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| Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Private colleges urged not to insist on capitation fee
It will deny education opportunities to the poor, says official
K.Ganesan, Secretary, Department of Higher Education, handing
over the degree certificate to a student at the Graduation
Day of Kamban Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, on Monday.
College managing director E.E.V.Kamban, chairman E.V.Kumaran,
and principal M. Arumugam are in the picture
Tiruvannamalai: Private engineering colleges must strictly adhere
to the fee structure fixed by the State Government and must
not insist on capitation fee for admission, K. Ganesan, Secretary,
Department of Higher Education, said here on Monday.
Participating in the Graduation Day of Kamban Engineering
College, he said the private sector played a vital
role in the field of education. But private sector institutes
should not emphasise on capitation fee as it paved way for denial
of education opportunities to the poor.
With the entry of private sectors into the field of education,
there were a total of 267 engineering colleges spread across
the State at present. The demand for engineering courses had
increased. Last year, the Government had filled 65 per cent
of its seats. All the eligible students secured admission.
Mr. Ganesan said there was a significant increase in the number
of engineering graduates who passed out every year.
Currently, a hundred lakh students passed out of engineering
colleges every year. Ten years back, the number of engineering
graduates in a year was only 25,000. At the same time, the quality
of education too had improved. The availability of good jobs
pointed to the trend.
He said as per a survey done by the Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII), a total of 15 million jobs would be available
for students in Tamil Nadu in the next ten years. A stage would
come where industries would begin to import human resources.
However, educational institutions failed to meet the expected
demand of industries.
Mr. Ganesan said this gap could be bridged if industry leaders
tied-up with educational institutions, especially with regard
to deciding on the curriculum. “This will certainly help
us to produce students as per the expectation of industries,”
he added.
Stating that placement was only one aspect of studies, Mr. Ganesan
said students, particularly those in rural areas, should develop
their soft skills. Students should willingly learn more languages.
The State Government had decided to introduce the concept of
language labs in all Government Arts and Science Colleges to
help students develop soft skills. College managing director
Dr.E.E.V. Kamban, chairman E.V. Kumaran and principal were present.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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