Tamil Nadu Education - Schools, Colleges and Universities

[ChennaiIndian]

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May 10: In a boost to scientific research and education, all educational and research establishments in the country would be networked and migrate to high speed broadband connectivity over the next two years. This would pave the way for sharing of expertise and speedy flow of information on research as well as emerging subjects, according to Prof S.V. Raghavan, scientific secretary, Government of India.

“We are in the process of networking all educational and research establishments in the country through high speed broadband connectivity.
This will facilitate sharing the expertise of centres of excellence with institutes spread across the country and ensure fast flow of information,” Prof Raghavan told reporters on the sidelines of a seminar on ‘National Knowledge Network — Knowledge Transformation Opportunities for Technical Teachers’ which began here on Monday.

He said more than 550 major research institutions in the country would be networked by the end of 2010 as part of the National Knowledge Network. “As on date, 68 major research institutions have been brought under the network. Our mission is to interlink all research and educational institutions in the country by 2012,” he added.

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[chennaivaasi123]

Courses pertaining to Recycling & effective use of Garbage & water recycling techniques to be made popular-such effective utilisation of fresh water is achieved, and reduce polluting the environment from Garbage;
Need of the hour even in the present day is -waste handling & effective utilisation of available water.

[reswaran]

TN 10+2 results are expected to be out tomorrow at 9:30am.

[dhandapanik]

My School @ Pollachi. School name: Viswadeepthi Higher secondary school.

[maduraithala]

As the leather industry requires skilled and semi-skilled manpower, the Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) and Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation (TAHDCO) have come together to launch a footwear manufacturing technology programme for SC/ST students.

Inaugurating the special batch funded by TAHDCO, FDDI managing director Rajeev Lakhara said there was a huge gap between demand and supply of skilled workforce in the leather sector.

“FDDI is starting a full-fledged institute on its SIPCOT Irungattukottai campus to cater for the needs of the industry in the south,” he said.

Another institute is coming up in Kolkata.

Nearly 5,000 technocrats, designers and managers would pass out of FDDI by the year 2012-13 but even that will not be sufficient to meet the growing demands of the leather industry, Mr. Lakhara said.

TAHDCO managing director Chandrakant B. Kamble said the corporation was funding Rs.30,000 per candidate for the short-term training course in the best training institute in the country after which the SC/ST women would be able to get a job with a salary of Rs.5,000 per month.

[maduraithala]

It was results time for several city schools. Not the class XII results, but the much-awaited decision on fee structure of private schools. The School Education Department on Tuesday handed over individual letters to heads of hundreds of private schools in the city, specifying how much fees they could charge.

This follows the exercise taken up by the Private Schools Fee Determination Committee, a statutory panel appointed by the State government to finalise the fee structure for private schools, after collecting information from schools on their income and expenditure.

Last week, Justice K. Govindarajan, chairperson of the committee, said that the committee, on an average, fixed Rs.11,000 for higher secondary schools, Rs.9,000 for high schools, Rs.8,000 for middle schools and Rs.5,000 for elementary schools in the city.

Around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, heads and correspondents of several city schools gathered at Karnataka Sangha School in T. Nagar for a meeting convened by the Chief Educational Officer. Each school was given an exclusive, sealed envelope with a letter stating the amount that could be charged for each class.

According to an Education Department official, a revised fee structure had been decided for as many as 623 schools. “We have about 820 private schools in the city. The committee is awaiting certain particulars from about 140-odd schools. The new fee structure is ready for all the other schools,” he said.

Names of schools were put up on a notice board and they were grouped in a manner in which about hundred schools would receive their envelopes from an official in one particular classroom.

School heads who received their envelopes eagerly opened it, only to look disappointed soon after. “My school has been prescribed one fourth of the current fee. How do we run the school? How do we pay the teachers?” asked the head of a nursery and primary school in north Chennai.

“Look at my letter. It says we can collect only Rs.640 per year for LKG. That is just a little over Rs.50 per month. Do you think an institution can be sustained with this kind of income” asked another head. Another school was allowed to charge Rs.5,650 for L.K.G. and Rs.9,250 for Class XII.

Schools were also given the option of appealing to the committee within 15 days. “I think I will produce our school's complete accounts, auditor's reports and show them how we have not been charging too high. The government just wants to make it difficult for private schools to function,” said head of a school in Royapuram.

Some schools were told that their fee structure was still being worked out and they would receive the intimation soon. Many of the popular schools in the city are yet to receive any intimation, according to sources. The committee had originally said that private schools under the CBSE stream would also be covered. A section of CBSE schools said that though they gave some particulars to the department, they had not received any intimation on a revised fee structure.

