The circular comes at a time when counseling for engineering admissions is scheduled to begin from July 2 (Representational Image)
BE Civil and Mechanical courses which are offered in English medium will also be discontinued in the four constituent colleges from this year
Anna University has temporarily suspended the admission process for some Undergraduate (UG) degree courses. Due to low enrollment in these courses, the suspension has been announced with effect from the new academic year. Among several programmes, the university has decided to postpone Bachelor of Engineering (BE) courses in civil and mechanical streams, which were offered in Tamil medium in 11 of the university’s affiliated colleges. In addition, BE Civil and Mechanical courses offered in English medium will also be discontinued in the four constituent colleges from this year.
The Center for Academic Courses of Anna University informed the decision to all affiliated colleges through an official notification. The circular comes at a time when the counseling for engineering admissions is set to begin from July 2.
BE (Civil and Mechanical) program in Tamil Medium discontinued in constituent colleges – also known as University College of Engineering (UCE) located at Ariyalur, Dindigul, Panruti, Pattukottai, Ramanathapuram, Thirukkuvalai, Nagercoil and Thoothukudi Has gone. Meanwhile, BE Mechanical programs in Tamil medium have been suspended at Villupuram and Arni UCEs and BE (Civil) courses in Tamil medium have been discontinued at UCE at Tindivanam.
BE (Electrical & Electronics Engineering) in English Medium at Thirukkuvalai UCE has been suspended. While BE courses (Civil and Mechanical) courses in English medium at Ariyalur and Pattukottai UCE have been discontinued.
Tamil Nadu | Anna University temporarily suspends admission to various Tamil and English medium undergraduate degree programs in the constituent colleges of the University from the academic year 2023-2024 pic.twitter.com/K78vBuyqyl– ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2023
“The situation was so bad that most of the 11 colleges had less than 10 students in civil engineering and mechanical engineering courses in the last academic year. The financial burden of the university kept on increasing due to these courses,” a senior Anna University official told The New Indian Express. The official said the university will focus on adding new-age/professional courses that can guarantee employment in the future.
The University has a total of 13 constituent colleges in small towns/districts of the state. Most of the colleges affiliated to Anna University are struggling to maintain a healthy enrollment rate. In the past four years, the UCEs located in Thirukkuvalai and Ramanathapuram have managed to fill only 26 per cent and 22 per cent of their seats.
