Jul 31, 2007 - All hurdles cleared for counselling Ponmudy
   With the consortium of self-financing institutions withdrawing the case filed by them in the Supreme Court against the State Government, all hurdles in the way of the smooth conduct of this year’s single window counselling for engineering admissions have been removed, Higher Education Minister K.Ponmudy, told reporters here on Monday. read more

Jul 31, 2007 - Self-financing colleges withdraw petitions
   The Supreme Court on Monday cleared hurdles to admission of students to engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu by dismissing a batch of petitions filed by self-financing engineering colleges challenging the Government directive to surrender 65 per cent of the seats to it. read more

Jul 31, 2007 - Varsity campus interviews from August 4
   The Anna University, Tiruchi, will commence its week-long campus recruitment drive for students in and around Tiruchi on August 4. read more

Jul 28, 2007 - Appointment orders given
   The Vice-Chancellor of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Cynthia Pandian, on Friday handed over appointment orders to 36 students, who were recruited by three private sector companies in the job fair held on the university premises recently. read more

Jul 27, 2007 - SFI moves court against fees fixed for three medical colleges
   The Student Federation of India (SFI) has moved the Madras High Court seeking to declare the fee structure prescribed by the Statutory Committee for three private medical colleges in the State as illegal and arbitrary. read more

Jul 26, 2007 - University to revive semester system
   Anna University here has decided to follow semester pattern for its first year programmes. read more

Jul 26, 2007 - Seven engineering colleges get autonomy
   Seven affiliated engineering colleges of Anna University, Coimbatore, were given autonomy on Wednesday. read more

Jul 26, 2007 - MCA, BCA admissions under way in IGNOU
   Admissions for July’07 session BCA and MCA programmes of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) are currently under way. read more

Jul 26, 2007 - Campus interview at TNAU today
   The Directorate of Students’ Welfare of Tamil Nadu Agriculture University will organise a campus interview in two of its campuses on July 26 and 27. read more

Jul 24, 2007 - 422 engineering seats filled on Day One of general counselling
   The first day of general counselling under the single window system for engineering admissions saw 422 seats being filled from among the 620 students who attended it at Anna University on Monday. read more

Jul 24, 2007 - Supreme Court hearing today
   The Supreme Court on Tuesday will take up for preliminary hearing, a batch of petitions filed by self-financing engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu opposing the provision related to surrender of 65 per cent of the seats to the Government. read more

Jul 24, 2007 - University to get new status
   Bharathidasan University is well on its way to becoming a Central varsity. read more

Jul 23, 2007 - Moving ahead in confusion
   If it is admission time to professional colleges in the State, the court-loving litigants get ready to file a slew of cases. They raise fundamental issues to the admission process. read more

Jul 21, 2007 - Applications invited for M.E. programme
   The Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University has invited applications for admission to M.E. Computer Science and Engineering programme (both full-time and part-time). read more

Jul 21, 2007 - Varsity offers new course
   The Bharathidasan University Library will offer MLISc, a two-year integrated programme, from the current academic year. read more

Jul 21, 2007 - Engineering vocational quota seats filled
   Engineering seats allotted for vocational categories under the OC, BC and MBC quota have all been allocated through single window counselling at Anna University on Friday. read more

Jul 21, 2007 - Applications for B.Ed. course
   Applications for the B.Ed. course will be issued in 19 colleges of education and two institutes of advanced study in education from July 25 to August 2, according to an official release. read more

Jul 20, 2007 - High Court Bench admits petition against G.O.
   A writ petition has been filed before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court challenging a Government Order dated July 4, 2007, introducing single window system for admitting students for B. Ed. courses in Government aided as well as self-financing colleges from the academic year 2007-08. read more

Jul 20, 2007 - 264 engineering seats vacant
   A total of 264 seats, including 55 in the seats earmarked for the open competition and 99 reserved for the Scheduled Castes in the vocational stream, remained vacant in the self-financing engineering colleges in the State as on Thursday at 8.30 p.m. read more

