Monday, 21 September 2020

Anna University school participants protest flow to extrade varsity’s call


CHENNAI: Anna University 

school participants

 on Monday wore black badges to 

protest

 the flow to extrade the college's call as Anna Technological and Research University (ATRU).

The 

Anna University

 Teachers Association (AUTA) have determined to ship representations to the governor, leader minister and better schooling minister in opposition to the flow.

As in keeping with a Bill handed withinside the meeting on Thursday, College of Engineering, Guindy, Madras Institute of Technology, Chromepet, Alagappa College of Technology, Guindy, and School of Architecture and Planning can be renamed as Anna Technological and Research University (ATRU), even as the brand new college on the way to associate all engineering faculties withinside the country can be referred to as Anna University. (It is but to be notified withinside the gazette.)

During the overall frame assembly of the AUTA held absolutely on Saturday, the school participants unanimously expressed their competition to the extrade of the call of the prevailing Anna University and giving the equal to the brand new affiliating college.

Faculty participants stated the technical college became firstly mounted in 1978 with 4 campuses even as affiliated faculties joined the college machine handiest in 2002.

Due to the strain from personal faculties, the better schooling branch is giving the call to new college, they alleged.

"All worldwide and country wide rating acquired over time due to the tireless efforts made with the aid of using school participants can be lost. The credit done thru studies publications (round 25,000 in diverse reputed worldwide journals), patents and IPR withinside the call of Anna University can be reset to zero," school participants stated.

The school participants determined to put on black badges until the flow is dropped.