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UNIVERSITY COMES STRONG ON ERRING ENGINEERING COLLEGES

Posted on: 30/Jun/2010 1:17:45 AM

Reduces intake of 3 engineering colleges.

Anna University has wielded stick on The Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman College of Engineering and Oxford Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai and The J.A. Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chennai have been issued show cause notices and restricted from admitting students in the ensuing batch.

In case of J A Institute of Engineering, Chennai which was raided by CBI last year, total intake has been cut. In the case of other two colleges they have been restraint from admitting student in certain courses.

In all these cases the university found that the colleges were wanting in faculty strength.

Restrictions will not affect students admitted in previous years.

Mannar Jawahar , The Vice Chancellor , Anna University  said the other three colleges, which were raided by the CBI last year - V.K.K. Vijayan Engineering College, the Sun College of Engineering and Technology, and the P.M.R. Institute of Technology - had sent in compliance reports but their cases for admitting students  would be decided by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

“Most colleges to which notices were issued have sent in compliance reports” he said.Students are advised to look  for University affiliation, NBA accreditation and AICTE approval of the college and for the individual courses before taking a decision to join a college.