CHENNAI: The University of Madras has determined to prevent concessions for disabled candidates and prisoners United Nations agency pursue courses in its Institute of Distance Education (IDE). The fee concessions were introduced by the previous vice-chancellor, G Thiruvasagam.

Academics aforementioned the choice is ironical at a time once the regime has prioritized the challenge of up Gross Enrollment Rate (GER). A senior academic aforementioned IDE has been useful in attracting additional students into a spread of collegian, postgraduate and skilled courses being offered in its distance mode. IDE offers 109 courses with over one hundred examination centres in Asian nation and abroad.

While disabled students and prisoners are enjoying a full exemption of tuition fee and special fares in IDE programmes, girls candidates, former graduates of the university, defense personnel, academics and journalists got twenty fifth fee concession for distance education courses.

A senior syndicate member aforementioned the choice was unilateral and with none explicit  reason. "Instead of seeking permission from the syndicate, vice-chancellor R Thandavan au fait the syndicate concerning the choice by AN consultive committee," he said. Incidentally, Thandavan heads the consultive committee of IDE that decides the performance and excellence of the wing.

Former VC G Thiruvasagam aforementioned fee concessions, approved by UGC, were introduced as a part of a bigger financial aid live and a national arrange to increase GER from eighteen.1% to 25.2% by 2017. "It is that the responsibility of a state university to strengthen the general public education network. it had been one amongst the measures to create education additional accessible to weaker sections. the concept of giving fee concession for otherwise abled, prisoners, girls and similar classes was enforced as per a a UGC directive to boost GER," he said.

VC Thandavan wasn't offered for comment.

In state, lakhs of scholars pursue correspondence courses from Mrs. Gandhi National university, Annamalai University, Madurai Kamaraj University, University of Madras and Alagappa University.

Academics aforementioned the choice is ironical at a time once the regime has prioritized the challenge of up gross enrollment rate.

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