Binita Jaiswal

CHENNAI: Poor enrolment in undergraduate mathematics and physics courses in Tamil Nadu's government arts and science colleges has emerged as a major concern for the Directorate of Collegiate Education (DCE), which has identified 20 government colleges where the two programmes recorded either nil or single-digit admissions in the last two years.

CHENNAI: The University of Madras is set to introduce a one-year diploma in Defence and Strategic Studies for Agniveers at the Madras Regimental Centre (MRC), Wellington, Nilgiris from the 2026-27 academic year.

CHENNAI: The higher education department has sanctioned the continuation of 6,939 temporary teaching and non-teaching posts in the Directorate of Collegiate Education (DCE) for another 10 years. The move is aimed at ensuring administrative continuity at government arts and science colleges in the state, which are already grappling with manpower shortage.

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CHENNAI: A week ago, 18-year-old Nitheesh Kumar and a 17-year-old boy were attacked with knives allegedly by a group of armed college students inside the subway connecting Chennai Central metro and the suburban railway station.

CHENNAI: More than 2,200 students who secured a cut-off of 190 marks and above out of 200 did not receive seat allotments in the first round of Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) 2026 counselling, marking a sharp increase from around 1,450 last year.

CHENNAI: The TVK government on Wednesday revived and rebranded the free laptop programme for college students as the 'Vetri Laptop Scheme', while simultaneously reiterating its opposition to the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and unveiling a major student hostel initiative in its maiden budget.

Education emerged as the biggest priority in the budget, with announcements including the "Super Clean Super Campus" programme for 10,000 government schools.

CHENNAI: In colleges and universities in the state, women now outnumber men, dominate PhD research, and fill most entry-level teaching posts, yet in the rank of professor, their lead disappears.

CHENNAI: The University of Madras is set to introduce four new diploma courses in sociology through its Institute of Distance Education (IDE) from the academic year 2027-28, subject to approval from the Academic Council and Senate and compliance with UGC-Distance Education Bureau guidelines.