Jul 20, 2007 - Supreme Court stays Madras High Court ruling on medical counselling
   The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a Madras High Court judgment, excluding those who were admitted to various professional courses last year from participating in this year’s medical counselling, in spite of their selection in the rank list for admissions. read more

Jul 20, 2007 - Bench upholds single judges ruling
   A Division Bench in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday upheld a single judge’s ruling that grandchildren of freedom fighters are not eligible for allotment of medical seats under the special quota. read more

Jul 20, 2007 - Vacancies in MK University courses
   Vacancies are available in various post-graduate and M. Phil courses of Madurai Kamaraj University for academic year 2007-08. Candidates who want to join these courses can contact the Head of the respective department in person on or before August 3, according to a press release from I. Singaram, Registrar. read more

Jul 19, 2007 - No CET for law
   The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a Madras High Court judgment that directed the Tamil Nadu Government to hold a Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to five-year or three-year courses in the eight law colleges in the State for 2007-2008. read more

Jul 19, 2007 - Engineering admissions counselling begins
   Counselling for this year’s engineering admissions through the single window system began here on Wednesday with special quotas such as physically handicapped, sports, vocational stream and other States taken up. read more

Jul 19, 2007 - Confusion over engineering counselling
   After having spent all of Wednesday along with his daughter camping outside Anna University, where counselling for engineering admissions is being held, K. Selva Kumar will now return to his hometown Vellore a frustrated man. read more

Jul 19, 2007 - Putting knowledge gained to good use
   Two final year information technology students from a private engineering college in Tambaram have constructed a keyboard which, they say, could help visually challenged persons operate computers with ease. read more

Jul 18, 2007 - Private medical college counselling subject to outcome of appeal
   The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it clear that counselling for admission to the private self-financing Chettinad Medical College to be held on Thursday would be subject to the outcome of the appeal filed by the college challenging the Madras High Court ruling on sharing of seats in private medical colleges. read more

Jul 18, 2007 - Vacation of stay on medical fee structure sought
   The Tamil Nadu Government has sought to vacate the stay on the fee structure fixed for three private medical colleges by the Permanent Committee for the Fixation of Fees in Self-Financing Professional Colleges. read more

Jul 18, 2007 - Court declines to stay counselling
   The Madras High Court on Tuesday declined to stay the centralised counselling for admission to engineering admissions, and reserved its orders on a public interest litigation petition. Counselling is scheduled to commence on July 18. read more

Jul 18, 2007 - Engineering counselling to start today
   Single window counselling for admission to engineering colleges in the State is all set to commence on Wednesday, Anna University Vice Chancellor D. Vishwanathan said here on Tuesday. read more

Jul 18, 2007 - TNAU UG courses begin today
   Formal admission for the 12 undergraduate programmes of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and its constituent colleges will begin on Wednesday. read more

Jul 18, 2007 - Faculty strength drops in Madurai Kamaraj University
   The faculty strength of Madurai Kamaraj University has worsened with 11 more teaching staff retiring from service on June 30. read more

Jul 18, 2007 - A policy that will result in revenue loss to Bharathidasan University
   The State Government’s steadfast adherence to its policy not to permit territorial universities to offer M.Phil. programmes through correspondence from the current academic year would reflect in a substantial revenue loss to Bharathidasan University. read more

Jul 17, 2007 - Counselling for dental courses
   Counselling for vacancies in self-financing medical colleges and the Government Dental College will be held on Thursday. read more

Jul 17, 2007 - Madras varsity, British institute join hands
   The British Institute of Technology & E-Commerce (BITE) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Madras for offering one-year, fast track post-graduate programmes. read more

Jul 15, 2007 - Rank list for lateral admission released
   The rank list of candidates, who have applied for admission to second year B.E/B.Tech Courses for diploma holders and B.Sc. degree holders under the lateral entry scheme (2007-08) is available at the Directorate of Technical Education, Chennai. read more

Jul 15, 2007 - Government to move court over medical fee structure
   The State Government will move the court to bring down the fees in self-financing medical colleges, according to Health Minister K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran. read more

