Three constituent colleges offer classes on first day

Updated on: Wednesday, August 10, 2011

The three new arts and science constituent colleges of Bharathidasan University at Inamkulathur in Tiruchi's Srirangam constituency, Thiruthuraipoondi in Thiruvarur district and Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district started functioning from Monday.

The Vice-Chancellor K. Meena inaugurated the first day classes at the Inamkulathur college where 148 students from rural parts have been enrolled for four programmes: B.A. English Literature, B.Sc. Mathematics, B.Sc. Computer Science, and B.Com. B.A. English Literature attracted the largest number of 58 candidates followed by B.Sc. Mathematics (33), B.Com (32) and Computer Science (25).

The admission process will continue for some more time, since the intake for each programme is 60, university sources said.

One third of the cost of establishing these constituent colleges is to be borne by the Union Government through the University Grants Commission. The university is expected to coordinate with the district collectors to identify land for permanent campuses.

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa while inaugurating these colleges through video conferencing last month exuded hope that the one at Inamkulathur will brighten future for a large number of rural students in her Srirangam Assembly segment.

The college functions temporarily from a building on the premises of the Government Higher Secondary School.

The college was one of the poll promises of the Chief Minster, who has also sanctioned a Horticulture College for Women, a National Law School, and an Indian Institute of Information Technology for Srirangam constituency.

Three constituent colleges offer classes on first day

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