Engineering Colleges in Chennai are not much interested in Autonomous

Updated on: Wednesday, May 06, 2015

According to this year counselling data of Anna University none of the Engineering colleges in Chennai has been given the Autonomous status. Though Chennai, Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur has more than 40% of engineering colleges under Anna University, and  more than 150 autonomous institutions in Tamil Nadu, only 27 of them are engineering colleges and the remaining are Arts and science colleges.

"Most of the colleges are not applying for Autonomous, because it requires more Responsibility in maintaining infrastructure, qualified faculty, good curriculum and achieving the required norms set by government" said Mr.Balaguruswamy Former vice-chancellor of Anna University.

Some of the technical institutes complain on high fees and long waiting time as the reason for not applying autonomous. Prof .K Manivannan, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC), RMK Engineering College said, all the colleges should provide the quality education to gain the autonomous status. "Anna University has no issues in awarding autonomous if the college’s fulfills all the requirements" said Prof M Rajaram, Anna University vice-chancellor.

More Education news

• Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has scrapped the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) pattern
• All the universities affiliated to the University Grants Commission (UGC) has to implement 'Online Admission System' for all the programmes
• Jammu and Kashmir is going to come up with smart classrooms by March next year
• More than 800 schools are yet to upload their Nursery Admission criteria
• Higher Studies are being preferred more by female Students
• Placement begins in IIT Kharagpur: first phase of placements witnessed 1,220 job offers by 282 recruiters
• Youngsters Enrollment for Higher Education increases
• All Central Universities to get Wi-Fi Connectivity soon
• APJ Abdul Kalam's birth anniversary will be celebrated as 'Reading Inspiration Day' every year : Maharashtra Government
• Google CEO Sundar Pichai to train 2 million android developers in the near future
• CBSE refused to return objection fee for AIPMT Exam held on May 3
• CBSE books will be available on Online:Announced by Human Resource Minister (HRD) Minister, Smriti Irani
• IIM, Lucknow to collaborate with Harvard Business School (HBS) to offer Elective Course
• Commission (UGC ) has asked universities to recognise the CBSE-offered computer programmes from the upcoming session
• Disabled Indian Girl wins New Zealand Award: Awarded for outstanding achievements of New Zealanders with disabilities
• CBSE schools teach Yoga:15,000 CBSE - affiliated schools in India and across more than 25 countries teach Yoga
• CBSE announced an Expression series programme on freedom fighter Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
• Government reveals that over 8 lakh Engineering seats vacant in Country
• Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister, Smriti Irani talks on global rankings of Indian institutions
• No Paper admit cards will be issued for civil services main Exam