the booklet received by the petitioner carried the details of another candidate, and the relevant bubbles were already shaded.

Upon informing this to the Invigilator, she was asked to strike off the details of the other candidate and to fill in her details over it.

The petitioner pointed out that the evaluation of the OMR sheet is done by computer software as specifically informed by the detailed instructions issued to the candidates regarding the procedure to be followed while filling the OMR Answer sheets.

The said instructions also disclosed that the software was very sensitive and that it can only read properly filled black coloured bubbles.

It was further instructed that the Answer sheets should not be tampered with or crossed out in any manner and that any alteration can lead to the rejection of the OMR sheets.

This made her quite anxious since she was very well aware of the sensitive nature of the software that evaluates the answer sheets, and was quite informed that any tampering could lead to rejection.

The plea contended that it took nearly 30 minutes for the candidates in the said hall to commence the actual examination.

Due to the confusion caused, the three hours test had to be completed by the petitioner and other candidates within two and a half hours.

It was also submitted that other formalities such as the placing the initials of the Invigilators on the answer sheets were also carried out during the said two and a half hours, where it was supposed to be done between 1:45 to 2 pm. This led to the candidates losing out on more time.

On the aforesaid grounds, the petitioner asserted that grave injustice has been done to students like the petitioner in an entrance examination like NEET (UG) where every mark counts for getting a higher rank.

Such confusion has adversely affected the possibility to get a good score in the examination, which will, in turn, affect her chances of getting admitted to a good college of her choice for MBBS.

Apprehending rejection of her answer sheet, the petitioner had approached the respondent as evidenced by an email where she reported the incident and requested a retest.

The inaction of the respondents has resulted in irreparable examination and hardship to the petitioner.

"The inaction on the part of the invigilators at the test centre in exercising due caution and care has exposed candidates like the petitioner to a possible threat of rejection of their OMR sheets," the plea read.

She prayed that a detailed enquiry be conducted into her grievance by the respondents.

Similarly, it was also prayed that the respondents facilitate the conduct of a retest to the petitioner and similarly situated students who lost half an hour to complete the examination.

The plea has sought interim relief to the effect that the petitioner's OMR answer sheet may be evaluated without rejection pending disposal of the writ petition.

Case Title: Devika R. Mohan v. Union of India & Ors.

Irregular bus services drive Erode schoolgirl to her wit’s end

Irregular bus services drive Erode schoolgirl to her wit’s end

More than 30 students in the village depend on the bus to reach schools. They are forced to walk to school due to shortage of buses.

Published: 18th September 2021 09:02 AM |

The lack of bus services is evident at most of the rural areas.

By Subashini Vijayakumar

Express News Service

ERODE: A class X student in Vallipurathanpalayam tried to kill herself on Thursday allegedly after being told by her father to stop attending school because bus services to the village had not resumed fully post easing of lockdown restrictions.

The girl (15) studied in the government school at Sengodampalayam, which is 6.5 km away from her village and used to travel by bus daily. Since the bus service was irregular, the girl’s father dropped her at school on Wednesday before heading to work in Perundurai. After classes got over for the day at 3.30 pm, she waited for a bus to return home.

Since it got late, she took a bus going towards Perundurai and got off at Vepampalayam. From there, she walked three kilometres to her village. Upon knowing the incident, her father scolded her and told her to discontinue studies at least until bus services resumed. The girl got upset and on Thursday, tried to kill herself. Her parents and neighbours broke open the door of her room and rescued her.

Rattled by the girl’s action, residents of Vallipurathanpalayam appealed to the government to restore the bus services fully for the benefit of students. The village has a middle school and students have to travel to Sengodampalayam, Thindal or Pallipalayam to pursue education.

Two buses were operated between Vallipurathanpalayam and Bhavani through Erode bus stand. “The buses ply through Thindal, Sengodampalayam, Kumalankuttai, Collector Office, GH, PS Park, Erode bus stand. When there were two buses, the services were regular between 7am and 9pm. However, following the lockdown, only one bus is operated and the evening service has been irregular,” Sekar (name changed), a resident of the village, said.

More than 30 students in the village depend on the bus to reach schools. They are forced to walk to school due to shortage of buses. If the situation persisted, girls would be forced to dropout, they added. The residents said they urged the transport department to restore buses as schools had reopened, but there was no action.

Upon knowing the girl’s action, District Collector H Krishnanunni reportedly assured that bus services to the village would be restored.

Erode: Get vaccinated against Covid, get two cents of land free

Erode: Get vaccinated against Covid, get two cents of land free

Tahsildar Muthukrishnan said the names will be selected by drawing chits and they would be given prizes, including two cents of land, one gram gold coin, silver lamps and clothes.

Published: 19th September 2021 04:06 AM 

By Express News Service

ERODE: In order to encourage people to get vaccinated, Tahsildar of Bhavani in the district has announced that 10 persons from underprivileged backgrounds, who come to get vaccinated on Sunday would be chosen and provided two cents of land.

Tahsildar Muthukrishnan said the names will be selected by drawing chits and they would be given prizes, including two cents of land, one gram gold coin, silver lamps and clothes. “The main aim is to achieve full vaccination.

In order to entice people, I have announced these prizes with help from volunteers,” he said. As the moral code of conduct is in place, residents of Andikumar, Ocheri, Chinnapuliyur, Odathurai panchayats in Bhavani and Ammapettai unions will not be eligible for the benefits, he said.