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| Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Bharathiar University to distribute smart cards
Students will have to use the card to enter library, Internet centre and laboratory
Coimbatore: Bharathiar University is going to distribute smart
cards to students on the campus, said G. Thiruvasagam, Vice-Chancellor,
here on Monday.
At the inauguration of the language laboratory at the university,
he said that smart cards would be issued to the students by
the end of this month. They would have to use the card to enter
the library, Internet centre and laboratory. The university
was also looking at networking the entire campus in order to
increase efficiency and facilitate transparency. A sum of Rs.
75 lakh was spent on this initiative, Mr. Thiruvasagam said.
The language laboratory that was inaugurated by the Vice-Chancellor
of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, C.Ramasamy, was set up
to make students conversant in English and confident enough
to speak the language fluently. A sum of Rs. 30 lakh was spent
on the laboratory, which had the latest software and infrastructure.
Only 14 per cent of the university’s students were employable.
This was owing to the lack of communication skills. In order
to improve students’ communication skills, the university
had revamped the English syllabus and given greater emphasis
to spoken and written skills.
All the affiliated colleges had been instructed to make English
speaking compulsory in classes for the English medium students.
The university had also introduced diploma courses in English
and a PG Diploma programme in medical transcription. More than
35 per cent of the students who had opted for English medium
had written the examination in Tamil.
The TNAU was also emphasising English and Mathematics skills,
Mr. Ramasamy said. Skills in the English language were extremely
important especially in this age of global competition. The
university had made it compulsory for the faculty to allot at
least 15 minutes for interaction in English at every class,
he added.
Laptops would be made compulsory for all first year students
to facilitate the learning process.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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