Redress mechanism for students of arts &science courses

Updated on: Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The State government has framed a redress mechanism for students seeking admission for arts and science courses in government colleges, government-aided institutions and unaided colleges.

If they find violation of government norms concerning admission, students can drop their written representations in boxes to be kept at the offices of regional joint directors or send them to the personal assistant of the Director of Collegiate Education in Chennai, says an official.

Broadly, the guidelines issued by the State Higher Education Department last week pertain to the prominent display in prospectus of details concerning the fee structure for various courses, inclusion of senior teaching faculty in admission committees, strict implementation of rules of reservation and the completion of admissions to aided courses prior to that of self-financing courses.

They also state that principals of colleges and members of the admission committees will be held responsible for violations of the norms.

The guidelines cover admission to both undergraduate and post-graduate courses.

The cost of application form has been fixed at Rs.25 and one application form needs to be issued with options for various courses.

The last date for receipt of filled-in applications will be 10 working day from the date of issue of Plus Two examination mark statements, whose distribution is scheduled to begin on Wednesday.

As for the composition of the selection committees, respective college principals, and two senior most assistant professors/associate professors of the colleges each will be the members.

Asking colleges to implement the rules of reservation strictly, the guidelines state that the rules will apply to 100 per cent of seats in government colleges; 90 per cent of seats in aided non-minority colleges and 50 per cent of seats each in aided minority colleges and unaided and self-financing private colleges. Besides, 50 per cent of seats in unaided courses offered by aided colleges will come under the scheme of reservation.

The principals of government colleges have been instructed to send their request for increase in seats, if required, to universities concerned through the Director of Collegiate Education and the principals of other colleges through the managements.

The guidelines will also apply for the additional increased seats in all colleges.

Redress mechanism for students of arts &science courses

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