When would the college admissions start in Tamil Nadu?
Posted on: 29/Jun/2021 8:40:38 AM
On Monday, Mr, Ponmudi, the higher education minister grabbed many eyeballs when he mentioned that all the college admissions would start only after 31st of July 2021.The Minister and other officials took part in a meeting with the chief minister of TN regarding college admissions following the announcement of the evaluation procedure.
It is learnt that both CBSE as well as Tamil Nadu state board would declare class12 results based on the evaluation criteria before 31st July 2021.The higher education minister then pointed out that for admissions sake the colleges would have to consider the CBSE and state board marks for ranking the students. Only after 31st of July, admissions to the government, government aided and private colleges would start in Tamil Nadu.
It is shocking to note that some private colleges have already started admissions for the first year students. As per the CM order, the college admissions must start only after 31st July and the government would take action on those colleges that start admissions now. Last week, admissions to polytechnics based on class 11 marks began is known to us.
The TN government had already announced the evaluation method for calculating class 12 marks. Information collected is that class 10 board examinations would carry 50% weightage, class 11 marks would carry 20% weightage. The class 12 internal assessment and practical exams would carry the remaining 30% weightage.
Mr. Ponmudi later threw light on how there was no link between cancellation of MPhil by Madras University and National Education Policy 2020 and the opinion was divided among teachers and students regarding the need for such a degree. Truth is that some universities have discontinued the MPhil degree. To appoint professors in TN as vice-chancellors of Anna University and Annamalai University, the TN government would take steps. To reduce the anxiety among parents and students, some Chennai colleges have started online registrations but many are yet to open their website.
Principal of famous Loyola College, Mr. Thomas Amirtham was of the view that the UG admissions could start after class 12 results only. He hinted that the first year classes might begin from late August. He concluded that the college was planning to launch a vaccination drive for the faculty members and students before the beginning of the academic year.
By just knowing the evaluation process, UG admissions cannot be conducted. This was brought out by the principal Mr. Ragunathan of popular Gurunanak college
