G.
Thiruvasagam, Vice-Chancellor, and University
of Madras advised the Arts
and Science colleges to ensure that beneficiaries identified under Free
Collegiate Education Scheme are offered the course of their choice. He inaugurated
the Jayendra Saraswathi Swami gal Platinum Jubilee MBA Block and additional
classrooms at Sri Sankara Arts and Science
College, Enathur.The
Vice-Chancellor said the State Government had drawn up a new policy for higher
education in order to encourage youth from socially and economically backward
sections to pursue higher education. Introduction of free education for
bachelor degree courses, reduction of tuition fee etc. were some of the salient
features of the policy.
