Thursday, March 13, 2014
Callousness of Academacians
Two premier universities in Tamil Nadu — Anna University and the University of Madras — don't have the mandatory accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). That probably explains why many of the two lakh-odd students passing out of engineering, arts and science colleges in Tamil Nadu face problems getting jobs or admission to higher studies.
How careful and punctual our academacians are in their work is understood from the above analysis. Any type of explanation for the delay in getting or renewing the accreditation on the due date will cut ice with the well-wishers of the students pursuing higher and technical education in India.
[TOI, February 9, 2014, Chennai]
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Madras Univ VC Confident of getting NAAC status back
ReplyDeleteThe 150-year-old University of Madras commonly referred to as the parent university in the state, has been functioning without accreditation for nearly two years. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council awarded an 'A’ grade to the university with a cumulative grade point average of 86% the last time. The university's accreditation expired on March 2012.
University vice-chancellor R Thandavan said the previous administration had failed to apply for the re-accreditation on time.
"As soon as I took charge I applied for re-accreditation. We are allowed to apply for the process within a year after the validity expires. “He said that a team from NAAC is expected to visit it the university from March 3 to 7. “We don’t expect any problem in getting the accreditation after the team's visit,” - Thandavan said.
[THE TIMES OF INDIA, CHENNAI, February, 9, 2014]