Binita Jaiswal

The autonomy push gains importance as 16 Tamil Nadu state universities currently operate without regular vice-chancellors, highlighting a leadership shortage.

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will establish an Institute of Excellence in Basic Sciences on the lines of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) through dedicated legislation that will grant it degree-awarding powers and administrative autonomy to function as a university.

CHENNAI: The Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN), Thiruvarur, and Gandhigram Rural Institute (GRI), Dindigul, have come under the scanner of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for financial and procedural lapses, with the audit pegging the loss to the exchequer at Rs 2.60 crore and Rs 3.20 crore, respectively.

CHENNAI: The UPSC Civil Services (Main) Examination 2026 concluded on Sunday, with 642 of 651 registered candidates appearing across three centres in Chennai, according to the Directorate of Government Examinations (DGE). Nine candidates were absent.

CHENNAI: Annamalai University will receive Rs 525 crore, more than twice the combined allocation for 12 other state universities, under the higher education dep

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu added nearly 8,850 engineering seats to the TNEA counselling pool this year, but admissions failed to keep pace with the addition of seats. After the conclusion of all three rounds of general counselling, over 53,000 seats remained vacant.

CHENNAI: Anna University is preparing to begin drone trials at the Chettinad Aeronadu Aviation Hub in Kanadukathan in the first week of October, after the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) granted in-principle approval to use the airfield.

The exhibition is aimed at bringing the university's rich institutional legacy to the public and giving visitors an opportunity to view documents that trace its academic and historical journey.

CHENNAI: “What difference have the classes made?” The deceptively simple question posed by the orphanage's management in Chennai, where the three friends had been teaching children during their few spare hours for a handful of weeks, stripped away their comforting illusion that showing up for the kids was all that mattered. Well past the blank stare and silence, the why of it lingered.

CHENNAI: Anna University (AU) faculty members are clamouring for an immediate shake-up of its deans and heads of departments (HoDs), as some of them have been holding on to their chairs for 12 years despite the three-year rule.