School-specific details on revised fees will soon be available on www.pallikalvi.in, the official website of the School Education Department.

[maduraithala]

The State government will consider reducing eligibility marks for admission to engineering colleges after consulting educationists, Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy said here on Tuesday.

The eligibility marks in Plus Two for Scheduled Caste students is 35 per cent, while for others it is 55 per cent. In the current budget session, there were suggestions to reduce the eligibility marks for admissions to avoid seats falling vacant.

Representatives of self-financing colleges point out that deemed universities and other States are using only a minimum pass criterion for admission.

Speaking at a meeting with representatives of self-financing engineering colleges, Mr. Ponmudy said that with a number of seats going vacant in the previous year's counselling, it made sense to allow students with lower marks also to avail themselves of the seats.

Plea to colleges

Referring to the fact that Assembly elections are due within a year, Mr. Ponmudy asked colleges not to ask for fee revision.

He urged the colleges to follow the prescribed fee structure and asked them not to collect capitation fees. As in previous years, a monitoring committee would be formed and action taken against colleges charged with collecting capitation fees.

On the standoff between various self-financing colleges and the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) over the new norms prescribed by the council, Mr. Ponmudy said the AICTE acting chairman had asked Tamil Nadu colleges to withdraw their court cases and comply with the norms.

Replying to a query, Mr. Ponmudy said the V.C. Kulandai Swamy Committee, appointed last year to look into the issue of transforming certain colleges into unitary universities, would submit its report to the Chief Minister on Wednesday.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/12/stor...1257170500.htm

[karthikarthik]

Originally Posted by maduraithala

The State government will consider reducing eligibility marks for admission to engineering colleges after consulting educationists, Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy said here on Tuesday.

The eligibility marks in Plus Two for Scheduled Caste students is 35 per cent, while for others it is 55 per cent. In the current budget session, there were suggestions to reduce the eligibility marks for admissions to avoid seats falling vacant.

Representatives of self-financing colleges point out that deemed universities and other States are using only a minimum pass criterion for admission.

Speaking at a meeting with representatives of self-financing engineering colleges, Mr. Ponmudy said that with a number of seats going vacant in the previous year's counselling, it made sense to allow students with lower marks also to avail themselves of the seats.

Plea to colleges

Referring to the fact that Assembly elections are due within a year, Mr. Ponmudy asked colleges not to ask for fee revision.

He urged the colleges to follow the prescribed fee structure and asked them not to collect capitation fees. As in previous years, a monitoring committee would be formed and action taken against colleges charged with collecting capitation fees.

On the standoff between various self-financing colleges and the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) over the new norms prescribed by the council, Mr. Ponmudy said the AICTE acting chairman had asked Tamil Nadu colleges to withdraw their court cases and comply with the norms.

Replying to a query, Mr. Ponmudy said the V.C. Kulandai Swamy Committee, appointed last year to look into the issue of transforming certain colleges into unitary universities, would submit its report to the Chief Minister on Wednesday.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/12/stor...1257170500.htm

OMG where are we headed? Getting admission at 90's was a prestigious one. Instead of raising the quality we are downgrading. Engineering will loose its shine with this trend...

[Leo_r]

The system will find it's balance on its own. Most elite recruiters are looking at scores
(> 70%) in 10th,12th and in Graduation.

There are recruiters who are only looking for skill sets and not much bothered about scores.

It is also true that some Guys are late starters and can perform very well in Graduation though they had poor scores in school.

Govt. will always look at targets to be met like admission in Std 1,drop out rate at 10 th,12 th. and percentage of students entering Higher education etc. A compromise in Quality and Quantity can always be expected..

It should be left to the student to struggle and come out successful in life.

[Marathaman]

Government should focus on vocational training and building specific skills rather than trying to make everybody an engineer.

[satishanu]

Students who took the Class XII Higher Secondary Examination this March have recorded a pass percentage of 85.2, according to the results declared by the Directorate of Government Examinations here on Friday. This is a 2.2-percentage point increase over last year's 83 per cent.

While the overall pass percentage is the highest this decade, the percentage of students securing a first class (above 60 per cent) has fallen to 52.8 per cent from 55.66 last year.
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Source: http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/15/stor...1556080400.htm

[ArunKumarB]

CHENNAI: The Assembly on Friday saw the adoption of five Bills on higher education, including those to make Anna University, Chennai, a unitary type university again, and provide for the removal of Vice-Chancellors of such technology universities.

By amending Anna University - Chennai Act 1978, the institution will be of the unitary type and will comprise the College of Engineering besides the Alagappa Chettiar College of Technology and the Madras Institute of Technology, Chromepet.