Jul 15, 2007 - Efforts on to introduce MD courses in diabetology, non-communicable diseases
   Efforts are on to introduce two MD courses, one in Diabetology and the other in Non Communicable Diseases, at Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, its Vice-Chancellor Meer Mustafa Hussain said on Friday. read more

Jul 15, 2007 - Medical university renews its claim on institute
   Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University has once again staked a claim to take over the A.L. Mudaliar Post Graduate Institute for Basic Medical Sciences (ALMPGIBMS), currently affiliated to the University of Madras. read more

Jul 14, 2007 - Supreme Court to hear SLP on July 17
   The Supreme Court will take up for preliminary hearing on July 17 a special leave petition (SLP) challenging the Madras High Court judgment on sharing of seats in private medical colleges. read more

Jul 14, 2007 - More government engineering colleges planned
   Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has suggested opening more engineering colleges in the State to overcome the challenges posed to the fulfilment of the objectives of social justice in education, Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy said here on Friday. read more

Jul 14, 2007 - Recruitment drive on July 16 and 17
   A recruitment drive for students, who passed out in the year 2006-07, will be conducted at the Vickram College of Engineering at Enathi in Sivaganga district on July 16 and 17. Life Business Projects, a Delhi-based firm, will conduct the State-level recruitment drive on the college campus. read more

Jul 13, 2007 - Order on seats surrender struck down
   Provisions of a State law, mandating surrender of seats by unaided professional colleges, and admission for management quota seats on the basis of marks in qualifying examinations and through centralised counselling, were struck down by the Madras High Court on Thursday. read more

Jul 13, 2007 - Spot admission for certificate courses
   Spot admission for certificate courses through the distance education mode will go on till July 20 at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. read more

Jul 13, 2007 - Varsity sanctions special quota for sportspersons
   Manonmaniam Sundaranar University has sanctioned a special quota of 2 per cent for sportspersons who seek admission in undergraduate and post-graduate courses in the affiliated colleges and also in the university departments even if they secured only minimum qualification mark (pass mark). read more

Jul 12, 2007 - Surrender of seats court reserves orders
   The Madras High Court on Wednesday reserved its orders on a batch of writ appeals on the surrender of seats by unaided professional colleges, and management quota admissions through centralised counselling on the basis of marks in qualifying examinations. read more

Jul 12, 2007 - Freedom fighters grandchildren not eligible to MBBS special quota
   Grandchildren of freedom fighters are not eligible to allotment of medical college seats under the special quota, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court ruled on Wednesday. read more

Jul 12, 2007 - University to entertain free seat applications
   Bharathiar University has extended the last date for receipt of filled-in applications from “deserving” students, who wish to pursue higher education at the university free of cost, to July 20. read more

Jul 11, 2007 - Stay on MBBS counselling vacated
   The Madras High Court on Tuesday vacated the stay on counselling for medical and dental course admissions, after the State Government agreed to restore the rules of previous years, as per which students admitted to any other professional course were barred from applying for MBBS/BDS courses. read more

Jul 10, 2007 - No medical/dental counselling today
   Counselling for admission to MBBS/BDS courses will not be held on Tuesday, with the Madras High Court restraining the authorities from proceeding with the process. read more

Jul 10, 2007 - First phase of MBBS counselling begins
   The first phase of counselling for admissions to MBBS seats in Tamil Nadu began on Monday with Health Minister K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran handing over allotment letters to first ten rankers at the Directorate of Medical Education, here. read more

Jul 10, 2007 - Orders on surrender of seats tomorrow
   The Madras High Court, hearing writ appeals on the surrender of seats by unaided professional colleges to the Government quota and the mode of admission of students for management quota, has said orders would be delivered on Wednesday. read more

Jul 09, 2007 - Another season of discontent
   Tamil Nadu was known for its systematic and scientific system of admissions to professional colleges over the years. After scrapping the earlier marks+interview system, the State introduced the well-planned system of Plus- Two marks + the Common Entrance Test (CET), followed by a Single Window System of admissions through counselling sessions. read more

