No varsity nod for self-financing course

Updated on: Saturday, July 03, 2010

Following complaints, the University of Madras has decided not to grant permission to A.M. Jain College to offer B.Com. (Accounting and Finance) programme under the self-financing stream, Vice-Chancellor G. Thiruvasagam said on Friday.

During the admission process, complaints were raised that some government-aided colleges were forcing students to join the self-financing courses claiming that seats in aided courses had been filled. While aided courses charge nominal fees, colleges charge more for self-financing courses.

“When there is a vacancy in the aided stream, why are they trying to fill up the self-financing stream? This is not fair. There were complaints from various sections,” Dr. Thiruvasagam said.

“We appointed a three-member committee and found that only half of the seats in the regular aided courses were filled up in B.Com. So we have decided not to give permission to start a self-financing section this year. If the college continues this next year, no self-financing programme will be allowed from 2011-12,” the Vice-Chancellor said.

He added that there were similar complaints against other colleges and the university would take action against any others found to be indulging in such practices.

No varsity nod for self-financing course

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