The decision to make Anna University unitary type university again has been made considering that 136 engineering colleges are affiliated to it and teachers of the university are unable to involve themselves in research work but have to spend most of their time on matters such as supervision of admissions and examinations.

Another Bill envisages the establishment of Anna University of Technology, Chennai. This will be of the affiliating type.

An important part of the third Bill pertains to the removal of Vice-Chancellors of technology universities in Tiruchi, Coimbatore and Tirunelveli. They will not be removed from office except by an order of the Chancellor passed after enquiry. The enquiry panel will comprise a judge of the High Court, a government officer not below the rank of Chief Secretary and a Vice-Chancellor of any university in the State. Similar provision has been included in respect of the other two universities.

This Bill is also aimed at changing the names of Anna Universities of Tiruchi, Coimbatore and Tirunvelveli as Anna Universities of Technology for the respective areas.

Consequent to the move to form Anna University of Technology, Madurai, the government has decided to exclude Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga districts from the jurisdiction of the Anna Universities of Technology, Tiruchi and Tirunelveli.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/15/stor...1563941000.htm

[Leo_r]

Originally Posted by Marathaman

Government should focus on vocational training and building specific skills rather than trying to make everybody an engineer.

There are many Schools offering Vocational Courses in Tamil Nadu and lots of Students do opt for such courses, so that they can start earning to support their Parents...

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http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/15/stor...1562430200.htm

Then, a vast section of Students more than 1.5 Lakhs who discontinue Academic studies befor 10th,enter "Industrial Training Institutes " for getting ITI Certificates in many Trades.

More than a Lakh of Students after 10 th, opt for Diplomo Courses in various Engg disciplines ( Polytechnic)

The system is almost similar in all States, I suppose.

But, Engineering Education has it's own Charm amongst ambitious Parents and Students. There are more than 1.8 lakh seats available in TN. More than 6.0 Lakhs students have passed in 12th class. Students choose Engg,Medicine, Arts and Science,Law,Agriculture, Para Medical, Catering,Tourism.Navigation,Teacher;s Training etc etc. Ideal situation will be there should be some shortage of available courses for these students. But,due to Economic condition many ,I think opt to stay put after 12th, without pursuing further studies.

Last year more than 30,000 Engg seats went vacant. There may be many Parents who are rich enough to afford Engg education but their ward scored very less marks and Govt and Engg Colleges want to pull them into the system.

Ideally, all 6.0 Lakh students should get admitted for Higher Education to become a Graduate,so that TN can announce its arrival, comparing to situation prevailing in many well off Countries.

[ArunKumarB]

The coming academic year will be significant, crucial and even historic for the School Education Department in many respects.

Historic, as it brings into effect a uniform curriculum for the four streams of school system — State Board, Matriculation, Anglo-Indian and OSLC — for Classes I and VI this year.

Significant, as ‘Samacheer Kalvi' (Equitable Standard School Education) promises to incorporate the best of every stream, and taking cues from the NCERT, to offer an enhanced, child-friendly education.

Crucial, as there are various hurdles to be crossed for the school managements awaiting textbooks, teachers awaiting instructions and guidance on the new syllabus, and above all, the anxiety among parents of Matriculation school students who are considering switching Boards.

While the Tamil Nadu Textbook Corporation has started despatching textbooks, for a majority of subject teachers, the syllabus uploaded in www.pallikalvi.in, the official website of the department, has been the only source of information.

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http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/17/stor...1760100300.htm

[satishanu]

Edexcel, part of Pearson group, U.K., providing academic and vocational training to schools and colleges, plans to partner 40 institutions in Tamil Nadu as part of expansion plans, a top company official said on Monday.

“The 40 institutions would also include public and private educational institutions,” Edexcel International Business Manager, Mr David Davies said.

Edexcel currently partners two institutions — Everonn and Cornerstone in Tamil Nadu to provide training in various sectors including vocational subjects. Besides setting up affiliate firms in Tamil Nadu, the company also plans to enter Nepal this year to register their overseas presence, he said.

“We are aggressively increasing our presence in India. While 40 of our affiliate firms would be present in the state, in the second half of this year, we plan to enter Nepal”, he said.

The company currently has a presence in about 85 countries. “Nepal will be the 86th,” he said.

Stating that Edexcel was mainly into providing technical collaborations with educational institutions (both public and private) for offering vocational subjects, he said the company would operate in “dual strategies” in India.

“One strategy is to enter into colleges and other is to focus on schools... In Colleges we plan to offer a two year diploma programme on B.Tec (Business Technical Education Council) and in schools through vocational streams’, he said.

