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State-run universities successful Tamil Nadu hardly fig successful the apical ranks of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), a nationwide ranking strategy for higher acquisition institutions, giving an denotation of the world situation successful the State, Governor R.N. Ravi said connected Thursday.
Addressing students and module members during a conclave connected Indian Republic @75 and the inauguration of Vendhar Museum Phase II astatine SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Mr. Ravi said respective institutions from Tamil Nadu figured successful the apical 20 NIRF rankings, but determination were hardly immoderate State-run institutions connected the list. It was not due to the fact that of the students studying successful these universities, who were perchance arsenic agleam arsenic those successful different universities, but due to the fact that the world situation successful the State was vitiated, helium said.
The University of Madras, which was among the apical universities successful India, had mislaid its glory successful the past fewer decades, helium said. “The concern is so worrisome, not lone successful Madras University but different universities, particularly the State-run universities, arsenic well,” helium said.
He alleged attempts by “certain forces” successful the state to undermine the people’s assurance successful law institutions specified arsenic the Election Commission of India and the judiciary. Referring to the Thirupparankundram deepam controversy, helium said ne'er earlier had the state witnessed a concern wherever the High Court had granted a petition to airy the ceremonial lamp for Karthigai Deepam atop a hill, but the State had enactment each its mightiness into preventing it from happening.
Alluding to the ongoing tussle betwixt the Tamil Nadu authorities and the Governor implicit the assignment of Vice-Chancellors to State-run universities, T.R. Paarivendhar, founder-chancellor, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), criticised the government’s effort to instrumentality implicit the authorization of appointing Vice-Chancellors. He alleged that successful the past, the posts were “sold” astatine exorbitant rates. He said helium had served arsenic a Parliamentarian from Perambalur, and had visited respective schools and colleges that did not person basal facilities. Salaries were not being paid connected clip successful galore authorities universities, helium alleged. “With each this, the existent authorities is boasting that it is No. 1,” helium added.
C. Muthamilselvan, Vice-Chancellor, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), and Nitin M. Nagarkar, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Medical and Health Services), besides spoke connected the occasion.
