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Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Job fair at Madras varsity: 750 students bag spot offers
Chennai: More than 750 students from arts and science colleges under University of Madras received spot offers at the job fair conducted on campus on Saturday. Around 2,000 students were shortlisted, and they will be called for further rounds of interviews. Pay packages ranged from 2.5 lakh a year to 4.5 lakh a year for BA, BSc, and BCom students graduating in May 2025. More than 4,500 undergraduate students from 100 arts and science colleges affiliated with the university registered for the job fair. Companies such as Tech Mahindra, Ashok Leyland, TVC, Nokia, ICICI Bank, and HDFC Bank recruited students at the fair. "As many as 75 companies from the manufacturing sector, IT, banking, finance, and healthcare participated in the job fair," said S R Rajavarshan, CEO of Asgardia Foundation. Asgardia Foundation and NSE Academy, who are training partners of the Naan Mudhalvan scheme, jointly organised the job fair for arts and science students skilled under this scheme. Students were hired for various job roles such as trainee engineer (quality and production), technical support, and process associate. E Yabez from Presidency College got an offer from Nokia with a 2.5 lakh annual pay package. "I completed BCom and am studying Tally now. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo I got selected for a manufacturing job," he said. Raghav from Thiruthangal Nadar College was shortlisted for an accountancy-related job role. "I was told that there will be further rounds of interviews," he said. Due to a huge number of students turning up for the fair, many companies told the candidates to submit their resumes, and that they would be called for interviews later. The students said some companies were also hiring for call centre jobs, which many were not keen to take up.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
MP's plea to give up plans to merge Anna University's Regional Office with Tirunelveli Government Engineering College
Member of Parliament C. Robert Bruce has appealed to the Minister for Higher Education Govi Chezhiaan not to merge the Anna University's Regional Office here with the Tirunelveli Government Engineering College considering the welfare of the rural students of this region and the teaching and non-teaching staff working there. In a memorandum submitted to the Minister recently, Mr. Bruce said the government was contemplating to merge the Anna University's Tirunelveli Regional Office, which is now offering five courses and Master of Business Administration programme to 393 students, with Tirunelveli Government Engineering College. Though late Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi established it as separate Anna University in 2007 for providing quality education to the rural students with low cut-off marks from southern State, it was later transformed into a 'Regional Office' of Anna University with its headquarters in Chennai by the AIADMK government. Moreover, the AIADMK government also scrapped the postgraduate and the Master of Computer Application courses offered by Anna University's Regional Office. Consequently, 185 students were denied the opportunity of doing their postgraduate programmes and MCA. If this Regional Office is merged with Tirunelveli Government Engineering College, it will badly affect the students being trained under the Chief Minister's 'Naan Mudhalvan' scheme. Moreover, the merger will also affect 70 non-teaching staff working in the Regional Office now. Above all, the 33 research guides of Anna University's Regional Office including 20 women will have to be transferred to some other colleges and it will deny the students, especially the women, hoping of doing their Ph.D. in Tirunelveli. Hence, the State government, should allow the Anna University's Regional Office to function here as separate entity and reintroduce the MCA and other postgraduate programmes, Mr. Bruce appealed.
The Hindu
27-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Tamil Nadu varsities told to focus on faculty development and placement improvement
Tamil Nadu universities will receive ₹200 crore to develop plans to improve the performance of permanent faculty in government colleges, Higher Education Secretary C. Samayamoorthy told the Registrars of universities at a recent review meeting here. Registrars must ensure that permanent faculty in government colleges participate in development programmes under 'Naan Mudhalvan' scheme, he told the university officials. The Registrars must device plans to improve the performance of the government college teachers and the teachers' incentive will depend on their performance, the secretary said. The Director of Collegiate Education must ensure that all faculty attend the development programme. The instruction came during a review meeting of placements under 'Naan Mudhalvan' scheme with university Registrars earlier this month. Some universities had shown poor placement under the scheme. He said the officials should identify employment sectors in regions surrounding the universities and its affiliated colleges. Colleges must be instructed to train students in those sectors and improve placement. Mr. Samayamoorthy said university officials could hold video conferences with college placement officers and conduct meetings with controllers of examination. The onus is on Registrars to ensure that students are given proper guidance on employment, internships, higher studies and research. The university officials have been urged to identify students with arrears in fifth and sixth semesters and enable them clear their arrears in the subsequent attempt so that they get placed. Mr. Samayamoorthy mooted the idea of filling 30% of faculty posts in universities with retired and emeritus professors. The agenda would be placed before the Syndicates for its approval, he said. Universities have been advised to acquire the software that Anna University uses to provide affiliation to colleges and for Ph.D registration. It is proposed to create a common online portal for Ph.D registration and a centralised entrance examination will be conducted for Ph. D courses. Universities have been instructed to ensure that all Ph. D theses are translated into Tamil. Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Collegiate Education instructed Registrars to use funds available in Chief Minister's Research Fund (CMRF) instead from the universities. Institutions must share the prospective list of research projects as well, the commissioner said. Fee increase All State universities except Anna University, will publish end-semester results by June 15 and the academic year will open for colleges on July 1. The decision was made at a meeting of State University Registrars held earlier this month. Universities have been permitted to revise fees by less than 20% and increase the fee for arrear examinations. Each department will fix a target to generate revenue. Universities have been encouraged to create merchandise, such as mugs, t-shirts, and caps, featuring their logo and the name of their founder or leader after whom the university is named.
The Hindu
27-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Six students visit South Korea under Naan Mudhalvan scheme
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday (May 27, 2025) felicitated six students who benefitted from the Naan Mudhalvan scheme of the State government. Under Naan Mudhalvan's SCOUT (Scholarships for Outstanding Undergraduate Talent in Tamil Nadu) programme, these students visited South Korea and underwent training at Gachon University and Pusan National University. SCOUT aims to provide talented undergraduate students from Tamil Nadu with international exposure and advanced skills in emerging fields like data science, AI, and biotechnology.
The Hindu
24-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
1,238 candidates get employment through job fair in Coimbatore
As many as 1,238 candidates got employment through a job fair organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Coimbatore, on May 22 and 23. A press release from the Chamber president Rajesh Lund said the fair, held under the Naan Mudhalvan scheme of the Tamil Nadu government, saw participation of 76 companies from banking, manufacturing, Information Technology, and service sectors. As many as 2,258 students participated in the fair that was held in four sessions on the two days. Of the 1,238 who got placed, 216 received employment letters at the fair, the release said.