Jul 07, 2007 - Court not to interfere with MBBS, BDS counselling
   The Madras High Court on Friday declined to interfere with the counselling process for MBBS/BDS admissions, scheduled to commence on July 9. read more

Jul 07, 2007 - Courts query to unaided colleges
   The Madras High Court has sought to ascertain from the association of unaided professional colleges the consequences of the court striking down the State legislation mandating surrender of seats by unaided colleges and centralised counselling for management quota seats. read more

Jul 07, 2007 - Spot admissions begin at Bharathiar University
   Spot admission is on at Bharathiar University and 80 of its study centres in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka, for 90 courses in the distance education mode. read more

Jul 06, 2007 - MCI nod for counselling in three medical colleges
   The Medical Council of India has given the Tamil Nadu Government the go-ahead to conduct counselling for MBBS admissions to three colleges that were not given the clearance earlier, Health Minister K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran said on Thursday. read more

Jul 06, 2007 - High Court not to pass interim order
   The Madras High Court on Thursday said it would not pass any interim order on the writ appeal preferred by the association of unaided professional colleges against a single judge order, upholding the State Government’s stand on surrender of seats by unaided colleges and admission of students to management quota. read more

Jul 06, 2007 - State Government directed to submit MBBS/BDS admission details in court
   The Madras High Court has directed the Government to furnish the MBBS/BDS admission details in court on Friday. read more

Jul 06, 2007 - First free seat of Bharathiar University gets filled
   Rekha J. will pursue a postgraduate degree in Animal Biotechnology at Bharathiar University free of cost. A graduate of Animal Science and Biotechnology from the Emerald Heights College for Women, Udhagamandalam, Rekha topped the university in her subject. She is the first candidate to be selected to pursue a degree at no cost, Vice-Chancellor of Bharathiar University G. Thiruvasagam told The Hindu. read more

Jul 06, 2007 - Varsity to offer B.Ed. in Tamil medium soon
   The Centre for Distance Education (CDE), Bharathidasan University, is likely to introduce B.Ed. under Tamil medium from the current academic year. read more

Jul 05, 2007 - Engineering counselling from July 18
   Counselling under the single window system for this year’s engineering admissions under the government quota would begin on July 18, Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudi said in a press release on Wednesday. read more

Jul 05, 2007 - Order on seats surrender by unaided colleges challenged
   The July 2 order of a single judge, upholding the constitutional validity of a State legislation and a Government Order on surrender of seats by unaided colleges and admission of students for management quota seats through the single window system, has been challenged before a Division Bench. read more

Jul 04, 2007 - Medical and dental courses counselling from July 9
   Counselling for medical and dental degree courses will begin on July 9 and end on July 16, Health Minister KKSSR Ramachandran said on Tuesday. read more

Jul 03, 2007 - Engineering rank list released
   The decks were cleared for this year’s engineering admissions on Monday with Anna University releasing the rank list, following the High Court’s go-ahead on the State government’s order on surrender of seats by self-financing institutions. read more

Jul 03, 2007 - Three medical colleges recognition withheld
   The Medical Council of India has withheld recognition for three Government Medical Colleges in Tamil Nadu – Government Vellore Medical College, Vellore, Kanyakumari Government Medical College, Asaripallam, and Theni Government Medical College – and one private medical college – Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kanyakumari. read more

Jul 03, 2007 - Law directing unaided colleges to surrender seats upheld
   The Madras High Court on Monday upheld the constitutional validity of a State legislation and a consequent Government Order directing the unaided professional colleges to surrender a certain percentage of seats to the State quota and also to follow centralised counselling for admission for management quota seats. read more

Jul 03, 2007 - 29 students attend counselling for admission to engineering courses
   Twenty-nine students took part in the All-India Engineering Entrance Examination-2007 Central Counselling that began at the National Institute of Technology-Tiruchi on Monday. read more

Jul 03, 2007 - Demand for agriculture courses in TNAU high
   With the Common Entrance Test getting scrapped and more students aspiring for medicine and engineering, one would have thought agriculture-related courses would not have takers. read more