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| Thursday, July 26, 2007
University to revive semester system
In deference to requests made by principals of affiliated colleges,
says VC
- 14 weeks enough to cover portions
- For first year programmes
Tiruchi: Anna University here has decided to follow semester
pattern for its first year programmes.
The semester pattern was done away with for the first year programmes
two years ago when all engineering colleges in the State were
affiliated to Anna University, Chennai, in view of the late
start of the academic year.
But the newly-formed university here had decided to revive the
semester system in deference to requests made by principals
of affiliated colleges, the Vice-Chancellor, V. Ramachandran,
said.
Principals had conveyed the difficulties first year students
had been facing due to accumulation of portions. It is learnt
that the Anna University, Coimbatore, will also follow suit.
“Fourteen weeks are enough to cover the first semester
portions,” said Mr. Ramachandran.
The university is looking forward to starting the classes for
first year students by August end and is likely to cut the vacation.
Meanwhile, classes for the 840 second, third and final year
students commenced on Wednesday.
For the benefit of students, the university has displayed on
the notice board timings of the 24 mofussil and town buses that
ply along the Tiruchi-Pudukottai Highway.
The university had recently prevailed upon the Tamil Nadu State
Transport Corporation to include Anna University in the list
of stops displayed on buses.
This would be of immense help to students pursuing part-time
B.E. programmes that the university has introduced in four areas
– Electronics and Communication Engineering; Electrical
and Electronics Engineering; Computer Science Engineering; and
Mechanical Engineering. Classes for these programmes will commence
on August 6.
For the 240 vacancies in these programmes, 217 candidates have
been admitted.
Supplementary counselling would be held on August 4 to fill
the remaining seats, said Mr. Ramachandran.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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