“The advantage of our programme is that they can be tailored according to our needs”, he said. Edexcel, headquartered in U.K., has delivered 9.6 million examination transcripts in 2009 over 85 countries.

Source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blnus/15171610.htm

[ArunKumarB]

The Medical Council of India, on its website, has recommended that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provide the letter of permission for two State-run and two private medical colleges in Tamil Nadu.

Villupuram Medical College and Thiruvarur Medical College have both been authorised 100 seats each, taking the total number of seats to 1,945 in 17 colleges.

The two private medical colleges that have been recommended for issue of letter of permission are Tagore Medical College, in Vandalur, near Chennai, and Sri Muthukumaran Medical College, Hospital and Research Institute, Chennai, both affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical Varsity and can have 150 seats each.

Meanwhile, the MCI has refused to renew the permission for Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Kancheepuram, and Chennai Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Trichy, for the year 2010-2011. This brings the total number of MBBS seats in Tamil Nadu to 4,015.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/18/stor...1859310200.htm

[reswaran]

Results of entrance exam for amritha college of engineering is out. Results can be viewed at their website.

[satishanu]

140 students are to be admitted in 2010-11

Decks have been cleared for the start of Indian Institute of Management – Tiruchi (IIM-T) from 2010-11.

While the NIT will provide a hostel with a capacity to accommodate over 180 students, the BHEL has offered a two-storey building adjacent to the BIM for the academic complex. The final procedure that remains is the ratification of the choice of the temporary venues by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

C.V. Indu Shekhar Vasisst, Chief Administrative Officer of Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore that will be providing mentoring support to the new IIM-T visited the National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi and the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Tiruchi, to finalise the temporary venues for hostel and classrooms respectively for the IIM-T for a two-year duration.

Collector T. Soundiah, Executive Director of BHEL, Tiruchi, A.V. Krishnan and Dean – Planning, NIT-T, C. Nataraj; and P. Krishnakumar of Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM) accompanied Mr. Vasisst.

For the 2010-11 session, 140 students are to be admitted in IIM-Tiruchi as in the case of the three other new IIMs at Ranchi in Jharkhand, Raipur in Chhattisgarh, and Rohtak in Haryana, in accordance with the MHRD's advice to the CAT (Common Admission Test) Committee to include 560 additional seats. With the addition of these four, there will be 11 IIMs in the country from 2010-11.

During the first visit undertaken in Tiruchi earlier this year by a team comprising the Additional Director in MHRD Ashok Thakur, Director of IIM-B Pankaj Chandra, Additional Director-General of Central Public Works Department N. Ravi, and State Principal Secretary of Higher Education K. Ganesan, the scope for utilising facilities at the Bharathidasan University and Anna University – Tiruchi was explored for the temporary venue of the IIM-T.

The permanent campus for the IIM-T will come up on an expanse of 193 acres sandwiched between the two universities.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/19/stor...1962190300.htm

[satishanu]

Students of Tamil Nadu have sailed through the Class XII Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examination easily, with the State recording a pass percentage of 97.11 – the highest among the four southern States. In the Chennai region, which comprise Southern and Western States, Goa topped with a pass percentage of 98.23 per cent.

The results of the All India Senior School Certificate Examination of the CBSE held in March 2010 were declared for the Ajmer, Chennai and Panchkula regions on Wednesday. About 6,065 students from 98 schools in Tamil Nadu took the examination. Girls have outperformed boys in the exam.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/20/stor...2054370700.htm

[ChennaiIndian]

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CHENNAI: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools in Tamil Nadu have reason to smile over the performance of students in the All India Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (AISSCE).

Students studying in the 98 schools have put Tamil Nadu on top among five larger states by netting a significantly high pass percentage of 97.11 in the Chennai region comprising the four southern states, Maharashtra, Goa and three union territories.

Not only is this pass percentage better than the previous year’s 95.02% but also way above the regional average of 92.17%.

Among the five large states in the region, Tamil Nadu comes first followed by Karnataka where 97.05% of the students had passed the examination.

"In Tamil Nadu, 6,065 students including 2,573 girls had appeared in the examination this year. Of the total candidates, 2,509 girls and 3,381 boys emerged successful. Last year, 5,495 out of 5,783 students from the state had cleared the examination," CBSE Chennai region joint secretary N Nagaraju said.

Asked the reason for the better performance of CBSE students compared to their counterparts in the state board, Nagaraju said it could be because "our schools including the Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas have better facilities. We also have some elite public schools and parents encourage students to perform better."

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