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Admission malpractices: VC warns colleges

COIMBATORE: Traditionally, the months of April and May keep students who have written the Plus Two examinations on tenterhooks as they await their results before choosing their undergraduate courses. This no longer seems to be the case in this region.

Several arts and science colleges have apparently filled their seats ahead of the publication of the Plus Two results under a “spot admission” system.

Many engineering colleges have filled their management quota (35 per cent) seats, leaving the mandatory 65 per cent open for admissions after the counselling process.

As against the usual trend of students approaching colleges for admission, many city colleges have deputed their faculty members to try and persuade students to opt for courses they offer on spot-admission basis. Mini-vans take them to various parts of the city to meet students.

Bharathiar University Vice-Chancellor G. Thiruvasagam has now issued a warning against such practices. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, he said: “Colleges do not have the right to give admissions before the publication of Plus Two results. Once the results are published and applications are issued, it is the duty of every institution to take 10 days to short-list candidates based on merit or reservation.”

He wanted teachers to resist any such instructions from college managements. He asked students who do not get admission after the publication of results in spite of being eligible, to complain to him.

Mr. Thiruvasagam said those colleges found flouting the admission norms would lose recognition for their courses.

R. Radhakrishnan, Vice-Chancellor, Anna University, Coimbatore, noted that such practices were on in some engineering colleges. “As per government norms, 35 per cent of the seats can be filled at the discretion of the management. Only the government can question the filling up of the management seats.”

Checks and balances could be kept only on the seats allotted through counselling, he added.

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