Awareness on online admission process in government arts and science colleges yet to trickle down to applicants from rural parts

The Hindu

12-05-2025

Though the Higher Education Department started implementing online system for Tamil Nadu Government Arts and Science Colleges Admissions (TNGASA) since 2021, college heads in Coimbatore say students seeking admissions still ask for applications in print.
For instance, the Government Arts and Science College (autonomous), Coimbatore, had, made it known that applications will not be issued in the college campus, and called upon students to apply through the website www.tngasa.in.
'Students and parents are requested not to come in person,' Principal M.R. Yezhili had requested.
The college has been the second most preferred government college next only to Presidency College, Chennai, for years now.
The Admission Facilitation Centre in the college began enabling the students belonging to rural parts to apply for admission into the colleges and courses of their choice by making an order of choices.
The students have to be educated that a single application would suffice for 176 Government Arts and Science Colleges in Tamil Nadu, T. Veeramani, Principal, Government Arts and Science College for Women, said.
Two faculty members are deputed every day to handle the online admission process for the students from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. At least 30 students turn up every day, Prof. Veeramani said.
Right from user registration, the staff help out the students to log in, fill in personal information, and furnish details pertaining to special reservation, scholarship, school of study, and academic qualification.
For a number of students, the staff at the facilitation centres have even created the email ids, Prof. Veeramani said.
In a way, the personal visits are helpful for students coming from other districts. The students visit the colleges to learn about the facilities and the availability of hostels.
Not all students succeed in gaining entry into the government hostels.
The visits serve the purpose of knowing about the presence of private hostels in the vicinity, and to determine their economic capacity to sustain the expenditure.
Nevertheless, the college heads opine that the information on the online admission process must be disseminated to the students well in advance at their respective schools.