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Government mulls abolition of common entrance test

S. Nadarajan

TN Government Bill copy to be obtained to emulate measure

Puducherry: Education Minister M.O.H.F. Shahjahan said that he would get a copy of the Bill passed by Tamil Nadu Government to abolish common entrance test (CET) for selection of students to professional colleges and study feasibility of introducing similar measure in the Union Territory.

Talking to reporters here on Friday, Mr. Shahjahan said that the Tamil Nadu Government's measure was most welcome as it would ensure a level-playing field for students hailing from urban and rural areas to go in for professional courses on the basis of the marks obtained in the Plus-Two public examinations. A meeting of the Puducherry Cabinet would consider as to how the Union Territory could also fall in line for the abolition of the CET.

He further said that the pattern of examinations for the qualifying examinations differed from region to region constituting the Union territory. All these aspects would be taken into consideration.

(Puducherry initially adopted the system of admitting students on the basis of Plus-Two marks. The joint entrance test (JET) test was introduced only subsequently for finalising the list of candidates after sharing the seats between the self-financing colleges and the Government. Every year there used to be a tussle between the Government and most of the private institutions on deciding the quota of seats.)

He also said a 12-day book exhibition, organised for the second year in succession by the Department of Art and Culture, would be held from December 22 in the Ananda Thirumana Nilayam here. He said around 100 publishers would showcase their publications. Books would also be available for the visually impaired.

The Romain Rolland Government Library would be modernised and there was a proposal to have one library per 1,000 people in the Union Territory.

The Government would soon introduce a revised syllabus for the kindergarten children, he added.

Director, Department of Art and Culture, N. Sumathy was also present.

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