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CET: Vijayakanth blames Government

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Moots an entrance test for all students on the lines of school final exam

CHENNAI: The Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) president, Vijayakanth, has criticised the State Government for poor planning in the Common Entrance Test (CET) issue.

Blaming the Government and authorities for the uncertainty, he said students and parents were not even sure of holding the CET in the coming academic year.

The confusion could have been avoided had the Government made preparations well in advance, Mr. Vijayakanth said. He was never in favour of abolishing the CET for State Board students and it was wrong to assume that the CET put rural students at a disadvantage.

The Government could have enacted legislation providing for one common entrance examination for all students on the lines of the school final examination and directed universities to follow the scheme, Mr. Vijayakanth said. Instead of making rural students migrate to urban centres to attend coaching classes, the Government could ask schoolteachers to take special classes for Plus-Two students and they could be paid separately. Students would need to spend only a few hundred rupees for coaching and they would have equal chance of securing admission to professional courses, he said.

Deemed varsities

In another press release, Mr. Vijayakanth urged the Government to immediately intervene in the deemed universities issue and prevent students from resorting to violence. Many deemed universities, claiming absolute powers in admitting unlimited number of students and evolving their own examination procedure, were abusing their freedom. Expressing concern at the recognition of technical degree programmes, he said it would be unfair if students were to pass out with unrecognised degrees. He called for timely action from the Government and the authorities.

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